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Los Angeles. Those words conjure images of celebrities in black sunglasses, red carpets, surfers, highways, and countless movies and TV shows set in the City of Angels. Los Angeles has been the site of many a film noir, a capital of the counterculture of the late 20th century, a center for tech and design, manufacture and, of course, the media. There are numerous movie and television studios in and around Los Angeles and countless production companies big and small.
The single word summarizing the popular image of Los Angeles may be "glamour," but Los Angeles has its share of less glamorous yet still fascinating subcultures. It is home to The Magic Castle, a private club for magicians that holds performances for the public. It has a vast community of martial arts schools, new age groups, and every religious group under the sun. The name "La La Land" may be a bit unfair, but it is founded in the city's pluralism combined with its embrace of some, at times, wacky ideas. Growing up in Los Angeles can mean a normal life, an exceptional one, or a very strange one. Would you be a different person if you were born in Los Angeles? If so, it would all begin with your name.
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Where did your parents take you during the weekend when you were growing up?
The beach
The woods
The opera
The museum
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Think back to your childhood diet. What food item stands out in your memories?
Microwave dinners
Daikon Waffles
Caviar
Avocado toast
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Remember middle school? What was your best subject?
Phys ed
History
English
Math
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In what hobbies did you engage that your parents disapproved of?
Nothing I'm aware of
Reading the works of Friedrich Nietzsche
Sleight of hand magic
Acting
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Which of these best describes where your parents are from?
Towns near my hometown
The same place I'm from
They both lived thousands of miles away before moving to my hometown to have me.
They came from other countries.
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How involved in the arts scene were your parents?
A bit, you know. Like, they like, they had some cool paintings on the walls and stuff. Dogs playing poker, you know?
My parents had one of the best collections of quartz crystals with good vibes in the Northern Hemisphere.
My parents were patrons of the arts. They discovered Banksy.
My parents weren't cutting edge, but they liked going to museums to see the classics.
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Which of the following describes at least one of your parents' professions?
Financial analyst
Reiki Master
Lawyer
Middle manager
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Religion is a major factor of American life. How observant were your parents?
I don't even know what religion we were.
We weren't so much religious as we were spiritual.
Strictly religious
We went for high holidays, but that was about it.
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Did one of your parents stay home?
No, both had to work to make ends meet.
One worked from home.
Yes, one stayed home to raise me.
Some of the time, but not all of the time
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Which of the following best describes the elementary school you attended?
It was your typical American elementary school.
I was home-schooled.
An international school for rich geniuses
The best school in the most fashionable neighborhood my family could afford to live in
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Which of the following best describes your family's religious leanings?
Atheist
Neo-paganism
Major Abrahamic religion
Retro-paganism
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After high school, did you move far from home?
I went on a road trip, but came home.
I went on a vision quest and ended up at college.
After high school, I went to the university where a building is named for my family.
Yeah, I went to a state school and lived in a dorm.
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How hard did your parents push you to succeed?
Not at all. They were supportive of the things I liked to do, but there was no "pushing."
I was pushed a little, but not too much. As the reincarnation of Albert Einstein, I'm expected to be a poor student but a bright mind.
I was pushed, tutored and incentivized to work hard at school.
My parents really wanted me to do better than they had.
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What childhood job did you have?
I took care of plants for my neighbors.
I shoveled snow in my neighbors' driveways.
I interned at my parents' company.
I walked dogs.
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With which relative other than your immediate family were you closest?
My cool uncle
My god-non-gender-specific-parent
My grandmother
My cousin
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In what sport, if any, did you take part as a child?
Skating
Rubik's Cube solving
Fencing
Baseball
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Role models are a big deal to kids. Which of the following people is closest to your childhood role model?
Mitch Buchannon from "Baywatch"
Metatron
Brain from "Thunderbirds"
Derek Jeter
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What did you do when school was out for the summer?
I hung out in my hometown and messed around with friends.
I would help out my parents around the yurt.
I would spend my summers at Outward Bound from the time I was 6 years old.
I went to a summer camp for sports.
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Which of the following cities is most like where you currently live?
San Francisco, California
Fairfield, Iowa
New York City, New York
Chicago, Illinois
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We all remember the family cars of our childhood. What was yours?
Chevrolet Caprice wagon
Volvo 240 GLT
Mercedes-Benz GL
Ford Explorer
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How tidy were you when you were a child? Did you keep your room neat and clean?
I kept it clean enough, although I think I might have had a few non-human "roommates," if you know what I mean.
It was easy to keep clean because I did not have many physical toys.
Between my parents' strict discipline and the army of maids, my room was so tidy, it could be an operating theater.
Yes, it was clean. I did not want to embarrass my parents if they had guests.
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What hobbies did your parents encourage in you as a child?
Tinkering in the garage
Art
Strategy games like "Risk" and "Warhammer 40,000"
Music
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What word best describes your best childhood friend?
Cool
Enlightened
Intelligent
Kind
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Which life factor was the smallest problem in your family when you were growing up?
Love
Time
Money
Cultural bonds
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What was the dominant outdoor activity in your childhood?
Spending time in nature
Yoga
Crew
Picnicking
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What sort of a student were you?
Awful
I can't say for sure.
Excellent
Average, I guess
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Which of the following occurrences reminds you of your childhood?
Worrying that when I called my girl/boyfriend, their parents would pick up the phone
Not being allowed to go to a friend's birthday party because they were serving food I was not allowed to eat for religious reasons.
Being told off by my parents for having certain friends because their parents did not belong to the right country club.
Being canceled on social media by everyone I know.
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What sort of university did you attend?
The School of Hard Knocks
I attended an online university.
An Ivy League university
A perfectly respectable college
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Of what generation were your parents a part?
The Greatest Generation
Generation X
The Silent Generation
Generation Y
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How did you like your childhood?
It was dope.
It was weird, but OK, I suppose.
It was ideal.
It was fine, I guess.
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