• You hear Spanish, Chinese, Hindi and a lot of other languages except English.
• It is perfectly alright to speak to a stranger in Spanish and expect him to understand it, even if he doesn’t look Mexican.
• Freeways have more traffic than regular surfaced streets.
• Traffic can come to a standstill on freeways. (Reminds me of Mumbai minus the honking.)
• You always complain about the traffic and high taxes.
• You can get mugged on the main road in downtown.
• If the Metro bus coin collecting machine doesn’t work, you ride for free.
• It is common to see beggars begging inside fast food restaurants.
• The most dangerous areas are the most expensive to live in.
• An Indian driving license can be used for driving, but not a license from another state in US.
• You refer to every place east of LA as the “east coast”.
• You complain about how conservative East Coast people are.
• The Bay Area is “way up north” and has “terrible” weather.
• You love wearing summer clothing in winter.
• Santa Monica is your favourite beach just because Baywatch was shot there.
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