<p>so you can watch tv in your underwear</p>
<p>can anyone else provide some insight?</p>
<p>@onthefly: I totally agree, whatever happened to Transcendentalism? And then there is way too much space in the rest of the state, but now even that is being overcome by developments.</p>
<p>California sucks. I would swap places with someone living on the East Coast anyday.</p>
<p>^what about each place specifically do you like/ dislike?</p>
<p>and there are whores who if you get them mad will stab you in your ear with a pen</p>
<p>^Sorry:( I think that happens everywhere though:/</p>
<p>In San Diego, everyday is sunny 
we say dude way too much, and pretty much everything is organic (or some form of it). The theater cost 10 or almost 11 dollars, there are budget cuts on almost everything, especially education. Almost everyone has taken at least 1 or more AP or honors course. Thats about all I can think of. Basically San Diego is pretty chill, other then the budget cuts and taxes :D</p>
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<p>The East Bay is a boring place. Nothing to do geographically, besides surfing and shopping at San Francisco. Down in Southern California, you do that except surf at better beaches and shop at better cities. The more inland South Bay has most of Norcal’s richest cities. Up north near Yuba City its not very densely populated, if you like that sort of thing.</p>
<p>Thanks guys, it is interesting to see the differences in culture that are present in the same country. Like the south has a very distinct identity, as does socal, norcal, and boswash, Is that true in countries like france, japan etc.? Like is south japan drastically different in culture than north?</p>
<p>I have been to California once. San Francisco was great IMO. However, I couldn’t imagine living there. LA was not nice IMO. The smog is terrible. I’d never been to a city like that. You could seriously see the pollution bubble coming onto the horizon and it smelled much worse than places in New Jersey and New York. Plus, it is overcrowded. Traffic is just awful. I’d always thought it would be the West Coast’s NY but it simply isn’t in the same league. San Diego was also gorgeous and a place I could imagine living in when I retire. However, it seemed almost like an empty city to me. Lots of nice buildings and places with few people. Weird. A large percentage of California is like dead plains. Crazy not to see ANY trees on the horizon. Just miles of yellow flats.</p>
<p>I don’t think I could ever permanently live in Cali. A year or two in San Diego or San Fran could be doable but that’s about it. The diversity is nice and in general the weather is good but those are the only real positives in my opinion. I like seasonal weather which is rare in California. Additionally, I am from the East Coast. I could not imagine living in a place that seems somewhat out of touch with the rest of the country. I couldn’t stand turning football on at 10 A.M. every Sunday instead of at 1. Things like that.<br>
I’d also like to mention that I believe people overemphasize how nice California is without realizing the size of the state. It is essentially the West Coast’s version of New York south to the bottom of Georgia. Think about that for a second. In that same zone the East Coast has New York, Philly, Baltimore, D.C., Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Atlanta. The population density is higher (A positive to me. I like living in a highly urbanized state with extensive suburbs.) on the East Coast. I love the fact that I can drive just about anywhere. Boston is an 8 hour drive. I can get to New York in 3.5. Philly in 1.5. 10 minutes to downtown Baltimore. 50 minutes to D.C. I can get to Myrtle Beach SC in 8 hours. I just love being close to everything. There are simply more opportunities on the East Coast.</p>
<p>dang thanks</p>
<p>But I will say California is by far the most beautiful state I have been to. Driving down route 1, touring Yosemite, the Golden Gate bridge, etc. It is a great place to visit. Living there is always different. For example visiting Manhattan is of course sweet. But I could never live there for the obvious space issues.</p>
<p>its plains not planes</p>
<p>planes are flying machines</p>
<p>Yawn. LOL @ people who care about grammar on a message board. Please. Half of my sentences are fragments and I write with no rhythm. You gonna jump on that to? Go ahead. I’m not proof reading CC posts. But if that’s your thing go ahead.</p>
<p>I think California’s a nice place to be a tourist but not to live. Though I’ve only lived in L.A., so I can’t speak for the whole state. The cost of living is too high, the air quality is poor, the oceans are polluted, the public schools (K-12) are ranked some of the lowest in the nation, and the state is in a financial crisis.</p>
<p>Yes it’s nice to see Hollywood and all that other crap, but you don’t need to live here to experience it. Though some parts would be nice to live, specifically the San Luis Obispo area. San Diego might be nice, some parts of Nor Cal too… if you have the money.</p>
<p>Although California is big, it’s no where near 10 hours to get to SF from LA.</p>
<p>I’ve lived in LA, but I really don’t like big cities :[
They’re fun to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live in one. </p>
<p>The cost of living here is way too high, but I love California :] Norcal all the way.</p>
<p>The weather rocks. Bugs don’t flock and it’s not humid.</p>
<p>Yeah, it is with traffic. If you take the fastest route with one to no breaks, you can make it in 6 1/2. From central LA to central SF, it’s 410 miles. That’s 7 hours straight, at 60 mph.
Of course, from LA to SF, there’s always going to be something slowing you down. So minimum 7, max 10.</p>
<p>I’m surprised people still think California’s this amazing place. I mean of course it’s wonderful, I loved living there and such, but wow. This thread surprised me lol</p>
<p><em>ramble</em>
Most people think that (forgive me if i"m wrong) people want to go to California because it has the beaches and coastlines and a bridge that’s called gold but is shockingly, red. But from what I can tell, if you decided to settle in a nice neighborhood in California, be it Norcal or Socal, you would still have to drive quite a distance to get to the beach, and often that distance includes plains plains and plains (I agree with the person who corrected the word “plains”; those two words have completely different meanings :P) as another user mentioned before. </p>
<p>I love the sort of “flatness” of California though. Rarely do buildings go higher than five floors in cali, which is the minimum standard for any building I find in the place I live. My school is four stories tall, not including the two basement floors. It gives everything a more laid back feel, which, if you get used to it, you tend to miss when you leave =/
<em>end ramble</em></p>