JPennant: Awhile ago, cyn and I were talking about the 'California niceness'
JPennant: I told her that for a lot of people, the overt niceness often masks some self-righteously passive-aggressive behavior.

(We will call that a stereotype)

JPennant: So, I tend to be wary when I encounter it.
yamB: as opposed to what, the "NY rudeness"? hahaha
JPennant: Heh. Rude? nah...
JPennant: direct
JPennant: no bullshit

(That would be another stereotype Im indulging in..)

JPennant: Somethin to be said for that :-)
yamB: that's tru
yamB: as long as you can take it.. i know a lot who can't
JPennant: Well, most cali folk who come here, flee here after about a year or so. :-D
JPennant: I think they need.. space...
yamB: but i don't know if it's because of just that or many factors, including
yamB: yeah, that's one
yamB: the weather, the individuality (driving alone in their little tin cocoons), and the food
JPennant: the food???
JPennant: wassamattah wit our food???
yamB: well, maybe that's just me...
JPennant: apart from not being able to find Hawaiian out here...
JPennant: and the joy of Sino-Caribbean takeout :-)
yamB: not as much alfalfa sprouts, salad bars and non-meat soy products
yamB: hahaha
JPennant: Oh that chit is here in abundance. Just put in its right place. If youre gonna go out.. live well. :-)
yamB: heh, lately i've been livin' "too" well... gotta start working off the fat.... have you seen some of the stuff i've been eating lately?... eesh
JPennant: got me droolin.. :-)

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Speakin of food:

Marn, bless her canuckian heart, is making me drool for that Aussie staple..

Meat pies.

Ah, they sell it here too, but apparently its a religion in Australia.

Beer and Meat Pies. MMMMM.

Nah, nothing will replace Jamaican patties in my Pantheon of Delights....

Patty an' Cocoa bread.. mmmm.