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I don't use cannabis and don't know many people who, but I did meet some long time users back in CA when I lived there. They all seemed to have that "permanent

I don't use cannabis and don't know many people who, but I did meet some long time users back in CA when I lived there. They all seemed to have that "permanent high" look on their faces. I wonder if this is related. Maybe it's all worth it, I don't know.

yellow_lead 5y ago
Even when sober?
- danrocks 5y ago
  Yes. Also being a little slow at work. So I'm curious as to what the article means by "persistence": if it's 45 minutes or 45 years.
hungryforcodes 5y ago
They were probably actually high.
DonHopkins 5y ago
Did they look permanently high, constantly talk about what route they drove to get wherever you were and how the traffic was along the way, refer to highway names with definite articles like "The 101", and say "dude" and "totally" a lot? Then they were just Los Angeles Californias. But yeah, they were also probably actually high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIklKPzND20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIklKPzND20
- danrocks 5y ago
  This made my day, Jesus Christ. One of my favorite sketches of all time.
  - DonHopkins 5y ago
    It wouldn't be so funny if it weren't totally true, dude! Speaking of Californians Speaking: Q: How many Northern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Hella!!! Q: How many Southern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Totally!!! https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 http://people.duke.edu/~eec10/hellanorcal.pdf http://people.duke.edu/~eec10/hellanorcal.pdf Hella Nor Cal or Totally So Cal?: The Perceptual Dialectology of California Mary Bucholtz, Nancy Bermudez, Victor Fung, Lisa Edwards and Rosalva Vargas. Journal of English Linguistics 2007; 35; 325. DOI: 10.1177/0075424207307780 >Abstract >This study provides the first detailed account of perceptual dialectology within California (as well as one of the first accounts of perceptual dialectology within any single state). Quantitative analysis of a map-labeling task carried out in Southern California reveals that California’s most salient linguistic boundary is between the northern and southern regions of the state. Whereas studies of the perceptual dialectology of the United States as a whole have focused almost exclusively on regional dialect differences, respondents associated particular regions of California less with distinctive dialects than with differences in language (English versus Spanish), slang use, and social groups. The diverse socio linguistic situation of California is reflected in the emphasis both on highly salient social groups thought to be stereotypical of California by residents and nonresidents alike (e.g., surfers) and on groups that, though prominent in the cultural landscape of the state, remain largely unrecognized by outsiders (e.g., hicks). Extra credit question: Can you locate the isogloss designating the "101" / "The 101" line? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss

yellow_lead 5y ago

Even when sober?

danrocks 5y ago
Yes. Also being a little slow at work. So I'm curious as to what the article means by "persistence": if it's 45 minutes or 45 years.

hungryforcodes 5y ago

They were probably actually high.

DonHopkins 5y ago

Did they look permanently high, constantly talk about what route they drove to get wherever you were and how the traffic was along the way, refer to highway names with definite articles like "The 101", and say "dude" and "totally" a lot? Then they were just Los Angeles Californias. But yeah, they were also probably actually high. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIklKPzND20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIklKPzND20

danrocks 5y ago
This made my day, Jesus Christ. One of my favorite sketches of all time.
- DonHopkins 5y ago
  It wouldn't be so funny if it weren't totally true, dude! Speaking of Californians Speaking: Q: How many Northern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Hella!!! Q: How many Southern Californians does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Totally!!! https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6492j904 http://people.duke.edu/~eec10/hellanorcal.pdf http://people.duke.edu/~eec10/hellanorcal.pdf Hella Nor Cal or Totally So Cal?: The Perceptual Dialectology of California Mary Bucholtz, Nancy Bermudez, Victor Fung, Lisa Edwards and Rosalva Vargas. Journal of English Linguistics 2007; 35; 325. DOI: 10.1177/0075424207307780 >Abstract >This study provides the first detailed account of perceptual dialectology within California (as well as one of the first accounts of perceptual dialectology within any single state). Quantitative analysis of a map-labeling task carried out in Southern California reveals that California’s most salient linguistic boundary is between the northern and southern regions of the state. Whereas studies of the perceptual dialectology of the United States as a whole have focused almost exclusively on regional dialect differences, respondents associated particular regions of California less with distinctive dialects than with differences in language (English versus Spanish), slang use, and social groups. The diverse socio linguistic situation of California is reflected in the emphasis both on highly salient social groups thought to be stereotypical of California by residents and nonresidents alike (e.g., surfers) and on groups that, though prominent in the cultural landscape of the state, remain largely unrecognized by outsiders (e.g., hicks). Extra credit question: Can you locate the isogloss designating the "101" / "The 101" line? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isogloss