I remember flying with one dude that was louder that this guy but it was a five hour flight from Phoenix to Philadelphia and from the moment I stepped on the plane until I got to the baggage plane I heard his mouth run non stop and the 5 hour flight felt like a whole day
Southern Cal does have some nice scenery. The best most breathtaking scenery and country I think is in western Canada, the Canadian Rockies including Banff and Jasper National Park, and parts of Alaska too