At 09:13 PM 3/5/98 +0000, you wrote:
>>In the episode Interface there is a scene where Spike is in his room (right
>>before Lynda comes in and Spike thinks she is his father). In the
>>background, on his closet, underneath a football pennant there is what
>>appears to be a Confederate flag (the flag of the southern United States
>>when they seceeded from the rest of the US and is now often considered to be
>>a racist symbol). When I saw this I was a bit stunned, not because it was a
>>big deal in the episode or anything, but it seems that the people who
>>designed the set decided that was a necessary item for a typical American
>>teenager's bedroom. Well, its not, especially one like Spike who's supposed
>>to be from New York. Well, I guess I'm making a big deal over nothing, but
>>after seeing some of these episodes so many times, little things like this
>>tend to stand out. Anyway, any thoughts?
>
>Is Spike from New York? I didn't recognise the accent as being as -
>well - abrasive as that of the New Yorkers. Also I seem to remember
>(possibly in "At Last a Dragon") that Spike had a lobster on top of
>something in his room. Isn't this a symbol of Maine? I dunno - any
>info from US viewers would be greatly appreciated.
>
Some, but not all Americans really carry the accent associated with the
region they live in. I mean I'm from Texas, but I don't really speak much
differently than most people I've met from other areas of the US. Spike
probably falls into this category. Also, his family may have moved around a
lot.
I think of lobsters as a symbol of Maine too, but Spike is definitely from
New York. Look at the banner behind his bed (I think it says something
like New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY).
Greg
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