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By PHILLIP MILANO Question Do people on the coasts think we in the Midwest are all unsophisticated, easy-going farm folk? Molly, 23, St. Louis, Mo. Replies About a dozen or so of my high school classmates have moved to the D.C./Baltimore area. They are now looking to move back. There are the same kinds of idiots living out there that …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question I teach in a low- to middle- class area and want to know why some parents seem to put little value on their children’s education. It kills me to see this happening to kids before they know what they could be capable of. Marita, 27, Athens, Ga. Replies My advice, as a psychologist, is find time …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why are so many strippers into dope? Deanna, 27, Irvine, Calif. Replies I think the reason they do drugs is to numb themselves from the humiliation of having men act disgusting around them. Dwanny, 51, female, Fort Worth I have been in the exotic dancer business for nine years; most of the girls are actually in …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question: I work at a restaurant that serves beef, chicken, fish and eggs. All fried items are fried in the same pans. If I notice someone is of a religion that cannot eat a particular food, should I advise them of how we cook our food? For example, should I advise an Islamic customer who orders rice …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question I have a 1-year-old son and am having the worst time getting over the way my body looks. I have stretch marks, and my tummy is shaped different. I just can’t get myself to love my body. Any advice? Jessica, 19, Louisville, Ky. Replies You can find people who regard stretch marks as sexy. Craig, Missouri …

By PHILLIP MILANO Question Why do white people feel threatened by a black man with an education? Because the only black men they’re familiar with are on TV and these men, such as some rappers, are weed-smoking fornicators? Shappelle, 23, black male, Chicago Replies I suspect you’re picking up on our reaction to the enormous chip on your shoulder. Cal, …