Talk:Eastern California

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I've lived in Southern California all of my life, and I've never really heard this term bandied about. Do people who live in Eastern California really think of themselves as Eastern Californians the way that Northerners and Southerners identify as Northerners and Southerners? Having been reared in S. Cal, I've of course known (and been related to) many Riversiders, and I'm fairly certain that they, at least, tend to think of themselves as S. Californians. I'm not really sure that I want Riverside to be considered part of our region, but there you have it. Are we certain that the three southernmost counties listed in this article belong? The S. Cal article lists them as part of S. Cal, and I have a bit of trouble believing that there's much linking them to Modoc.LordSnow 00:41, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Those of us east of the Sierra have difficulty labeling ourselves either as Northern or Southern Californians. There is some support to the usage of "Eastern California" as the part along the Nevada border, esp east. of the Sierra (see [1][2][3])

I do agree that Riverside is firmly in S. Cal. The problem is San Bernadino County, California is enormous (it's the size of Connecticut!), and so may lie in multiple cultural regions. (Even worse with the old area code 619). Not sure how to fix this, I'm open to suggestions. -- hike395 05:20, September 13, 2005 (UTC)