The best people watching in the world is on the Venice Beach Strand...
If anybody wanted evidence that Southern California is full of nuts, they should just come here. Grizzled hippies mixed with Baywatch models and tourists from all over the world passed by speaking strange unknown languages as the sun set over the Pacific.
The best line I ever heard about So. Cal. was from comedian Gallagher.
"Living in So. Calif. is like living in a bowl of granola...after you get past the fruits & nuts, all that's left are flakes."