CITY & ITS PEOPLE
Instant Tells
TEST 01–28: measuring distance in minutes, sighing at the mention of the 405, wearing a puffer at 15°C (59°F), driving 500 meters, complaining even when the weather's perfect, and slowly going numb to Erewhon prices. No ID required. One second is
Translated from Jasmine’s original Chinese. The illustrated slides are on the interactive reader.
Key points
- TEST 01–10, the originals
- TEST 11–28, the bonus round
Full text
How to tell in one second if you're an Angeleno
TEST 01–28: converting distance into minutes, sighing at the mention of the 405, wearing a puffer at 15°C (59°F), driving 500 meters, complaining even when the weather's perfect, and slowly going numb to Erewhon prices. No ID required. One second is enough.
In this series
- Which LA Are You?
- How to Act Like an Angeleno
- In LA, your area code is your personality.
- Westside × Eastside
An original JSLALALAND field guide by Jasmine Chang (@jslalaland).