And now for something POSITIVE....

[firstfloor]

You've obviously never been to New York City...

If you take them out of the city, they would gradually revert to their natural lovable condition. Did you ever see Local Hero?

[KingsGambit]

I had to look up Corpus Christi on the map. It's just an hour from San Diego, true story.

[Cow Poke]

I had to look up Corpus Christi on the map. It's just an hour from San Diego, true story.

Yup - San Diego, Texas, of course.

However, one of my favorite fun facts --- when you're in El Paso, Texas, you're closer to San Diego, CA than you are to Houston.

[Ronson]

When we first visited Springfield, Missouri back in 2005, we were taken aback by people waving at us as we drove around. We thought we had signs on our foreheads that said "visitors" or "tourists" or something. People walking down the street, in cars, just waving and smiling. Even a sanitation guy emptying trashcans into his truck stopped to wave. As native Californians, this was freaky. I reported back home to my family that we were in Ozzie & Harriet land.

We ended up moving here the following year and slowly that friendly greeting started to dissipate. Fellow Californians began moving here in droves a couple years back and they are bringing their Californian ways with them. I can't blame them, it's just the way people are raised. It would've never occurred to me in Cali to wave at strangers, but I learned to adopt the ways of the natives. It's a shame that I don't see those friendly waves very much anymore.

[tabibito]

The standard response in NYC to being told "good morning" is along the lines of "what do you mean by that?"

My response is "what's so good about it?" or "don't tell me lies."

Also
"How are you?"
gets
"Bloody awful, what's it to you?"

[rogue06]

My response is "what's so good about it?" or "don't tell me lies."

Also
"How are you?"
gets
"Bloody awful, what's it to you?"

Sounds like you'd fit right in.

They even gotta bunch of funny accents up there.