What happens if a New Yorker has to work with Californians, and vice versa? I have been given a translation table that may help those two differing groups to understand each other:

West Coast                                 New York
----------                                 ----------
maybe                                      absolutely not
subcontractor                              bozo
design review                              brawl
facilitator                                dictator
he's not signed on to our plan             he's a jerk
he's a team player                         he's a subordinate
I'm bringing him up to speed               ignore him, he's new
he's consulting                            he's unemployed
consider me your resource                  I'll cover your ass
I understand your feelings                 you gotta problem widdat?
what's your vision?                        where's the spec?
is there a spec?                           follow the spec
what's the game plan?                      where's the schedule?
let me share my feelings                   your plan stinks
on schedule                                over budget
behind schedule                            under budget
cost overruns                              we finished early
how do you feel about that?                we're done
thank you for your input                   shut the hell up
let me share this with you                 shut up a minute
let me build on that point                 that's totally incompetent
let's get consensus on this one            get out of my office
let's take that discussion offline         meet me in the parking lot
can you sign up for this program?          do it and do it now
I'm confident you'll get it done           do it or you're fired
thanks for bringing that to my attention   beat it