Where did all the Valley Girls/White people go? (Pasadena: new home, legally)

[Fontucky]

White flight from Asians?

[Miss Pip]

Originally Posted by Billy Barue

And by the way, as a white 5th generation Californian, yes it's true that only immigrants and non-natives say Cali...

That's not true. I have friends born and raised in LA that say "Cali".
Again, it's just quicker to say.

[Huckleberry3911948]

major demographic changes in LA.
example south LA was 60% AA approx. 16 years ago
now 60% latino.

[SAI126]

Moderator cut: off-topic, political

As for the original topic it is widely known that the SFV has had much white flight the last two decades, but as others have pointed out some aspects of that "culture" if that's what you want to call it, lives on in some of the newer residents.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

White flight from Asians?

yes, more in Northern CA than Southern CA but in Southern CA as well (and on the east coast too, look at Flushing in Queens or Fort Lee, NJ).

[JohnG72]

Originally Posted by majoun

yes, more in Northern CA than Southern CA but in Southern CA as well (and on the east coast too, look at Flushing in Queens or Fort Lee, NJ).

It only took a decade in Arcadia and Temple City. Compare the 1987 demographics to the 1997 ones.

[West of Encino]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

major demographic changes in LA.
example south LA was 60% AA approx. 16 years ago
now 60% latino.

And South LA used to be South Central when the area was majority black.

The days of South Central and Valley girls have long been gone.

[behindthescreen]

They moved to Orange County and have teenage daughters who are like valley girls but are from "The O.C"

Instead of saying "like totally" they say "like whatever!"

[Billy Barue]

Yes, in the same ways described previously, Asians (especially Taiwanese in the SGV valley) only patronize the shops of their countrymen. So many of the wonderful preppy stores and hallmarks of old San Marino and Arcadia went the way of the Dodo. Really sad actually but what can you do. Another reason many folks left.

[Mr. Opinionated]

Originally Posted by ambermerci

I noticed people here say DUDE A LOT.
Back east, barely anyone says that.

Growing up in South L.A. during the 1970's, we used to say "what's happenin' dude?", as we also greeted each other with "what it is blood?"
Lately, 'dude' has again, become a formal greeting, particularly among folks under 40.

'Blood' back then, was'nt necessarily refering to gang affiliation as much
as it was an affirmation of kinship, like 'bruh'* in the Afro American community in South Los Angeles.

*'Bro' has evolved into a different, less urban colloquialism.