As I have continued to meet new people while setting up summer plans, I have noticed once again a difference of voices from the east coast versus he west coast.
Aside from terminology and slang, California voices are generally softer and slower. I wouldn't typically describe New Jersey voices as gentle or calm by any means. For the most part, we are louder and talk faster.
It seems like there is a difference in how we view others as well. During the day, Californians tend to see strangers as friends. They seem more likely to spark conversations with people they meet out and about. People in New Jersey tend to have this attitude of fearing strangers that most likely stems from the motto "stranger danger" that we grew up with. At night, both coasts seem to watch their backs in the same way.
I'm excited to come back home, listen to my friends and really hear the difference between coasts when I come back in the fall.
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