And in all of the starbucks here in ?8 that I've been to already.. They always ask "where do you work at?" I tell em California and they get 'amazed'. The ppl in california don't usually react that way.. Well at least not during my visits. I tell the baristas in NC to go to south california. Not up north.
And if you don't know about what asheville is like.. Well, its in the same category as Eureka.. There are hippies and environmentalists here, but they're more nicer, friendlier, civilized, educated, and hospitable to tourists and locals. Eureka is totally the opposite. The climate here totally kicks ass too. :)
~Lor