I've read these two articles in the Contra Costa Times that I think totally capture the pretentiousness and keeping up with the Jones' attitude that is so prevelant here. People in Nor Cal try to claim Southern Californian's are fake, well isn't that the kettle calling the pot black. Please read these two articles and tell me what you think:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/16527437.htm
http://www.cctextra.com/blogs/shoptalk/2007/01/whats_in_a_bottle.html
2007-01-23 09:45:40 · 6 answers · asked by Sav 6 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
I smell a Karl Rove "Divide and Conquer" talking point, so I'll get straight to the point:
There's really no difference between Northern California and Southern California. Whatever differences we have with one another are not defined by something as ridiculously simple as an imaginary line through Fresno.
2007-01-24 16:24:40 · answer #1 · answered by SFdude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't really care honestly. I find that places like the Hamptons on the east coast are by far worse than the bay area in terms of pretentiousness. And who said that was a bad thing? Superficial/fake is not the same thing. In So Cal there is this total air of superiority that I do not feel up here in Nor Cal. So what if we are tree hugging liberals who like fine wine and cars? We think that So Cal is fake because it is the land of plastic surgery sheep following the Paris Hilton style of life.
And yes, you can tell the difference between the crap that is two buck chuck and a regular wine. The winery is one of my clients and they have even made the comment that it is a more "watered" down style of wine that some of their other brands. I can generally tell when I am drinking it.
Big deal.
2007-01-23 09:59:27 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, that's no longer the South. human beings in California have a variety of informal indifference right here. you're no longer likely to discover the variety of ideas-set you're searching for right here. in case you extremely need that friendly, small-city ideas-set, you're able to desire to circulate returned to the small city you got here from. No offense meant, and no demanding thoughts in case you progression returned living house. it extremely is merely unlike that out right here. maximum actually everyone seems to be friendly, merely no longer that friendly. and you're able to desire to get a detrimental vibe merely out of your variety of ways you mindset women. howdy, it extremely is how that's out right here.
2016-11-26 21:51:43 · answer #3 · answered by hutt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have more in common than they think, Nor Cal and So Cal.
2007-01-24 10:03:07 · answer #4 · answered by dudeinnorcal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are just people. Just blow it off. Sometimes people think they are a little more important than they really are. Just know they are just like you regardless of what they think!
2007-01-23 10:49:27 · answer #5 · answered by Poptart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've got them pegged. I'm so glad I left that state.
2007-01-23 09:53:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋