A post in Terrible Maps showed 12 regions in California. I pointed out that was too few.
“In reality, locals get much more granular. A single “SoCal” bucket is amusing; even people from coastal Orange County think people from inland Orange County are alien creatures.
“He’s from…BREAKING.”
“And I live in the IE, which is even more alien.”
Then, a few minutes later.
“Dang autocorrect. Of course I meant BREA.”
Forget about Brea
Returning to my original thought, there is a specific perception of the Inland Empire which we all know about. Warehouses and meth labs are but two examples of the IE stereotype. Not that anyone speaks in detail about logistics per se.
Oh, and the California Institution for Men near (but technically not within) Chino, California.
“The Californians” occasionally touched on the IE.
“What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be in the Chino Correctional Center in Southern California.”
“Well I escaped! I ran down an on ramp and hauled ass across the 5. And then I hitched a ride on the back of a taco truck down to where the 101 meets the 10, you know…”
Not that the 5 is anywhere near Chino…
Isn’t that…special?
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