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Newport Beach local to LA visitors: 'You got to respect the culture out here'

A 23-second street interview. On the right half of the frame, a young man with curly hair, a black T-shirt and a chain necklace answers questions from an interviewer holding a microphone outside a storefront, with word-by-word captions on screen; the left half shows a photo of a pier labeled "Newport Beach." He says visitors, especially from LA, need to respect the culture in Newport, mentions bar fights, and the clip ends with some profanity-laced back-and-forth. Juice Unlocked's headline graphic runs across the bottom.

One Newport Beach local has a message for anyone coming down from Los Angeles: mind your manners. In a street interview clip Juice Unlocked posted on March 28, 2026, a young man the caption calls a Newport Beach resident was asked what he would say to people coming to Newport Beach from other cities.

"You got to respect the culture out here," he answered. He added that visitors from LA should know "it's way different" down here, and the caption sums up the warning: move with respect or get pressed.

LA vs. Newport

When the interviewer narrowed the question to "L.A. dudes," the resident framed it as a two-way street. "Same thing how you got to respect L.A., you got to respect Newport," he said.

Asked what he would say to LA guys who dismiss that, he answered with a profanity of his own. The clip ends with a profanity-laced back-and-forth and the line "That's your opinion."

“You got to respect the culture out here.”

Newport Beach resident (per caption)

On Instagram

The clip, credited to videographer @zillasks, was tagged in Newport Beach. It drew 677 likes and 234 comments on Instagram.

“Same thing how you got to respect L.A., you got to respect Newport.”

Newport Beach resident (per caption)

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