CALIFORNIANS really do live up to stereotypes

from scotsman -suspect source

Dude! They say the surf is awesome in California

CRAIG HOWIE

CALIFORNIANS really do live up to stereotypes about America’s most laid-back state - they are a bunch of tree- hugging, surfing "awesome dudes".

A new survey found that 67 per cent of Californians referred to friends as "dude", while 63 per cent said they had hugged a tree.

They were more likely than most Americans to attend wine tastings, go to barbecues and eat caviar.

Dennis Tootelian, a professor at California State University in Sacramento who conducted the survey, said: "The lifestyles of Californians have been the subject of debate and ridicule over the years, but surprisingly we do a lot of those things.

"I’ve never hugged a tree, but, come to think of it, I’ve done most of the things [in the survey questions]."

A fifth of Californians said they had taken a mudbath and 71 per cent of those said they had found the experience "awesome". A third of the residents of San Diego, commonly cited in the US as having the best climate on the globe, had been surfing.

and this is a bad thing how?

hug trees and eat caviar. yeah that makes a lot of sense.
I fucking hate californians. sorry.

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Originally Posted by Morning Glory

hug trees and eat caviar. yeah that makes a lot of sense.
I fucking hate californians. sorry.

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i think it is safe to say i hate enough of those things not to be a stereotype. where are you from? i should say where do you live? i'm not from california either.

AZ, not much better. everyone here is a redneck.

well i am a stereotypical californian i guess because i do refer to my friends as dudes and dude ettes, and i like goin to the beach even tho im horrible at surfing i still attempt to surf evry summer. i also like avocado on mostly evrything :pbbt:

aren't avacados the only fruit that has fat? that's just wierd.

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aren't avacados the only fruit that has fat? that's just wierd.

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i dont know about fat but they sure are good

yeah they are

I'm Californian. I generally do not call people "dude" or hug trees. I do like wine tasting. I've been surfing a few times. I don't think fat people should be neutered or spayed (unless they want to) Stereotypes are odious. (Californian = 90% of life except jaunts out of state for school/business)

OEC

P.S. Virtually none of my friends in Cali remotely resemble the stereotype:thumb:

And if people don't like California, they can feel free to continue living elsewhere...

;)

sweet dude

I like california. I just don't like californians. ;)

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I like california. I just don't like californians. ;)

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Do you like anyone?:1orglaugh

OEC

I love California , it's so beautiful !

this article just reasserts my desire to cruise on over to california. i'd fit right in... tree hugging...cool :)

naw, I actually like most people, I just don't like pretenious people. if you're an asshole you may get on my nerves, but at least I can respect you for being an honest asshole. When you hug a tree and drive an SUV though, I have little patience. Just be yourself, that's cool. if you're trying to impress me, you'll probibly fail.

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naw, I actually like most people, I just don't like pretenious people. if you're an asshole you may get on my nerves, but at least I can respect you for being an honest asshole. When you hug a tree and drive an SUV though, I have little patience. Just be yourself, that's cool. if you're trying to impress me, you'll probibly fail.

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I was just teasin' you. :thumb:

OEC

Love Cali.... So much to do, so much nice weather, so many good looking, healthy people... Good hiking, swimming, recreation... Good place for computer programmers, artists and musicians... Good Universities... I think it is tough to knock California for just about anything... When it is the dead of winter here, the only place I want to be is napping on the beach at Santa Monica with all those "middle income" homeless guys on their ragged-ass towels... :p:

I admit I use "dude" a lot...but I don't surf or hug trees. Wouldn't live anywhere else though...every day it's a Fellini film come to life.

Never been to Cali, but I don't think I would enjoy it. I'm WAY too industralized to leave my motor city.

they didnt do that survey in my hood. the only thing I can say is the BBQ thing is true but who doest enjoy a good BBQ once and a while? wine tasting nothing wrong with that. I like a good Marlow every now and then.
Awsome and dude are a white thing and a beach thing not a hood thing so you know this wasnt conducted in Inglewood.

i would enjoy Cali for the beaches at night..if they were secluded...thats about it..i prefer a laid back, southern feel of things...kind neighbors, stress free, un-judgemental...i love florida...warmth, tropical island feel...friendly....lazy relaxation....too many ppl in tight spaces...freaks me all out...

Who the rightious fuck did they survey?

Seriously, I have never hugged a tree and more people I know have humped trees than hugged them.

Sure a lot of californians have surfed, but a lot of utahnians have skiid. We make wine so a wine tasting is more likely, and sure we say dude and like more than the rest of ya, but I don't think I have used the word awesome for anything but to be funny since 1986. And a mud bath? How about 83% of californians can't afford crap like mudbaths.

Stupid surveys. :rant: