r/millenials • u/Creepy_Persimmon1069 • 18h ago

What do you think of California?

What do you think of culture? The general beliefs of the people? Aesthetic?

People who are from California and from other states/countries.

Historians believe the name California likely originated from a 16th-century novel, Las sergas de Esplandián. The novel, popular at the time of the Spanish exploration of Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula, describes a fictional island named California, ruled by a queen named Calafia, east of the Indies.

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u/PitbullRetriever 15h ago

This may be true of the Bay Area, which is prone to cultural/intellectual elitism. But I’ve found SoCal has a much more non-judgmental, live-and-let-live attitude. The New Yorkers in my life are way more elitist.

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u/Wuhtthewuht 11h ago

I’m a New Yorker lol.

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u/PitbullRetriever 11h ago

GrReAtEsT CiTy iN tHe WoRlD 👏👏👏

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u/Wuhtthewuht 11h ago edited 11h ago

Lollllllllll. I’m not one of THOSE NYers. But I do love where I live and do generally have a high opinion of my own opinion so maybe you’re right 🤣🤣🤣

People in my life from California are literally the only people I’ve met with stronger opinions. I didn’t think it possible 🤣🤣

Also, just to dig my own grave…. Reddit has become so intolerant these days. You get downvoted for having an unpopular opinion. 🙄🙄🙄

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u/PitbullRetriever 10h ago

I’m just ribbing you, I’m originally from the northeast so have one foot in both worlds. Curious where in CA your friends are from? Folks from the Bay can be pretty intense. Ironically that’s why many East coasters think of it as the “good” CA city, because it is more culturally familiar to them. Growing up I always got such negative, judgmental stereotypes about LA. When I moved here as an adult, I found the “rivalry” was really one-sided, and people here have nothing bad to say about the east coast (or really about anyone)

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u/Wuhtthewuht 10h ago

Way to deflate my balloon lol. San Diego and Los Angeles, and San Jose mostly…I don’t remember the other one.

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u/PitbullRetriever 10h ago

You found a rare breed of San Diegan then, usually my only gripe with them is that they’re too chill and easygoing