the "Awesomer" Coast

Anonymous said...
Dear Col,

In the time I was out in LA, I came to the conclusion that people there were stupider than people out here in the "right" coast. I mean, they elected Schwarzenegger for governor. You might as well elect Vin Diesel or Jean-Claude Van Damme (note to California: PLEASE don't).

Why do you suppose that is? Is it because we get a three hour head start on the day while they're still asleep in their beds? Is it because Saturday Night "Live" actually MEANS something to us? Or is it more scientific, like the well-proven fact that we're just far awesomer than them?

-Self Righteous in Smithtown

Dear Self Righteous in Smithtown,

You make some very good points full of irrefutable facts. However, without cited sources of this claim I have to be skeptical. Don't get me wrong I know that New York and the East Coast keep it real and rock it to the wee hours of dawn, but CA ain't so bad. Yes there is a movie star as Governor but we all make mistakes and I've heard from people living here that they were sick of politicians. I mean let's be honest if you saw that Will Smith or Steven Segal where running for president wouldn't you be tempted to vote for them just because it was there. It's like the joke write in vote that you and your buddies do in school elections but somehow everyone else voted for this person too and your joke becomes reality.

I havent really seen that people are dumber around here mostly because my exposure comes from the east coast people around here with me. However, while attending a mandator taping of Freddie, the piece o' crap sitcom curtosy of Freddie Prinze Jr., I noticed a lot of misplaced values. Like the woman sitting next to me had bleached out her hair so bad it was fried and her kids and their friends were too skinny for 11 year olds AND they were dressed in little flared jeans, fancy belt, and blazers. Most of the actresses on this show I feel have never touched food. They were just too skinny that they looked unhealthy when we saw them up close. Hence the reason there are more cases of eating disorders out here - thanks girls!

So mostly I've realized how ridiculously misplaced the values are in SOME people, because if you look away from the audition rooms you see people who look like they eat. But it is as I've said before kind of like a glorified High School environment. The cool kids run the show and a lot of people are concerned with their appearance and especially with their cars. I barely spot any toyotas or hondas, its all BMW, Audie, Mercedez, etc. Which reminds me, the little girls all dressed up were named Chandler and Mercedez.

Note to self: don't raise kids in Hollywood.

In conclusion, as east coast people know, the east coast is awesome in many ways, but so is the west coast. It is hard to put my east coast bias aside in labeling which one is as you say, "awesomer" but after spending some more time I'm sure I'll have a clearer answer for you. Right now I'm courting CA, we'll see if it gets serious.