Is it okay to call Northern Californians "dude"?

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Pepe LaPue

It depends on ur age!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

glenn h

Yes i would say its perfectly fine to say dude in NorCal. I would put it on the universally accepted list as with "dude"or "man" or even "bro" also a NorCal thing to say is "hella" like "man that is hella cool". but in all of this rambling.. yes its okay to use dude in NorCal.

Chaos Theory

Bro, its okay to call anyone "dude"

swimminneno

From people younger than 30 its ok! even if your not anywhere near the ocean! I would have to say that dudette is a bad idea, unless you want some laughs towards you! but we all use 'dude' in regular day life here!

Of course it is! Call everyone and anypne a dude. Okay dude?

NONAME

yes dude or guys

siayae

i was born and raised in southern california and to me everybody is a dude or bro lol. it slips out and its too hard to change the way you talk...plus mavericks in in northern california..dude were talking waves..big waves so the surfers there have earned the dude title for sure.lol:)

SARAH

yeah. california is california. come to new orleans where i am and say it! who gives?

xchaitea

Dude, it's California, sure.

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Of Course it is. Just make sure it isn't an old man or woman. It's okay with 30 years old and younger.

mommy Ty

yep its human nature for you

Mays

yeah. why would it be wrong? lol =P i dont think there is a negative connotation with the word 'dude'

gromit801

Dude, like, it's not an expression from SoCal. It's been around since the 60's for addressing other dudes.

boboluv06@sbcglobal.net

It is perfectly accepted, although you may get a few looks. I live in Southern California and I sometimes hear people say "chief" here since they moved here from the south. It just shows where you came from and you are proud of it.

Dude,
I call lots of people dude (so do my friends) and we are in NY!

matsystud

dude can be used anywhere in cali, i'm from the oc, granted i hope you are under 25 using dude...lol

pinkyismygirlfriendniluvhur

I think so

I think "dude" is an expression from surfing

anyone who has or does live in them places (Florida or CA)could relate to it I think

Del Piero 10

If it's a guy yes. Chicks might take it a bit funny. Try Dudette on them instead.

Steph!

oh ya totally! People say it here all the time!

.Colleen.ily<3

I wouldn't know...I'm not from ca, but I live all the way across the map in pa and everyone calls eachother dude. I think it's safe to call people dude while !UR IN THE SAME STATE!

kwb1965

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yeah

mexpimp619

Dude! Of course it's ok to call everyone a dude, dude! Im from northern CA and I call everyone a dude lol. So chill out, dude!

mrs. brandon flowers (i wish!!)

uhh, i have a prob. with saying dude a lot, but im mean who cares, why not? but if ur not comfy with it then dont.

Aaron D

Believe it or not, there is a larger place outside of california called the world. and in the world people have adapted the phrase "dude" as a common slang term. It actually derives from Texas, where ranchers were called dudes, because the operated dude-ranches. Same goes for the word "stud".

You can pretty much say dude anywhere.

John Mac from Sac

Yeah, or "brother", those two sayings relate harmony between people in my opinion

hoodhoprox

I figure you can call people whatever you want, according to where you came from. The worst that could happen is you say dude all the time, then realize that they really say "bro" and "man". "Right on" is also huge is Sactown. You will learn the lingo pretty quick, and who knows, maybe dude will catch on in your circle of friends?

Crystal Dead!

is there realy a diffrence
between northern
and sothern californians

Nick

No its not. Your just a republican, and republicans don't say dude. They say "err white house, more guns,errrrrrrr more rules blah blah blah, i like rules,errrrrrrr cowboys, errrrrrrr."

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