[fintstone]

If you are spreading around a little money...and not telling them over and over how much better you are than them...they will love you.

Coming from CA has not included bragging rights or cache' for decades. Folks from CA usually come to nice places to escape CA and them try to turn them into exactly what they were trying to escape. If you tell them you are from CA, they will expect exactly that. It is just like finding a wife...if it is not an exact fit; don't tie the knot expecting a massive change in important areas (less spending, more sex or smaller waist line). You will have to adapt.