People outside of California...what are your thoughts of us.?
830023
My ex was from Cali. ( he lived in San Fran, then Santa Barbara.) Being a mid-westerner myself, I always had pre-conceived notions of people from Cali. I finally went ther in 2004. The people were so chill and laid back! I loved it! I would definetely live there, even though I think I am a little more conservative then some of the people there.
677250
L.A. is seriously over-crowded. L.A. is too hot. L.A. is too high cost of living. Let's not even get into the poor driving practices there. The L.A. is more heavily populated with gangs than let's say, Oakland. Let's see, bay area, lived in Fremont, CA for awhile. About 320 perfect days a year, good temp, low rainy days, nice people, bike lanes, great beaching, close to many major cites, SanFransico, San Jose, etc...awesome shopping and dining....did I mention the people are nicer?
694315
I do.  What are we going to do though?  With a rising population you have to put them somewhere right?  I'm for setting aside large chunks of land as reserves now while we have them to set aside.  Unfortunately, our culture's attitude towards land usage and the environment in general is ignore, ignore, ignore, panic.  I don't think we've reached panic yet, but we will. I'm not for the grid system either.  I think that is one of the worst ideas of all time.  Like in Arizona, for example, the land that can be developed, and the land that can't, are arranged in a checkerboard.  So what happens to animals that roam or migrate?  When all the 'boxes' of land have been developed around the reserved block the animals inside are cut off - the population either has to move to another block or it dwindles and possibly dies off.  Plus they have all kinds of run ins with the surrounding communities.  Some people that live in these communities think that it doesn't adversely affect the environment but it does.  They say "What do you mean?  The deer aren't dying off - I just had one in my backyard the other day."  They don't see how that is a problem.  The checkerboard is not a solution - it just worsens the effect of development.  And Phoenix is a classic example of urban sprawl.  Like a cancerous tumor its neverending grid of streets spreads out in all directions.  We aren't there yet - and we may not see it in our lifetimes - but the earth is so going to kick all of our a**e* eventually.   And, as a cultural, we will stand bug-eyed and bewildered - scratching our collective empty head over how it came to this.
1108626
I lived at the beach in Los Angeles for twenty years.  Los Angeles is NOT better than the rest of the country, they just THINK so.  When you're living there you get all wrapped up in how fortunate you are to be there, and when you visit anywhere else you're often driven crazy by the slow pace of life, you miss the constant movement of LA.\n\nIt used to be, in my lifetime, that everybody wanted to move to California, envied the people who lived all year round in such nice weather and where movie stars are.\n\nBelieve me, it's not that way any longer.  I would recommend that Californians visiting other places in the USA not advertise where they are from, as predjudice runs high.\n\nMany towns and cities in our country, particularly in the western states, have had their economies and other things ruined by Californians.\n\nSay you sell your little bitty two bedroom house in California - maybe in Manhattan Beach, say - and you get half a million dollars for it because somebody wants to build a fancy place on your lot.  So you move to, say, Spokane Washington, where that half a million dollars will buy you a lot more house than it would in California.\n\nGreat.  You build it up on a hill because you've always figured rich people live on hills.  The cost of housing in that area goes way up because you built this big house, and people that have lived there for generations can no longer afford to live on their family's land.\n\nYou have never lived where it snows, and when winter comes you find that the scenic twisty little road you built to your new house doesn't allow you to travel it in winter.  You raise a fuss and county road crews have to either dig you out or clear the way for you to get home.  So county taxes go way up because they have to cover these costs.\n\nYou've told your friends back in California, how affordable everything is where you live now, so they all do the same thing.  Entertainment costs go up, food prices go up, property taxes go up, and when you all get involved in local politics, everything goes haywire and nobody is happy.  You've made the little paradise you found into just another clone of where you lived in LA.  Crime rises, gang members find their way there, too.  People have to lock their doors for the first time in their lives.  Life for the locals isn't better because you came, it sucks, and in the end you're no happier there than you were in California.\n\nNo.  Quality of life is much better ANY where else than in Los Angeles.  Don't be fooled.  And don't come to where I live, either.
345325
Hmm, I live in Ireland so I've spent a lot of time in England. It will of course depend on what part of England you're living in, London is like New York, except normally wetter and Cornwall is like well I suppose it's as close as you can get to the Californian coastlines as people go surfing there, except of course it's usually colder.  But as for England overall, well a few givens. It's a great place, food is different, weather is different, TV has less commercials (and none at all on the BBC), they drive on the other side of the road to you guys, and you'll find pretty much everything is more expensive. On the positive side, nobody has guns (well excepet illegal ones held by hardened criminals and legal ones held by farmers) so it leads to a somewhat more relaxed attitude. Totally different from my brief Californian experience (I've been 5 times) but none the less enjoyable.
474779
USA! I live in the OC, California, and if we broke off and made our own country we would be the seventh wealthiest country in the world. So right there that's only a small portion of the United States.  Money says a lot in terms of power!
835484
Has the Marin County virus spread that far north?\n\nBeggars and bums have more rights than productive citizens and the police?\n\nI hope you're not subject to the horrors of San Fran.
30021
Me.  I lived in Nor-cal for 25 years. Its beautiful, especially if you love wine.  I didn't stay there...just visited.
893790
I found my place on Craigslist. She said I was the only person to inquire.\nHard to believe in California.\n.
46653
California..BABY!!!!!!\n\nI Was born in Cali and moved to Flo but Cali is the place to be....Just make sure you have the right people.
294535
This is NO JOKE, people.\nThese people want to take California (and other south western states.) In case you weren't sure, it has already begun. If they want Calif. back...the only way we should give it is without any of the infrastructure that was designed, built and has been maintained by the U.S. \n\nThe land was theirs before, but now it's not. They should get over it. If they want to be Americans, no problem....but if you want to run around town with a Mexican flag, you should do it in Mexico. In case there's any confusion, if you're geographically challenged, that's south of San Diego! Bye bye!!! Hasta Luego! Que te vallas bien y nunca regresan!\n\nSeriously, though. You should go to the site below and read how racist these guys are. (Yes, the same ones who call me racist for wanting my government to enforce the law.) They want to take over what they consider to be already theirs. \n\nWAKE UP, PEOPLE!! This is not a joke, it's serious.
587171
Speaking for Los Angeles CA. Traffic on the freeway was wonderful. I did not see much effect on business as the day was for Mexican Illegal immigration. There are many other immigrants from South American countries such as Guatamala that many people associate with being "mexican" yet did not march. Just a funny side note...\nI was driving around my city noticing the homeless people...\nI did not see any latino or hispanic homeless people. Of all the homeless I saw, the majority were white, and a few african americans...but no latinos
328550
Whatever, the bay is where it's at.  People spend their lives dreamin bout coming to Cali.. can't say that about ATL tho...
866737
I was born in Thailand and my family was deported to a city in northern California when I was 2.. From the city where we lived, I been there until 3rd grade and now residing in Southern Cali for 15 years.  Besides Vegas, I've never been outside of Cali. \nBut, if u ask me I feel like I've been all around the world, and we have that here in California! To be specific, I live in Long Beach, CA.
1018987
sorry im in California....
82847
I'm assuming yo'u're talking about California.\n\nIt's a nice little spot. Nice pier. and a change would probably be for the best.
625736
Do you consider Alaska continental US? If so I would guess Alaska.  Otherwise maybe California?  Or what about Washington or Oregon?\n\nJust guesses, helped with ideas from hubby.