You Know You're From California If...

[cocodrilo]

1. Your co-worker has 8 bodypiercings and none of them are visible.

2. You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people having a conversation in English.

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a pierced nose, and is named Flower.

5. You can't remember...is pot illegal?

6. You've been to a baby shower that has 2 mothers and a sperm donor.

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown and can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.

8. You can't remember...is pot illegal?

9. A really great parking spot can totally move you to tears.

10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.

11. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30am at Starbuck's wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses that looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney!

12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.

13. You can't remember...is pot illegal?

14. It's barely sprinkling rain outside and there's a report on every news station: "STORM WATCH".

15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cells and pagers.

16. It's barely sprinkling rain outside so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all weather-related acidents.

17. Hey!!! Is pot illegal????

18. Both you AND your dog have therapists.

19. The Terminator is your governor.

20. If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license. If you are here illegally, they want to give you one.

[chachachacat]

:lol:
* You go to the store in the middle of the day on a weekday, and it's crowded.

* You have helicopters flying over you at night, even though you live in a decent neighborhood (or for the rent you pay, you'd be in a very nice neighborhood anywhere else!)

But, on the other hand, it's sunny and nice outside in February!
You can walk most days.
The beach is right there!
You don't have to fit into such a small box.
There's LOTS of dancing!
Lots of good coaches!
Lots of studios!
:P

[Laura]

My mom says that various versions of this list have been going around since the 1960's!!!!

[cocodrilo]

This is the up-to-date version, sent to me by my mom just this morning. 8)

[Laura]

I see she left off the one that says "...your plumber is gay and your hairdresser is straight." :) I guess that makes more sense if you read it "You know you're in California" though.

[new-ish]

Your best friends are Hindu, Buddhist, Mormon, Sufi Tantric, Episcopalian..

And everyone is cool about it :D

[cocodrilo]

Is pot illegal? :shock:

[Laura]

I can't remember. Wait, what did you just ask me?

[cocodrilo]

:lol:

[chachachacat]

:lol:

[Rosa]

9. A really great parking spot can totally move you to tears.

Well, THAT one's the same in Europe... :cry: :x

:D

[cocodrilo]

9. A really great parking spot can totally move you to tears.

Well, THAT one's the same in Europe... :cry: :x

:D
In Japan, as well! Then you have to pay $8 an hour for it! :evil:

[ReneeJoan]

You know you're in California when you start jumping in your car to drive three blocks to pick up something from the Quiki Mart.

. . . when you keep five copies of your screenplay in your car.

. . . when the driver in front of you is banging his head between his hands while driving, and you don't think that's abnormal.

. . . when the homeless guy on the corner asking for money is wearing new Nikes, has a brand new parka, and has a shiny 10-speed bicycle.

. . . when your 14 year old son spikes his hair and you don't even bat an eye.

. . . when your waiter brings you the credit charge slip for your autograph, and you do a double take, and ask for his/hers.

. . . when your best friend announces she having twins and has an agent lined up even before she's picked out the baby furniture for the nursery.

And you know you're in LOS ANGELES when the movie ends and NOT ONE PERSON GETS UP AND LEAVES THE THEATER BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTUALLY READING THE END CREDITS, and NOBODY LEAVES until the IATSE bug is displayed!!!

[chachachacat]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[ShyDancer]

9. A really great parking spot can totally move you to tears.

Well, THAT one's the same in Europe... :cry: :x

:D
In Japan, as well! Then you have to pay $8 an hour for it! :evil:


Yep! Here we pay anywher between $6.50 and $9.50 per hour for parking :shock: I went to Canberra and paid $2 unlimited time ...what a difference living in Oz's 2 most expensive state makes!

[Vince A]

1. Your co-worker has 8 bodypiercings and none of them are visible.
Actually, he has eleven . . .

2. You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.
WE finally can afford a condo . . .

3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people having a conversation in English.
I didn't take anything!!!!!

4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a pierced nose, and is named Flower.
His name is Tiffani . . .

5. You can't remember...is pot illegal?
Pot is legal . . . it's Extasy that is illegal!

6. You've been to a baby shower that has 2 mothers and a sperm donor.
Yes, I was there with both mothers.

7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown and can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.
Sensimillian is even better.

8. You can't remember...is pot illegal?
Pot is illegal, and Extasy is legal.

9. A really great parking spot can totally move you to tears.
Yea . . . one within a half-an-hour walk to our commuter train would get me to tears!

10. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.
Sorry, I drive an electric Honda that costs about $1300 a month to charge up every night.

11. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30am at Starbuck's wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses that looks like George Clooney really IS George Clooney!
Yea, but we make him get in line with us at around 7:00 AM . . .

12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
So, what's your point?

13. You can't remember...is pot illegal?
What's pot???

14. It's barely sprinkling rain outside and there's a report on every news station: "STORM WATCH".
Of course . . . we hate to get up and go inside . . . we don't want to get while outside by the pool getting a tan!

15. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cells and pagers.
So, what else do give an eight-year old for his birthday???

16. It's barely sprinkling rain outside so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all weather-related acidents.
Yes, those damn out-of-staters can't drive in extremely bad weather!

17. Hey!!! Is pot illegal????
z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z. . . um, oh, sorry. That last "cigarette" made me sleepy . . . and hungry!

18. Both you AND your dog have therapists.
But the dog pays twice as much . . . it's female!

19. The Terminator is your governor.
Arnie is now called the "Governator" . . . get with the times!

20. If you drive illegally, they take your driver's license. If you are here illegally, they want to give you one.
No speaka da-Englis . . .

[pygmalion]

ROTFLMAO! :lol: :lol:

[chachachacat]

LOL :lol:

[Vince A]

ROTFLMAO! :lol: :lol:
Nice to see "pygmalion" every now and then :D

[cocodrilo]

:lol: , Vince!

[jenn]

those are funny!


ok, let me try:

you know youre in california when...

*when theres a traffic jam on the freeways...on a sunday! :evil:

*there are 20 different ways you can order your coffee

*every other word in a sentence is "like" or "you know"

*its obvious people dont know how to drive in the rain :roll:

*you look at the passengers in the car next to you and theyre all talking on their own cell phone

*there are more plastic surgeons than dentists

*you cringe and :oops: when people from other states asks you "so whats it like to have the terminator for governor?" :roll:

*people complain about the rain, and then about the heat in the summer (we're spoiled!)

*people are either carrying a water bottle or a starbucks cup

...

[cocodrilo]

That bugs me wherever I go and see people carrying water bottles! Do people really think they're going to pass out from dehydration during their commute?
Coffee shops, and ANY restaurant, for that matter, that gives you 200 choices for a bloody drink or menu item. There should be three choices; A, B or C!

People still use "like" and "y'know"(or "yi know") a lot, but I've noticed people are using the "3-second and" these days, which is really annoying. If you're from out of town, and haven't experienced this Californianism yet, it sounds like this-
"EEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAnd". And it means and.

[Laura]

The one that drives me up the wall is "right on." You'll be telling someone a story, or explaining something to them, and every time you pause for a breath they'll say "right on" in the same way I'm used to people saying "OK."

[DWise1]

If you complain about how we drive when it rains, just watch what happens when that funny white stuff starts falling from the sky.

Born and raised in Orange County, Calif, and served five years in North Dakota. Spun out and went backwards into a ditch during the first snow storm.
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Right arm!
Farm out!
And flunky!

(from the Real OC of the 70's)

[ReneeJoan]

Yes, cocodrilo, we really do need all that water, even during the commute.

It's incredibly hard to stay hydrated here in Los Angeles. If I don't have at least 3 liters of water a day, I really feel it. The commutes can be really ugly -- it took me over an hour and a half to drive 24 miles to my private lesson last Friday after work. And because we have to run the air conditioner so much in our cars, it dries you out even more. When I was in San Diego at the beginning of the month, I couldn't believe how much water I needed -- the air is even drier there than here. I was needing at least 20 oz (about a half liter) of water at least once an hour -- and still feeling dehydrated. And if you drink very much coffee (sad to say, I indulge that vice), it dries you out even more. And the tap water around here is so bad. It's no wonder bottled water does brisk business in SoCal.

Renee

[randomMysh]

How do you know you're in California?

Your fingers aren't too cold to type and there isn't three inches of snow outside!

Who's ready for spring? *raises hand*

[cocodrilo]

How do you know you're in California?

Your fingers aren't too cold to type and there isn't three inches of snow outside!

Who's ready for spring? *raises hand*
Me, me, OH me!!!!
I just opened my March newsletter (that I write for the English-speaking community here) about my whining during the "bitterly cold winter" we had this year. Warmin' up, though! 8)

[chachachacat]

Yes, cocodrilo, we really do need all that water, even during the commute.

It's incredibly hard to stay hydrated here in Los Angeles. If I don't have at least 3 liters of water a day, I really feel it. The commutes can be really ugly -- it took me over an hour and a half to drive 24 miles to my private lesson last Friday after work. And because we have to run the air conditioner so much in our cars, it dries you out even more. When I was in San Diego at the beginning of the month, I couldn't believe how much water I needed -- the air is even drier there than here. I was needing at least 20 oz (about a half liter) of water at least once an hour -- and still feeling dehydrated. And if you drink very much coffee (sad to say, I indulge that vice), it dries you out even more. And the tap water around here is so bad. It's no wonder bottled water does brisk business in SoCal.

ReneeI am always drinking water!!! Especially when teaching/dancing.
I always had my water cup with me whenever I left the house. It was the biggest one I could find, purple, of course, my favorite color.
I had some students (a couple) return after a long absence. (Yes, sometimes, the really do come back!) My hair was very different that day, and they peeked in the windows, and said, "That's not her." The other one said, "But that's her cup!"

:!: :!: :lol:

[cocodrilo]

Well I drink water, too- gallons of it! (since I don't drink juice or soda)
I rarely find the need to carry a bottle of water with me unless I am on a long hike. On the other hand, in Japan, the humidity is over 80% in the summer, and it is hot 24 hours a day. I sweat buckets and drink close to 4 liters of water a day, if you can imagine that! In certain parts of Asia, (like here!) in the summer you can get easily dehydrated so it is definitely a good idea to carry a bottle of water with you in the summer season.