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Is this really accurate, West Coast DUers? (Original Post) Blue_Tires Sep 2014 OP
Um, no. KamaAina Sep 2014 #1
Absolutely! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #2
Not in any group I frequent! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #3
It's probably not too far off the truth. Ron Obvious Sep 2014 #4
Like KamaAina said, Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #5
Well, they got the dress and the electronics right NV Whino Sep 2014 #6
Used to be close to that in SoCal antiquie Sep 2014 #7
You know what's a real bummer? pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #8
The classier business have low tables and random pillows scattered about the floor. hunter Sep 2014 #9
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
1. Um, no.
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 07:27 PM
Sep 2014

Unless the businessman somehow found his way up to Mendocino or Humboldt (the "Emerald Triangle" )

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
4. It's probably not too far off the truth.
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 07:58 PM
Sep 2014

As someone who worked for a well-known software company in the Seattle area, and who occasionally travelled to the East coast, I can certainly attest to the West coast being a great deal less formal in terms of dress and human interaction. We even got lectured on it before going to the East coast so that we wouldn't frighten the natives.

I've often wondered if the East coasters got lectured (even warned?) about our ways also ("lose the tie, dude&quot .

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
5. Like KamaAina said,
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 08:50 PM
Sep 2014

if you want to see something like that here on the West, then Humboldt's the perfect spot for you. The Bay Area has its share of stoners and hippies, too, but Humboldt has been where its at. All you have to do is hit up the Arcata Plaza one day!
It is also slower-paced up here than the Bay Area.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
8. You know what's a real bummer?
Mon Sep 15, 2014, 09:05 PM
Sep 2014

When I get up in the morning I don't even have the energy to blow up my chair until I've had three or four cups of coffee. Talk about harshing my mellow!

hunter

(38,317 posts)
9. The classier business have low tables and random pillows scattered about the floor.
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 01:55 PM
Sep 2014

Power strips on the tables for personal electronics. And by the door, a rack for everyone's crocs.

The real problem is you never really know what to expect. You have to be prepared to go either way, dressing up or dressing down if you want to fit in, from East Coast business formal to West Coast Friday Casual. And coastal weather can be chilly in the summer.

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