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Localism
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This guy makes some funny videos
I trip out on his local spot its all clean with green lawns and looks like empty parking spots.
I trip out on his local spot its all clean with green lawns and looks like empty parking spots.
Funny as he is I have to say im not a fan of how localism has been talked about last few years. Either its the small dick syndrom jokes or a picture of kala alexander kicking some haoles ass cause he looked at his wave.
Wish surf media would talk a bit more about what it really is.
They love to do the bullies suck approach, but why doesnt stab, for example, make an article/video explaining how it works on places as Makaha or Kauai? where surf culture exists for what it is and not as another way to sell boardshorts
Just moved somewhere thats known for its localism and been getting nothing but friendliness back from my approach. A lot of the other foreigners that I see mostly do not, since they love to come with the 'OceAn BeLonGs tO evEryOne' attitude.
Wish surf media would talk a bit more about what it really is.
They love to do the bullies suck approach, but why doesnt stab, for example, make an article/video explaining how it works on places as Makaha or Kauai? where surf culture exists for what it is and not as another way to sell boardshorts
Just moved somewhere thats known for its localism and been getting nothing but friendliness back from my approach. A lot of the other foreigners that I see mostly do not, since they love to come with the 'OceAn BeLonGs tO evEryOne' attitude.
yeah, tried the adult one but got kicked out by this local dude who was born at a toilet nearby.
While a agree with everything you said, I think it's good to point out that bully based "You can't have this cause it's MINE" localism is stupid and self defeating.Funny as he is I have to say im not a fan of how localism has been talked about last few years. Either its the small dick syndrom jokes or a picture of kala alexander kicking some haoles ass cause he looked at his wave.
Wish surf media would talk a bit more about what it really is.
They love to do the bullies suck approach, but why doesnt stab, for example, make an article/video explaining how it works on places as Makaha or Kauai? where surf culture exists for what it is and not as another way to sell boardshorts
Just moved somewhere thats known for its localism and been getting nothing but friendliness back from my approach. A lot of the other foreigners that I see mostly do not, since they love to come with the 'OceAn BeLonGs tO evEryOne' attitude.
IMO, the best scenario is majority based enforcement of existing, time tested, rules.
As in "hey, it was not your turn. Be patient and wait for your own wave", or "I'm going on this one since you just paddled around me"
I wonder how the surf schools that operate in my town would go over on Kauai? Last month I took my son for a dawn patrol at a spot in Puerto Rico that used to be pretty localized and still is to some extent. Depending on which locals are out you have to sit wide and get scraps. Couldn't believe my eyes when a surf school did a beach lesson and then escorted a bunch of tourists on foamies into the lineup. I knew it was all downhill when Surfline put a cam on that break years ago.Funny as he is I have to say im not a fan of how localism has been talked about last few years. Either its the small dick syndrom jokes or a picture of kala alexander kicking some haoles ass cause he looked at his wave.
Wish surf media would talk a bit more about what it really is.
They love to do the bullies suck approach, but why doesnt stab, for example, make an article/video explaining how it works on places as Makaha or Kauai? where surf culture exists for what it is and not as another way to sell boardshorts
Just moved somewhere thats known for its localism and been getting nothing but friendliness back from my approach. A lot of the other foreigners that I see mostly do not, since they love to come with the 'OceAn BeLonGs tO evEryOne' attitude.
i do believe theres a pecking order that should be followed
They operate on a daily basis here in Hanalei .... at smaller beach breaks and the Instructors, are local kids who grew up here, know the rules of the road and would get called out immediately for bringing a surf lesson of 4 to 8 people into the surf line up. They grew up here and know better than to do so. Rules of the road in surfing 101, on Kaua'i.
Surf Cams on Kauai are from a distance, not like the surf cams on Oahu like Pipeline ~
though on bigger days here, one would know if the surf was going off from the cams.
Live Web Camera - Hanalei Bay Resort
www.hanaleibayresort.com
The Inertia is the worst for this. Promoting the entitled victim mentality in surfing . . .Funny as he is I have to say im not a fan of how localism has been talked about last few years. Either its the small dick syndrom jokes or a picture of kala alexander kicking some haoles ass cause he looked at his wave.
Wish surf media would talk a bit more about what it really is.
They love to do the bullies suck approach, but why doesnt stab, for example, make an article/video explaining how it works on places as Makaha or Kauai? where surf culture exists for what it is and not as another way to sell boardshorts
Just moved somewhere thats known for its localism and been getting nothing but friendliness back from my approach. A lot of the other foreigners that I see mostly do not, since they love to come with the 'OceAn BeLonGs tO evEryOne' attitude.
Don’t be a dick.
I won’t be a dick to you so don’t be one to me.
If youre being a dick I’ll let you know. Don’t care if it’s “your” spot or “my” spot.
Now what is considered being a dick is situational of course. If I paddle straight to the peak at “your” spot I’m a dick. If I do that at “my” spot then not so much.
These fucking “ocean is for everyone“ kooks are not only wrong (the ocean is NOT for everyone) but they are usually the most greed/dangerous/stupid/dickish people in the water.
Guy fucking fade drops on my wife at “my” spot, she says something to him and he says, “ocean is for everyone“.
Do it again and everyone gets choked out.
I won’t be a dick to you so don’t be one to me.
If youre being a dick I’ll let you know. Don’t care if it’s “your” spot or “my” spot.
Now what is considered being a dick is situational of course. If I paddle straight to the peak at “your” spot I’m a dick. If I do that at “my” spot then not so much.
These fucking “ocean is for everyone“ kooks are not only wrong (the ocean is NOT for everyone) but they are usually the most greed/dangerous/stupid/dickish people in the water.
Guy fucking fade drops on my wife at “my” spot, she says something to him and he says, “ocean is for everyone“.
Do it again and everyone gets choked out.
go home.
+ stay there.
do not come any~where,
not even UNTO my BEACH!!!
silly me,
i am just bein' silly,
oakie~doakie, see it, down below?!?
for this vid, linked,
presented to you by a VBWL loc'
made by some non~Venice local'z,
still cracks me up, as i'm kinda, still, an og,
ya might say...
hey:
story time"
i had to shut down PCH,
in thee neighborhood of 90272,
last night, after a hit+n-run happened, here at a beach, after dark, in L.A.
thee occupants, of the vehicle hit that went over PCH, are ok,
the pep'z allegedly response-able, were arrested!
i did not get done, helpin' until 12:54 am,
so i am still a lil' tired, me needz me,
more sleep~ie!!!
i'll get it...
thee day before,
i helped pull a dead male, out of the water.
you can still watch it, on surline's cam re~wind, around 12:20pm on Wednesday,
if ya know where i hang, to look for sharkz to leap...
this 1,
this persons death, still troubles me,
for i tried to close his eye~lidz, alas, but i could not,
for rigor had set in, ahhhhh...
*********************************************************************************************
hey~ya!
live, love, + laugh!
for we allll gonna be gone, some~day!
just as that un~known dude, he of whom i craddled his head + carried ashore his shoulderz,
as 2 others, carried his lower torso back to land, and then, i tried to close his eye~ballz,
that of which i could not do,
ahhhhh.
f**k localism.
f**k you too, if ya do so, do dig it.
randy
+ stay there.
do not come any~where,
not even UNTO my BEACH!!!
silly me,
i am just bein' silly,
oakie~doakie, see it, down below?!?
for this vid, linked,
presented to you by a VBWL loc'
made by some non~Venice local'z,
ya might say...
hey:
story time"
i had to shut down PCH,
in thee neighborhood of 90272,
last night, after a hit+n-run happened, here at a beach, after dark, in L.A.
thee occupants, of the vehicle hit that went over PCH, are ok,
the pep'z allegedly response-able, were arrested!
so i am still a lil' tired, me needz me,
more sleep~ie!!!
i'll get it...
thee day before,
i helped pull a dead male, out of the water.
you can still watch it, on surline's cam re~wind, around 12:20pm on Wednesday,
if ya know where i hang, to look for sharkz to leap...
this 1,
this persons death, still troubles me,
for i tried to close his eye~lidz, alas, but i could not,
for rigor had set in, ahhhhh...
*********************************************************************************************
hey~ya!
live, love, + laugh!
for we allll gonna be gone, some~day!
just as that un~known dude, he of whom i craddled his head + carried ashore his shoulderz,
as 2 others, carried his lower torso back to land, and then, i tried to close his eye~ballz,
that of which i could not do,
ahhhhh.
f**k localism.
f**k you too, if ya do so, do dig it.
randy
Yeah, cause saying 'bullies are baaaad' sells more boardshorts. Its not good for the business to tell people they cant just paddle out and get every wave they want straight away. So they flip it all over and turn localism into what these kooks think it is.
This, or vanlife hipsters posting spots cause 'surfing is about sharing', bullshit, you just want all of your friends to say how cool you are for finding a hidden spot. Reassurance, ego...
Or how many sups have i seen around home catching everything and its their first time there, you say something- you getting the 'hes so bad vibes broOoOo' stamp.
Heck, ive even had other local guys giving me the 'hes so bad vibes' stamp for doing what they should be doing. Sorry if im not okay with this everyone snakes one another orgy. Just spent the last couple decades earning my spot here
have surfed in many locals all over the planet and the only place ive ever gotten stinkeye is at my regular and its not from other regulars. its from the kooks!
in my opinion - localism in a nutshell
- mainlanders started traveling en masse to Hawaii
- mainlanders kind of become a plague
- Hawaiians, who have a different concept of property / public / private usage decided to say: ' mainlanders - you're visitors - be more cool
- People from california decided to imitate Hawaiians, in their own towns and against other californianias
- California surf scene explodes
- California surfers become funny tribal groups - like a cartoon of Hawaii
- California is dumb
- East Coast surfers travel to california and hawaii
- East coast surfers imitate the same stuff but to a lesser extent due to local conditions (including surf break consistency)
- now everyone imitates this behavior
This could be an over simplification and ignores much of the world - but this is what i've seen as a United States, Mainland based surfer
- mainlanders started traveling en masse to Hawaii
- mainlanders kind of become a plague
- Hawaiians, who have a different concept of property / public / private usage decided to say: ' mainlanders - you're visitors - be more cool
- People from california decided to imitate Hawaiians, in their own towns and against other californianias
- California surf scene explodes
- California surfers become funny tribal groups - like a cartoon of Hawaii
- California is dumb
- East Coast surfers travel to california and hawaii
- East coast surfers imitate the same stuff but to a lesser extent due to local conditions (including surf break consistency)
- now everyone imitates this behavior
This could be an over simplification and ignores much of the world - but this is what i've seen as a United States, Mainland based surfer
I've been dropped in on twice in the last few months and both individuals acted like I was the bad guy for getting pissed off at them. Lol. Sadly, I don't think there's really a way to correct it since no one is going to be punching or regulating where I live.
maybe you can say - 'i'll punch you a bunch of times or you can venmo @Muscles $50' - might as well make money rather than risk jail
This will be the new 'take it to the beach' -