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Re: 818 Lifestyle

Posted by R. Berg on March 28, 2003

In Reply to: Re: 818 Lifestyle posted by Hari Menon on March 28, 2003

: : Can anyone explain what this means? I believ 818 is an area code for Los Angeles / Hollywood.

: That ought to be self-explanatory!

It might not be, depending on one's knowledge of U.S. culture. Here are some components of one popular stereotype of people in Hollywood: Vain, superficial, self-centered, competitive, boastful, wasteful. Spend too much money, marry and divorce too readily, take too many drugs.