Need help understanding California Lingo

[Ophir]

Mater Dei is NOT in norcal. It is in Santa Ana which is in Orange County. Private, Catholic.

Poly is short for Long Beach Poly. Public.

As other people have stated the valley is the San Fernando Valley. It's a vast wasteland which is separated from LA by a "mountain range which runs east-west north of LA.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
oh, and wtf is up with calling freeways and area codes "the"? no other part of the country talks like that!

No other part of the country is as fragmented with individualized sub-nations as California.

Mention any of the following cities to someone living more than 10 miles away from it and they'll look at you cockeyed:
Santa Fe Springs, Indio, Baldwin Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes, Lomita, Wilmington, Diamond Bar, Hawaiian Gardens, Hollywood Riviera, et al..

That's why it's easier to say "The Valley" because everyone knows basically where "The Valley" is. Or "Inland Empire" (== BFE). Or "The South Bay." There's just too many small cities and communities to keep track of if you don't travel much.

The Freeway Numbering phenomenon still escapes me. I'm born and raised in LA so it's only natural that we take The 405 to The 110 to The 91. When I travel out of state and have people tell me to take I-25 and I ask if it hits THE I-80 they stare at me like I just sprouted horns and a fourth nipple out of my forehead.

 

[Ophir]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
LA has no charm, its a hole.

You sir, are pretty damn ignorant.

Have you ever even been to LA?

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: ElFenix
oh, and wtf is up with calling freeways and area codes "the"? no other part of the country talks like that!

No other part of the country is as fragmented with individualized sub-nations as California.

Mention any of the following cities to someone living more than 10 miles away from it and they'll look at you cockeyed:
Santa Fe Springs, Indio, Baldwin Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes, Lomita, Wilmington, Diamond Bar, Hawaiian Gardens, Hollywood Riviera, et al..

That's why it's easier to say "The Valley" because everyone knows basically where "The Valley" is. Or "Inland Empire" (== BFE). Or "The South Bay." There's just too many small cities and communities to keep track of if you don't travel much.

The Freeway Numbering phenomenon still escapes me. I'm born and raised in LA so it's only natural that we take The 405 to The 110 to The 91. When I travel out of state and have people tell me to take I-25 and I ask if it hits THE I-80 they stare at me like I just sprouted horns and a fourth nipple out of my forehead.

The "the" freeway thing isn't used in nor cal, either. We usually just use the number. Take 17 north to 880 to 680 to 80 east.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: ElFenix
oh, and wtf is up with calling freeways and area codes "the"? no other part of the country talks like that!

No other part of the country is as fragmented with individualized sub-nations as California.

Mention any of the following cities to someone living more than 10 miles away from it and they'll look at you cockeyed:
Santa Fe Springs, Indio, Baldwin Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes, Lomita, Wilmington, Diamond Bar, Hawaiian Gardens, Hollywood Riviera, et al..

That's why it's easier to say "The Valley" because everyone knows basically where "The Valley" is. Or "Inland Empire" (== BFE). Or "The South Bay." There's just too many small cities and communities to keep track of if you don't travel much.

The Freeway Numbering phenomenon still escapes me. I'm born and raised in LA so it's only natural that we take The 405 to The 110 to The 91. When I travel out of state and have people tell me to take I-25 and I ask if it hits THE I-80 they stare at me like I just sprouted horns and a fourth nipple out of my forehead.

You already have 3 on your forehead?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: PaNsyBoy8
bay area is the area around the san francisco bay, sf, oakland, san jose would be the the south cutoff for the bay area the east and north cut-offs would be by lesser known towns, i think so cal ends at about the grape vine. where are u from exactly? i'm assuming ur not from california. the bay area and so cal are not close to each other, its about a 4.5-5 hr drive from the southern most point of the bay area to the northern most point of so-cal (driving from la to sacrament is 1 mile closer than driving to sanfrancisco, weird eh?) the reason i say this is because when ppl live outside california, ppl think that sanfrancisco and la are only an hour away or so. So what's up with the questions? are u looking into goign to school out here?

yup, from sj to la, its 6 hours. and i think thats with a little law breakin

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
LA has no charm, its a hole.

You haven't been to the right areas. Saying that is like me saying everyone from Texas is a redneck gun toting, beer guzzling hick that owns a horse trailer and an outhouse, and drives a raised pickup with a gun rack while spewing chaw out their window.

Beach cities are incredibly nice and have gobs of charm. So does Venice and Santa Monica if you go to the right parts. Pasadena, Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Long Beach are also very nice. Granted, none of it is as "cute" or "quaint" as some NorCal communities but it's far from a "hole."

Do you live in a barn? I hear Texans live in barns.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Ophir

Originally posted by: ElFenix
LA has no charm, its a hole.

You sir, are pretty damn ignorant.

Have you ever even been to LA?

yes, and i want to leave as soon as i get there

<---lived in san fran for a good while, and really hates the dodgers

oh, and yes, we do all have horse trailers and barns. i'm in mine right now. plus, if i go outside i can hear lots of live gunfire

 

[0roo0roo]

from norcal you can go skiing in tahoe with a 4 hour drive. that would be 10 hours for la.. cripes that would suck

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: conjur

You already have 3 on your forehead?

You can blame the LA tap water for it.

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

yup, from sj to la, its 6 hours. and i think thats with a little law breakin

Nah 6 hours is with normal driving and cross-your-fingers-no-accidents.

Took about 8 hours from LA-Napa with minimal speeding and fighting morning LA traffic.
About 8 hours back; would have been 7 or less but some jackhole got into an accident on the north part of I-5 and we were stuck for an hour.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: notfred
People live in the "Bay Area" because no one knows where Campbell is unless you live in Nor Cal. "I live in the South Bay" is more meaningful than "I live in Campbell" to most people from out of the area.

Pretty much the same with Cupertino, Milpitas, Los Gatos I would imagine.

 

[Ophir]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Ophir

Originally posted by: ElFenix
LA has no charm, its a hole.

You sir, are pretty damn ignorant.

Have you ever even been to LA?

yes, and i want to leave as soon as i get there

<---lived in san fran for a good while, and really hates the dodgers

oh, and yes, we do all have horse trailers and barns. i'm in mine right now. plus, if i go outside i can hear lots of live gunfire

Ever been anywhere other than Hollywood, Beverly Hills, 3rd Street, or Venice Beach?

I do wish we had more lenient gun laws, though. At least they haven't outlawed pistol and rifle ranges, yet. Still one of my favorite ways to chill out and have fun.

 

[Ylen13]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
And it's not NoCal. It's NorCal.

San Jose/Milpitas > *
-- mrcodedude

same thing

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
from norcal you can go skiing in tahoe with a 4 hour drive. that would be 10 hours for la.. cripes that would suck

LA -> Snow Summit / other mediocre resort = 2 hours

LA -> Bear Mountain = 2-3 hours

LA -> Mammoth Mountain = 5-6 hours

LA -> Tahoe = 7-8 hours

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Ophir
Ever been anywhere other than Hollywood, Beverly Hills, 3rd Street, or Venice Beach?

come to think of it, i don't think i've been to any of those places

 

[Ophir]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
from norcal you can go skiing in tahoe with a 4 hour drive. that would be 10 hours for la.. cripes that would suck

It's only 4hrs to Mammoth. That's pretty good, especially on weekdays.

It's also only an hour and a half flight to Sac and and hour and a half drive to Tahoe from there. It's more expensive, but going to Tahoe is an expensive vacation anyway.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Ophir
Ever been anywhere other than Hollywood, Beverly Hills, 3rd Street, or Venice Beach?

come to think of it, i don't think i've been to any of those places

So where in LA have you been to that you deem yourself correct in describing it as a "hole?"