Betty Smith

Did you ever see so many pee-wee hats, Carl?" "They're beanies. " "They call them pee-wees in Brooklyn. " "But I'm not in Brooklyn. " "But you're still a Brooklynite. " "I wouldn't want that to get around, Annie. " "You don't mean that, Carl. " "Ah, we might as well call them beanies, Annie. " "Why?" "When in Rome do as the Romans do. " "Do they call them beanies in Rome?" she asked artlessly. "This is the silliest conversation.