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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]West coasters in general tend to be quieter about their work and their accomplishments. Let everyone think you're chillin' and kicking back when you're really working an 18-hour day behind the scenes. You don't talk about it, because it makes you sound obnoxious.

East coasters like to trumpet their accomplishments on their sleeves and brag about how just hard they're working every minute. I find it both confusing, and amusing, as a West Coast native. Just chill out, dude!

See ya, surf's up.[/quote]
Meh, Stanford alum here (who has moved back to California), and I think it's just bragging about different stuff. Whether people brag about their specific accomplishments seems to be more about who they are than where they are from. Plenty of Californians brag about what they've accomplished.

The difference is in what non-accomplishments you brag about. The West Coast prizes being "laid back" and "chill", so that's what they brag about. Stanford advertises itself as "all the students are playing volleyball on the Oval", when really "all the students are working on problem sets until 3AM like every other elite college in the world". There's just this pressure to make it seem like you don't work hard. The East Coast values working a lot, and so you hear people talking about the hours they work as if it's something to be proud of. DC is particularly bad about this, since if you're a staffer then needing to spend long-hours supporting your principal/boss is an indication of power/influence.  I find both extremes pretty insufferable.[/quote]

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