Being from California does imply you were smart enough to get out. Which is damning with faint praise.
I spent roughly 11 hours in NYC once. On the bus there were 4 conversations within arms reach of me that consisted of both parties proclaiming "New York is the best city on Earth." If you have to keep reminding yourself, it is less an endorsement and more a confirmation of Stockholm Syndrome.
Let not forget DC. I was traveling greyhound to my A school in Georgia. Outside the terminal in full alphas smoking a cigarette. Bunch of people there, but somehow this crack dealer looks at the guy in full military uniform and thinks, "This is where I make my big sale". I did get a good laugh out of it, only time I was ever approached for a crack sale was in DC. It all makes sense now.
Being from California does imply you were smart enough to get out. Which is damning with faint praise.
I spent roughly 11 hours in NYC once. On the bus there were 4 conversations within arms reach of me that consisted of both parties proclaiming "New York is the best city on Earth." If you have to keep reminding yourself, it is less an endorsement and more a confirmation of Stockholm Syndrome.
Let not forget DC. I was traveling greyhound to my A school in Georgia. Outside the terminal in full alphas smoking a cigarette. Bunch of people there, but somehow this crack dealer looks at the guy in full military uniform and thinks, "This is where I make my big sale". I did get a good laugh out of it, only time I was ever approached for a crack sale was in DC. It all makes sense now.