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Originally Posted by BRISK
I once worked with this guy who was a middle upper class black guy, his parents were both educated and working professionals (lawyer & doctor), he was well educated (university degree), and he spoke perfect english.
He would always speak perfect english unless suddenly he happened to be around another black person, then he would immediately begin speaking 100% ebonics. As soon as the other black person was gone, he would immediately begin speaking perfect english again. It was an interesting phenomenon to witness.
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I know exactly what you mean. The same way I am. I was born and raised in Nigeria, came out to the U.S when i was in my teens. I learned good english first, then i started to mess with the slang. There is nothing wrong with slang, just like everything in life, you have to know when it is necessary and when it is not.