So obviously this is going to be a very controversial topic... but here goes nothing.
SoCal versus NorCal.
The great debate.
In one corner you have SoCal. The sunshiney and warm homeland of mine. SoCal is known for being a vacation spot for most Northern Californians and many others from around the country. SoCal is the home of Hollywood, Shamoo, the Angels baseball team, and Mickey Mouse. All worthy components against NorCal. In the other corner there is NorCal. NorCal is now my second home. It's the home of San Francisco, beach boardwalks, Apple, and Ebay. All again worthy components.
The first topic of debate tonight is:
HELLA VS. GNARLY
Gnarly is something that I use to describe epicness. Same goes for hella, but for northern californians. I personally don't understand the whole Hella/ Hecka thing but whatever. To me it's a filler. That is all. Someone who says, "That was hella cool" just means "that was really cool" so why not just save yourself the trouble and just say really?
But then again I'm sure when I say gnarly I sound just as ridiculous as people who say hella. The true test, spell check. My spell checker doesn't underline gnarly as being spelled incorrectly, but hella is underlined in red.
I guess both words are stupid words. What happened to the days of proper english?
Another topic of debate:
"The 101" VS. "101"
Long gone are the days of proper english and grammar apparently.
Here in the bay area when referring to a freeway they simply call it by the number. An example of this would be, "To get to Santa Cruz you take 280 to 17." Sounds like it's missing something huh? That's because it is. In my homeland, we say, "You need to take the 5 to the 405 to get there." It's simple really. All it takes is one syllable more to your sentence. It's not that hard.
Those are really the only two things I could think about debating about. And even then they're not that debatable when you're a biased writer from SoCal. So I guess I can't really dub a winner in this debate considering how awesome both places are. Both are home to my heart, I can't choose a winner. So I guess it's not that great of a debate. They're both winners in my heart. Sorry cheesy line of the night.
in the english language it is proper to place a "the" in front of a proper-specific noun. there is only one highway in california called the 101. also, each of these highways have specific names. in every other state in the country no other freeway system has specific names for thier highways. however in california we do. THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO TAKE PRIDE IN OUR CALIFORNIA FREEWAY SYSTEM, WE MUST RESPECT THAT THE PROPER NAMES OF OUR FREEWAYS AND PLACE A "THE" IN FRONT OF EACH PROPER NOUN
ReplyDeletealso, people from souther california do not care if you are from northern california when you are down there. these kind of debates only happen when a southern cal contingency enters norcal. y u may ask? jealousy is the answer
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ReplyDeleteI have an idea, why don't we all just get along and out jealousy and boastfulness aside because WE ARE ALL CALIFORNIANS!! :)
ReplyDeleteSo Cal > Nor Cal in my opinion. The weather is way better, the beaches are awesome and let's not forget, DISNEYLAND! There are a few exceptions, however. Giants>>>>Dodgers/Padres/Angels, Sharks>>>Ducks/Kings. Grammatically, you are correct about "hella/hecka" and "the 101 vs 101". And I do think that California is way better than any other state. LOL.
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