To make it easier for you to follow my rambling, I made an ABC explaining some concepts in the Californian culture.
21, being. Having an ID saying that the holder is 21 years or older.
Awesome. Pronunciation: ÅÅ-som. An adjective that enthusiastically describes everything.
Bagel. Cinnamon-, whole wheat- chocolate-, what you will find when you're looking for bread.
Beer pong. Drinking game. You lose ->you drink -> you drink too much ->you lose.
Bike. 1. Transportation. 2. Something that I don't have which causes a weakest link syndrome so that everyone has to walk to the parties, see also skateboard.
Bill's Bus. A party bus between Isla Vista and Downtown Santa Barbara that runs later than regular buses. Especially popular on College Nights.
College Night. Thursday night, students go to Downtown Santa Barbara to dance.
Cotsco. Store where everything is cheap and big. Here UCSB students like to buy alcohol.
Crashing courses. Going to a course without previous enrollment hoping to get in.
Del Playa (DP). The road closest to the beach in Isla Vista, here you find the parties, the drunkies and the cops.
Expressos, the. A group of international students who like sunglasses, cameras and expresso machines.
Gaucho. 1. The mascot of UCSB (a masked Mehican). 2. Nickname for UCSB students.
iPod. An electric thingy in gay colors that everybody has.
Isla Vista (IV). Here UCSB students live in apartments separated by funny smelling allay ways and balconies with blasting speakers.
Governator, the. The man who fights the economic crisis by cutting back on education. Hasta la vista, re-election.
Majspace. From Maj's place. Be there or be square.
Mehico, Mexico. 1. Abroad. 2 Too far away.
Mehican, Mexican. 1. Someone who sorts the recycling. 2. Someone who cleans your room.
Oh My God! An expression often used by young American girls, usually with high pitched voice.
Peanut butter. A orange/brown pasta made of peanuts that is overdosed unexpectedly in food stuffs, e.g in cereal and ice cream.
Recycling. The action of putting glass cans, plastic bottles and paper containers in the same trash bin.
Roomie. Either 1. A nice, friendly person who shares your living quarters or 2. A person who snores and eat your food.
SBCC. Short for Santa Barbara City College. Here everyone who couldn't afford/ wasn't accepted at UCSB get an "education".
Skateboard. Common transportation to/from university. Skateboarders have own lines on campus.
Swedish Meatballs. 1. A sex move? 2. Not Swedish meatballs.
UCSB. Short for University of California Santa Barbara. Here the rich, beautiful and smart study.
Underaged. The opposite of 21.
21, being. Having an ID saying that the holder is 21 years or older.
Awesome. Pronunciation: ÅÅ-som. An adjective that enthusiastically describes everything.
Bagel. Cinnamon-, whole wheat- chocolate-, what you will find when you're looking for bread.
Beer pong. Drinking game. You lose ->you drink -> you drink too much ->you lose.
Bike. 1. Transportation. 2. Something that I don't have which causes a weakest link syndrome so that everyone has to walk to the parties, see also skateboard.
Bill's Bus. A party bus between Isla Vista and Downtown Santa Barbara that runs later than regular buses. Especially popular on College Nights.
College Night. Thursday night, students go to Downtown Santa Barbara to dance.
Cotsco. Store where everything is cheap and big. Here UCSB students like to buy alcohol.
Crashing courses. Going to a course without previous enrollment hoping to get in.
Del Playa (DP). The road closest to the beach in Isla Vista, here you find the parties, the drunkies and the cops.
Expressos, the. A group of international students who like sunglasses, cameras and expresso machines.
Gaucho. 1. The mascot of UCSB (a masked Mehican). 2. Nickname for UCSB students.
iPod. An electric thingy in gay colors that everybody has.
Isla Vista (IV). Here UCSB students live in apartments separated by funny smelling allay ways and balconies with blasting speakers.
Governator, the. The man who fights the economic crisis by cutting back on education. Hasta la vista, re-election.
Majspace. From Maj's place. Be there or be square.
Mehico, Mexico. 1. Abroad. 2 Too far away.
Mehican, Mexican. 1. Someone who sorts the recycling. 2. Someone who cleans your room.
Oh My God! An expression often used by young American girls, usually with high pitched voice.
Peanut butter. A orange/brown pasta made of peanuts that is overdosed unexpectedly in food stuffs, e.g in cereal and ice cream.
Recycling. The action of putting glass cans, plastic bottles and paper containers in the same trash bin.
Roomie. Either 1. A nice, friendly person who shares your living quarters or 2. A person who snores and eat your food.
SBCC. Short for Santa Barbara City College. Here everyone who couldn't afford/ wasn't accepted at UCSB get an "education".
Skateboard. Common transportation to/from university. Skateboarders have own lines on campus.
Swedish Meatballs. 1. A sex move? 2. Not Swedish meatballs.
UCSB. Short for University of California Santa Barbara. Here the rich, beautiful and smart study.
Underaged. The opposite of 21.
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