What Makes a Local?

Yo soy una Angelena. Nacio in la Ciudad de Maria, La Reina De Los Angeles. (I am an Angeleno. Born in the City of Mary, The Queen of The Angels". ) Actually, while the idea is true, I was REALLY born in the COUNTY of Los Angeles, in the city of Long Beach. Did you know that the City of Long Beach actually owns/runs the port? Los Angeles shares it, but Long Beach calls the shots. Well, okay, the local Longshoremen Union REEEaally runs things(as any retailer of Made-in-China doodads will ruefully tell you after the last Longshoreman strike decimated their inventory). BUT I digress, and we like to let the local Harbor Master cherish his delusions of power anyway.
This sort of trivia is totally typical of a native Californian, and actually, in my cockeyed way, is the topic of this post.
I was driving home from an appointment today. Listening to the local NPR as I careened down a mostly empty mid-day freeway winding between rolling hills greened by the spring rains. As I listened, the ever-affable mid-day host, instead of tackling his usual exceedingly brainy topics of local or international import, was on an unusually frivolous call-in topic: What makes a true native Angeleno?
The usual stuff came up: knowledge of side streets that are uncrowded at rush hour, historical trivia about the city, our happy willingness to embrace new cultures (and foods! Want to move here? Bring us a new cuisine and we'll LOVE you!). Another trait that came up was our willingness to praise and appreciate other cities.
 All of the above are true- and that last bit especially. Angelenos are pretty easy going about including anyone who comes along. We kind of treat newcomers and other cities/regions/countries the way a master chef treats delicacies from various suppliers.
For instance, the Midwest and Chicago is where we get lots of  great stand-up comedians (and the sweet, well-mannered, aw-shucks Kansas boys are a big favorite as dating material for us local girls).
Canada? WOW those guys are nice! Like, old-school, pre-1975 California nice! But like Madame Pompador, we too, are a wee tad mono-focused about Canada, only instead of furs, we Angelenos consider Canada to exist solely to provide us with great comedians (Well, and Shatner. We certainly do love us some Shatner 'round here.). The South? Always great material there. And with those manners and that sweet accent, they're also big favorites on the "dating import" market.
New York? Sure we love New York! Seinfeld was a great show! Boffo! Tonnes of ad revenue (shame about that spin-off curse) and The Big Apple is a source of a lot of material and top-drawer writers. Besides, the stage teaches great work ethic, and skills. Broadway is a favorite place for Hollywood actors to work in between more lucrative film deals. By the way, have you TASTED the bagels? The pizza?? Wow!
 For my part, I've always joked that there's two ways to be a native Angeleno: Be born here, or move here.
Barrymore or Damon- we don't care. Have a talent and are relatively nice? C'mon over here! Join the club!

 But now that I am moving to Brooklyn, and getting ready to embrace a new home, I'm curious: What are the essential traits of a native New Yorker? And will I actually have to spend a good 25% of my time trying to convince people that A- Charlie (and Calafia) don't surf and B- Yes, Californians DO speak words of more than one syllable- and if you keep that up, buster, you will be experiencing the neural signals of pain caused by the impact of the ventral side of my distal phalanges with the epidermis covering your zygomatic arch. (So there, dude!)
Anyone want to tell me this one? Discuss!