I get a kick out of those "What I actually do" memes (or at least I did until they started making them for rabbis and alumni relations professionals, then I was a little less enthused).
My conclusion is there are smart people and lazy people on both coasts. The difference is on the east coast, you are expected to be overwhelmed and wish each day had 26 hours. I had a friend in college who worked at a Utah branch of a New York bank. He had the same responsibilities as the east-coasters and yielded the same results, but worked a fraction of the hours. Why? Because on the east coast, we feel the need to be frantically important, and slightly off-balance*. That's the difference, folks. At the end of the day, we're all still stuck in traffic.
So this weekend when I was in sunny California for a friend's wedding, I started thinking about east- vs. west-coast perceptions. My whopping 2 1/2 years living east of the Mississippi has nurtured me into a self-proclaimed-but-not-actual East Coaster, but I really fall somewhere in between. [side note: the wedding was beautiful, the bride was stunning, and the beach-side rehearsal dinner was delicious. But I'm trying hard to hedge any emotion behind the frankness of this blog, so I'll spare the gooey details]
East-Coast Stereotypes
West-Coast Stereotypes
Some chilled-out pictures from the weekend:
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| Mini Belize Reunion at Brenna's wedding :) |
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| Dancin' on the edge of the Hollywood Sign |
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| Hollywood Blvd with my college roommies |
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*I know there are plenty of people who don't fit this mold, but for generalization's sake, let's go with it
"Lets go with it"? "For generalization's sake"? Is DC making you get into politics?
ReplyDeleteYeah man, you should ask me about things like healthcare reform and...uh...equal rights and uh...is 'No Child Left Behind' still a big thing?
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