“Why is it that so many people love to hate Californians? There’s no shortage of theories; we’re everything from excessively laid-back and compassionate to compulsively high-strung. Let’s take a look at some of our common hatred-fueling qualities, compiled by surveying a mix of native Californians (including multiple Chronicle employees), long-time residents and people living in other states. “
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