# The real story we should be talking about with Sarah Jeong

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**Created:** [August 7, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-story-we-should-be-talking-about-with-sarah-jeong/819251 "2018-08-07T23:47:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-story-we-should-be-talking-about-with-sarah-jeong/819251/21 "2018-08-08T22:49:02Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> I’d say that my experience of journalists is a hell of a lot closer to a valid sample than yours, so, yes, my experience is in the ballpark of some kind of proof for my proposition whereas yours doesn’t even get into the parking lot of the stadium for yours.

If I remember correctly and you do work at a newspaper, I readily concede that you have a different perspective than me. Working alongside a particular profession gives you a very different view on the people than finding yourself on the opposite side of the table. I don’t begrudge you your opinion of your friends and coworkers at all - I just have a different perspective.

For example, there’s a lot of people in the world who are members of the US military as baby killers and worse. I’ve worked alongside many service members and see them as folks I talk shop with, sometimes have a beer, etc. But I cannot deny the experience of, say, someone in a foreign land who don’t have my particular perspective.

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