Because, like, that's the way we talk

Southern California is its own little universe. People speak differently here, and growing up in the midst of it, I find it quite endearing. Granted, different regions everywhere have their own colloquialisms. And I think it's fun to learn those. My mom says things like "tell him to go fry ice", "butter wouldn't melt in his mouth", etc. But that's a whole other topic.

Only in Southern California will a NEWS report contain words and phrases like (and I am not making this up) "gnarly crash", "eeewwww", "what's up with that?", and "the guy" for a description of a perpetrator.
I love that.