The war between the North and the South might well apply to the attitudes of the people of Northern California to the people of Southern California, and vice-versa. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco; it's a rivalry nearly as old as California itself.

Los Angeles Times columnist Patt Morrison says there are some real differences . . . and some that are quite superficial.

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