<p>Oh and Carlsbad is <em>not</em> san diego. All though the lame cities do have many weak resemblences. Like all the dorky white kids.</p>
<p>The airquality is horrible, anyone comming into the la area from ontario will tell ya that. Thats why everyone down their is so stupid, you see, those chemicals, not good for the head.</p>
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2 the transplants. a bunch of people from everywhere but california trying to act like its their home state.
oh yea so cal doesnt even have cannibus clubs for medicinal marijuana so if your trying to kick back good luck. norcal has cannibus clubs in sacramento, oakland, san fran (sucka free), hayward, san leandro, blah blah blah blah blah santa cruz blah blah blah blah
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<p>LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahhahahha</p>
<p>Yeah, you're right about them transplants... they need to get trained or something... But you gotta admit, the girls in LA are better looking. THe good looking girls in SF are too few, so they monopolize all the Bay Area bachelors.</p>
<p>Anyways, the biggest thing about California is that we pay WAYYY too much in federal taxes. We pay the most in federal taxes and get the least federal aid in return. WTF? With all that extra taxes we could have kept UC tuition down! And the midwest and east coast still get red faced when they hear the name of CALIFORNIA. </p>
<p>WTF? They tax us THIS MUCH (and give us no federal money in return) and still have the gall to be biased against us? The very hand that feeds them?</p>
<p>In 2002, California sent $58 Billion MORE to Washington in federal taxes than the state received in federal spending. This sets the record for ANY STATE. The previous record was $47 Billion (Set by California in 2001)</p>
<p>Every Californian paid $1,600 more in federal taxes than he or she received in federal funds and services. </p>
<p>Remember, these record Balance of payment deficits were going on during the recession, where California was hit the hardest. Not only did they screw up the tech industry of california, and make us lose the most jobs out of any state, but they also taxed us the most too during that time.</p>
<p>Can they say "SCREW U CALIFORNIA" any louder?</p>
<p>Now that $58 Billion imbalance we paid to the rest of the US, remember that $14.5 Billion was the UC Budget shortfall in 2003. </p>
<p>Is the bigger picture becoming clearer now? They want to suck us dry, and spit in our face afterwards for having too much diversity. F--K them all.</p>
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Oh and Carlsbad is <em>not</em> san diego
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<p>Man... <em>bump</em></p>
<p>Socal has good things about it...but there's a funny norcal pride article that some of you guys might appreciate. Here's a snippet:</p>
<p>"To my dear Southerners, we're inherently different creatures. Southern California is summer, Northern California spring. We're cerebral, you're celeb. We're the birthplace of Jerry Garcia, the microprocessor, Genentech, Ghirardelli chocolate and the world's biggest garlic festival. You spawned O.J., boob jobs and the Valley. And I blame you for the Gubernator. </p>
<p>I'll take our list of hunky Silicon Valley bachelors - all admitted pocket-protector sporting nerds - over ditzy Hollywood hotties any day. And with San Francisco, which has the highest number of doctorate degrees per capita than any other American city, good conversation isn't difficult to come by. Home to eBay, Apple, Intel, IBM, Oracle and some of the biggest venture capitalist firms in the nation, our businesses drive this state's top-ten international economy. </p>
<p>We're not reputedly the sprawling, "hard-working" metropolis where family time is spent on Interstate 405 on a cell phone. </p>
<p>But we're more than the brains behind this operation. Our lovable hippy friends up at UC Berkeley take care of the Galapagos turtles, sea scum rights, nuclear radiation and human rights issues. We stand up and mobilize for causes that hit home. </p>
<p>Our perfectly chilled air isn't characterized by words like "smog" and "chunky." We've got Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, two professional football and baseball teams, Golden Gate Park, shopping galore, wine country, the Jelly Belly factory, monarch butterflies and one of the leading marine research centers in the world, the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. </p>
<p>SoCal's got Hollywood, an industry based on exporting its entertainment, and we boast an elite and world-class powerhouse of the arts with our opera, symphony and ballet. </p>
<p>There's no doubt that California's ethnic and racial diversity dwarfs other states in the union, but in NorCal, those differences are in a constant cycle. Take for example, our crowning jewel - the San Francisco Bay Area. Restaurant rows are bustling clumps with Korean, Vietnamese, Italian, Bulgarian and Swedish shops. Sure historic North Beach offers up a taste of early 20th century Chinatowns and we do have certain ethnic sections of town, but we're all right next to each other, not a 45-minute, one-mile sprint down Wilshire Boulevard. </p>
<p>SoCal's salad with croutons and tomatoes on the side, we mix up the fondue."</p>
<p>on the hella norcal facebook group, that is followed by: "Quite simply: Northern California is hella better."</p>
<p>I'm posting this because I think it's funny, not to belittle socal. I'm sure someone in socal could write a similar article making fun of us, and if it was well done, I could still find it funny.</p>
<p>Definitely funny, but I guess I should sheepishly admit that it wraps up most of my northern CA resident and aging hippie prejudices quite nicely. Gasp if you like, but I'm an olde farte and I just don't care for SoCal in the least. This pretty much summarizes why... although I am proud to be a resident of a state that offers both alternatives!! :-)</p>
<p>I used to live in Castro Valley and it always bugged me when people from places like friggin Danville said they were from the Bay Area.</p>
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<p>No, YOU spawned him. O.J. Simpson was born and raised in San Francisco. NorCal has nothing to blame but itself for giving the world that one.</p>
<p>chunky air? please explain, my cell must've killed off too many brain cells for me to figure that one out...</p>
<p>You guys, it's not meant to be taken too seriously...</p>
<p>...neither was that...</p>
<p>lol, okay, hard to tell sometimes on message boards when people are being sarcastic.</p>
<p>Leggomyeggo--If you are from Danville or Livermore or Pleasanton, then where are you from? What is that area called? I always thought those places were considered Bay Area, but then again I'm not from there. I'm just from the <em>lowly</em> San Joaquin Valley...sigh.</p>
<p>Like Croberts said... the Amador valley. I know I'd just save time by saying I lived in the bay area if I was from Pleasanton though, so I can see why someone would say that.</p>
<p>San Joaquin Valley is awesome... it's the only county you can be sure to find "J" and "Q" when playing the alphabet game on the way to Tahoe. :-D</p>
<p>Thanks for clearing that up for me, leggomyeggo. I had never heard of the Amador Valley and I only live like an hour and a half away from there.</p>
<p>So, I was born in San Diego, lived in Death Valley, lived most of my life in LA, lived 7 years in the Bay Area and just moved back here to SF. </p>
<p>Southern California does a lot for California. It takes the brunt of the transplanted rude non enlightened out of staters, and molds them into something more worthy. Its not an easy job, and if the Bay Area had to do that, it would lose a lot of its flavor. And LA women and beaches are hot, and its ethnic enclaves and clubbing scene is more indepth.</p>
<p>LA has its moments, and so does SF. Both have different roles for California, and that should not be taken for granted nor overlooked.</p>