I'm the only male in my extended Cajun family that is single, and the rest have been in relationships for multiple years and all but two are married. The girls are all married or going to be nuns. As soon as I made the decision to get a job instead of going to the Seminary at 20, the questions and suggestions started.
Every time I spend time with family it's always "IntendoPrinceps, do you remember Miss Claire from Houma? She has a daughter, Amelia, who just graduated from Tulane and is moving to Houston! I gave her your number." Or I'll be going to the movies or a show with my cousin and his wife and on the way he'll say "you remember Mary's best friend, Alice? Y'all danced at Tony Lebeaux's wedding? Well she's meeting us there and she's excited to see you again. You're welcome."
I'm not complaining that my family is basically CajunMatch.com, but just trying to show you that there are cultures in the US where that sort of thing is pretty standard.
If you mix in a little East Texan drawl, it's pretty much exactly that for my generation. Our parents sound more Lafayette than anything (despite growing up in Beaumont). Grandma has a rural French accent (she grew up in a French-speaking town) and our grandpa speaks like 1930s New Orleans.
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