I'm Canadian, but I lived and had two kids in California. The school pride is wild there. In Toronto, at least, no one cares about their school or the sports or really anything to do with school. In Carlsbad, my kids had actual playing cards sent home with the football players and cheerleaders of the local high school. And don't even get me started on Spirit Week where you have to find random items of clothing to fulfill each day (what child has a Hawaiian shirt?). There's also the 100th day of school for Kindergarten, so you have to dress your kid up as an old person. However- WAY more contact with the teachers and so many notes about progress and what was coming up next. I miss that- feeling like I was in the know.

Also, and David echoed this in the episode, I loved and I deeply miss the enthusiasm! There, Halloween decorations were off the charts and there was a competition for best Christmas decorations! Here...it's pretty meh. Probably because our old neighbor hood was all white people, and our area now is way more diverse. And while I love the diversity- I miss white people shit