# California Tourism TV Commercial **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 4, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417 "2010-11-04T04:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/21 "2011-10-21T22:39:59Z")
The surfer dude isn’t famous. That’s why he says “or are celebrities” because all Californians are not celebrities and he represents those un-celebrities. And remember, just because you’re not a celebrity in California doesn’t mean you can go walking around looking like a normal human. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/22 "2011-10-22T00:42:48Z")
The commercial in question was made to replace the one with the Governator. It’s clearly playing off all the stereotypes about California. You’d rather have one with a bunch of schlubs? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/23 "2011-10-22T02:06:11Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Man, that commercial always leaves me with the impression that everyone in California is a pretentious douche. That’s really an unfair portrayal of California. We have _all kinds_ of douches out here, not just pretentious ones. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/24 "2011-10-22T04:20:35Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Man, that commercial always leaves me with the impression that everyone in California is a pretentious douche. “We’re not all driving convertibles… except me! Tee-hee!” Makes me want to find everyone in the state and slap them. > Disclaimer: I realize that not everyone in CA is a pretentious douche nor do they need slapping. It’s the commercial that makes it seem so. No, I live in NoCal (not by choice) and everyone here is a pretentious douchebag. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/25 "2011-10-22T09:06:01Z")
I just want to know, who is the Hot Nappy Bikini girl, after the Shamu wetsuit San Diego Girl, that she set up. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/26 "2011-10-22T16:15:52Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > No, I live in NoCal (not by choice) and everyone here is a pretentious douchebag. I also live in Northern California and think you are completely wrong. I also lived in Southern California and shocker 99% of people are just normal folks with normal jobs and normal families. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/27 "2011-10-22T17:22:01Z")
You’re all just jealous. It’s going to be in the 80s here today, the sun is shining, and the grape harvest is in. I’m playing golf over near the ocean in Aptos (that’s near Santa Cruz, for you foreigners). Ciao! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Catfood\_Purrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Catfood\_Purrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catfood_Purrito)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/28 "2011-10-22T18:40:23Z")
> [@voguevixen](#): > > No, I live in NoCal (not by choice) and everyone here is a pretentious douchebag. Am not. I’m in Redding, and there are relatively few pretentious douchebags here…which is not to say that we don’t have hordes of douchebags, we totally do, but not the pretentious kind. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417/29 "2011-10-22T19:02:43Z")
> [@Catfood\_Purrito](#): > > Am not. > > I’m in Redding, and there are relatively few pretentious douchebags here…which is not to say that we don’t have hordes of douchebags, we totally do, but not the pretentious kind. That’s not NorCal. That’s Oregon. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-tourism-tv-commercial/559417.md?page=1)