Reply #74: Cali came out of the Southern California hip hop culture. [View All]

[Xithras]

Actually, I think it started with the whole "Cali-Girl" thing in the 80's (a reference to the Valley Girl airhead types who lived outside of the Valley), but Snoop and others pulled it into the rap/hip-hop culture. It's pretty common to hear it there nowadays. It spread into the Bay Area via the west coast rap scene.

It's now spreading OUT of the hip-hop/rap scene into more general usage.

I'm not sure what bubble you've been living in to avoid it, but this born and bred native Californian has heard it more times than I can count. And not from transplants.

Now, if you were arguing about Frisco, you'd have a point. Total newbie flag.