8 Extremely Weird Things Only People From Southern California Do
Angela
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Why is California so weird? If you live in Southern California, you may have a few quirks that feel entirely normal to you but seem quite odd to the rest of the country. Here are eight weird Southern California stereotypes, habits, or behaviors that we need to explain to outsiders. Do any of these sound familiar?
1. When we refer to the freeways in SoCal, you won't hear us tell you to take 405 or 101 or 8. Instead, we'll tell you to get on THE 405, or THE 101, or THE 8
2. If the temperature drops below 65, you'll see some of us in our winter jackets. Because 65 degrees in SoCal feels FREEZING!
3. When it comes to our dress code at work, you'll see us wearing casual Friday attire even when it's not Friday. And that includes flip-flops for footwear
4. Or you might see us in our workout clothes sneaking in some lunges at the park
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5. We give directions by time instead of miles because we know that one single traffic jam can turn one short mile into a really long drive
6. We wear sunglasses even when the sun isn't out
7. During the overcast season in SoCal we call it May Grey and June Gloom. Anyone outside SoCal has absolutely no idea what we're talking about
8. A rainy day in SoCal is equivalent to a snow day in other parts of the country. Sometimes we just stay home if it's raining too hard because we don't want to drive in those conditions
If these Southern California stereotypes don’t sound weird to you, then I have some good news — you are officially a Southern Californian. For more ways to spot someone from SoCal, look at these 16 qualities that mean you have roots in SoCal.
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