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Originally Posted by ValKehl
Phil, even though you are a West Coaster, I assume you are aware that Chicago is on the shore of Lake Michigan, which I don't believe is considered the East Coast! 
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Val, one of my favorite examples of California-speak occurred soon after my arrival here in 1978. I was frequently asked if I was from "Back East". Defining "Back East" varied, based on the questioners life history. For a young adult from the San Fernando Valley who had never ventured east of Burbank, if he was asking someone from San Bernardino (75 miles) east of LA where he was from, that someone qualified as being from "Back East", and "Back East" was an accepted response. Don't underestimate "Back East" Val.
It really didn't matter where in the Back East you were from, you were just another migrant.
