Spoke with some lifelong Californians yesterday

ThatOwlWoman said:
L.A. seemed really "Hollywood" to me, with the emphasis on status and looks. S.F. seemed more like a cosmopolitan world city, sophisticated and elegant.
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Yes. "Everyone" in L.A. was all waiters and waitresses waiting to be 'discovered' so they could be an actor. And then these guys would all act like they had Hollywood connections to try and impress the girls etc. etc. and it felt like one big fake scene. That's why it was such a culture shock.

Now if you're into the beach lifestyle and love year round great weather then L.A. has a lot to offer. But I'll take NorCal all day long.
 
cawacko said:
Yes. "Everyone" in L.A. was all waiters and waitresses waiting to be 'discovered' so they could be an actor. And then these guys would all act like they had Hollywood connections to try and impress the girls etc. etc. and it felt like one big fake scene. That's why it was such a culture shock.

Now if you're into the beach lifestyle and love year round great weather then L.A. has a lot to offer. But I'll take NorCal all day long.
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Plus you have the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill!
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
I thought you were going to say "You might have a nice home in Texas, but when you go outside you're still in Texas." :laugh:

You're right. The climate was one of the biggest reasons we chose to move to a cooler region. I have zero heat tolerance but love to be outdoors which wasn't possible in St. Louis from late April/early May through the middle/end of October. Cost of living was #2.
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I don't like ice, and I'm not particularly fond of snow, but I can tolerate chilly weather more than oppressive heat and humidity.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
L.A. seemed really "Hollywood" to me, with the emphasis on status and looks. S.F. seemed more like a cosmopolitan world city, sophisticated and elegant.
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In defense of LA, I think it is a world class city in terms of museums, theater, entertainment, sports, outdoor recreation.

I saw a YouTube of a woman who moved back to LA after having been in Dallas for a few years. She said she couldn't wait to get back because the only things to really do in Dallas is go out to eat; she said Texas offers almost nothing in terms of nature & outdoor recreation, or world class artistic and creative vibes.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
Plus you have the wild parrots of Telegraph Hill!
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Haha!

This is totally random but I'll share. Back in '95 a fraternity brother came to SF to stay with me for a weekend. Neither here nor there but this guy came from a rich family in Philly. His dad was a big time trial lawyer and huge Democratic donor so my friend had met many of the party big wigs.

He was a big dead head so I take him to Haight Asbury to the famous Jerry Garcia house. He approaches it, kneels down and kisses the step.

He gets back in the car with tears in his eyes and says "the summer of love changed my life" (mind you he was born in '75).

I was dying, but I appreciated it.
 
Back in 1968 my parents painted up a school bus and headed west to live communally. I was a child who had no say in any of it.

The destination was San Fran but thankfully the summer of love was over so they continued north and settled in Eugene Oregon.

As fucked up as this state has become I thank my lucky stars every day we didn't stop in California to live.
 
Diogenes said:
Never. Since What does that have to do with your claim?


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Appears someone ^ doesn’t comprehend substance over style, depth over breadth, value over volume
 
archives said:
Appears someone ^ doesn’t comprehend substance over style, depth over breadth, value over volume
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Appears that Anchovies believes his opinions -unsubstantiated by any substance - constitute compelling and persuasive proofs.

Poor Anchovies.
 
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