"There's nothing like coming home here, having the day off or morning off and going surfing. In Orlando I don't know what I would do"
About this Quote
The Orlando contrast does quiet work. He doesn’t insult the city or dress it up as a cautionary tale. He just admits a blankness: “I don’t know what I would do.” That’s the subtext of someone who has learned that identity is often outsourced to environments. Put him in a landlocked place and the coping mechanism disappears. It’s a surprisingly candid admission of dependency, not on fame or nightlife, but on a landscape that makes rest feel earned and vivid.
Culturally, it’s also a West Coast flex disguised as modesty: the idea that quality of life is measured in proximity to nature and the freedom to drop into it on a random morning. Bernsen’s intent feels simple - praise the comfort of home - but the deeper message is about how adults, especially working ones, need a reliable ritual that turns “time off” into actual recovery.
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| Topic | Ocean & Sea |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Bernsen, Corbin. (2026, January 17). There's nothing like coming home here, having the day off or morning off and going surfing. In Orlando I don't know what I would do. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/theres-nothing-like-coming-home-here-having-the-43966/
Chicago Style
Bernsen, Corbin. "There's nothing like coming home here, having the day off or morning off and going surfing. In Orlando I don't know what I would do." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/theres-nothing-like-coming-home-here-having-the-43966/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"There's nothing like coming home here, having the day off or morning off and going surfing. In Orlando I don't know what I would do." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/theres-nothing-like-coming-home-here-having-the-43966/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.




