Paris vs. Bakersfield (Arvin: loft, restaurants, moving)

[Snort]

Help me out. I'm torn between the two because I've heard they're very similar.
What are the baguettes in Bakersfield like? Can you get chocolate croissants with café au lait?
Where do the artists in berets who smoke hand-rolled cigarettes hang out in B-town?

[Fontucky]

Bako is classier.

[nullgeo]

I believe you have Bakersfield confused with Croissant City, nearly to the Oregon border ...

Although you could probably also find a suitable artist's loft with good north light in Arvin, and bathe yourself in the sounds and aromas of that drier and sunnier cosmopolitan city from your loft balcony ... visualize gauzy linen curtains billowing through your open French doors with the evening breeze, wafting the eclectic smells of your oils and turpentine as you clean your brushes after a day of painting a pair of Arvin's many fine nude models ...

[Harrier]

That picture of items that can be found in Arvin is pornographic!

[nullgeo]

Originally Posted by Harrier

That picture of items that can be found in Arvin is pornographic!

Of course that is a common American reaction to what Parisians, and most Europeans, accept so openly and easily ... this is what is so wonderful about Arvin, as a Parisian substitute ... what is so uncommon for America is common to Arvin with its European flair ... as this next selection demonstrates with such tastefully artistic panache'

[Twinkle Toes]

How 'bout mimes ..... is Bakersfield overrun with mimes???

[Think4Yourself]

Bakersfield has all the ambiance of a cow turd left to dry in the sun.

[ccm123]

Are you kidding?

[.highnlite]

you know you are in Bakersfield when:

3. There is a dead cockroach on the points of each of your boots.

4. All of your out-of-town friends start to visit after October, but clear out before the end of April.

5. Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los."

6. You think 6 tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.

7. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.

8. You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.

9. You see more irrigation water on the street than in the river.

10. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.

11. You can say 115 degrees without fainting.

12. Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way.

13. People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70.

14. You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.

15. You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.

16. The pool can be warmer than you are.

17. You can make sun tea instantly.

18. You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.

19. People with black cars or upholstery are assumed to be from out-of-town.

20. Hot air balloons can't go up because the air outside is hotter than the air inside.

21. You realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.

22. The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the hot one.

23. It's noon in July, the kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is moving in the streets.

24. You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

25. You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.

[Curmudgeon]