On 10/28/07, James Newton <jamesnewton@massmind.org> wrote:

> What images come to mind when someone mentions California to you, Xiaofan?
> Or to people you know where you live? Cowboys? Westerns? Lovely girls in
> bikinis on the beach? Huge datacenters? Constant earthquakes? I'm curious as
> to how ca.us is seen by the rest of the world.
>

I believe California is perceived here as a Sunshine state with
diversities, higher percentage of Asian populations, high-tech,
Hollywood, famous universities like Stanford and Berkeley.
I think people here tend to think California is the best place to go
in USA and it is quite different than the other parts of USA.

Earthquake? Maybe.

And the governor's English accent is a bit funny. ;-) To be honest,
I never appreciate his movies but he seems to be an ok governor.

I have not seen any real cowboys during my one year stay. I think
Texas is more connected with Cowboys.

I think the beach is so-so...

Xiaofan
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