Some california stereotypes?

Question

for people that don't live here, what do you think when you here "california"?

and for those of us who do, what are some stereotypes you have heard?

I'm just curious and bored

Answer 1

I don't know if they are still around but I think of Valley people and surfers.

Yes that's on old '80s stereotype.

Answer 2

dont come to my neirboohod  

Answer 3

tan, blonde, loaded, starbucks cup glued to hand, big black sunglasses, convertibles, beach bums, skater dudes

haha but stereotypes arent always true, im sure not everyone is like that.

Answer 4

Homosexuality. Rainbow flags. Pride parades. The Terminator.

Answer 5

I used to live there but moved to texas so here's a little bit of both.

I've heard...

That were all Beach Bums and Sufers

Stuck up rich "Oc" types

I've also heard that most of us are in gangs and have drive bys ever week....so gangsters.

Answer 6

everyone surfs and says dude and you can see movie star on the streets everywhere its always very hot and there are a lot of hot guys

Answer 7

"Old" joke told in the midwest:  "The whole country shifted and all the fruits and nuts rolled to California!"

Stereotypes:  very "me" orientated, very liberal, low morals, not too bright, bleached hair and silicone body parts.

Answer 8

Hollywood, movie stars, surfers and generally shallow and ditzy people

Answer 9

saying "like", "totally" and "hella"

Answer 10

my dads side of the family lives in cali so i visit every summer. they mostly drive foreign cars. talk like surfers. have too much time on their hands, wear nothing but sandals unless when hiking or biking. rich and uppity.

Answer 11

people are forgetting the hippies, and all the tree huggers and eco-freaks. and all the smart people that work in the IT business all those nerds.  

Answer 12

I live here, but some stereotypes are:

all californians surf.

they have all met a celebrity.

they all are used to the heat

Answer 13

thats all of us in LA are ghetto and gangbangers.