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Shortly after she first moved to Philadelphia, Florence Madenga wandered into a block party happening in her neighborhood and found herself right at home. She didn’t know anyone, but quickly found that folks were friendly and talkative, which she describes as a welcome change from years of living in New York City.
Madenga, now a third-year doctoral student at the Annenberg School, appreciates the openness and candor with which many Philadelphians conduct themselves, and she says it’s great for doing the kind of ethnographic research she’s interested in.
“In Philly, not only are people willing to talk to you about anything,” she says, “they’re going to tell you what they actually think and feel about it, no holds barred.”