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I love California.

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We get some shit. "Land of fruits and nuts," for example. Oh, words, how you mock and wound!

But we got the beaches. It's hard to feel sad about where I live when I'm lying on a picture-perfect beach sipping a cold one and watching nubile young women play volleyball in bikinis.

It's hard to feel ashamed for having all these "illegals" that "leech off the US" when California's GDP (about 13% of the entire USA) is greater than that of any other US state, and that of most nations of the world. When we pay in taxes more than we receive in benefits.

Sure, it's pretty pricey to live here. But that doesn't stop anyone from coming, does it? It's the most populous state in the US.

We practically invented the concept of "car culture." Toll roads? I've heard of those existing, in far away places like the eastern seaboard.

Don't forget Hollywood (I try to, believe me). But that's not our biggest industry. Our main industry is agriculture, with "showing off without hardly trying" coming in a close second.

Ronald Reagan! Those of you who appreciate him can thank us for being his stepping stone to Presidential power. And of course the Governator now. Well, at least he's not a girly man, like all those other governors (with the exception of Jesse Ventura. But he stole his last name from a California county!)

And our education is often slandered too. But we have the largest university system in the US, with over 400,000 in the CSU's alone. And the University of California employs more Nobel Prize winners than anywhere else in the world. Sour grapes, I say!

So maybe we have a few nuts. Who doesn't? We didn't spawn that Reverend Phelps guy, or the Colombine fiasco, or the Waco incident, or Florida.

And yeah, we have earthquakes from time to time. And fires. But they don't bother me. "Fall into the sea!" I hear someone chortle. You're just jealous! You should be thankful we don't, though: we'd take over the whole Pacific Ocean.

But I love California for a different reason. Because of someone very special. SUSY WILL YOU MARRY ME?

Hah, just kidding. I love California cuz we fucking rock.

Thank you, goodnight.

Awwww....I'd thought we just had our first NS proposal.


(Hey, It's bound to happen sooner or later.)

I have never been to the USA but the eastern seaboard is MUCH better than the west.

I have never been to the USA but the eastern seaboard is MUCH better than the west.

If you've never been there, how can you KNOW that?

The above OP receives a HotRodian Seal of Approval for his wonderful wit.

California sounds OK.

There's also a lot of good bands coming from California.

But we got the beaches. It's hard to feel sad about where I live when I'm lying on a picture-perfect beach sipping a cold one and watching nubile young women play volleyball in bikinis.

Go to anywhere in the Med. and you will see such things, too. Although the women will play such sports sans-bikini.

That was a public service announcement from the European Tourist Board for Dirty Old Men and Hormonal Teenagers.

Read your own sig, Santa.

I live in California.

I live in the San Joaquin Valley of California. It's even inexpensive to live here.

Two hours driving or less can get me to the mountains, beach, desert, Los Angeles (and all that happens there), or any number of lakes and rivers. 5 hours drive and Im in Las Vegas.

It gets far too hot here in late spring and summer (it was 95 to 100 degrees most of last week) but aside from that I count myself lucky and happy to live here.

Oh Southern California is awsome. I love those desert surroundings:cool:

I really like California too. It's a cool place. I've been there twice and it's my favourite America state.

I'm in Northern California (the best part) in the Santa Cruz mountians. Down a fantastic road through the redwoods there is the Santa Cruz beaches. Outside my door, where I was enjoying some of Nor Cals best cash crop, is a canopy of redwoods that shades me for most of the day. I really do love this place.

I'm in Northern California (the best part) in the Santa Cruz mountians. Down a fantastic road through the redwoods there is the Santa Cruz beaches. Outside my door, where I was enjoying some of Nor Cals best cash crop, is a canopy of redwoods that shades me for most of the day. I really do love this place.
Mmm.. I'll trade you my place in New Zealand? :p

Mmm.. I'll trade you my place in New Zealand? :p
My only impression of New Zealand is movies-that you are constantly on the verge of Maori either staging a bloody revolt or riding off on a whale while women flip their Utes a lot and girlfriends pretend to be spirits to get thier blankets back or cows or something, and hobbits ride Indian motorcycles and sheep moniter moon landings. Oh, and America's cup yachts.

My only impression of New Zealand is movies-that you are constantly on the verge of Maori either staging a bloody revolt or riding off on a whale while women flip their Utes a lot and girlfriends pretend to be spirits to get thier blankets back or cows or something, and hobbits ride Indian motorcycles and sheep moniter moon landings. Oh, and America's cup yachts.

New Zealand is spectacularly beautiful.

It also has great trout fishing.

New Zealand is spectacularly beautiful.

It also has great trout fishing.
It sure looks it on film. The beautiful part, not the trout part. I have yet to see a New Zealand film on trout.

And not to imply that I think I have an accurate picture of New Zealand, just in case-I was making fun of only really knowing one thing about New Zealand (the films, and only partly really). To hedge...

My only impression of New Zealand is movies-that you are constantly on the verge of Maori either staging a bloody revolt or riding off on a whale while women flip their Utes a lot and girlfriends pretend to be spirits to get thier blankets back or cows or something, and hobbits ride Indian motorcycles and sheep moniter moon landings. Oh, and America's cup yachts.
That was Australia.

I've visited California twice now, although it has been a few years. Mostly around the Los Angeles, Long Beach area, but I did a bit of travelling/camping while I was down there. I hail from Canada, so California was a fairly HUGE difference to me. (I never complain about how hot it gets in the summer up here anymore! :D ) While I was down there, I had one of the most amazing experiences ever. Just try to imagine this.

'It's been a long, hot, sunny day. You've spent every hour from eight in the morning to ten at night in the water. The sun is going down, sillhouetting a beautiful, rainbow-coloured evening sky. Then, as you bob peacefully on the water in hopes of catching another wave, you see it. A fin curving gracefully out of the water. Your heart skips a beat, as you instantly assume a shark has chosen you to be it's late supper. Only, instead of the fin belonging to said animal, you discover that it is, in reality, a small pod of dolphins that is just passing through. Only when they see you, they decide to come on over. And they get within just a few feet of you, close enough for you to admire their goofy grins and their amazing social habits. So as the red sky begins to fade, and the dolphins click their goodbyes, you paddle in for shore, already knowing that you've experienced something you'll never forget.'

True story, that. :)
That alone hooked me to California. Not to mention the fact that it was my first day in the water!

Anyway, roughing it in the desert was great, and camping by that beautiful Pacific is something everyone should try. There are a few things I should point out about these two camping sites, though:

1. In the desert;
i. Do NOT try to climb the gentle-looking, sloping hills all over the place. You usually end up needing your hands, and by the time you scramble to the top, you will have a thousand slivers in your skin. Certainly NOT fun to get out.
ii. Bring water. Lots and lots of it.
iii. Mirages don't happen. (This deduction based on having consumed a healthy amount of water.)
iv. Don't try and help rattlesnakes. No matter how nice you are to them, they will NOT appreciate you.

2. By the Pacific;
i. Shark attacks don't happen! I learned to bodyboard down there, and the first time I was running into the water with my board like an excited child, everyone ELSE was running out because of a shark warning. The fish never showed his ugly mug.
ii. Seaweed is gross and icky. Despise it at your leisure.
iii. Salt water is an aquired taste.
iv. Stay in the water from sunrise to sunset, coming out only to perform necessary bodily functions and to eat.
v. If you are visiting, then enjoy every moment you spend in the big blue sea. If you reside near enough to the ocean that it is easily accessible, inform me, so as I can steal your identity and house...but mostly your house.

And that, everybody, is the most accurate summary of California's environmental fun that you should need. :D

(As a side note, I desperately want to visit Australia and New Zealand during my lifetime. Absolutely stunning places, if they're anything like the pictures, videos, and documentaries I've seen have described. Seeing as I've already considered MOVING to Australia, I'd better visit first, eh? ;) )

Southern California is not bad. I was born and used to live in Los Angeles, then later San Diego. We eventually ended up leaving because of all the problems there, but there are still alot of positives about it.

But I most definetly like South Florida better than California. South Florida kicks ass. Also, to the OP....the grade school system is known to suck in Cali, while the unvisities are funded seperatly so they remain one of the best in the country.

Edit: Oh, and the Atlantic beaches over here kick the Pacific beaches in Californias asses all over town. Can you say, warm all years round with no shrinkage side effects? I can cuz I go to the South Florida beaches in the atlantic.

This thread reminds me of the old American advertisements of "The land of milk, honey and free land!" that we lured immigrants here with.
We get some shit. "Land of fruits and nuts," for example.
Michigan is the "Cherry Republic".
But we got the beaches.
So does Greenland and Antartica, but those aren't nearly as nice as Michigan's sandy beaches, with dunes. Finland has beaches, too. So does Russia, and Sweden, and...
We practically invented the concept of "car culture."
Michigan practically invented the car. No, really, we kinda sorta did, 'till the Japs got a hold of 'em. *shakes fist*
Ronald Reagan!
President Ford! He played football at Michgian University. *nods* What'd he do anyhow? Didn't he suck?
And our education is often slandered too. But we have the largest university system...
Probably got somethin' to do with the massive population. But, yeah, Michigan education is sometimes slandered, too. More often it is completely ignored. Never heard of the Wolverines or Spartans? Exactly.
So maybe we have a few nuts. Who doesn't? We didn't spawn that Reverend Phelps guy, or the Colombine fiasco, or the Waco incident, or Florida.
In Michigan, we keep our nuts local. I think.
"Fall into the sea!" I hear someone chortle. You're just jealous!
Really, I wish it did, it stop threads like these and quite people down. A number of folks that couldn't take California any longer moved to Michigan. Then they realized how great California was. Take them back, please! Thank Gawd I'm in Finland and I'm only remembering this.

I have never been to the USA but the eastern seaboard is MUCH better than the west.

Well I have been there and let me tell you ..... You couldn't be more right. The eastern sea board is not only better then the western sea board, its better then anyones seabord. Except of course the boarders of the Canyonous Craniums. If I were going to move my nation, the US east cost is where I would land it. Probably close to Virginia, the birthplace of it all.

This is my humble opinion based on the years I spent in the US. Our diplomat there is also very happy.

We Rule Because We Can!!!

Rouge Leader,
Freak3473

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Really, I wish it did, it stop threads like these and quite people down. A number of folks that couldn't take California any longer moved to Michigan. Then they realized how great California was. Take them back, please! Thank Gawd I'm in Finland and I'm only remembering this.

I've never seen any thread like this, to be honest. There's not a whole lot of California pride on this forum. That's why it was necessary.

Plus falling into the ocean wouldn't stop me from posting, it would just make my internet connection even more teh suck.:D

I've never seen any thread like this, to be honest. There's not a whole lot of California pride on this forum. That's why it was necessary.

Plus falling into the ocean wouldn't stop me from posting, it would just make my internet connection even more teh suck.:D

But Michigan pride is so much better.

But Michigan pride is so much better.

OK, so California is better, but Michigan's pride is better. Agree? :)

OK, so California is better, but Michigan's pride is better. Agree? :)

Pfft. We have freshwater. You have salt.

Fresh>Salt

There is no California. There is only ZUUL.

But Michigan pride is so much better.

I love how every thread about state pride eventually becomes flooded with Michiganders preaching of the glory of the Mitten!

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Pfft. We have freshwater. You have salt.

Fresh>Salt

Since when? Salt water is much better. Everyone needs salt. And ultimately, all fresh water comes from salt water. I think you just conceded defeat, my Michigan fliend!

Nah, I will keep my toys which are illegal in CA. Besides, CO skiing is pretty fun!

Well I have been there and let me tell you ..... You couldn't be more right. The eastern sea board is not only better then the western sea board, its better then anyones seabord. Except of course the boarders of the Canyonous Craniums. If I were going to move my nation, the US east cost is where I would land it. Probably close to Virginia, the birthplace of it all.

This is my humble opinion based on the years I spent in the US. Our diplomat there is also very happy.

We Rule Because We Can!!!

Rouge Leader,
Freak3473

:headbang:

What exactly is the "western sea board" and can you surf on one?

-snip-

I like both coasts, but the best spot on the East Coast isn't Florida, it's NEW YORK! 2 hour drive takes you from the capital of the world to some of Long Island's most beautiful and pristine beaches. And, unlike southern Florida, there are no horrifying hotels taking up the entire beach to within feet of the water.

I like both coasts, but the best spot on the East Coast isn't Florida, it's NEW YORK! 2 hour drive takes you from the capital of the world to some of Long Island's most beautiful and pristine beaches. And, unlike southern Florida, there are no horrifying hotels taking up the entire beach to within feet of the water.

....horrifying hotels taking up the entire beach to within feet of the water + HypnotiQ= a smurfin' awesome time, man. :D

I like both coasts, but the best spot on the East Coast isn't Florida, it's NEW YORK! 2 hour drive takes you from the capital of the world to some of Long Island's most beautiful and pristine beaches. And, unlike southern Florida, there are no horrifying hotels taking up the entire beach to within feet of the water.

Only in the minds of those who live there......

Only in the minds of those who live there......
There are quite a few cities that are equal, but it still is a very important and interesting place.

I live in Simi Valley, CA and work in Hollywood. I have lived in the San Fernando valley and Long Beach (the nice part). I also lived in Las Vegas. I had the most fun I ever had for the two years I lived in Las Vegas, but after that time all I could think about was getting back to living in the Greater Los Angeles area.

California rules. As Scotty Ferrel once put it, "This morning I woke up at 6 o'clock and went skiing. After skiing for a few hours I decided to go surfing. If you don't live in a place where you can ski at 8 o'clock in the morning and be surfing by noon you suck."

I live in the San Joaquin Valley of California. It's even inexpensive to live here.

Inexpensive my a**, when a 1/4 acre POS costs close to $300,000 on the low end, I think not. But, don't get me wrong I love California, especially where I am from, smack in middle of the San Joaquin Valley.

I love California.

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We get some shit. "Land of fruits and nuts," for example. Oh, words, how you mock and wound!

But we got the beaches. It's hard to feel sad about where I live when I'm lying on a picture-perfect beach sipping a cold one and watching nubile young women play volleyball in bikinis.

The ones up here are fucking cold, dude. (NorCal "nationalist" here). But still awesome. We don't do the whole sipping stuff on the beach with bikinis though.


It's hard to feel ashamed for having all these "illegals" that "leech off the US" when California's GDP (about 13% of the entire USA) is greater than that of any other US state, and that of most nations of the world. When we pay in taxes more than we receive in benefits.

Personally, I'd prefer the illegals out. But yeah, California's economy by itself is in the top 10 in the world.


Sure, it's pretty pricey to live here. But that doesn't stop anyone from coming, does it? It's the most populous state in the US.
Yep, prices are high because demand is. I wish they'd stop paving over the best agricultural land in the country to build tract houses.


We practically invented the concept of "car culture." Toll roads? I've heard of those existing, in far away places like the eastern seaboard.
We have better public transport up here than you southerners. I'm not much of a fan of car culture. In my town, I usually take the bus or walk. Way easier not to have to deal with parking.


Don't forget Hollywood (I try to, believe me). But that's not our biggest industry. Our main industry is agriculture, with "showing off without hardly trying" coming in a close second.
Meh, screw hollywood. Agriculture is the real juggernaut of the Californian economy, with our fertile central valley and all.


Ronald Reagan! Those of you who appreciate him can thank us for being his stepping stone to Presidential power. And of course the Governator now. Well, at least he's not a girly man, like all those other governors (with the exception of Jesse Ventura. But he stole his last name from a California county!)
Eww, Reagan and Arnold are the two biggest embarassments to the state ever.


And our education is often slandered too. But we have the largest university system in the US, with over 400,000 in the CSU's alone. And the University of California employs more Nobel Prize winners than anywhere else in the world. Sour grapes, I say!
Agreed here. University of California owns.


So maybe we have a few nuts. Who doesn't? We didn't spawn that Reverend Phelps guy, or the Colombine fiasco, or the Waco incident, or Florida.
Well... oh never mind. We didn't spawn Phelps, so that's good.


And yeah, we have earthquakes from time to time. And fires. But they don't bother me. "Fall into the sea!" I hear someone chortle. You're just jealous! You should be thankful we don't, though: we'd take over the whole Pacific Ocean.
The "falling into the sea" thing is crap myth. The San Andreas fault is a sliding fault, not a subduction one. Besides, I'll take a Big One every century or so over being ravaged by hurricanes every single year.


But I love California for a different reason. Because of someone very special. SUSY WILL YOU MARRY ME?

Hah, just kidding. I love California cuz we fucking rock.

Thank you, goodnight.

California does indeed fucking ruck. Even if it really should be two states, it's still the best.

There are quite a few cities that are equal, but it still is a very important and interesting place.

That is undeniably true.

I'm in Northern California (the best part) in the Santa Cruz mountians. Down a fantastic road through the redwoods there is the Santa Cruz beaches. Outside my door, where I was enjoying some of Nor Cals best cash crop, is a canopy of redwoods that shades me for most of the day. I really do love this place.

17 is a widow maker.

Jesus Christ, gravedig!

Before it's locked:

1. Great economy
2. Beautiful landscape
3. Progressive politics
4. Supports renewable energy
5. Tech capital of the world

California ftw.

I like Ohio better. Some of the girls there are really horny. :D

I like Ohio better. Some of the girls there are really horny. :D

:D

http://www.applefritter.com/images/zombie_1-9316_640x480.jpg

:D

It's true! I met a girl and less than an hour later, I was making out with her!

Oh boy! Car chases, stupid celebrities, earthquakes, guys who can't rob places while toting AK47s and wearing flak jackets, Scientology, huge ass forest fires that happen every year, high prices for everything.

I hate California and always will.

Oh yeah, LAX also sucks.

It's true! I met a girl and less than an hour later, I was making out with her!

Hey, I believe you...I'm going to OSU this fall.

Oh boy! Car chases, stupid celebrities, earthquakes, guys who can't rob places while toting AK47s and wearing flak jackets, Scientology, huge ass forest fires that happen every year, high prices for everything.

I hate California and always will.

Oh yeah, LAX also sucks.

San Jose seems to be the best thing to happen to California.

Hey, I believe you...I'm going to OSU this fall.

Lucky bastard...

Lucky bastard...

Even better, I'm going to the business school.

San Jose seems to be the best thing to happen to California.
San Jose sucks...sorry man...it just doesn't suck as much as SoCal, and what sucks even more is people mistake SoCal for all of California. Those people suck more than SoCal. So, lets go to the suck stack visual aide for this-
From least sucky to suckity suck McSuckistan.

San Jose
SoCal
People who mistake SoCal for all of California.

Even better, I'm going to the business school.

I hate you. If I ever get the chance to take your place, I will.

San Jose sucks...sorry man...it just doesn't suck as much as SoCal, and what sucks even more is people mistake SoCal for all of California. Those people suck more than SoCal. So, lets go to the suck stack visual aide for this-
From least sucky to suckity suck McSuckistan.

San Jose
SoCal
People who mistake SoCal for all of California.

Well, at least it's at the top of the list.

w00t w00t for quasi-nude people walking along beaches and stuff! :)

I hate you. If I ever get the chance to take your place, I will.

Maybe if I'm really lucky, I'll get one of the one-person dorms...privacy all the time, a private bathroom and no roomates or other interruptions.

Maybe if I'm really lucky, I'll get one of the one-person dorms...privacy all the time, a private bathroom and no roomates or other interruptions.

I miss Ohio already.

I miss Ohio already.

Where were you from? I grew up in Mason, near Cincinnati and then moved to Cleveland 5 years ago.

San Jose sucks...sorry man...it just doesn't suck as much as SoCal, and what sucks even more is people mistake SoCal for all of California. Those people suck more than SoCal. So, lets go to the suck stack visual aide for this-
From least sucky to suckity suck McSuckistan.

San Jose
SoCal
People who mistake SoCal for all of California.


Pretty much the LA smog basin, San Diego and environs and the Bay Area and environs are so alike that it is difficult to see the differences. The main difference you hear is NorCal snobbery. This ridiculous feeling of superiority is probably the main thing preventing coastal California from seperating from the rest of the State and suffocating in it's own population. The differences between the megalopolises and the rest of the State are quite amazing.

Where were you from? I grew up in Mason, near Cincinnati and then moved to Cleveland 5 years ago.

My sister, actually. I visited her in Fremont last week, and went to Cleveland and Lake Erie.

Pretty much the LA smog basin, San Diego and environs and the Bay Area and environs are so alike that it is difficult to see the differences. The main difference you hear is NorCal snobbery. This ridiculous feeling of superiority is probably the main thing preventing coastal California from seperating from the rest of the State and suffocating in it's own population. The differences between the megalopolises and the rest of the State are quite amazing.
If you can't tell the difference between LA and San Francisco there is something deeply wrong with you.

Before it's locked:

1. Great economy
2. Beautiful landscape
3. Progressive politics
4. Supports renewable energy
5. Tech capital of the world

California ftw.

Why do people lock a thread like this? Someone loved it enough to put it in their sig. Seems like peopel enjoyed it's return so far :)

If you can't tell the difference between LA and San Francisco there is something deeply wrong with you.

And if you think that the people in San Francisco are very different than those of Los Angeles then your mental disorder has badly compromised your judgement.

And if you think that the people in San Francisco are very different than those of Los Angeles then your mental disorder has badly compromised your judgement.
I guess you can keep telling yourself that...people have all sorts of illusions they create.

Living in the SF bay area and working with people from LA tells me a whole different story. But people in land locked states and such will tell themselves all kinds of sour grapes bedtime stories...

I wish the girls here in San Jose weren't so... uptight. They think too much. About themselves, specifically. It's irritating.

I guess you can keep telling yourself that...people have all sorts of illusions they create.

Living in the SF bay area and working with people from LA tells me a whole different story. But people in land locked states and such will tell themselves all kinds of sour grapes bedtime stories...

Last I looked California isnt landlocked. I live here. Makes it a little harder for you to pass off NorCal superiority fairytales as fact. Go ahead and try all you like though. Is it genetics or environment that makes Nor Cal people superior to SoCal people. Im dyin to learn from an expert.

My sister, actually. I visited her in Fremont last week, and went to Cleveland and Lake Erie.


I grew up in Fremont, and my dad grew up in Erie.

Last I looked California isnt landlocked. I live here. Makes it a little harder for you to pass off NorCal superiority fairytales as fact. Go ahead and try all you like though. Is it genetics or environment that makes Nor Cal people superior to SoCal people. Im dyin to learn from an expert.

NorCal has superior weather, (it's too bloody hot her in Los Angeles right now). The people are more practical and less driven by fads.

SoCal is prettier. Things happen at a faster pace, and the whole world wants to be successful in Hollywood.

I just have one thing to say about Hollywood, and to be a lazy arse, I'll just quote a song.

"It's just heartbreaking
I should have known that it would let me down
It's just a mind aching
I used to dream about this town

It was a sight to see
The place to be,
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found

It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it?
So many creeps in hollywood

I'm in this dumb motel
Near the taco bell
Without a hope in hell
I cant believe that I'm still around

Ain't nothin new in my life today
Ain't nothing true, it's all gone away

I've had too much cryin', seen too much grief
I'm sick of tryin', it's beyond belief
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
They're trying to tell me that they're not at home

Ain't nothing new in my life today
I'm tired of walking from place to place
I've yet to come across a friendly face
And now the words sound familiar, as they slam the door
You're not what were looking for.

Ain't nothing new in my life today
Ain't nothing true, it's all gone away

If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you
If we only had time, only had time for you"

I grew up in Fremont, and my dad grew up in Erie.



NorCal has superior weather, (it's too bloody hot her in Los Angeles right now). The people are more practical and less driven by fads.

SoCal is prettier. Things happen at a faster pace, and the whole world wants to be successful in Hollywood.

As far as people being different in The Bay area compared to the smog basin youve said that on the bay area people are more practical , less trendy, and move at a slower pace than they do in L.A.

I say that people in Barstow or Truckee or Chico or Redding or Calipatria or Ceres or any of a hundred other smaller towns in California are so much more practical and so much less trendy and live their lives at a pace so much slower than either Angelinos or Bay Area people that they make the Bay Areoids amd Angelinos appear identical by comparison.

San Jose sucks...sorry man...it just doesn't suck as much as SoCal, and what sucks even more is people mistake SoCal for all of California. Those people suck more than SoCal.

I hate the term "SoCal." God it's stupid.

And what's up with you anyway? You're a self-hating California traitor.



Why do people lock a thread like this? Someone loved it enough to put it in their sig. Seems like peopel enjoyed it's return so far

Yeah, actually I started this thread and my signature was pimping it in the hopes that someone would look and realize the awesomeness that is California. Looks like it finally worked! :)

I hate, I hate, I hate California. Well, maybe not hate but that state does tick me off some times. They stole Wisconsin's dairy title and Minnesota's wild rice title. Your rice doesn't even taste right.

I hate the term "SoCal." God it's stupid.

And what's up with you anyway? You're a self-hating California traitor.



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What, are you kidding? I love California and campaign for people to undertand it's not just one shitty city down south. You want self hating, look at that Not Bad dude who for some reason can't tell the difference between the two even though the rest of us can do it after the first lines of conversation if not on sight.

As far as people being different in The Bay area compared to the smog basin youve said that on the bay area people are more practical , less trendy, and move at a slower pace than they do in L.A.

I say that people in Barstow or Truckee or Chico or Redding or Calipatria or Ceres or any of a hundred other smaller towns in California are so much more practical and so much less trendy and live their lives at a pace so much slower than either Angelinos or Bay Area people that they make the Bay Areoids amd Angelinos appear identical by comparison.

That might be true, but do they lead the world in technology?