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[Dr. Boogie]

I live in CA, and I could take it or leave it for the reasons renee described. It's got great weather, and lots of stuff to do, but it's very expensive, and it's packed with people, on the roads, the sidewalks, the parks, everywhere. And yeah, if you can get a well-paying job, the cost of living isn't so bad. I assume.

Also, it annoys me that nearly every California/LA native I talk to seems to think that Southern California is god's gift to the world.

[McClain]

Originally Posted by Dr. Boogie

It's got great weather, and lots of stuff to do, but it's very expensive, and it's packed with people, on the roads, the sidewalks, the parks, everywhere. And yeah, if you can get a well-paying job, the cost of living isn't so bad. I assume.

Also, it annoys me that nearly every California/LA native I talk to seems to think that Southern California is god's gift to the world.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Lived in SD for three years and those are my basic sentiments.

[Kitsa]

Originally Posted by Dr. Boogie

Also, it annoys me that nearly every California/LA native I talk to seems to think that Southern California is god's gift to the world.

God yes. I hate that.

[Dr. Boogie]

Originally Posted by Kitsa

God yes. I hate that.

Indeed. And now, as if summoned by magic, we have PJ here to illustrate the point for me.

I assume the same thing. I live in Humboldt County, and it's still expensive. I can't imagine living in the regular part of CA.

Then quit making an ass out of you and me!

[Pandajuice]

Originally Posted by Dr. Boogie

Indeed. And now, as if summoned by magic, we have PJ here to illustrate the point for me.

Well actually, the point you stated was that Californian/LA natives say "Southern California is God's gift". I didn't say that. I said Socal is slightly dirty and sleazy compared to Northern and is definitely a big smoggy city in all it's glory. Northern California, specifically the Sacramento area (the area, not the city itself) is a great place to live. I know, because I lived there and am desperate to move back.

And maybe Californian natives do think California is awesome because we live there and thus have some experience. It's kind of a stupid mentality to have that enables you to think that the phrase, "You people only like it because you live there!" makes sense. And as I said before, I've visited Florida, New England, Texas, and all the irrelevant states in between as well as some of Europe, and I can say most of California blows them away.

That's awesome if you don't agree with me though. Stay where you are by all means; the state is crowded enough with people who have seen the better side of life. I was just trying to give my honest assertion and recommendation to the OP.

[Grislygus]

Out of dedication to fair play, truth, and righteousness, I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the 100% accurate and totally provable fact that Northern Californians have a genetic predisposition towards trailers, mobile homes, really shitty weed and incest, with this predisposition growing exponentially for every mile traveled north of San Francisco, culminating in Jefferson County.

THE MORE YOU KNOW

[Colonel Flagg]

California was ruined for me ever since my brother moved there.

Seriously, I visited him about 2-1/2 years ago (he lives off Castro in downtown SF) right before his surgical procedure (no, it's not what you think, either, so shut up.). It was the first time I had a chance to see his house, which was pretty nice, I admit. Generally the neighborhood was cool, there was a movie theater, a corner grocery & a wine store (what are the odds?) less than two blocks away, and a great deal of classic-looking buildings, slowly being spruced up; all told, it's a pretty sweet setup.

I can't ever see myself living there, though.

[Dr. Boogie]

Originally Posted by Pandajuice

And maybe Californian natives do think California is awesome because we live there and thus have some experience. It's kind of a stupid mentality to have that enables you to think that the phrase, "You people only like it because you live there!" makes sense. And as I said before, I've visited Florida, New England, Texas, and all the irrelevant states in between as well as some of Europe, and I can say most of California blows them away.

If you'll go back and read what I said, you'll see that I said my problem isn't that people from California like California, it's the people that act like it's the best state there is, and love to bring it up in conversations with other Californians. When I lived in Illinois, there were people who loved Illinois, but they didn't feel compeled to bring up their love in conversation, and neither were they compeled to talk about how the other states had nothing else to offer.

And here you are, proving that people in Northern California can be just as obnoxious as all the empty-headed fodder wandering around Southern California. I admit it was presumptuous of me to assume it was a phenomenon limited to LA County.



Also, as for your claim that you were only trying to give your opinion:

California is the greatest state in the union to live in. And no, that's not just my opinion, it's fact.

Jackass.

[Pandajuice]

Originally Posted by Dr. Boogie

If you'll go back and read what I said, you'll see that I said my problem isn't that people from California like California, it's the people that act like it's the best state there is, and love to bring it up in conversations with other Californians. When I lived in Illinois, there were people who loved Illinois, but they didn't feel compeled to bring up their love in conversation, and neither were they compeled to talk about how the other states had nothing else to offer.

And here you are, proving that people in Northern California can be just as obnoxious as all the empty-headed fodder wandering around Southern California. I admit it was presumptuous of me to assume it was a phenomenon limited to LA County.

Also, as for your claim that you were only trying to give your opinion:
Jackass.

Dr. Boogie, please read my posts and try to comprehend them completely before posting vitriolically soaked responses.

I don't feel compelled to insert my love for California into every conversation as you assert. I do so only when people ask the correct questions regarding the state. For instance, when the OP of this thread asked everyone's opinion about California! And there must be something to it when every British native I talk to asks me where I'm from, I simply respond "California" and they retort with wide eyes, "Why the flying fuck are you here??" I've also never said in person or in my posts that the other states have nothing to offer. I just merely stated what I (and now Rog himself) have personally have experienced. That no other state offers as much and as many plusses with so few negatives as California does.

Addtionally, I never pretended or claimed to be giving my opinion. In fact, my quote was, "I was just trying to give my honest assertion and recommendation". Assertion and recommendation; not opinion.

[Schimid]

I went to California. I'm an actor and I wanted to see if it was a place I could stand to live while I tried to make it, if I were so inclined. I didn't like it ;(

I don't know what it is, but something about it just rubbed me the wrong way. I've lived on the east coast my whole life and while the weather and the In-n-Out burgers are GREAT, I just couldn't picture myself actually living there.