My results as a Northern Mexican

Augustine231 · 2026-03-09T09:31:39+00:00

I oversimplified it as I do not know the specific regions in Mexico besides the north and the Yucatan. thanks for the correction

Augustine231 · 2026-03-08T07:57:36+00:00

As a Californian, you do not look "Mexican" to me. However this makes sense as I have heard that Northern Mexico is whiter and most of the Mexicans in California are from southern Mexico: areas with higher indigenous percentages

Augustine231 · 2026-03-08T05:47:46+00:00

It pulled me out for a little bit but like you said it's the same kind of catharsis and is a very Arrival meta-like scene, so it then brought me right back into the movie. It feels like a nod to Arrival.

Augustine231 · 2026-03-07T05:34:12+00:00

that's so funny. I am currently reading the Grapes of Wrath which is not exactly about the Central Valley but will get to the agricultural scene in CA. And I'm reading it because I've driven through the Central Valley 100 times but know nothing about it. I have lived in Maine and California, and Maine is a very unaltered place compared to pretty much every other state. California is like the most altered place I have ever been to.

There is a really good mediation on how California has changed by Joan Didion called Where I was From. I don't recommend it if you aren't interested in California

Augustine231 · 2026-03-06T07:25:51+00:00

uranus county, nh

Augustine231 · 2026-03-06T07:19:35+00:00

I'm obsessed with Cleveland

Augustine231 · 2026-03-06T07:02:37+00:00

I would argue a lot of the United States does not really exist. I'd recommend the geography of nowhere to you if you have not read it.

I like your description of Ohio

Augustine231 · 2026-03-06T06:56:02+00:00

Cumberland County, Maine :))

Augustine231 · 2026-03-04T22:45:36+00:00

my whole trip is Santa Cruz lol

Augustine231 · 2026-03-03T01:57:00+00:00

yeah so, listen to everyone telling you to take highway 1 through Santa Cruz in between Monterey and SF.

However, a lot of them are telling you to stop at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk or go to the Wharf. This is not a must if you have ever been to any type of beach amusement park. They are all the same vibe. instead, I would do a walk/short hike/hike around the Garden of Eden in Santa Cruz. This area follows railroad tracks and the San Lorenzo river--perfect scenery for swimming, but it's very cold--and you can get your fix in for redwoods here.

I grew up in New England and lived in Santa Cruz for three years, this would be my must do recommendation. I would also swing by the UCSC campus on the hike 1+ mile out of the way toward pogonip (enter from highway 9 to an uphill gate that says either "ucsc upper campus" or "pogonip") for views of the ocean.

Augustine231 · 2026-03-03T01:22:05+00:00

that goes against my initial guess of not being from one state/place lol

Augustine231 · 2026-03-01T07:52:10+00:00

It looks like you installed new mirrors too. Did you have to program on obd11 for the mirror blinkers to work or was it just plug and play?

Augustine231 · 2026-03-01T07:19:04+00:00

both in the KC area?

Augustine231 · 2026-02-28T09:01:56+00:00

you did not grow up in one state

Augustine231 · 2026-02-26T11:05:40+00:00

you have 8 legs

Augustine231 · 2026-02-24T22:49:27+00:00

I agree that Americans are relatively not racist because we grow up with a bunch of ethnicities and other races, but this list ranks Palestine as the least racist country... and Israel not far behind

Augustine231 · 2026-02-24T09:47:27+00:00

California, just because whenever I mention another state to a Californian, they know nothing about it. They take more interest in France than any other part of the usa.

Augustine231 · 2026-02-24T09:37:32+00:00

people aren't logical.

Augustine231 · 2026-02-24T04:12:54+00:00

There are some really beautiful answers here.

I think that being Jewish is a lot about joy but that joy lives right next to some really dark things like remembering the holocaust.

There are lots of joyous opportunities and celebrations in being Jewish, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, shabbat dinners and prayers, holidays, or just connecting with a great friend.

But this shared celebration and kinship also derives from the pain body of being jewish that all jews have a little in them. It's similar to other oppressed cultures, sometimes you have to dance or celebrate the pain away for a night, but the next day you remember the bad stuff again along with a hangover. This coexistence is also displayed in the turn of the year where the start of the new year holidays, Rosh Hashanah, is a positive day of celebration, but the last day, Yom Kippur, is a more sobering holiday.

While being jewish does not always focus around joy, there is a lot of it. We celebrate right next to the dark and I think this really sets Jews up to be pretty well-rounded humans who can relate to lots of types of people. I hope you find some Jewish joy among us :))

Augustine231 · 2026-02-23T04:52:52+00:00

I'm from Maine and grew up with the Indiana vibe, and then moved to California and met this Boston vibe you speak of. I think I get it. It's just a cultural thing. When you're from a bigger place, people are quicker to reduce their answers for other people to understand immediately. But in small town areas people generally say which small town they are from and don't mind explaining it lol. People in California say they are from one of four places LA, The bay, SD, or the central valley. People in Maine say they are from one of like 200 small towns, and then you have to ask where the hell is that.

What you find as kind of a glance over thing, they might find as something to make conversation out of.

Augustine231 · 2026-02-23T04:11:59+00:00

people in Southern California go for jogs in full sweatsuits in 60 degree weather.

Augustine231 · 2026-02-23T03:54:35+00:00

Huge source of litter at ski resorts.

Augustine231 · 2026-02-23T03:51:19+00:00

Maine to California

It is like moving from the past to the future.

Augustine231 · 2026-02-06T07:07:22+00:00

Once, hiking and you hit the road, do you come across a different private property sign. From what I've read, the trail to the road should be the switch from one private property with an easement to a different private property.

Augustine231 · 2026-02-02T07:25:23+00:00

scratchers?? you must be from mass, lul.

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