When I first moved to California, I found myself explaining to people back in Ohio that California was not as they thought. It’s a complex state, in many ways as complex as a small nation, and the stereotypes and assumptions about it are terribly wrong. In fact, as it is so large, even when true, the stereotypes and assumptions may apply to only a limited geographic area.
Now with the acrobatics of the 112th congress and John Boehner, with the watching of the state of Ohio in the election, I get the vague impression when I tell people in California I’m from Ohio, they’ll want me to explain my home state. I remember when Ohio was just another state, and now it’s in the news again and again.
Meanwhile in the ever-expanding internet age, in an age of social change, California seems rather quaint. We’re in an age of multimedia, Silicon Valley technology, gay marriage, and fusion cuisine.
How things change.
– Steven Savage
Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach. He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.
