Seriously considering moving to California -- need some tips - Beyond Tiki

M Melintur Tiki Socialite AKA Colonel Tiki § Portland, OR Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 324	M Melintur Posted posted on Mon, May 19, 2003 10:00 PM Having been a resident of Southern California for about 24 years, It sucks. There are many great people there, yes. There are many great events there, yes. There are many great places there, yes. But the trouble is that they are all in Southern Califonia. Why I moved: The weather. Yes the sun is nice, but It gets a little tiresome with day after day after day of cloudless blue skys and 80 degree weather. Some may chortle at this, but 24 years of it is more than I can handle. After 7 years away from the heat lamp I'm only now beginning to enjoy the sun again. The keyword here is CHANGE - in the bay area we have a great deal of sun -- IN THE SUMMER WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE. People. There are a great amount of cool people in Southern California. The other 95% don't deserve to be breathing. Period. Air. I enjoy breathing. This helps 95% of the poeple in SoCal, see 2. Green. I like trees. I like open spaces. I like the END of cities. From Ventura to Irvine (and soon all the way to San Deigo) there is Grey concrete. Southen Califonria to me is only shades of greys, from buildings to sidewalks to streets to the goddamned grey smoggy sky, it is bleak. Yes there are gorgeous places. BUT: People again: There are so many goddammned people in SoCal. Try to enjoy the handful of open spaces in SoCal and you'll have to book two years in advance. The last straw that made Heather and I escape SoCal was trying to find a camping spot for hours and hours and finding people after people after people. We said "fuck SoCal, let's get out of here!" It was the best desicion we have ever made in our entire lives. It still gets better. Every year living here reinfoces our happiness in our choice of living environs. Every Trip makes us the more homesick. Yes, there are dirty places in the bay are, yes there are crowded places in the city and grey areas, etc. No place is perfect. Also, if the right friends are known (who konw the good spots in SoCal and where to find them) SoCal will be wonderful. All the above are only my opinions. But I couldn't stand by without throwing in my personal experiences about the little place I call hell on earth, SoCal. Ugh. Only two reasons left for me there: 1. friends/family 2. Disneyland. If they were gone, I'd put a thermonuclear device at the heart of Santa Fe Springs and do the world a favour. -=C

Having been a resident of Southern California for about 24 years, It sucks.

There are many great people there, yes.
There are many great events there, yes.
There are many great places there, yes.

But the trouble is that they are all in Southern Califonia.

Why I moved:

The weather. Yes the sun is nice, but It gets a little tiresome with day after day after day of cloudless blue skys and 80 degree weather. Some may chortle at this, but 24 years of it is more than I can handle. After 7 years away from the heat lamp I'm only now beginning to enjoy the sun again. The keyword here is CHANGE - in the bay area we have a great deal of sun -- IN THE SUMMER WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
People. There are a great amount of cool people in Southern California. The other 95% don't deserve to be breathing. Period.
Air. I enjoy breathing. This helps 95% of the poeple in SoCal, see 2.
Green. I like trees. I like open spaces. I like the END of cities. From Ventura to Irvine (and soon all the way to San Deigo) there is Grey concrete. Southen Califonria to me is only shades of greys, from buildings to sidewalks to streets to the goddamned grey smoggy sky, it is bleak. Yes there are gorgeous places. BUT:
People again: There are so many goddammned people in SoCal. Try to enjoy the handful of open spaces in SoCal and you'll have to book two years in advance. The last straw that made Heather and I escape SoCal was trying to find a camping spot for hours and hours and finding people after people after people. We said "fuck SoCal, let's get out of here!" It was the best desicion we have ever made in our entire lives.

It still gets better. Every year living here reinfoces our happiness in our choice of living environs. Every Trip makes us the more homesick.

Yes, there are dirty places in the bay are, yes there are crowded places in the city and grey areas, etc. No place is perfect.

Also, if the right friends are known (who konw the good spots in SoCal and where to find them) SoCal will be wonderful. All the above are only my opinions.

But I couldn't stand by without throwing in my personal experiences about the little place I call hell on earth, SoCal. Ugh. Only two reasons left for me there: 1. friends/family 2. Disneyland. If they were gone, I'd put a thermonuclear device at the heart of Santa Fe Springs and do the world a favour.

-=C

Post #34952 by Melintur on Mon, May 19, 2003 10:00 PM