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I agree. Many predominantly Black areas in CA do have a Southern feel as many Blacks moved to CA from the Deep South. The similarities tend to be the milder weather, the emphasis on the car culture (riding clean) and how everyday fashion is not too important as say NYC or DC in both the West Coast and the South. Blacks in CA and the South also produced similar sounding laid back music for most of the 90's as well.
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Point taken. There are people who can and can't dress everywhere. I was wrong for saying the South doesn't care about clothes because Atlanta is known to be flashy. However, in my opinion, fashion on the East Coast is simply more advanced based on the fact that the weather is more extreme. I have hella hot/cold weather clothes for Summer and Winter, respectively, that I couldn't wear if I moved back to the Bay where it is 45-70ish degrees all year round.
I get what you're saying, it doesn't make the eastcoast "more advanced" it just means they are fashionable to cold weather climates something us in california rarely have any need for.
The frigid climate sucks, its almost disturbing how they even view overly covering clothes as fashionable. Long coats I can understand but turtle necks, scarfs, ugg boots, etc are gross IMO. Bring back the summer beach wear!
I agree. Many predominantly Black areas in CA do have a Southern feel as many Blacks moved to CA from the Deep South. The similarities tend to be the milder weather, the emphasis on the car culture (riding clean) and how everyday fashion is not too important as say NYC or DC in both the West Coast and the South. Blacks in CA and the South also produced similar sounding laid back music for most of the 90's as well.
Pretty much, pretty much. I feel you especially about the car culture between the 2 especially in the realm of hip-hop. Both rap scenes are known for their "cruisin music". And not to mention both have the laid-back vibe, especially older Southern hip-hop beats, especially in Houston and Atlanta's scenes mirror West-coast G-Funk, especially a track like OutKast "Southern Playalistik Cadillac Muzik" and a song like Dr.Dre's "Let Me Ride" or Houston's 5th Ward Boyz "Ghetto Funk". When you think about it, most G-Funk samples funk from the 70's like George Clinton , who was originally FROM the South. Both scenes are alot less neurotic than their East-Coast counterparts. Fashion also, white tees/dickies/Chucks/Sneakers seem to be the overall popular fashion in both regions as leisure clothing(Like you said, because of the weather), as compared to the east-coast which puts more emphasis on Tims/Hoodies/Heavy jackets etc.
Oakland. Large population with Southern roots, slower pace than neighboring cities, warmer & milder weather than other nearby Bay cities such as SF & Berkeley.
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San Diego didn't seem very Southern to me. The landscape of course is very different, and the people more laid back...it's conservative but only by CA standards and not nearly as religious as parts of the Bible belt, and the people are culturally very Californian in their outlook.
bakerfeild wins hands down. bakerfeild people are not cali
Well, then I guess that raises the question as to "Who are Cali?" White Midwesterners? Mexicans? Black Southerners? East Coast Jews? Korean immigrants? All have made "Cali" their home. So why not the descendants of the Okies in Bakersfield?
I've not traveled extensively in the central part of CA.. also, the smaller towns feel more "Southern" than the urban areas in the Central Valley.
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