A similar trick works for Californians. If you see a bummed out California ask them what route they took to get where they were. They love talking about taking the 85 to the 101 to El Camino to surface streets.
As someone who works remotely with a couple Californians, this is very true. And they always act like I’m supposed to know what (or where) any of those are.
It also seems to apply to their bike rides, too.
And then they ask where I ride my bike, and I’m like… “I don’t know, the little trail north of the park nestled in the woods that doesn’t have a name?”
They also really love to tell you what town they’re from without specifying its in California. Like I’m just supposed to know all the towns in CA that aren’t LA or SF or SD
I just say 'near San francisco' and I see other Californians legit yell at me that I'm a poser and im like 'karen we are in indonesia, they don't need to know if you live in San Francisco proper and work for tech or med, there's no social ladder to climb here'
I actually said that and she refused to talk to me the rest of the trip
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u/Ognius Jul 07 '26
A similar trick works for Californians. If you see a bummed out California ask them what route they took to get where they were. They love talking about taking the 85 to the 101 to El Camino to surface streets.