There is a strange habit down here of hating. I'm very used to the Northwest way of thinking which has a lot of emphasis on being polite and giving to each other. It seems here in LA, and possibly most of Southern California, that is not the practice. Everyone from this area code hates people from this area code. Every neighborhood has a rival neighborhood that they "hate on." Everyone has things they hate that other people do. Like I use the word "hella" sometimes as a replacement for "very." Thats hella cool. Or hella fun. Or hella hard. Its actually very common in the northern coastal areas. But no one in SoCal says "hella." And they hate anyone who does. Its really strange. Everyone in SoCal hates NorCal. And so anything associated with NorCal is something to hate in SoCal.
Another subtle difference here is abbreviations. I think it might have to do with efficiency or maybe just laziness, but everything is abbreviated from its original name here. Even if the abbreviation isn't shorter to say. Parkside becomes P-side. Trojan Grounds becomes TroGro. Norther California is NorCal and Southern California is SoCal. University Village is UV. Alcohol is "Alc." Its all very LA.
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It's not to surprising that the people from Southern Cal are so rude. Hopefully it just pertains to the college students who think they are invincible & no everything. Thanks so much on keeping us posted on what college life is like. Keep yourself focused and just remember all things are possible even no matter how stuff they may seem. I'm looking forward to reading more of your blogs. Love you Much,
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