(CNN)The city of Los Angeles is expecting more than 40 million visitors this year. If you're among the inbound, you're going to need to do a lot more than leave the heavy coats at home and drop a few "dudes" into your repartee if you don't want to be mistaken for the latest Hollywood wannabe to drop off a turnip truck. Follow these tips and you just might pass for a local. If your deception goes well, you can bring your suave Angeleno persona home from vacation and try it out with your locals. Just don't push it. Having "I Love L.A." as a ringtone is a little much.
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Dying to be part of the L.A. scene? No? Good, you're already half local
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Venice Beach is a freak show; that doesn't mean you should freak out there
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Author says drinking Corona marks you out as a newbie
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If you see Vin Scully, bow down before him. Or just listen to him call  Dodgers game on the radio
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