Bruce EVangel Parmenter wrote: > Mike said the 'Left Coast' (conversely, that makes the East > the 'Right' coast?). While that must be a common phase, I > hadn't thought of it that way . North Americans orient maps > with North at the top.
Hi Bruce, Having grown up in LA and now living near Philly, I can relate. It's Left Coast as in the Left-leaning-hippie-pinko-nature-freak Coast. Example: At a former employer I was once chatting with a colleague. He referred to me as "Hollywood" just as my supervisor walked by. Supervisor: Why do I keep hearing people calling you "Hollywood"? Colleague: 'Cuz that's where he was born. Supervisor: [long pause, then with a perfectly straight face] Wow. That explains a lot. I miss the place. I'm even more strange here (relatively speaking) than I was back there. ;^) Chris
