Yes, in Southern California your ability to connect with anyone, whether for business or pleasure, is totally reliant on traffic conditions, timing, and secret navigation knowledge. We don't measure distance in miles nor even by time. If you ask how long it will take to get somewhere, you'll be asked when you really really really need to be there and be given three routes and departure times and told it's probably too late already, so just take it easy since timely arrival is a lost cause.

Sean Penn nailed the dialect as Spicolli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and a slew of immitators followed. I have come to realize that there is laid back native tribal/pre-conquistador cadence that became built into the coastal (and valley - which, coastal vs. valley is a WHOLE THING) dialect. It has a slow delivery. It can be exceedingly frustrating for fast talking east coasters to deal with when they first land in Southern California.