1. You=E2=80=99ve never called it =E2=80=9CCali.=E2=80=9D
The only people who call it =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D aren=E2=80=99t =
from California. It=E2=80=99s not that=20
anyone has to tell you not to say it, people just don=E2=80=99t. I think =
it=E2=80=99s a respect=20
thing. It feels almost like calling your mother by her first name. =
I=E2=80=99m cringing=20
just thinking about it.
2. Burritos are a constant topic of conversation while abroad.
My Japanese friend was convinced that =E2=80=9Cyou know Californians =
miss home when=20
they start talking about burritos.=E2=80=9D True enough, in-depth =
discussions about=20
missing our burrito joints of choice would come up even more often than =
being=20
apart from our families.
Burritos are a unifying part of the Californian experience =E2=80=94 =
black, Asian,=20
gay, poor, rich, or Ke$ha, you love a dank-ass burrito.
3. Other English speakers don=E2=80=99t understand your =
English.
Speaking of dank-ass food, we don=E2=80=99t speak the same English =
other Americans=20
do. Sometimes phrases like, =E2=80=9CHow gnar was that shit?=E2=80=9D =
or, =E2=80=9CJames was hella=20
butthurt so he just bailed=E2=80=9D do warrant translation.
4. You=E2=80=99ve asked someone, =E2=80=9CWhy do you live =
there?=E2=80=9D
A pissed off Rhode Islander came up to me one afternoon. =E2=80=9CGod =
you=20
Californians suck so bad!=E2=80=9D I asked her why. =E2=80=9CWhenever I =
say I=E2=80=99m from Rhode=20
Island, they just ask me why. Like, why do I live somewhere that =
isn=E2=80=99t=20
California.=E2=80=9D I tried to sympathize, but honestly I have no idea =
why anyone would=20
want to live in Rhode Island.
5. Living somewhere rainy makes you seriously depressed.
I was living in Taipei for a while, which despite being a super fun =
party=20
town, has some of the suckiest weather outside of London. After months =
of grey=20
weather I was bummed for no real reason until one day, in a quiet =
alleyway, the=20
sun finally muscled its way through the clouds and onto my skin. I was=20
immediately way happier.
Later, when my friends visited me, they expressed sincere concern =
about my=20
state of being because I was no longer tan. We are a solar-powered =
people.
6. You=E2=80=99re the best fucking driver around.
People complain about Californian drivers like we suck or something. =
Quite=20
the contrary! We have more practice than anybody at it, weaving through =
lanes=20
and circumventing traffic with our eyes closed. Our skills can shave 20 =
minutes=20
off a drive in traffic that would reduce lesser drivers into sobbing =
lumps of=20
existential despair. And yeah, we know this is bad for the environment. =
We=20
assuage our guilt with compost heaps and Priuses. Prii?
7. You act all tough whenever there=E2=80=99s an earthquake.
=E2=80=9COh you think that was bad? You shoulda been there for =
Northridge, now that=20
was a gnarly quake,=E2=80=9D you tell those scared non-Californians =
after a little=20
rumble. True, we have a lot more experience with earthquakes than most =
people,=20
but they still scare us. Not that we=E2=80=99re going to admit it, =
though.
8. Snow kinda freaks you out.
Sure you go snowboarding in the winter, but snow is a pretty foreign =
concept=20
off the slopes.
Last time I was in Brooklyn it was a particularly chilly December =
evening. I=20
was walking out of the subway when the road looked kind of weird. =
=E2=80=9CDude, snow!=E2=80=9D=20
I said to the guy next to me. =E2=80=9CYeah, what about it?=E2=80=9D he =
said. =E2=80=9CDude!=E2=80=9D I said, at=20
a lost for words. He shook his head and walked away.
9. You=E2=80=99ve got a special PCH playlist.
Driving Pacific Coast Highway is a special occasion. It=E2=80=99s =
usually a day when=20
you=E2=80=99re not in a terrible rush slogging around on the 5, and you =
can really roll=20
down the windows and enjoy the smell of the sea. What=E2=80=99s actually =
on the list is=20
really personal, but you can never go wrong with the Beach Boys.
10. You have an incorrigible avocado habit.
In other parts of the country, avocados are an expensive luxury. =
I=E2=80=99ve seen=20
New Yorkers cradling a sorry-looking avocado they just paid three =
dollars for.=20
We just put avocados on everything because their creamy decadence makes =
all of=20
our fresh food taste even better.
11. In-N-Out, dude.
I can=E2=80=99t write an article about California without any mention =
of what=20
In-N-Out means to us. We have access to every variety of gourmet burger=20
imaginable, from Kobe beef patties to buns make out of ramen, but all =
these=20
weird permutations are only brief distractions from the pure burger =
bliss of=20
In-N-Out.
It=E2=80=99s the perfect harmony of the fresh tomato and lettuce. =
It=E2=80=99s the lightly=20
toasted bun. The thicker than Kim Kardashian milk shakes. That=20
gross-but-satisfying post burger onion breath. In-N-Out doesn=E2=80=99t =
ever change it=E2=80=99s=20
menu, because there is no improving on perfection. Any Californian who =
has ever=20
left California for an extended period of time knows that coming in for =
a Double=20
Double Animal Style is the only homecoming ceremony that means =
anything.
East Coast idiots might try to tell you that Shake Shack or Five Guys =
Burgers=20
and Fries1 are comparable, even better, but their taste is =
suspect;=20
they live on the wrong coast, after all.
1Sorry, but that place should definitely be a sausage =
joint. Just=20
saying.
Jarret is a writer and picnic enthusiast based in Los Angeles. He =
says dude=20
too much. Check his blog at croissant.squarespace.com =
jarretleong@gmail.com.
as a Canadian, it kills me that I cannot move to La Jolla shores or =
San=20
Clemente or Seal Beach, like, right now.
alicia =
It kills most people in Cali
j =
U must mean California. We don=E2=80=99t care when we live in =
La Costa and go=20
to La Jolla shores when the tourists are gone. Plus we were born =
and=20
raised here and like to show how San Francisco does it wrong every =
once in=20
a while.
=20
=20
suckmy balls =
=20
all three of those places suck, seal beach is on the edge of the=20
ghetto/barrio/largest port on the west coast (gross dirty and =
nasty)
la jolla shores is for snobs and overpaid ceo=E2=80=99s and =
san clemente is=20
poor tweakers on top of rich tweakers.
your doing it wrong
sthrendyle =
=20
that is some harsh localism there, suckmy! You have nothing to =
fear=20
from my (lack of) surfing ability. OK, so Encinitas, it=20
is.
=20
Suqa Mahd Eek =
=20
Born and raised in san clemente, not gonna lie there are tons =
of=20
retards, but for the most part, a cool community all together. =
Some of the=20
most down to earth and genuine people come out of this town, you =
should=20
get your shit straight before saying stuff like that. Where are =
you from=20
anyway?
Long Beach is awesome, not =
=E2=80=9Cghetto/barrio=E2=80=9D.
=20
=20
=20
Colm Fitzgerald =
=20
The title should be =E2=80=9C11 signs you were born and raised in =
SOUTHERN=20
California=E2=80=9D
http://waycooltech.wordpress.com=20
Steve =
Kovsky =20
Very true. Northern California is a completely different=20
country.
kellymbray =
=20
Are they American citizens up there?
Jim Vasconcellos =
=20
Yes, especially the folks who make your ability to use the =
internet=20
possible. =20
http://toejamsonmarketing.wordpress.com/ =
Joe Hanson =
=20
FTFY: Make apps that you use on the internet.
Source: I work there.
=20
=20
socal ranger =
=20
only communists, hippie burn outs, socialists, info theives, =
pot=20
snobs, and rich politicians. and democrats.
Sherwin=20
Razmy
You obviously are ignorant and you never visited Southern=20
California. I am one and I know patraiotic, independents and=20
conservatives who served in the military with me. Yes there =
are rich=20
politicians but show me where there are not rich politicians. =
Not=20
everyone from CA is a prius driving, weed smoking hippy tree =
humper.=20
Just like not everyone from Alabama is a toothless=20
redneck.
=20
MoistPup=20
Sherwin: if they were real patriots they wouldn=E2=80=99t =
be conservatives.=20
You can=E2=80=99t hate 86% of all Americans and claim =
you=E2=80=99re pro-America. =20
(Women 52% + gays ~5% + blacks 13% + latinos 16.9% =3D=20
~86%)
A true Conservative believes in Life, Liberty, and Property =
rights=20
for all Americans, born and unborn. It is the Liberal =
socialist=20
do-gooder that wants to meddle in our daily lives by =
continuing to=20
classify people on various bases, thereby keeping people =
divided, and=20
forcing the heavy hand of the State to crush individual=20
liberties.
=20
kathy=20
christensen
Hey, if it wasn=E2=80=99t for those radical liberals your =
money would have=20
a queen on it right now, and we=E2=80=99d be spelling =
=E2=80=9Ccolor=E2=80=9D like this:=20
=E2=80=9Ccolour=E2=80=9D. The conservatives fought AGAINST =
Independence. You=E2=80=99re=20
welcome.
=20
lazerhaze =
=20
Remind me again what about =E2=80=9D life, liberty and =
property rights=E2=80=9D is=20
involved in fighting to keep the poor from health care &=20
contraception? Marriage equality, How about immigration =
reform? The=20
conservative mantra is nothing but a hypocritical=20
slur.
=20
Gabriel=20
Ruiz
Terrible arithmatic my friend. Using your numbers it would =
be=20
(~52% women with ~5% gays about ~54.5%. ~13% of the remaining =
~45.5%=20
is ~6% so we are up to 60.5%. Now we add ~16.9% of ~45.5% =
percent to=20
that which is ~7.6%, leaving us with a total of ~68.1%). So =
you were=20
off by 17.9 points my friend. And you are making it sound like =
being=20
conservative you HAVE to hate those people. I highly doubt =
that even=20
half of all conservatives hate even one of those =
classifications of=20
people.
<=E2=80=94=E2=80=93 Southern California native, and =
unabashed Christian=20
Constitutionalist Conservative. And there are more of us =
=E2=80=93 right here=20
in SoCal.
=20
lazerhaze =
=20
Exactly why So Cal is shit
=20
=20
underground72 =
=20
Not true just the people you associate with are Christian=20
Constitutionalist.
=
=20
lazerhaze =
=20
Have you been to Alabama? I lived in Florence for a year. =
YES THEY=20
ARE ALL TOOTHLESS HICKS.
=20
yaknowhat? =
=20
Then why do a lot of them have =
teeth?
=20
=20
Guest =20
Say that after we cut your water supply =
off.
=20
=20
kellymbray =
=20
You must be the last member of the John Birch Society. Make =
sure=20
you turn the lights out when you leave the=20
clubhouse.
=20
Fredo =20
you must be one of those trailer trash, ignorant, inbred,=20
frustrated school shooter because you are ignorant and stupid, =
hobo=20
bearded looking, raccoon and squirrel eating bastard who slept =
with=20
his own momma and square dances, poor, toothless and beer =
belly=20
bastard that goes to church on sunday to say sorry for =
sleeping with=20
his own daughter from the south. Oh, and yes, we defeated your =
sorry=20
ass on th civil war because you are all born without=20
balls.
I was just about to write this=E2=80=A6 my thoughts exactly. =
#StaySoCal,=20
Craig
=20
Vinniyo =
=20
I know! Lol. I=E2=80=99m in la and have lived all across =
Cali=E2=80=A6 Yes, I called it=20
Cali. Fresno born, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Culver City, Thousand =
Oaks and=20
North Hollywood and I=E2=80=99ve never called anything but weed =
=E2=80=9Cdank=E2=80=9D. The one=20
thing that I feel trumps everything on this list is tritip! If =
you=E2=80=99re from=20
California you probably don=E2=80=99t even know that some east =
coasters don=E2=80=99t even=20
know what it is.
Jim Vasconcellos =
=20
YES! Tritip must be added to the list. That cut of meat was =
created at=20
the Safeway in Santa Maria!
Kristina =
=20
I had no idea that was from Santa Maria/not everyone knows =
what=20
tritip was. That was a staple of high school dinner=20
fundraisers
=20
monkey man from Santa Maria =
=20
Yup and on Saturday every street corner is a santa Maria =
style bbq=20
pit with ribs and tri tip
=20
Melodee =
=20
Wow, I=E2=80=99m learning so much about tri-tip right now. =
LOL Much better=20
than the argument going on above.
=20
=20
Dylan Hallman =
=20
I had never heard the term dank until I moved up to the Pacific =
Northwest. Definitely not a =E2=80=9CI grew up in =
California=E2=80=9D thing. But yeah,=20
stop saying Cali.
Rich =
=20
I=E2=80=99ve used the term dank since middle school. Maybe =
more of a stoner=20
cultural term than a regional one, but that word was definitely =
tossed=20
around casually since my childhood.
=20
=20
Andrew Victor Noce =
=20
Tri-tip is where it is at. That should be numero uno on this=20
list
=20
bircall =
=20
Then we might as well make the entire list about Californian=20
foods.
=20
Pete Biondi =
=20
Closest thing on the east is London broil, like californians =
done know=20
what a delmonico steak cut us
Dee Cee Peters Dahl =
=20
All this talk about meat=E2=80=A6a lot of us Californians are =
VEGETARIAN!!!=20
We don=E2=80=99t need no stinking meat!!! Save the =
planet=E2=80=A6save the animals=E2=80=A6hug a=20
tree=E2=80=A6you know that=E2=80=99s where it=E2=80=99s =
at!!!
Gabriel=20
Ruiz
I am one to try and stop global warming! I kill the =
problem, cows=20
produce all this carbon monoxide and eating the oxygen =
producing,=20
carbon filtering plants. I eat as many as I can any given day. =
Save=20
the planet!
=20
yaknowhat? =
=20
If no one ate them, they=E2=80=99d stop cow mass=20
production.
=20
Dee =
Cee Peters=20
Dahl
ha ha ha Gabriel=E2=80=A6good try=E2=80=A6cost too much =
money to raise those cows!=20
Eat your veggies!!!
If you=E2=80=99re a Californian, and you call it, =
=E2=80=9CCali,=E2=80=9D then you=E2=80=99re a=20
poseur.
=20
=20
simoncabron =
=20
Except that =E2=80=98hella=E2=80=99 is a northern CA =
slang.
http://www.twitter.com/wixostrix WixosTrix=20
That=E2=80=99s only one example to a point that also has a more =
SoCal example=20
too.
Aria Jo Klein =
=20
i think they did a mix cus california but i have to say, =
i=E2=80=99m from so=20
cal and i=E2=80=99ve always said hella. I think it made its way=20
somehow.
Sporkfighter =
=20
SoCal stops at Pendelton. San Diego is not=20
=E2=80=9CSoCal=E2=80=9D.
=20
nomatophobia =
=20
If San Diego isn=E2=80=99t =E2=80=9CSoCal=E2=80=9D, what is =
it?
=20
=20
Bigler.steve@gmail.com =
=20
A mexican suburb.
=
=20
Bigler.steve@gmail.com =
=20
(Tijuana del Norte=E2=80=A6)
=20
nomatophobia =
=20
Okay=E2=80=A6is that a bad thing or a good thing? I =
don=E2=80=99t know if that was=20
a stab at humor or not.
=20
underground72 =
=20
It=E2=80=99s a bad racist thing towards Latinos..Basically, =
San Diego is=20
the key area where South Americans mainly Mexican illegals =
cross the=20
border to the U.S. They mostly take up residence in San Diego =
or L.A.=20
Camp Pendleton the military base is the first place you reach =
leaving=20
the Los Angeles and Orange County area before you hit San=20
Diego.
=20
Joseph=20
Dang
That=E2=80=99s actually Chula Vista, otherwise known as=20
Chulijuana
=20
John=20
Costantino
Better.
=20
Sporkfighter =
=20
San Diego is in the southern-most part of California, but =
nobody=20
here says they live in =E2=80=9CSoCal=E2=80=9D. That=E2=80=99s =
an LA/OC=20
expression.
=20
nomatophobia =
=20
I=E2=80=99ve lived in San Diego all my life and have heard =
=E2=80=9CSoCal=E2=80=9D used=20
quite a bit. We are, in fact, Southern California, despite =
irritating=20
slang. I only seem to hear the terms relating to Mexico as =
someone=20
attempting to be an ass. Our Mexican culture is one of the =
greatest=20
things about San Diego.
=20
Jordan =20
It=E2=80=99s funny because San Diego Doesn=E2=80=99t even =
use SoCal gas they have=20
their own utility.
=
=20
Lorene=20
Belisama
You know, Baja California is still California=E2=80=A6I =
hope that irritates=20
all the creepy racist people. True Californians embrace all =
the=20
cultures represented here.
=20
=20
Hempy=20
mchemperson
No idea where that opinion comes from but it=E2=80=99s dead =
wrong, and=20
honestly just a really weird thing to =
say.
=20
=20
kots =20
but you realize you do live in socal=E2=80=A6. lmao
not matter how much you wish you lived somewhere else, you =
are in=20
fact a socal resident
=
=20
Sporkfighter =
=20
People who live in San Francisco are not =
=E2=80=9CFrisco=E2=80=9D residents because=20
that=E2=80=99s what tourists call it. Nobody I know calls the =
place we live=20
socal. It=E2=80=99s just not the name of the place. =
Transplants who watched=20
too much Baywatch? Yeah, that=E2=80=99s what they call=20
it.
=20
Eric =20
That=E2=80=99s because San Diegans don=E2=80=99t want to =
sully themselves with the=20
dirt of LA/OC! =20
=20
Eric =20
Seriously, right? San Diego is the best part of=20
California!
=20
Matt=20
Ackerman
Yeah it=E2=80=99s the nice part of =
Tijuana
=20
=20
GGG =E2=80=93 DTOM =
=20
It=E2=80=99s funny you libs think that civil war was only =
about slavery =E2=80=93=20
states right anyone? Oh, and lest you forget Lincoln was a=20
Republican=E2=80=A6
I have no idea what you=E2=80=99re referring to, but lest =
not forget=20
Republicans of past are a far cry from the ones we see=20
today.
=20
Eric =20
States=E2=80=99 rights to have slaves, haha; are you =
freaking serious? If=20
you really believe that slavery was not the primary component =
of the=20
Civil War, then you must have been =E2=80=9Ceducated=E2=80=9D =
in the South. I spent=20
1st and 2nd grade there, and my lack of education would have =
been=20
hilarious had I not gotten ahead beforehand in Ohio, and =
pushed=20
through a proper education program in Maryland. I feel so =
sorry for=20
=E2=80=9Cstudents=E2=80=9D in Florida and =
Texas.
=20
=20
=20
Bigler.steve@gmail.com =
=20
WTF is a =E2=80=98hella=E2=80=99 dude?
And if you call it =E2=80=9Cthe OC=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6 you =
aren=E2=80=99t.
Hempy mchemperson =
=20
It=E2=80=99s a nor cal expression. Example: that was hella =
good beer. I have=20
to say I actually hate it. It=E2=80=99s always sounded super =
dense to me.=20
There=E2=80=99s a South Park episode about it that=E2=80=99s =
hilarious.
kots =20
except trey parker and matt stone use =
=E2=80=98hella=E2=80=99 themselves in both=20
other episodes and often interviews.
the episode was making fun of it in a positive light.
its funny when people incorrectly frame things to =
strengthen their=20
argument though
=20
Hempy=20
mchemperson
no one in southern california says freakin hella. =
It=E2=80=99s common usage=20
starts about an hour north of san luis =
obispo.
=20
=20
Nat =
Vee =20
i=E2=80=99d say i=E2=80=99m pretty south and I do hear it =
over here. I don=E2=80=99t hear=20
gnarly though, or gnar. do people actually say that? Do i have =
to hang=20
out with more surfers?
=20
Rich =20
I hear it all the time=E2=80=A6but I am from San Diego and =
I did go to UC=20
Santa Barbara for college.
=20
=20
=20
Hobbesnblue =
=20
And I have never said =E2=80=9Cgnarly=E2=80=9D in my life. =
Because I was not raised on=20
the set of Point Break.
kots =
=20
go to southern california, namely santa barbara or ventura =
county and=20
youll hear it within the first day
Eric =20
Yes, but I heard =E2=80=9Cgnarly=E2=80=9D on the east coast =
back in 1985, so it=E2=80=99s=20
hardly a west coast exclusive. I remember reading the word =
=E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D in=20
a Metallica EP back in 1989, and I had no idea what Hammett =
meant=20
until I moved to east bay SF in 1995.
=20
=20
=20
=20
Jim Vasconcellos =
=20
Hear hear.
=20
Dylan Hallman =
=20
For sure. I=E2=80=99ve lived in both. This is way too Southern =
California=20
influenced.
Dee Cee Peters Dahl =
=20
Let=E2=80=99s not battle=E2=80=A6I=E2=80=99m Southern =
California=E2=80=A6born and raised=E2=80=A6lived here=20
probably longer than most of you since I=E2=80=99m an old lady! I =
LOVE ALL of=20
California=E2=80=A6would not live anywhere else. I am in San Diego =
County=E2=80=A6we are a=20
little different than the Orange Co and LA group, but =
that=E2=80=99s what makes us=20
great! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Northern California. I find you folks =
more open=20
minded and liberal than some of my Southern California =
neighbors=E2=80=A6Let=E2=80=99s not=20
ever change! Diversity is what makes us WONDERFUL and the absolute =
ENVY of=20
the rest of the WORLD!!! =
=E2=99=A5=E2=99=A5=E2=99=A5
=
=20
=20
Justus Bradshaw =
=20
For most of them, yeah. But we don=E2=80=99t talk like that in =
Southern=20
California.
=20
Sam =
Southern Californians do not say =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D or =
=E2=80=9Checka=E2=80=9D that=E2=80=99s a Norcal=20
thing.
I shudder every time I hear it said.
Jocelynn A Rubio =
=20
I=E2=80=99m from NorCal=E2=80=A6say it all the time =
XD
=20
=20
Manistiquenativ =
=20
get over yourself, dude. seriously, you shudder? hella hecka =
hella=20
hecka hella hecka you shuddering yet? chill out w some girl scout =
cookies=20
and stop the shakes.
=20
Joseph Dang =
=20
My wife went to school in Davis, but we=E2=80=99re both from =
San Diego. Went to=20
hang out with her friends in the Bay area and Sacramento. =
=E2=80=9CHella=E2=80=9D and=20
=E2=80=9CHecka=E2=80=9D galore.
So it got me thinking, if we SoCal=E2=80=99iens don=E2=80=99t =
say Hella, wtf do we say?=20
I figured it out.
Norcal =E2=80=93 It=E2=80=99s hella hot. Socal =E2=80=93 =
It=E2=80=99s hotter than a muthfracka. It=E2=80=99s=20
hot as frack. etc. etc.
Pry =
=20
We say that too though. So really, you=E2=80=99re just hella =
mothafuckin=20
boring in Sunny-D. We like to mix it up old skool up in the =
nooty shakes=20
yo. I=E2=80=99m a tree huggin prius driver who gets down on the =
Tri-Tip too.=20
Even Mr. Pickles has Tri-Tip Tuesdays every week cuz =
we=E2=80=99ll fuck that=20
shit up! When it comes to free-ways though.. it=E2=80=99s all =
about 5=20
North/South and 80 East/West. No =E2=80=9CThe=E2=80=9D =
hammy.
=20
=20
=20
Scott =
No one from Southern California says =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D. =
Argument=20
ended.
flutiefan =
=20
i do. have since 1993 when a bunch of NorCal peeps moved down =
for=20
college. and i know a ton of Southern CAers who say it. sorry to =
burst=20
your bubble.
=20
=20
Allie Reina =
=20
Everything on this list applies to the bay area too. =
Can=E2=80=99t speak for the=20
rest of norcal, but in the bay we live on the san andreas fault =
line, put=20
avocados on everything,eat burritos as well as in-n-out and san jose =
has an=20
average 300 days of sunshine out of the year. Also, the 5 extends =
along the=20
entire california coast, not just in southern california. lol=20
hatersss!
Catherine Hertzberg =
=20
EXCEPT, Interstate 5 goes up the center of the state, it =
doesn=E2=80=99t go=20
anywhere near the coast in any part ot the state. CA 1 is the =
coast=20
highway, joined in places by US 101. BTW, only people from SoCal =
say =E2=80=9Cthe=E2=80=9D=20
5, 101, etc.
Allie Reina =
=20
I must be from so cal then? I live in san francisco, born and =
raised=20
bay area and we take the =E2=80=9C101=E2=80=B3, =
=E2=80=9C80=E2=80=B3 and the =E2=80=9C5=E2=80=B3=20
everywhere.
kathy=20
christensen
Then you are seriously the only person from Nor Cal that I =
have=20
encountered who says. =E2=80=9Cthe=E2=80=9D before a freeway =
name. Are your parents=20
from Nor Cal? I=E2=80=99m old=E2=80=A652 yrs bred, born & =
raised in Marin County=20
before anyone knew it existed, and before people with money =
started=20
buying up the place. My mom moved to Marin at the age of 3, =
1943. =20
And I can easily go a month without talking about a=20
burrito.
=20
Guest =20
No lots of people in the Bay Area, Central Valley and other =
parts=20
besides so cal say =E2=80=9Cthe=E2=80=9D before it. In the =
valley, the main highway=20
going thru is always just called =E2=80=9Cthe 99=E2=80=B3 and =
also say =E2=80=9Cthe 5=E2=80=B3=E2=80=A6no one=20
says =E2=80=9Chighway 99=E2=80=B3 but I guess some do say =
=E2=80=9CI-5.=E2=80=9D
=20
=20
Momma D =
=20
N. California girl, now lives in Seattle. YES, I need =
SUNSHINE but we=20
always said =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=9D 5/80 or Interstate 5/80. 505, =
101 and let=E2=80=99s not forget=20
680, were just numbers, no THE!!! Also if we up North suffered =
through=20
being lumped in for the South=E2=80=99s Valley and Surfing =
phase=E2=80=A6Hella/Hecka=20
isn=E2=80=99t EVEN enough payback! I must admit, I do like to =
say Dude alot!=20
=20
=20
=20
The River Temarc =
=20
Er, why? I live in Northern California and everything on the list =
seemed=20
topical (burritos, weather, In-N-Out). Maybe there=E2=80=99s a tad =
less surfer=20
lingo, but =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D is definitely an SF =
word.
=20
=20
clockworks2000 =
=20
Almost. He threw in the =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D and let=E2=80=99s =
be real. Nobody south of SLO=20
says =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D. You could lose friends and even =
relationships talking like=20
that.
underground72 =
=20
That=E2=80=99s hella crazy.. lol
=20
=20
Joseph Erle =
=20
The writer did write the word =E2=80=9CHella=E2=80=9D in the =
slang section and that=E2=80=99s not=20
said down in SoCal. Also, PCH goes all the way up the coast. Bay =
area=20
traffic rivals LA traffic. Anyway, thought it was a quick fun read=20
overall.
=20
Allie Reina =
=20
=E2=80=9C11 signs you were born and raised in southern california =
and haven=E2=80=99t=20
been anywhere else since birth=E2=80=9D
=20
Kristin =
=20
*the coastal areas of southern California. It was a bit hard to =
relate to=20
some of the things being from the Inland =
Empire.
=20
=20
Stefi85 =
=20
I was raised in the Central Valley and can identify with most of =
these. I=20
hate rain, wouldn=E2=80=99t even know what to do with snow, love =
burritos and say=20
=E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D occasionally. The only reason I =
don=E2=80=99t say it regularly is because my=20
husband, who is from Alabama (bless his heart) gives me a serious =
look of=20
discontent every time I use it in a =
sentance=E2=80=A6
=20
=20
Matt E. =
Some of it=E2=80=99s funny, but I do agree it has a definite SoCal =
bent. I have=20
spent half of my life in CA and half in WA, and I refute a lot of =
this. I do,=20
however, say =E2=80=98dude=E2=80=99 way too much, and have expounded =
on the various ways one=20
can say it to convey different things. DUDE! dude. Duuuuuuuude.=20
Dude-dude-dude-dude! And, having lived in this rainy climate for so =
long, the=20
sun fucking rules.
=20
jsfhal =
lived in =E2=80=9Ccali=E2=80=9D all my life=E2=80=93none of this =
applies to me=E2=80=A6no wonder i fit in=20
better now that I live in NYC=E2=80=A6(which is actually the =
greatest..why would you=20
live in California when you can live in NYC???)
Raellis =
=20
The weather.
=20
David =
The sun, the people, the beach, the mountains, the cities that =
offer a=20
perfect mix of urban/outdoor activity the food, the freedom, the =
people. I=20
can go on but you get the point. The SF Bay Area in particular =
offers a lot=20
more than NYC.
underground72 =
=20
So true that why New Yorkers migrate there =
often..
=20
=20
guest =
Because NY sucks? People have such an attitude. I=E2=80=99ve =
been there five=20
times all for a week and it is a disgusting urban nightmare to live =
in for=20
long periods of time.
=20
The Un/Imposter =
=20
SPACE.
=20
Danielle =
=20
Two words keep me from choosing NY over California, ice =E2=80=93 =
storm. I=20
have another Noreaster. F that!
=20
=20
Carl Hyndman =
=20
Pretty spot on except for #9. Play the Beach Boys and your were =
labeled a=20
Kook when I was a kid. Only guys playing that wore Dockers and tucked =
in their=20
Tommy Bahama shirt on Casual Fridays. I was raised on Punk Rock, Hip =
Hop,=20
Skateb
Jordan Rutledge =
=20
sounds like you hung out with a bunch of douchebags, the beach =
boys are=20
the shit
=20
=20
Guest =
Lol at the people awkwardly shaking their heads in agreement and =
they live=20
in like the Redwoods. Most of this would definitely just have to be =
about LA=20
and surrounding regions. Other than that though, I=E2=80=99m pretty =
sure people in SF=20
totally get that whole =E2=80=9Crain=E2=80=9D thing.
iDenis =
Yyyyou=E2=80=99d be surprised about this =E2=80=9Crain=E2=80=9D =
ordeal. It happens once in a blue=20
moon and then the next day it=E2=80=99s sunnier than 15 fresh =
motherfuckers. This=20
really is a SoCal list, but quite a few of these are universal up =
here in=20
the bay.
=20
=20
Ian Dean =
psssh, heard tons of natives call California =
=E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D.
These are hit and miss.
Born in California and raised here.
The Un/Imposter =
=20
nope. we don=E2=80=99t call refer to our state that way. #fact =
=20
Brannon Richmond =
=20
I do.
=20
http://www.twitter.com/wixostrix WixosTrix=20
I do as well.
=20
Jim Vasconcellos =
=20
Unfortunately, some do=E2=80=A6I blame hip hop culture, and =
still SMH. I do=20
not consider those folks true Californians. Nor do I consider =
anyone who=20
says =E2=80=9CFrisco=E2=80=9D a true Californian.
Dylan Hallman =
=20
I=E2=80=99m sure your disapproval is met with great=20
sadness.
=20
s =
Born and raised in Cali and I say both. Know a ton of natives =
who do=20
the same.
=20
Joseph Dang =
=20
Everyone outside of Frisco calls it Frisco. Fact. Frisco is =
but 50=20
square miles out of how many?
Go listen to RBL Posse =E2=80=9CRemid Me=E2=80=9D and tell me =
nobody from California=20
calls it Frisco =20
As for Cali, depends. If I=E2=80=99m talking to an out of =
stater, I may say=20
it.
miles =20
no one should call it frisco. thats fucking=20
stupid.
=20
=20
Pry =
=20
SF is just, =E2=80=9CThe =
City=E2=80=9D.
=20
=20
=20
Jare Leong is a little bitch. =
=20
Pssssh. I have lived in Cali my whole life. This article should be =
titled:=20
=E2=80=9C11 Signs That The Author Of This Article Is A California =
Douchebag!=E2=80=9D=20
Seriously, you cunt, your article sucks! =E2=80=9CI love burritos and =
In-n-out! I=E2=80=99m=20
such a good driver, snow is lame, and people don=E2=80=99t understand =
me!=E2=80=9D I hope=20
somebody skull-fucks you with an avocado, and you get AIDS in jail, =
you twat.=20
Stick to getting eaten by great-white sharks while surfing, you =
degenerate=20
loser. DIE IN A FIRE!
Canniballer =
=20
Wow if you=E2=80=99re from SoCal you should know to chill the =
fuck out cray=20
Canniballer!? FAAAAAAG! =
=20
Now don=E2=80=99t go getting all hella butthurt and =
bail!
=20
=20
James =
Damn, bitch, take a midol.
=20
underground72 =
=20
Thanks for the laugh=E2=80=A6
=20
The Un/Imposter =
=20
Is that you, grandma?
=
=20
Russell =
=20
Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special =
Olympics=E2=80=A6 even if=20
you win you=E2=80=99re still retarded.
underground72 =
=20
I=E2=80=99m reusing that saying..
=20
=20
mistachiclettes =
=20
Wow brah you fuckin mad bro?!
=20
=20
thisguy is onthe cheeseburgr =
=20
you are definately from somewhere in cali as i can see your meds =
ran=20
out=E2=80=A6.
=20
Anonymous =
=20
This is not a nice comment. Wishing death upon a person even in a =
joking=20
manner is immature, yes, but also very cruel and unnecessary =
especially in=20
response to someone=E2=80=99s personal =
opinion.
=20
=20
Chelchwick =
=20
I like you.
=20
=20
Sparky =
The only thing I can=E2=80=99t relate to is being =E2=80=98solar =
powered=E2=80=99. I actually get=20
depressed when I don=E2=80=99t get any rain. BUT=E2=80=A6 there kind =
of is nothing like breezy=20
70 degree weather and a day at the beach. I don=E2=80=99t think =
I=E2=80=99ll ever leave=20
California.
=20
nate =
clearly, you=E2=80=99ve never been to rhode island. We=E2=80=99re =
a dope city surrounded=20
by beaches and ocean, and weed, and everything is 20 minutes away. =
what=E2=80=99s not=20
to love?
missingmycaliforniaweather =
=20
I love California. Umm I have heard people from both norther and =
southern=20
California switch between both =E2=80=9CCali and =
California.=E2=80=9D The hippy lifestyle is=20
still quite alive and everyone gets a taste of the history. Not a =
fan of=20
Hollywood but it is there and you can see it. No matter what part of =
the=20
state you are from you will have a love for Disney. In N Out is =
fabulous.=20
The school system is very broken in my personal opinion but one of =
the=20
greatest things I appreciated about it was the diversity. You have a =
much=20
higher chance to experience many different cultures with all the =
groups of=20
people who have traveled there from all across the world, or their =
families=20
have. NYC is amazing but the mix of people is restrained to a asmall =
area of=20
land. California is much larger and has just as many different =
groups of=20
people. The state government needs work but which state =
doesn=E2=80=99t need to be=20
fixed? All in all if you haven=E2=80=99t been there you are =
definitely missing=20
out.
=20
missingmycaliforniaweather =
=20
Snow, all of your state experiences snow. That in itself is a =
reason not=20
to =E2=80=9Clove=E2=80=9D it. In california you can choose whether =
or not you want to live=20
in snow. Most of us choose to live in gorgeous wine country, by the =
beach or=20
in prosperous agricultural valleys. Yeah=E2=80=A6.drugs are a big =
deal here. You=20
also lack the avocado and perfect waves california beaches have. =
Your speed=20
limits are way more restrictive and lets be honest you can=E2=80=99t =
visit Vegas, go=20
snowboarding in the mountains and surf all in the same day can you? =
But in=20
SoCal this is totally possible. How many microbreweries in Rhode =
Island sell=20
their beer across the country and are well known? What big fashion =
styles=20
have been created there? What big fads accepted by society were =
created=20
there? What has Rhode Island done as a first that was a big todo in =
the news=20
this past century?
=
=20
=20
Lisa R =
Born and raised in Cali. Would love to get the fuck out. Allergies =
are=20
horrible from the shitty ass polluted air and they take half of your =
check in=20
taxes. California sucks. Be prepared if you want to live here. You =
better bend=20
over grease up cuz your getting fucked with taxes.
underground72 =
=20
Lancaster California is great for folks suffering with allergies =
or=20
Phoenix, Arizona..
=
=20
=20
underground72 =
=20
This must be the white experience of California because I nevered =
said gnar=20
or dude..Born and raised in Los Angeles and it is so weird when people =
talk to=20
me about the weather. It=E2=80=99s generally the same year around and =
the least of my=20
concerns, unless it=E2=80=99s raining of course. I do agree with the =
article in=20
regards to avocados. If you travel to other areas in the U.S., for =
example=20
the south, do not offer avocado as an option on your burger plus no =
tortillia=20
chips and salsa. In New Orleans, you can=E2=80=99t get bacon on your =
burgers either. I=20
visited Port of Calls in New Orleans and they didn=E2=80=99t offer =
fries instead a=20
baked potato.
Driving the PCH if you live in the core of L.A. is only for the =
weekends=20
to go to the beach unless you live in Malibu where there is no other =
option.=20
In regards to earthquake, the Northridge and the San Francisco =
earthquake were=20
the worst. Anything else is consider just a little shake in my book. =
In regards to asking for a soda in a different state they look at =
you=20
crazy. Everyon else call it pops. I asked for a coffee cake in PA and =
they=20
thought I was nuts..
BoomBam! =
=20
The white experience? Has nothing to do with color man, =
I=E2=80=99m a =E2=80=9Cblack=E2=80=9D=20
girl born and raised in SD. I=E2=80=99ve def said =
=E2=80=9Cgnar=E2=80=9D before or =E2=80=98gnarley=E2=80=9D and=20
=E2=80=9Cwicked=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6It=E2=80=99s just you =
lol
Skyline =
=20
You said =E2=80=9Cgnar=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cwicked=E2=80=9D? =
What part of Daygo are you=20
from?
=20
underground72 =
=20
For real? Of course there are exceptions to one=E2=80=99s life =
experience=20
because we are a diverse group of people. I can only assume you =
were=20
either raised in a non-black community or bused to a non-black =
community=20
for your education. Matter of fact, I can even say gnar was not =
even said=20
in the Asian, Latino or other community as well at least not =
around the=20
greater Los Angeles area. It=E2=80=99s definitely a sufer or beach =
community term=20
mainly populated by the white community.
Now, I didn=E2=80=99t say there was anything wrong with those =
terms but I said=20
it wasn=E2=80=99t a =E2=80=9Cminority=E2=80=9D experience of L.A =
specifically a black experience=20
of California unless you were raised in a non-minority area. In=20
conclusion, hooray for you!!! You must feel really special then =
the=20
average inner city blacks..
The Un/Imposter =
=20
lol. got her.
=20
fatties dont float =
=20
thats because black people cant swim=E2=80=A6simple =
fact
underground72 =
=20
Well that was an original statement.. And you are so funny =
too=20
writing it..
It=E2=80=99s ridiculous that I=E2=80=99m responding to this =
but I have to education=20
the ignorant people who do not know they are ignorant. Maybe =
you watch=20
too much media about black folks (see I=E2=80=99m trying to =
give you a pass=20
here).
FYI- LA or Southern California is year around sunny where =
many=20
folks of all colors have pools in their back yards plus go to =
the=20
beach on a regular basis when school is out since it so close. =
Maybe=20
black people in other states do not swim but the black folks =
in the=20
greater Los Angeles swim on a regular basis. If they do not =
have a=20
pool in their backyard just about every neigborhood park have =
a inside=20
plus an outdoors pool and give swimming lesson for free just =
like they=20
do in non-black neighborhood. If by chance you see a black =
woman=20
around the pool area and she doesn=E2=80=99t jump in its not =
because she can=E2=80=99t=20
swim she just doesn=E2=80=99t want to mess up her hair.
Be well if you know how to do =
that..
=20
=20
=20
#4isSOtrueSMH =
=20
Also, if youll notice, the author isn=E2=80=99t white =
lol
underground72 =
=20
Good point but he was adopted by a white family and lived in =
a white=20
beach community therefore his experience is such=E2=80=A6 He is =
speaking from=20
that point of view..
=
=20
=20
=20
Pablo Martin Podhorzer =
=20
Feeling pride for burgers =3D FAIL.
=20
=20
Keith Piper =
=20
I used to live in Southern California and moved 18 yrs. ago to a =
midwestern=20
state. Nothing beats the culture of California, but one of the reasons =
a left=20
was there were too many cars and even tough a rapid transit system was =
being=20
developed it was not sufficient. There was the attitude of many =
Californians=20
about mass transit that went something like this, =
=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m in favor of it,=20
because I then can have the freeways to myself, which is utterly =
ignorant. The=20
main reason I left was because of the bad air, even though it was =
better than=20
it was in 1960 when I first arrived. Hight taxes were a killer also. =
I love=20
to winter in Calif, though.
=
=20
brock =
I call california Cali all the time, calling it california sounds =
more=20
insulting than saying cali IMO So Cal all the way.
underground72 =
=20
Freaking Notorious B.I.G. rapping about California and coining a =
saying..=20
Now people can not stop saying Cali. Maybe I will rap about New York =
and=20
call it Newie Yorkie or Philadelphia and call it Philly oops its =
already=20
called that.. lol
Joseph Dang =
=20
Don=E2=80=99t forget LL Cool J said it first.
underground72 =
=20
Busted. You are completely correct.. Not young though, just =
old=20
enough to forget about LL Cool J the rapper=E2=80=99s original =
version=20
especially when I just think of him as an actor=20
now.
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=20
=20
danieldupree15 =
=20
That=E2=80=99s honestly the stupidest abbreviation for California =
on Earth I=20
believe you should go fall off a cliff if you actually use that term =
to=20
mention California.
=
=20
=20
Kayla =
No, it should say if you were born in a beach town. I=E2=80=99m =
from Southern=20
California, and I=E2=80=99ve lived in Northern California- no one says =
=E2=80=9Cdude=E2=80=9D and=20
=E2=80=9Cgnarly=E2=80=9D that much unless your from Encinitas, or some =
beach town. It=E2=80=99s not a=20
bad thing, just not very accurate.
underground72 =
=20
I totally agree..
#4isSOtrueSMH =
=20
I agree with gnar(ly) =E2=80=A6I have literally never even =
heard of that until=20
now. But I say =E2=80=9Cdude=E2=80=9D hella! =
lol
Hella Fella =
=20
Gnarley was a surf word in the 80=E2=80=B2s. Is it a retro =
thing to bring it=20
back, like bringing back those awful wayfarer=20
sunglasses.
=20
=20
=20
North Coast Rider =
=20
Definitely skewed toward carnivorous young people from Southern =
California.=20
I am a fifth generation San Franciscan, and while I do eat a lot of =
avocados=20
and say =E2=80=9Cdude=E2=80=9D on occasion, I rarely eat burritos, =
never ate at In-n-Out, and=20
never use the terms =E2=80=9Cgnarly=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9CPCH.=E2=80=9D =
But I do agree that the use of the=20
term =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D is an insult to the state and is only used =
by under-educated=20
people who were either not born here, whose parents were not born =
here, or who=20
are very young.
underground72 =
=20
I thought the same thing. Why no mention of the Bay area? You can =
not=20
mention California and not mention the Bay.. The title should be =
change to=20
=E2=80=9C11 signs you were born in the SoCal beach =
community=E2=80=9D..
=20
=20
Darren Reed =
=20
You lived in California you=E2=80=99re whole life and never had =
In-N-Out? That=E2=80=99s=20
hard to believe!
Danielle =
=20
I think In n Out has only been in Northern California for less =
than 20=20
years.
=20
North Coast RIder =
=20
Well, I have been a vegetarian for most of my life, so there =
would be=20
no reason for me to eat there. My brother, however, loves the =
place;=20
which is strange, because he is *mostly* a vegetarian, except when =
it=20
comes to In-N-Out=E2=80=A6
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Cliff Watson =
=20
You forgot to mention Tommy=E2=80=99s and Del Taco too=E2=80=A6 =
It=E2=80=99s the=20
trifecta
underground72 =
=20
Yes! And the taco trucks..
=20
underground72 =
=20
Maybe he didn=E2=80=99t have Tommy=E2=80=99s in his neigborhood. =
You know how those beach=20
area are limited fastfood places..
=20
=20
JoshSP2022 =
=20
Because Tommy=E2=80=99s and Del Taco suck =
ass.
=20
=20
casie =
and down here in southern california we have five guys=20
anyways
=20
Brandon =
Y=E2=80=99all sound like SoCal bitches =
#NorCal
=20
=20
Justin =
=E2=80=9CTake =E2=80=98The=E2=80=99 15 to =E2=80=98The=E2=80=99 60 =
to =E2=80=98The=E2=80=99 57=E2=80=B3 Apparently putting =
=E2=80=98The=E2=80=99 in front=20
of freeways and highways is a Southern California =
thing.
#4isSOtrueSMH =
=20
Nope I=E2=80=99m NorCal alll day=E2=80=A6 and I just took The 5 =
home=E2=80=A6 <3=20
lmao
Jim Vasconcellos =
=20
You must be pretty young and influenced by So Cal. Listen to =
the news=20
and traffic more & you will find you are an exception that =
proves the=20
rule.
Danielle =
=20
Not to jump on the SoCal Vs NorCal thing, but I take 680 to =
580 to 5.=20
No =E2=80=9Cthe=E2=80=9D but I had to stop and say it both ways =
to be sure.=20
=20
=20
Dylan Hallman =
=20
Yeah I got that a lot when I moved to Portland. I didn=E2=80=99t =
realize it was a=20
thing.
=20
michaelangelo =
=20
and take the 57 to the 210 and you can be right back where you =
started=20
from!
=20
Joseph Dang =
=20
=E2=80=9CWhen you go home later take 5.=E2=80=9D
Take 5 what? A five minute break? 5 people with me? Take 5 =
what?
Southern California got this one right
Danielle =
=20
If you lived in the Bay Area you wouldn=E2=80=99t be =
confused.
Joseph Dang =
=20
I=E2=80=99m up there part time. I=E2=80=99m not confused just =
having some good fun=20
with the original poster.
=20
=20
Hella Fella =
=20
I-5 dumbass, take I-5. Hey maybe in those early snoop dog =
albums he was=20
just giving directions, from the 5 to the 4 to the 3 to the 2 to =
the 1. I=20
hope you found that hella funny.
=20
=20
=20
Castle Brusa =
=20
guess you must of never been to sf lol
=20
=20
Becky =
My family has been here for about 4 generations. California blood =
runs deep=20
with this girl. I live in Santa Cruz which is a small coastal city =
about two=20
hours south of San Francisco with a population made up mostly of UC =
Santa Cruz=20
students (current and former), hippies and people who work in Silicon =
Valley.=20
This guy is obviously from Southern California. I=E2=80=99m worried =
about moving away=20
for college because, no matter how hard I try, I can=E2=80=99t stop =
saying =E2=80=98dude=E2=80=99, but=20
other than that I guess I=E2=80=99m not very californian. I =
don=E2=80=99t like burgers, I am=20
familiar with the concept of snow, I love rain, I understand why =
people live=20
other places (except maybe Florida), everybody can understand my =
english and I=20
don=E2=80=99t drive. We here actually have a term for the people who =
fit in this list,=20
especially when it comes to speech (saying hella, gnarley, omg, sick, =
etc.).=20
We call them =E2=80=9Cvalley girls/boys=E2=80=9D because they usually =
come from the central=20
valley. This term insinuates shallowness of character and general =
gullibility.=20
I find this list inaccurate.
avogrado =
=20
the whole =E2=80=98valley=E2=80=99 thing is awful=E2=80=A6. =
i=E2=80=99m from san jose and people=20
automatically tell me to go home before they get to know me after =
they here=20
about my home town. all my family lives in santa cruz and i never =
quite fit=20
in with most of the people in SJ. i mean come on, i=E2=80=99ve seen =
tshirts and=20
bumper stickers saying =E2=80=98valley, go =
home=E2=80=99 really=E2=80=A6.
Becky =
=20
I don=E2=80=99t know about those bumper stickers, but =
I=E2=80=99ve got several friends=20
who live in San Jose. They commute to Santa Cruz for school which =
is crazy=20
but they aren=E2=80=99t what I would call =E2=80=98valley =
girls=E2=80=99. In my world, that term=20
has little to do with where they come from and only applies to =
people who=20
actually fit the stereotype. I won=E2=80=99t judge somebody by =
where they live but=20
I will judge them for saying =
=E2=80=98hella=E2=80=99.
Sarah M =
=20
Oh sheesh. =E2=80=9CHella=E2=80=9D was born out of the Bay =
Area in the late 80s, not=20
the Central Valley. And =E2=80=9Cthe valley=E2=80=9D has always =
referred to the San=20
Fernando Valley.
Respect your elders. We were metal. Very few of you =
millenials will=20
ever have any experiences like ours. Your lives have been=20
pre-determined. Cleansed for your safety.
You=E2=80=99ll spend the next 20 years searching for =
yourself, only to=20
realize it ain=E2=80=99t about you. You=E2=80=99ll spend your =
days heads down staring at=20
your smartphones or in front of your computer screens, missing =
out on=20
real life. Pretending to be makers but making very little of =
actual=20
value. Your relationships will be as fleeting as snapchat, your=20
friendships conducted via WhatsApp.
Yes, please judge those of us who say hella. We =
wouldn=E2=80=99t trade our=20
lives for yours for anything.
Becky =20
Dude, chill out man. =20
In any case, I don=E2=80=99t appreciate your sweeping =
generalizations. You=20
don=E2=80=99t know me. I agree that most of my generation will =
probably end up=20
like that, but definitely not all of us. And what do you think =
the=20
previous generation thought of you? Did they think you were =
just the=20
coolest people ever? Did they look at each other and say =
=E2=80=9CGee, why=20
couldn=E2=80=99t our generation have been more like =
that=E2=80=9D? I don=E2=80=99t think=20
so.
=20
Sarah M =20
Isn=E2=80=99t it fair to respond to sweeping =
generalizations with sweeping=20
generalizations? :-).
Okay, I went on a little bit of a rant. Easy to do on a =
message=20
board. However based on my recent experience working with =
millenials,=20
my guess is 8/10 will live the life I roughly outlined. That =
said, the=20
other 2/10 may actually change the world. Some of you are =
wicked=20
smart.
PS: My previous generation said we were all slackers. They =
were=20
mostly right. But it=E2=80=99s been hella fun =
;-).
=20
=20
Danielle=20
I think I love you
=
=20
=20
Danielle =
=20
Becky, your age is showing. I was born and raised in the =
Bay Area,=20
then lived in Santa Cruz for ten years, and I=E2=80=99m now in =
the Central=20
Valley. First the =E2=80=9CValley=E2=80=9D slam is Silicon/Santa =
Clara Valley, not the=20
Central Valley. When you step out of your little world for =
school, you=20
might learn they are not the same place. Hella is not a =
Central=20
Valley term. Santa Cruz has a large vocabulary all it=E2=80=99s =
own. How=20
judgmental, and naive you are. So typical of my experience of =
the=20
natives in your chil, no grind, homeless coddling=20
community.
Hella=20
Fella
There is probably a top 10 stereotypes list JUST for Santa=20
Cruz
=20
=20
=20
T =
being =E2=80=9Cvalley=E2=80=9D is used to describe people from =
the San Fernando valley.=20
Since i=E2=80=99ve moved up to San Francisco i=E2=80=99ve heard =
people refer to others as=20
=E2=80=9Cvalley=E2=80=9D but have no idea where the San Fernando =
valley is (where i am=20
from!)
nothing important about this post, it=E2=80=99s just a thought i=20
had.
Becky =
=20
It used to be location specific. Now it=E2=80=99s just an =
insult. I think it=E2=80=99s=20
like calling someone an ass. You=E2=80=99re not saying that =
they=E2=80=99re actually a=20
donkey, you=E2=80=99re just saying that they=E2=80=99re annoying. =
Being =E2=80=9Cvalley=E2=80=9D doesn=E2=80=99t=20
necessarily mean you=E2=80=99re from the San Fernando Valley any =
more, even though=20
it used to. (I do know where the San Fernando Valley=20
is.)
=20
=20
Benjamen D Smith =
=20
Dude, Jarret, #8 is wrong. We have Heavenly, Mammoth, and Big Bear! =
California is the only place you can snowboard, skateboard, and surf =
/ski,=20
skate, and water ski / snowmobile, motorcycle, and pwc (or any =
combination=20
thereof), all in the same day!
=20
Pvck =
Ha. This writer isn=E2=80=99t from Cali.
=20
=20
CaliHali =
Cali born and raised=E2=80=A6 and most Californians call it =
Cali=E2=80=A6 its weird you=20
think we don=E2=80=99t.
=20
Gage Hinman =
=20
Someone delete the part about saying =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D as =
quick as possible, please.=20
We don=E2=80=99t need that rep hahaha
=20
Kimber =
Interesting. I was born and raised in So Cal, and know plenty of =
people=20
who refer to California as Cali. And, it=E2=80=99s tacos, =
Dude.
underground72 =
=20
True no one talks about burritos but they do mention Tacos and =
the Taco=20
truck=E2=80=A6
=20
=20
Alison Seil =
=20
Totally have never called it =E2=80=9Ccali=E2=80=9D! California, =
californ-i-a and socal for=20
sure, but never cali. tastes weird on my =
tongue.
=20
=20
Indigo Mordant =
=20
12. Your local museum has a special exhibit on the history of =
Yoga 13.=20
Your local museum=E2=80=99s special exhibit on the history of Yoga has =
a =E2=80=9Cpost your=20
memories=E2=80=9D board 14. One of those memories reads, =E2=80=9CI =
was born in a yoga=20
studio. Namaste.=E2=80=9D
=
Loraine McCalister =
=20
Yeah=E2=80=A6I live in Northern California and I only relate to a =
few of these. The=20
joke where i live is that we are a bunch of inbred hicks, which does =
describe=20
a few of my family members. We don=E2=80=99t understand Southern =
California. At all.=20
Snow for us means those of us with 4-wheel drive get to make some =
extra cash=20
thanks to the idiots getting themselves stuck in said snow. I do not =
consider=20
snow to be a few inches. I call that a dusting. Snow is a couple feet. =
I do=20
love In-n-Out. My favorite is the 4 x 4 just meat and cheese with =
french fries=20
and a vanilla shake to dip them in. Yes. We are awesome drivers and no =
matter=20
how bad our vehicle looks or sounds, we do know how to make them move =
like a=20
little race car. We even name our cars. Mine is called Rachet after =
the=20
Transformer. We don=E2=80=99t say hella or gnarly. It drives us nuts. =
My personal=20
thing is when can I leave California? I=E2=80=99d love =
to.
=20
=20
jennie =
False. Nothing wrong with =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D (If you=E2=80=99re =
from Cali and say it with a=20
Californian accent). Source: Third generation Californian. And all my=20
Californian friends are total wusses about =
earthquakes.
=20
=20
deestin =
Most of this list is just so cal bull shit. Not hating, but =
it=E2=80=99s=20
true=E2=80=A6
=20
JoshSP2022 =
=20
Neither I, nor anyone I know from Cali (and yes, many California =
natives do=20
call it =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D), have ever used the word =
=E2=80=9Cgnar.=E2=80=9D That is the single most=20
idiotic thing I=E2=80=99ve ever read.
I=E2=80=99ve also hear more about tacos than =
burritos.
=20
=20
drugfan =
wheres the drug use ?
=20
Riley A Wooten Jr. =
=20
=E2=80=9CGnar, hella, gnarly=E2=80=9D seriously? 1996 called and =
wanted its slang back. Im=20
also sick of dbags claiming =E2=80=9Cnatives dont call it =
Cali=E2=80=9D WRONG! Hipster fags=20
dont call it Cali. The rest of show that Cali love all=20
day.
=20
http://lacycooke.blogspot.com/ Lacy=20
Cooke
I=E2=80=99m from Nor Cal but lived in SB for five years, so I can =
still appreciate=20
just about everything on this list. I moved to Connecticut six months =
ago and=20
miss California! The word =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D drives me crazy. I =
cringe every time I hear=20
it. It just doesn=E2=80=99t ever need to be uttered. =
Ever.
=20
=20
Travel RN =
=20
If only we all had the luxury of getting to live somewhere based =
soley on=20
days of sunshine per year. Ps =E2=80=93 San Fran and the Napa Valley =
aside, you=E2=80=99re=20
lacking culture=E2=80=A6 Burgers and burritos don=E2=80=99t count. =
=20
=20
Flippycanoo2 =
=20
There are no good burgers in SoCal, especially In and Out and that =
horrid=20
Fat Burger. NYC has a best burger contest each yr for a reason. Ppl =
from=20
California don=E2=80=99t know what pure meat tastes like just like the =
British don=E2=80=99t=20
know what smoking pure weed is.
bircall =
=20
What particularly about the burgers in New York differ from other =
burgers? Also, what the hell is =E2=80=9Cpure=E2=80=9D meat? 100% =
Beef? Every joint uses=20
that.
=20
=20
Dylan Servings =
=20
*Southern California=E2=80=A6 Im from the bay and we fasho dont act =
like=20
this!
=20
http://www.alonewithmytea.blogspot.com Julie=20
Born and raised in California, and I=E2=80=99ve never used the =
words =E2=80=9Cgnarly,=20
hella, or dank.=E2=80=9D People who talk like that sound so =
uneducated. But I do=20
identify with everything else on the list, especially #6, #8, and=20
#11!
=20
Jay =
No Cal =3D Kooks!
=20
Mike Farneti =
=20
Born and raised here, don=E2=80=99t say =E2=80=9Cdank=E2=80=9D nor =
=E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D. It snows and rains all=20
the time where I=E2=80=99m from. I=E2=80=99ve heard the term =
=E2=80=9CCali spoken by people I grew up=20
with. I do not eat avocado nor do I have any Idea what the PCH is. =
Some of you=20
should travel past Sacramento up to real =E2=80=9CNorCal=E2=80=9D, =
it=E2=80=99s a whole different=20
world up here.
=20
Brandi Bartlett =
=20
Born & raised in California (northern) and have never liked In =
&=20
Out. And I love the rain.
=
DorkFromUpNorth =
=20
YES @disqus_lDqNFTZoBo:disqus This article is completely for =
someone from=20
Southern California. I would say the only one that rings true with all =
of=20
California is number #1. PCH? haha completely Southern=20
Californian.
=20
Justin =
In and out is eh. It=E2=80=99s best enjoyed by tourists who think =
holister and in=20
and out are california staples. avocado is good=E2=80=A6 guac is =
better. snow does not=20
=E2=80=9Cfreak=E2=80=9D us out, but is wonderful, just as long as we =
don=E2=80=99t have to live in it.=20
I personally, and nobody that I know has a pch playlist=E2=80=A6 all =
our playlists are=20
geared for the beach. Born and raised in Huntington =
Beach=E2=80=A6right down by da=20
beech =3D)
=20
toobusytocare =
=20
Seems when these California things are said, they don=E2=80=99t =
take the older=20
generation into account. We NEVER say Cali..some of us are allergic to =
avocadoes and In and Out was considered a Southern California thing, =
until=20
recently. Nevada and Arizona also have In and Out. Because of the lack =
of jobs=20
in California, in general, I am now paying payroll taxes in =
Arizona..bye bye=20
California=E2=80=A6I=E2=80=99m finally making a =
life.
=20
=20
Ms Stasia =
=20
Dude=E2=80=A6.Snow! im guilty of =E2=80=9Cwhy do you live =
there=E2=80=9D
=20
=20
calibear =
It=E2=80=99s rather difficult to put 30 million people into an 11 =
sided box, isn=E2=80=99t=20
it? We all have our own expressions shaped by our community, our =
family, our=20
education and our geographical location. But for the record, this =
native=20
Californian cringes at the word =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D, kinda like =
when someone scratches=20
their nails on a chalkboard.
=
=20
Darren Reed =
=20
If you live in the Valley (Central Valley), you pray for rain cause =
the air=20
quality sucks! I agree with others that gnarly is mainly a beach =
thing, but=20
plenty of younger people use the terms =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D, and=20
=E2=80=9Chella.=E2=80=9D
=20
Francisco Leon =
=20
The only thing that I would deem as exclusively SoCal is topic #9 =
and only=20
because it refers to PCH and the 5. Also being from the bay, traffic =
is=20
equally as bad. Other than that it describes all those born and raised =
in=20
California spot on.
=20
Nathan A. Oberly =
=20
Ehhh yeeeaaah no. I was born and raised in Santa Maria and =
I=E2=80=99m barely any=20
of this. I do have an insatiable love for avocados and stop into =
In-N-Out when=20
I want a cheap, perfect binge. Otherwise, it sounds like this list =
came from a=20
pot-head/surfer/hippy. I don=E2=80=99t hear the term Cali very often, =
I actually love=20
the opportunity to be in the snow *and* inclement weather. It =
doesn=E2=80=99t rain=20
enough here but when it does its just glorious for my soul. It makes =
me want=20
to move to a place like London, ironically, to have more of those =
days. And=20
I=E2=80=99m sorry=E2=80=A6no one with at least a well earned diploma, =
they didn=E2=80=99t have to=20
cheat to get, says dank and gnarly all the time. Once in a long while =
we=E2=80=99ll=20
slip but I tend to use better vocabulary then most. You know =
you=E2=80=99ve got issues=20
if you do. God bless bros.
=
=20
Darkwaters =
=20
First one falls short. I am born and raised & have always =
called it=20
=E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D. Lived 20 years in the Bay Area and always =
called SF =E2=80=9CFrisco=E2=80=9D or SJ=20
=E2=80=9CSan Jo=E2=80=9D.
Darkwaters =
=20
By the way, born in San Diego (10 years) then San Jose (20=20
years)
=20
=20
Aldo1887 =
I can=E2=80=99t give any credibility to someone claiming to be an =
author using the=20
word =E2=80=9Csuckiest.=E2=80=9D PS. this person (can=E2=80=99t call =
him an author) should also try=20
backing about 50-100miles away from the coast and driving north, guess =
what?=20
People LIVE there too!! and it is still California!! (we are not all=20
avocado-eating douchebags who can=E2=80=99t write and use the word=20
=E2=80=9Cgnar.=E2=80=9D)
=20
Nick Maddocks =
=20
I have a friend from RI and she rather live =
here
=20
=20
Curtis =
The first one is dumb. Calling California =
=E2=80=9CCalifornia=E2=80=9D would be like call=20
your mom by her first name. Calling California =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D =
is more similar to=20
calling her mom. Someone derped pretty =
hard=E2=80=A6.
=20
=20
Shelbie Lyn Sinople =
=20
I still call it Cali. Hell, I even named my dog =
Cali.
=20
=20
RoninEditor =
=20
Nobody in SoCal says =E2=80=9Cgnar=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 ever. Super =
poserish to say that. Back in=20
the 80=E2=80=B2s, yeah, maybe early 90=E2=80=B2s. It=E2=80=99s like =
someone still saying =E2=80=9Cradical=E2=80=9D or=20
=E2=80=9Cbodacious=E2=80=9D while wearing =
Croakies.
=20
=20
james =
I was born and raised in Cali number 1 is =
false
=20
=20
http://garridon.wordpress.com/ Linda=20
Adams
I was raised in Los Angeles, but I=E2=80=99m in Virginia. I so =
agree about snow. =20
I have never gotten used to the white stuff.
=20
=20
dan =
=E2=80=9Cget over yourself, dude. seriously, you shudder? hella =
hecka hella hecka=20
hella hecka you shuddering yet? chill out w some girl scout cookies =
and stop=20
the shakes.=E2=80=9D
Hahahahaha!! This shit right here is what I love about California. =
We=E2=80=99re=20
pretty fucken funny. It=E2=80=99s no joke when a Californian gets on a =
roll, you have=20
to just step back and let em go. Watch an East Coaster just glaze over =
with=20
their confused stare. And stop saying =E2=80=9CFrisco & Cali, =
you sound like a=20
tool. Thanks LL for that lame ass song.
=20
=20
Bella T =
dude, no hella=E2=80=A6.
=
=20
Chelchwick =
=20
NorCal raised, living in SoCal. People from Cali call it Cali, =
drivers here=20
are the worst, our rep as a state is worse than Jersey, snow might =
freak=20
people out from SoCal (I guess that=E2=80=99s who also says =
=E2=80=9Cgnar=E2=80=9D), and I think=20
that=E2=80=99s all I disagree with. I=E2=80=99m guessing this is =
pretty SoCal=20
biased.
=20
Christopher Urteaga =
=20
I=E2=80=99ve never written a comment on a blog, or publications, or =
any=20
media-related entries online=E2=80=A6 but I have to say, I=E2=80=99m =
proudly born and raised=20
in Cali, and this list is just stupid. Shout out to all my real Cali =
people=20
from the southern end, to the central valley, all the way to the=20
=E2=80=98yay!
=20
Calcifer =
I seriously don=E2=80=99t relate to a single thing listed=20
here=E2=80=A6
I am from Southern California. I never heard the word =
=E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D until I moved=20
to NYC and had a co-worker from San =
Francisco.
=20
=20
ImgoingoingbackbacktoCALI =
=20
I=E2=80=99m a California-born native and this made me hate us a =
little bit. All=20
these articles should just be renamed =E2=80=9C# reasons why this =
particular type of=20
group/people are awesome=E2=80=9D. Every reason is filled with =
inflated egotistical=20
drivel.
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TaTonka =
Agree with some of the other comments. The should be titled =
=E2=80=9C11 Signs You=20
Were Born and Raised in SOUTHERN =
California=E2=80=9D
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bob =
Horrible article. i feel like im in high school readung this.=20
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Kate =
There is In-N-Out on the east coast ya know=E2=80=A6. Just =
sayin=E2=80=99. Neither is=20
=E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D specific to CA, north or south. That said, =
I=E2=80=99ve lived here 5 years=20
and I still like it, so it must be OK lol.
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Koalakitty =
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Not a single one of these applies to =
me=E2=80=A6.
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CJDaniel =
I drive PCH everyday to work and to school, no special playlist. =
Avocados=20
yes, and yes if not in California, when people ask where you live, =
=E2=80=9CLA=E2=80=9D (its=20
easier than saying the OC)
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MaryMactavish =
=20
Dude, we were saying =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D in the seventies. (In =
Northern California. In=20
the snow, which was outside the front door.)
I was born and raised out there in Southern California, until I was =
16, I=20
now live in TN and am so glad my parents had the insight to get the =
hell out=20
of there years ago. California has gone to the shits if you ask me. =
Not to=20
mention the cost of living and all the damn liberals I will never go=20
back.
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kyle =
to be honest i call california =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D all the time =
at least when i welcome=20
newcomers to california ill be like =E2=80=9CHey welcome to=20
CALI!!!!!!
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Christina Chapman-Whitehouse =
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The =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D thing is BS and needs to stop being on =
stupid lists. I was born=20
and raised in Los Angeles, CA. I have lived here my whole life (30 =
years)=20
with the exception of going off to college. I=E2=80=99ve called it =
Cali forever and=20
so have all my friends. Saying California all the time is just too =
many=20
damned syllables. And also the hella thing. When I was in junior =
high, this=20
was a strictly norcal thing, but it isn=E2=80=99t anymore. It =
migrated and people say=20
it all over Cali now. So just get over it people! However, I agree =
with the=20
rest of the list (even though the Beach Boys are not on any of my =
playlists). =20
While I lived on the the east coast (Philly for 2yrs of grad school), =
I was=20
dying for legit mexican food and In-N-Out. =
Aghhh.
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RealBurgerLover =
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In-N-Out is the most overrated restaurant =E2=80=93 of any genre =
=E2=80=93 on the planet.=20
Never had anything but an anemic excuse of a burger there. And =
I=E2=80=99m from=20
California, born and raised.
=
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Dd =
I was born and raised in California and over half of this list is =
nonsense.=20
I guess I just left before the stupidness of this crap set in. And =
everyone=20
still there that I know calls it Cali!!!
=20
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yaknowhat? =
=20
Hella, hecka, those I=E2=80=99ve heard most in central Cali. No one =
says=20
gnarly/gnar. Except for a few select people who were either teens =
20-40 years=20
ago, or who are tryna to =E2=80=9Cget down to young people=E2=80=99s =
level=E2=80=9D.
Some Californians hate In-N-Out (the comida is greasier than =
McDonald=E2=80=99s,=20
and the buildings are just repulsive. What=E2=80=99s the grade?)! And =
Shake Shack=20
isn=E2=80=99t just an =E2=80=9CEast Coast=E2=80=9D thing. Also, in =
central/northern Cali there are a=20
whole lot of vegetarians and vegans. Just saying.
And another thing, outside of California, NO ONE calls it =
=E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D; if you=20
say something about =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D, no one knows what =
you=E2=80=99re talking about. I=E2=80=99ve only=20
heard =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D in California.
And why would someone not want to live in =
California: -Smog -Over=20
crowded -No jobs -Everything is so expensive (I=E2=80=99m =
defending my=20
California-born mom here)
And just because the fresh food is delicious and cheap, the ocean =
is=20
beautiful, the forests are beautiful, and the mountains are beautiful, =
doesn=E2=80=99t=20
mean you have to be a complete a** about it.
=E2=80=9CAct tough=E2=80=9D? Most of the earth quakes are NOTHING! =
Like literally, you=20
think that maybe someone jumped on your wooden floor, not that there =
was a=20
mini earthquake. (Of course the big ones are, well, big, however, =
exactly how=20
often do they happen?
What kind of sheltered person gets freaked out over snow? =
Californians=20
watch so many movies=E2=80=A6 snow is nothin!
But fresh food, cheap, fresh food is just one of the most wonderful =
things=20
of California! Avocados, oranges (So Cal), artichokes, strawberries =
(Monterey=20
Bay area), everything is just so delicious and cheap!
California is super great: -Fresh, cheap, delicious =
food -Variety of=20
food stores (Asian, Mexican, etc.) -Multiple delicious fast food =
and=20
dine-in options
-Wonderful ocean
-Many state parks -Gorgeous mountains -Beautiful =
deserts -The=20
weather to enjoy it -Many great people
Just sayin=E2=80=99 it how I see it. =20
=20
maniac =
You know what the trouble with California is?, its full of=20
Californians
=20
sbebes =
Author isn=E2=80=99t Californian=E2=80=A6 He said =E2=80=9Cthe =
5=E2=80=B3. Nobody i know here says =E2=80=9D the=E2=80=9D=20
before the freeway names.
Loufca =
It=E2=80=99s a So Cal thing.
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Barbara Yaffee =
=20
True!
=20
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Blueriku =
Notice how no one is mentioning the Inland Empire, what it ppl only =
talkin=20
about L.A. and O.C. being Californian but everything else apparently =
doesn=E2=80=99t=20
exists =3D/
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Michael Davis =
=20
I never heard the phrase SoCal or Norcal until I moved up north =
(due to=20
work) otherwise I would have stayed in San =
Diego.
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https://www.facebook.com/SPX.clothing PK=20
Totally agree on the =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D thing. Every single new =
transplant from the=20
mid-west, texas, or the East Coast will call our state =
=E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D That=E2=80=99s the 1st=20
clue that they are not from here. 2nd would be there kooky Aviators. =
And it=E2=80=99s=20
true that we are the best drivers, it=E2=80=99s just all the out of =
towners, all lost=20
that crash in the rain driving way too fast. And speaking of rain. I =
love it!=20
Oh and snow- I don=E2=80=99t freak out, I want more of it! I was born =
and raised in So=20
Cal. I ski, I surf, I can drive in the snow and rain, I don=E2=80=99t =
say =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D=20
cause I=E2=80=99m not from Nor-Cal. I also wish half the people here =
would go back=20
home so we could actually get somewhere on the freeway~and =
we=E2=80=99d never have to=20
hear =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D ever again!
Raygun =
Actually, I moved to Los Angeles from Dallas FT Worth 12 years =
ago. I=20
have never called Califnoria =E2=80=9CCali=E2=80=9D its sound =
stupid, just like saying=20
=E2=80=9Ctotes=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9Cdelish=E2=80=9D=E2=80=A6phrases =
I hear DAILY in this city. My friends in DFW=20
have never referred to CA as =E2=80=9Ccali=E2=80=9D either.
Drivers here SUCK..plain and simple. There is no respect on the =
freeway=20
and LOL CA drivers in the rain. Texas drivers learn to drive in the =
rain,=20
snow, sleet, ice, black ice and everything below and above. CA =
Drivers are a=20
joke (BTW CA, the CA DMV driving hand book says to stay the hell out =
of the=20
fast lane/passing lane if you are going slow=E2=80=A6this means=20
99.99999999999999999999% of you morons.
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Melodee =
All the Northern CA vs. Southern CA arguments were funny until you =
people=20
got mean and started insulting peoples beliefs. Come on: some people =
like=20
redwoods and a cool breeze and some people like warm weather and palm =
trees. =20
Ya=E2=80=99ll are starting to get hella butthurt so I=E2=80=99m =
gonna=E2=80=99=20
bail.
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Maddie =
i know a bunch of people born and raised here that call it=20
cali
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iRokk =
Yeah, man, balls to Five Guys. They opened a couple near me, and =
all I=20
could say was that it tasted homemade. If I wanted a homemade burger, =
I=E2=80=99d make=20
it myself. I go to In N Out because it=E2=80=99s a taste I =
can=E2=80=99t recreate on my=20
own!
Sidenote: friends don=E2=80=99t let friends say =
=E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D.
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novowel4me =
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How the language has evolved: in the late =E2=80=9960=E2=80=B2 in =
coastal SOCAL : bitchin,=20
groovey, bummer and =E2=80=9Cfar out=E2=80=9D were =
popular.
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Eric =
The fact that you even mentioned Ke$ha negates anything you ever =
have to=20
say on anything at all.
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matt ernst =
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only got 6 as a someone born and raised on the other side of the =
Grapevine=20
north.
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Eric =
I grew up on the east coast, and I never want to go back. =
That=E2=80=99s a sign of=20
living in CA!
I don=E2=80=99t get the NorCal v. SoCal thing, as both simply have =
different things=20
to offer. San Francisco and San Diego are my two favorite cities in =
the=20
world, and I=E2=80=99m comparing them to places like Rome, Florence, =
Cannes, Helsinki,=20
Stockholm . . . the best of Western Europe.
Funny that so many LA/OC types are denying that San Diego is part =
of their=20
=E2=80=9CSoCal,=E2=80=9D as those areas are totally lame compared to =
San Diego. Don=E2=80=99t get me=20
wrong; I love L.A., but you can=E2=80=99t compare it to San=20
Diego.
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williamo =
A playlist for the PCH? A special occasion for driving it? =
What!? I use=20
PCH almost every single day. It=E2=80=99s nothing special, at least =
not our congested=20
portion between here (Santa Monica) and Malibu.
Plus, In-N-Out burger? That=E2=80=99s the burger joint equivalent =
of Runyon Canyon=20
-a place tourists *think* is what locals do but actually most people =
prefer=20
other places.
This entire article sounds like it was written by a tourist that =
just=20
stepped off the plane at LAX.
And yes, I did just quote Miley Cyrus.
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Cami =
Besides the mention of =E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D, this is a Southern =
California list.. I=E2=80=99m=20
from San Francisco and we dont do most of these (except for mayb the =
burrito=20
mentioning. Who doesnt love a great burrito? =
Hehe)
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Akrovah =
Yeah=E2=80=A6.i=E2=80=99ve lived in California my while life, and =
while I=E2=80=99m with you in the=20
burrittos, I=E2=80=99m sorry but In-N-Out is terrible. I much prefer =
Five Guys or=20
Smash Burger
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Katherine Wilburn =
=20
very few of these actually apply to me, or anyone I knew who was =
born and=20
raised in CALI (because where I=E2=80=99m from in California, =
that=E2=80=99s how we say it). =20
Yes we say Hella, no we don=E2=80=99t say gnarly or dank. Been abroad =
with other=20
californian=E2=80=99s (living in Alaska with a rather large number of =
people from my=20
home town) and we talk about mexican food in general rather than =
burritos. It=20
rains where I=E2=80=99m from. Rains so much in fact that every ten =
years the levees=20
break and floods to the rooftops, and we=E2=80=99re not upset by snow =
because weekends=20
mean trips to Lake Tahoe to go snowboarding.
You know what I hate most about these articles? They always =
include=20
=E2=80=9Chella=E2=80=9D like it=E2=80=99s a nod to Norcal, like =
you=E2=80=99re somehow including those of us=20
who hail from the Northern (and some say best) part of the state but =
in=20
reality, we might as well be from different planets instead of =
different parts=20
of the state.
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