Current Events > How would you describe Southern Californians vs the rest of the world?

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insomniacRA 07/21/21 1:11:31 PM #1:	Recently moved to LA district and have difficulty adjusting to the people here. I feel like people here openly ask "so what do you do?" in the first 2 minutes of a conversation and judge your worth based on your occupation. So I started to lie here and there because I'm...sort of insecure. Sometimes I'm a script writer, or a coding geek trying to build his start up. Other times I'm a professional GO player (pick a game westerners are unfamiliar with so they can't fact check you). Everybody then starts to want a piece of you. If I'm being honest and tell them I'm some waiter at a restaurant? People won't bother holding a conversation. <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956317799] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Recently moved to LA district and have difficulty adjusting to the people here. I feel like people here openly ask "so what do you do?" in the first 2 minutes of a conversation and judge your worth based on your occupation. So I started to lie here and there because I'm...sort of insecure. Sometimes I'm a script writer, or a coding geek trying to build his start up. Other times I'm a professional GO player (pick a game westerners are unfamiliar with so they can't fact check you). Everybody then starts to want a piece of you. If I'm being honest and tell them I'm some waiter at a restaurant? People won't bother holding a conversation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
itachi15243 07/21/21 1:15:40 PM #2:	You sound like you have a terrible personality to be honest. If people are getting that bored of talking to you, that fast, then something else is wrong. Maybe it's your personality, how you act, dress, or this is just a troll topic. --- I do drawings and stuff https://www.fiverr.com/blueblitz <cite>itachi15243 posted [p:956317928] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>You sound like you have a terrible personality to be honest. If people are getting that bored of talking to you, that fast, then something else is wrong. Maybe it's your personality, how you act, dress, or this is just a troll topic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 07/21/21 1:15:46 PM #3:	Well they are just trying to survive by associating themselves with likely more successful people It make me sad thinking about it --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:956317931] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Well they are just trying to survive by associating themselves with likely more successful people It make me sad thinking about it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Itachi157 07/21/21 1:21:25 PM #4:	I've lived in SoCal all my life. That's probably like some sort of LA/big city attitude to have. Average people around here (outside of super rich or wannabe rich areas) aren't super vapid or judgmental or anything like that. <cite>Itachi157 posted [p:956318091] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>I've lived in SoCal all my life. That's probably like some sort of LA/big city attitude to have. Average people around here (outside of super rich or wannabe rich areas) aren't super vapid or judgmental or anything like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 1:28:22 PM #5:	Itachi157 posted... I've lived in SoCal all my life. That's probably like some sort of LA/big city attitude to have. Average people around here (outside of super rich or wannabe rich areas) aren't super vapid or judgmental or anything like that. Well I do live right by FIDM in downtown LA. I guess people here are always looking to "network" and I can't help but feel like it's one big popularity contest. <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956318282] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Itachi157 posted... </cite> <quote>I've lived in SoCal all my life. That's probably like some sort of LA/big city attitude to have. Average people around here (outside of super rich or wannabe rich areas) aren't super vapid or judgmental or anything like that.</quote>Well I do live right by FIDM in downtown LA. I guess people here are always looking to "network" and I can't help but feel like it's one big popularity contest. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theAteam 07/21/21 1:30:17 PM #6:	San Diego is like the rest of the world because everyone here is from the rest of the world lmao --- Without the water you can't have the flame <cite>theAteam posted [p:956318339] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>San Diego is like the rest of the world because everyone here is from the rest of the world lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 1:41:06 PM #7:	theAteam posted... San Diego is like the rest of the world because everyone here is from the rest of the world lmao I mean people that are local to SoCal. I want to give off an aura to people that tells them I'm distinctly from LA. <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956318670] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>theAteam posted... </cite> <quote>San Diego is like the rest of the world because everyone here is from the rest of the world lmao</quote>I mean people that are local to SoCal. I want to give off an aura to people that tells them I'm distinctly from LA. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Itachi157 07/21/21 1:41:09 PM #8:	insomniacRA posted... Well I do live right by FIDM in downtown LA. I guess people here are always looking to "network" and I can't help but feel like it's one big popularity contest. Yeah outside of places like this SoCal is full of normal people. San Diego is pretty chill as well despite being a bigger city. <cite>Itachi157 posted [p:956318672] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>insomniacRA posted... </cite> <quote>Well I do live right by FIDM in downtown LA. I guess people here are always looking to "network" and I can't help but feel like it's one big popularity contest.</quote> Yeah outside of places like this SoCal is full of normal people. San Diego is pretty chill as well despite being a bigger city. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 07/21/21 1:58:26 PM #9:	insomniacRA posted... I feel like people here openly ask "so what do you do?" in the first 2 minutes of a conversation Isnt this normal? Or is it just a city thing --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:956319229] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>insomniacRA posted... </cite> <quote>I feel like people here openly ask "so what do you do?" in the first 2 minutes of a conversation</quote>Isnt this normal? Or is it just a city thing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LookANinja 07/21/21 2:04:16 PM #10:	SoCal is a big place. --- http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/56/picturesig.jpg https://imgur.com/b8HCz <cite>LookANinja posted [p:956319420] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>SoCal is a big place. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 07/21/21 2:06:15 PM #11:	Chads --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:956319477] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Chads </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/21/21 2:13:03 PM #12:	...is Barstow "southern california"? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:956319681] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>...is Barstow "southern california"? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish 07/21/21 2:14:11 PM #13:	It makes me scared and confused that not everyone refers to their freeways as "the #" Like the 5 or the 405. Interstate?? What?? --- Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. <cite>ThePrinceFish posted [p:956319718] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>It makes me scared and confused that not everyone refers to their freeways as "the #" Like the 5 or the 405. Interstate?? What?? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gna647 07/21/21 2:16:09 PM #14:	upper class Californians are probably the worst and most smug. source: grew up in upper class neighborhood --- https://imgur.com/iMaDK https://imgur.com/e9OCH https://imgur.com/RnA9A https://imgur.com/LvJeR <cite>gna647 posted [p:956319779] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>upper class Californians are probably the worst and most smug. source: grew up in upper class neighborhood </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PatrickMahomes 07/21/21 2:20:51 PM #15:	elitists --- NFLB 2021 Summersim mk.2 Roster (2-5): https://imgur.com/o8IeFJS https://imgur.com/cEQy3f4 / https://imgur.com/gWKaLHC <cite>PatrickMahomes posted [p:956319937] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>elitists </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Butterfiles 07/21/21 2:22:31 PM #16:	LA people flake on absolutely everything --- http://www.last.fm/user/PigBun CEO of Antifa <cite>Butterfiles posted [p:956319989] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>LA people flake on absolutely everything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 3:10:55 PM #17:	MedeaLysistrata posted... Isnt this normal? Or is it just a city thing It's a pretty inappropriate question to ask people that question. What if the other person's embarrassed of telling you their job, just so that they can get 20 seconds of your validation? Sometimes people work jobs they're not exactly fond of, and aren't keen to answering probing questions like that. <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956321461] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted... </cite> <quote>Isnt this normal? Or is it just a city thing</quote>It's a pretty inappropriate question to ask people that question. What if the other person's embarrassed of telling you their job, just so that they can get 20 seconds of your validation? Sometimes people work jobs they're not exactly fond of, and aren't keen to answering probing questions like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 3:12:50 PM #18:	gna647 posted... upper class Californians are probably the worst and most smug. source: grew up in upper class neighborhood What would you consider upper class? net worth of a couple mil and an annual seven figure income? <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956321528] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>gna647 posted... </cite> <quote>upper class Californians are probably the worst and most smug. source: grew up in upper class neighborhood</quote>What would you consider upper class? net worth of a couple mil and an annual seven figure income? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fhqwhgads 07/21/21 3:13:46 PM #19:	Like France but more attractive. --- Everybody to the Limit you can't bxzwlads the fhqwhgads~spudger <cite>fhqwhgads posted [p:956321552] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Like France but more attractive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DowntownMrSmith 07/21/21 3:15:37 PM #20:	Downtown LA kind of sucks, move to Venice or Santa Monica. <cite>DowntownMrSmith posted [p:956321605] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Downtown LA kind of sucks, move to Venice or Santa Monica. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gamer167 07/21/21 3:19:12 PM #21:	I lived there for about 4 years and SoCal has a very high concentration of superficial, smug, and fake individuals. Probably more so than anywhere else in the country. Theres way more normal people though, theyre just more reserved so they dont stick out as much as the fake shit heads. <cite>gamer167 posted [p:956321717] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>I lived there for about 4 years and SoCal has a very high concentration of superficial, smug, and fake individuals. Probably more so than anywhere else in the country. Theres way more normal people though, theyre just more reserved so they dont stick out as much as the fake shit heads.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 07/21/21 3:23:33 PM #22:	Itachi157 posted... Yeah outside of places like this SoCal is full of normal people. San Diego is pretty chill as well despite being a bigger city. This. Don't judge L.A. by the Westside or downtown/Arts district. Many (most?) there are transplants LARPING as locals. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:956321853] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Itachi157 posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah outside of places like this SoCal is full of normal people. San Diego is pretty chill as well despite being a bigger city.</quote>This. Don't judge L.A. by the Westside or downtown/Arts district. Many (most?) there are transplants LARPING as locals. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 3:50:40 PM #23:	DowntownMrSmith posted... Downtown LA kind of sucks, move to Venice or Santa Monica. I can barely afford to pay for my living expenses and I paying on cheaper end $1600 a month for rent. Santa Monica or Venice has a higher cost of living for me. Finding affordable rent in SoCal is super difficult, especially with the constant application fees and waiting period. gamer167 posted... I lived there for about 4 years and SoCal has a very high concentration of superficial, smug, and fake individuals. Probably more so than anywhere else in the country. Theres way more normal people though, theyre just more reserved so they dont stick out as much as the fake shit heads. So how do I cope with them? Any skills you picked along the way, you'd like to share? or do I have to be equally smug and superficial to get along? <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956322735] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>DowntownMrSmith posted... </cite> <quote>Downtown LA kind of sucks, move to Venice or Santa Monica.</quote>I can barely afford to pay for my living expenses and I paying on cheaper end $1600 a month for rent. Santa Monica or Venice has a higher cost of living for me. Finding affordable rent in SoCal is super difficult, especially with the constant application fees and waiting period. gamer167 posted... </cite> <quote>I lived there for about 4 years and SoCal has a very high concentration of superficial, smug, and fake individuals. Probably more so than anywhere else in the country. Theres way more normal people though, theyre just more reserved so they dont stick out as much as the fake shit heads.</quote> So how do I cope with them? Any skills you picked along the way, you'd like to share? or do I have to be equally smug and superficial to get along? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/21/21 3:52:23 PM #24:	insomniacRA posted... Finding affordable rent in SoCal is super difficult, especially with the constant application fees and waiting period. Amboy is probably cheap as hell. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:956322785] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>insomniacRA posted... </cite> <quote>Finding affordable rent in SoCal is super difficult, especially with the constant application fees and waiting period.</quote>Amboy is probably cheap as hell. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Arcanine2009 07/21/21 3:53:38 PM #25:	Liberal Florida (except Orange County) --- Less is more. Everything you want, isn't everything you need. <cite>Arcanine2009 posted [p:956322827] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Liberal Florida (except Orange County) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 3:53:51 PM #26:	brestugo posted... This. Don't judge L.A. by the Westside or downtown/Arts district. Many (most?) there are transplants LARPING as locals. I mean...to be frank, all I really want is a cute anime loving girl who wouldn't mind spending the weekends watching re-runs of Dragon Ball Z with me. I'm not exactly sure why I made the commitment to move but where can I find those of type of girls in LA? <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956322832] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite> <quote>This. Don't judge L.A. by the Westside or downtown/Arts district. Many (most?) there are transplants LARPING as locals.</quote>I mean...to be frank, all I really want is a cute anime loving girl who wouldn't mind spending the weekends watching re-runs of Dragon Ball Z with me. I'm not exactly sure why I made the commitment to move but where can I find those of type of girls in LA? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 4:10:37 PM #27:	Arcanine2009 posted... Liberal Florida (except Orange County) what's wrong with OC? <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956323388] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Arcanine2009 posted... </cite> <quote>Liberal Florida (except Orange County)</quote>what's wrong with OC? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mistere Man 07/21/21 4:23:25 PM #28:	How would you describe Southern Californians vs the rest of the world? Greatly outnumbered. --- Water+Fall=Radiation. <cite>Mistere Man posted [p:956323818] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote><quote>How would you describe Southern Californians vs the rest of the world?</quote> Greatly outnumbered. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 07/21/21 4:42:11 PM #29:	insomniacRA posted... I mean...to be frank, all I really want is a cute anime loving girl who wouldn't mind spending the weekends watching re-runs of Dragon Ball Z with me. I'm not exactly sure why I made the commitment to move but where can I find those of type of girls in LA? Not too many stay at home watch TV types - male or female - here. Hang out at an anime shop/convention or whatever and meet someone there. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:956324498] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>insomniacRA posted... </cite> <quote>I mean...to be frank, all I really want is a cute anime loving girl who wouldn't mind spending the weekends watching re-runs of Dragon Ball Z with me. I'm not exactly sure why I made the commitment to move but where can I find those of type of girls in LA?</quote> Not too many stay at home watch TV types - male or female - here. Hang out at an anime shop/convention or whatever and meet someone there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Touch 07/21/21 4:44:17 PM #30:	Lived in San Diego all my life. Can confirm am chill --- https://imgur.com/ZVrHdEl <cite>Touch posted [p:956324566] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Lived in San Diego all my life. Can confirm am chill </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 07/21/21 6:04:43 PM #31:	One more thing Kimosabe. California moves at 45 RPM. NYC is about 2-3 weeks behind. The rest of the country is about 9-10 months. I'm an L.A native but have lived in NYC, London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Vientiane. Interesting places but not that close. If you really want to live in L.A. coming as an outsider, you change your address then your mind. How can you innovate, develop, research or develop your thing even more or better? This is the R&D state. Has been since day 1 if you think about it. If you're a native it's muscle memory. If you came recently, it may be a challenge. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:956327196] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>One more thing Kimosabe. California moves at 45 RPM. NYC is about 2-3 weeks behind. The rest of the country is about 9-10 months. I'm an L.A native but have lived in NYC, London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Vientiane. Interesting places but not that close. If you really want to live in L.A. coming as an outsider, you change your address then your mind. How can you innovate, develop, research or develop your thing even more or better? This is the R&D state. Has been since day 1 if you think about it. If you're a native it's muscle memory. If you came recently, it may be a challenge. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Winrawr 07/21/21 6:07:58 PM #32:	Californians are better about certain things, like race, but are actually incredibly classist. They also think they are better than everyone else, and they kind of are. NorCal has much nicer people who dont judge as quickly, especially with regards to clothes and how you look (especially silicon valley), but make no mistake, California has the most competitive people on the planet. <cite>Winrawr posted [p:956327295] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>Californians are better about certain things, like race, but are actually incredibly classist. They also think they are better than everyone else, and they kind of are. NorCal has much nicer people who dont judge as quickly, especially with regards to clothes and how you look (especially silicon valley), but make no mistake, California has the most competitive people on the planet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
insomniacRA 07/21/21 6:24:09 PM #33:	brestugo posted... One more thing Kimosabe. California moves at 45 RPM. NYC is about 2-3 weeks behind. The rest of the country is about 9-10 months. I'm an L.A native but have lived in NYC, London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Vientiane. Interesting places but not that close. If you really want to live in L.A. coming as an outsider, you change your address then your mind. How can you innovate, develop, research or develop your thing even more or better? This is the R&D state. Has been since day 1 if you think about it. If you're a native it's muscle memory. If you came recently, it may be a challenge. so if I'm a bit of a recluse and I'm socially awkward, what are some things you recommend me to do inorder to feel less of a struggle? I really want to soak in the L.A. life style, so that I can come across as a native to newcomers. <cite>insomniacRA posted [p:956327821] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>brestugo posted... </cite> <quote>One more thing Kimosabe. California moves at 45 RPM. NYC is about 2-3 weeks behind. The rest of the country is about 9-10 months. I'm an L.A native but have lived in NYC, London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo and Vientiane. Interesting places but not that close. If you really want to live in L.A. coming as an outsider, you change your address then your mind. How can you innovate, develop, research or develop your thing even more or better? This is the R&D state. Has been since day 1 if you think about it. If you're a native it's muscle memory. If you came recently, it may be a challenge.</quote>so if I'm a bit of a recluse and I'm socially awkward, what are some things you recommend me to do inorder to feel less of a struggle? I really want to soak in the L.A. life style, so that I can come across as a native to newcomers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 07/21/21 7:07:58 PM #34:	insomniacRA posted... so if I'm a bit of a recluse and I'm socially awkward, what are some things you recommend me to do inorder to feel less of a struggle? I really want to soak in the L.A. life style, so that I can come across as a native to newcomers. Find a venue that reflects your interests. ANY OF THEM. Sounds like you like anime. OK, find out those kind of events and attend them as you can. Mingle, talk, don't be afraid to even embarrass yourself. But don't let anyone try to embarrass you and don't be an asshole. This is a big fucking city. You could fit San Francisco, Boston, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Clevelandplus the island of Manhattan, within Los Angeles city limits. L.A. County is as big as some states. There is shit happening here like nowhere else in the world. Don't try to hit a homerun on the first pitch though slugger. That's how newbies crash to my GenX observation. Start small, build on it. Take care of your mental and physical health too - it's easy to get here for free. Good luck. Give yourself a reasonable chance and believe in yourself. --- Not everyone is suitable to kill a lion - Maasai proverb. <cite>brestugo posted [p:956329112] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>insomniacRA posted... <quote>so if I'm a bit of a recluse and I'm socially awkward, what are some things you recommend me to do inorder to feel less of a struggle? I really want to soak in the L.A. life style, so that I can come across as a native to newcomers.</quote>Find a venue that reflects your interests. ANY OF THEM. Sounds like you like anime. OK, find out those kind of events and attend them as you can. Mingle, talk, don't be afraid to even embarrass yourself. But don't let anyone try to embarrass you and don't be an asshole. This is a big fucking city. You could fit San Francisco, Boston, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Clevelandplus the island of Manhattan, within Los Angeles city limits. L.A. County is as big as some states. There is shit happening here like nowhere else in the world. Don't try to hit a homerun on the first pitch though slugger. That's how newbies crash to my GenX observation. Start small, build on it. Take care of your mental and physical health too - it's easy to get here for free. Good luck. Give yourself a reasonable chance and believe in yourself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 07/21/21 7:12:47 PM #35:	insomniacRA posted... I feel like people here openly ask "so what do you do?" in the first 2 minutes of a conversation and judge your worth based on your occupation. This is how pretty much every city in the US is. --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:956329279] in How would ... [t:79576038]...</cite> <quote>insomniacRA posted...</cite> <quote>I feel like people here openly ask "so what do you do?" in the first 2 minutes of a conversation and judge your worth based on your occupation. </quote> This is how pretty much every city in the US is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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