Wednesday, January 31, 2007
I work for the Mafia
During the lecture in class today, part of the notes listed the jobs that were associated with particular religions of Spain during the time of Don Quixote. This made me start to think of some of the jobs or professions associated with certain religions or races in the United States today. The first thing I thought of is Indian/Pakistani people and being doctors. Over winter break I worked valet at a university hospital and it seemed like half of all the med students and doctors were of Indian background. Another link that I've noticed is between Jewish people and lawyers. This may not totally be the case, but in the couple of times in my life that I've encountered or dealt with lawyers, they've been Jewish on both occassions, and I often see billboards for lawyers with Jewish names. Also, as discussed in class, there is the immediate connection between Mexican immigrants and landscaping/restaurant jobs/anything that is hard work without great pay. Then the final correlation that came to mind is Japanese people and tech savy jobs/engineers. I wonder what the stereotypical job would be for a person with a background of Irish, Italian and Lithuanian/Polish..(me)? I guess another stereotype would be an Italian that either is a)in the mafia) or b)owns a deli or pizzeria.
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The idea of a Mafia beach bum is somehow not easy to grasp. But I take your point and want to run with it. What is it about certain groups of people that draws them to a certain vocation? Is it, in effect, an extended Mafia? The Asian techie mafia, etc.? Is it that they all run in a pack, chosing the same thing, or that it's something that is expected of them, like a role that they have to play? I wonder if, in your vast expereince at role playing, you have ever tried to be something totally opposite from the laid-back or the clueless? Have you ever tried to pretend to be a high-powered somebody? I mean, couldn't you be a people person and still be high powered? I suspect that your attraction to the chilled-out dude is that the expectations are so low. That is a great refuge from all the stress you are under, all the high expectations that are placed on your shoulders. It's great that you can use your fantasies to explore the other dimensions of yourself. Stanislawski would approve!
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