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Re:SixCalifornias - initiative to create six states by IvyMike on Friday January 03, 2014 @01:38PM (#7007161)
> cultural gap between San Francisco and Los Angeles

I'm curious as to what you think this gap is.

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Re:SixCalifornias - initiative to create six states by logfromblammo on Friday January 03, 2014 @02:39PM (#7007583)
Ethnic makeup and degree of local homogeniety. Urban density. Use of public transportation. Historical points of interest. Dominant industries. Automobile culture. Access to green space. Consumer habits. Weather patterns. Air quality. Even the color of the surrounding landscape is different. Is it not clear to you that they just "feel" like completely different places, and that different kinds of people live there?
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Re:SixCalifornias - initiative to create six states by IvyMike on Friday January 03, 2014 @03:22PM (#7007845)
It is not clear to me that the difference between Downtown SF and Downtown LA is bigger than, say, Downtown SF and Hunter's Point.

I mean, take someone from SF and have them live in Stockton for a month, and Fresno for a month, and LA for a month, and see which cultural divide is greatest.

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Re:SixCalifornias - initiative to create six states by logfromblammo on Friday January 03, 2014 @04:49PM (#7008465)
The point was that the differences within different parts of California are greater than between some cities in different states.
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