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  • People think that California Asians are all the same. They do.

  • Bro. Cali Asians are all the same. They're either only the geek Asians or street Asians.

  • School Asians or Cool Asians. And at the end of the day, they just gonna hang out with a bunch of other Asians.

  • So who cares?

  • And between the Asians of Northern California. Aka NorCal. And the Asians in Sourthern California. Aka SoCal

  • They've been very influential in shaping the image of young Asians in America.

  • Will that be insane? NorCal Asians and SoCal Asians are actually very different from each other.

  • So to figure out the differences, we brought the NorCal representative Ellen.

  • Bay area. Born and raised.

  • And SoCal representative Michelle. Proud LA girl!

  • So which one of California is better?

  • NorCal. SoCal.

  • Uh. Dah.

  • Let's just talk about the differences.

  • NorCal Asian versus SoCal Asians. Let's go.

  • Which side are you?

  • A lot of people consider NorCal and SoCal two separate states.

  • The drive long is six hours long. And that is

  • Hellllla far.

  • I hate that word.

  • Wait. Why does SoCal people hate it when NorCal people uses "hella"

  • Just sounds stupid.

  • SoCal is jealous because they don't really have a exclusive slang.

  • Yeah, We do. We have sick, fool, legit, sketch, stoked.

  • That's a little bit off reach.

  • - ABG. - Okay. I'll give you that one.

  • First difference between NorCal and SoCal are the jobs they're known for.

  • A lot of people in NorCal work in the tech industry. Aka, Silicon Valley

  • Which is Google, Facebook, Apple and a bunch of other computer stuff.

  • In Socal, everybody think it's cool to work in the entertainment industry.

  • Hollywood, TV, even YouTube.

  • The coolest thing you can be doing in the NorCal

  • is working at a tech startup and creating a world changing mobile app.

  • And the coolest thing to be doing in SoCal

  • is working in acting, film, media or just anything in the entertainment industry.

  • Because SoCal is the number one place to do entertainment in the world.

  • And NorCal is the number one to do Tech in the world.

  • Everybody in the world moves there to work in those industries.

  • And that has a huge rapid effect on the culture of those regions which you can feel even if you're not in those industries.

  • Guess what. I just saw Mark Zuckerberg at Philz coffee.

  • No I didn't ask him for a job.

  • Guess what. I just saw Khloe and Kim at Urth café.

  • And no, they do not look as good in person.

  • But actually for Asians in SoCal. They're more likely to be in the import and export or the health industry.

  • And while Asians are not be in the Hollywood. We have fob media and new media. Youtube.

  • The next big difference between NorCal and SoCal is the Asian food.

  • Alright, we gonna see who has better food country by country. Cuisine by cuisine.

  • Who's got better Chinese Food? Go.

  • I know there's more Cantonese people in NorCal than SoCal.

  • And maybe the barbeque and the sea food is better. But it's kind of hard to say.

  • Well. there are a lot more new Chinese immigrants in SoCal than the NorCal.

  • So they might want more authentic Chinese food.

  • So NorCal or SoCal? UmmSoCal.

  • Korean food.

  • There aren't a lot of Koreans in NorCal and as a result, there's not a lot of legit Korean food.

  • - There are tons of Koreans in SoCal. And therefore, they bring really good authentic Korean food. - SoCal.

  • Who has better Thai food?

  • - SoCal has way more Thai food. - We even have a Thai Town. - SoCal.

  • Vietnamese food. We got San Jose.

  • We gotgarden grove Westminster.

  • It's a tie.

  • Indian food.

  • There are a lot more Indian people in NorCal. Probably because of the tech industry.

  • We have a little Indian here but it's not in the same level as NorCal. Norcal.

  • Japanese food. We have a lot of people from Japan in SoCal.

  • But the fish is way more fresh in the bay. So the SuShi is better

  • - We got better ramen, yakitori, shabu shabu, curry … - Okay, okay, I'll give it SoCal.

  • Filipino food. Okay. Socal has a lot of Filipinos but the bay has way more. NorCal.

  • Okay guys. I love NorCal but when it comes to different types of authentic Asian food, I have to give it to SoCal.

  • Thank you. But NorCal is the second best.

  • Differences in fashion between NorCal and SoCal.

  • Because SoCal is always warmer than NorCal.

  • We're here wearing summer clothes all year around.

  • We're having a lot more flip flops, clubbing attire, cropped shirts and cropped shorts.

  • All cropped everything.

  • In NorCal, we wear more boots, scarves, hoodies, and North Face.

  • What's a North Face? Is it like a puffy jacket or something?

  • Where's the bar?

  • Something I notice about Asian guys in NorCal is that they dress more hip hop

  • and they like to get liner at the urban barber shop.

  • Basically, they like to dress like Filipino DJs.

  • Another big difference between NorCal Asians and SoCal Asians is how they party.

  • Partying in SoCal is way different than NorCal. Way different.

  • Different because our night clubs are fancier and our parties is bigger.

  • I think you mean you guys are more bougie and more cliquey.

  • Partying in LA is like partying in Vegas.

  • Is that even a good thing?

  • We like that the bay is way more chill.

  • Come on. We're suppose to be on. Hurry up! Wait, where're you going? Jessica.

  • Always have to pee.

  • Basically, SoCal Asians like EDM and festivals more.

  • And Asians in NorCal probably like hip hop and R&B more.

  • And this difference can be seen in the hand shake that Asian guys greet each other with.

  • This is called the dap. And this is the way Asian guys in the bay do.

  • - Hey, what's up. Erica dude. Nice to see you. - What's up bro. Yeah, pleasure to meet you, man.

  • This is slide and pound. Most Asian guys in SoCal do this.

  • Hey, what's going on, bro.

  • So from what I've heard and what I've seen in SoCal clubs.

  • Girls and guys are not really dancing with each other.

  • If you're referring to grinding very few SoCal Asian girl do this.

  • And usually because it's viewed as ratchet or they just don't know how to do it.

  • In NorCal, Asians grew up dancing this way so it's a lot more accepted and it's a more of having fun.

  • So this is how SoCal girls dance with guys.

  • And then in the bay is way more ratchet.

  • Alright, Michelle, if you have to describe SoCal Asians in four words, they would be...

  • Hollywood, FOB, trendy and glamorous.

  • Ellen, if you have to describe NorCal Asians in four words, they would be

  • Chill, brainy, cultured, hip hop.

  • So in the comments below, let us know if these descriptions were accurate and which one you would prefer.

  • Now, we are not saying that one is better than the other.

  • We're just saying that they're kind of different.

  • So get in where you fit in.

  • Look. SoCal is pretty where all the flowers you might have. But I give a thing, this is the place to be.

  • And NorCal is not. So, there's that.

  • Alright everybody, thank you for watching that video. Thank you to Michelle and Ellen.

  • Michelle is from LA. Ellen grew up in the bay.

  • Follow them on their social media right below. We'll put their little links up here.

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  • And leave comments below. Let us know if you're more of a NorCal Asian or SoCal Asian. Peace.

People think that California Asians are all the same. They do.

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