1. People In Huntington Beach Make Going To The Beach Seem Like An Olympic Sport
If they can do it on the beach and get away with it, you can bet you’re going to see it happening here. Gym time? Yoga? PDA? Yep, it’s all going down–most likely within five feet of each other at 4 in the morning.
Some of them even set up office there. You know who I’m talking about—the business bros in their Ed Hardy board shorts and ties perched on their lounge chairs with a laptop in front of them and a decaf mocha latte from Starbucks stuck to their left hand.
2. The Best Way To Tick Someone From Huntington Beach Off Is To Refer To Them As “The O.C.”
This isn’t Newport Beach and you won’t find Mischa Barton snorting lines of coke in the sand. If there’s one thing the denizens of HB can’t stand more than June Gloom, it’s got to be people referring to them as “The O.C.” News flash: The O.C. was just a television show on Fox.
3. They Wake Up More In The Sand Than They Do Their Own Beds
The people of Huntington Beach like to party, and they like to party hard. There isn’t a corner of that beach that isn’t crowded with sloppy, scantily-clad rich kids doing keg stands on barrels full of vodka. If you haven’t woken up with a hangover and an earful of sand then you obviously don’t live here.
4. Huntington Beach People Know They’re Better Than You And They Won’t Apologize For It
It’s incredibly tough to live in an area marked by beautiful beaches, abundant sunshine, hot people and great schools without letting it go to your head. And they managed to escape the horde of cameras descending on the town like a couple of other places that like to flaunt their stuff for TV.
There’s always an evil twinkle in their eyes when they have a chance to slip in a knock towards their neighbors to the south in Laguna Beach. That reality show they played host to? Pretty accurate. Huntington Beachers have all of the same benefits, without all the ridiculous drama—and occasionally they enjoy taking a shot at the fame-obsessed folks to the south.
5. As Far As People From Huntington Beach Are Concerned, The 909ers Can Stay At Home
As long as the 909ers stay inland where they belong, everything will be just peachy. You know who I’m talking about—the guys from Riverside that swarm into town during the summer in their lifted trucks high enough that you can walk underneath, just to try and take over the beach from the people who actually pay the taxes to take care of it.
You can change your area code all you want, but those white tank tops are always going to be obnoxious.
6. The People Here Are Constantly Inventing New Ways To Stay Active On The Sand
Obesity might be a problem running rampant in the rest of country, but not so in Huntington Beach. The city enjoys the abundant sunshine of Southern California and the residents certainly know how to take advantage of it. The beach is one giant playground all day long. You’ll see people running through the sands or playing a game of beach volleyball.
But what you won’t see is people who are out of shape. Everyone here is athletic and attractive and, if you’ve got it, why not flaunt it?
7. Huntington Beach People Don’t Know What The Word “Slums” Means
It’s no secret that the less well-off and the wealthier people of town don’t always get along, but maybe it’s just a situation of not spending enough time together to understand what’s really going on. Perhaps that’s why the good people of Huntington Beach seem so confused over the definition of a “slum.” Yes, I’m talking about the Slater Slums. Or, as people everywhere else call it, a suburb of apartment communities.
I know it might seem kind of run-down to someone who wakes up every morning to the sight of the ocean out their front door, but a little paint chipping off a panel or an occasional robbery does not a slum make.
8. You’re Either Surfing At The Pier, Drinking In The South Or Building Sandcastles With Your Kids In The North
No, we’re not talking about “Game of Thrones.” You’ll notice that beaches south of the pier are littered with people with beer cans in their hands. Up north, it’s mostly sand castles and kids on boogie boards. And, of course, you’ll find all of the actual surfers hanging out at the pier. It’s almost like beach-oriented class warfare between families and those still enjoying the single life.
Sure, you might see those suburban moms with their Nicholas Sparks books and buckets of shovels and sunscreen hanging around the south side occasionally, but they’re often the focal point of some very derisive looks. That’s okay, though, because the drunken partiers might not think they belong, but they’re only there to check out all the young nearly naked men, anyway. Go get em’, cougars.
9. Huntington Beach People Are Sexy (And Rich) And They Know It
There are a great deal of hard-working, independent men and women along the shores of Huntington Beach–and then there’s their children. I’m not talking about the little ones, but the grown adults who live off of mommy and daddy’s money.
Every town has the spoiled rich kid stereotypes stomping around town, but there are areas of Huntington Beach where they seem to take it to the extreme. But, hey, they’re the most laid-back rich kids in the country, that’s for sure. There’s something about surfers and beach bums driving Mercedes that just doesn’t seem to quite mesh, no?
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