Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics Ain't This America SoCal/NoCal

I'm a little sick of other threads getting hijacked so all further argument over these regions will take place here. Or will be moved here.

ok.

All I know is that one of those two areas is inferior to the other.... I will let others flesh out the specifics

Your location might be tipping your hand Ardy!

Yeah well--years ago (1970’s) there was a famous bumper sticker making the rounds in Oregon. It read:

DON’T CALIFORNICATE OREGON

It never happened as we still muddle along in relative anonymity.

Look, I completely understand a person's PREFERENCES.
Who am I to tell anyone that they shouldn't have one?

I don't take offense at C-Rick saying that he prefers to live in NorCal.
He's happy there, so he should live there.
I like the area too, and if I could work there, I might consider living there.

But it's not the media hub, and it never will be, so I can't.

What I take umbrage at is when people imply that SoCal has no right to exist, or be part of California, or that it should be forced to merge with Arizona, or whatever.

Jeezus Christ on a crutch, Northern California is a fine place but I think it might just be stretching it a little to imply that they can dictate to the rest of the state.

And not every city or region can BE a wonderland of natural beauty and a center of haute couture, exclusive cuisine, vintage architecture and high priced accomodations.

Some areas are industrial, and they're important too.
Los Angeles does indeed have the annoying tendency to erase itself way too much, and it's tough to take sometimes when you see favorite landmarks go under the wrecking ball without much of a fight.
We do have too much concrete and not enough open green spaces. We have too many cars, too much smog (although that HAS improved) not enough urban transport and too many cookie cutter exurbs.

But not everyone can afford to live up North.
San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.

So again, I ask you California Rick, would you like everyone down here to JUST MOVE UP THERE and start building some more cookie cutter burbs, because there's no way all of them will be able to afford mansions in the Marina District.

Or are you busy authoring those NorCal Guidestones in which you advocate a simple die off so you Northerners won't be inconvenienced?

Oh Jeff! Your words warm my heart!

YAWN.
You guys need us as much as we need you.

So, have a Coke and a smile.

Hey, the Bay Area is just as nasty as LA and San Diego, in terms of too much traffic, too many people, too much crime, corrupt politics, too expensive, on and on. And don't even mention all those depressing pestholes along Highway 99!

Now Red Bluff: There's a nice little town. Pacific Grove is pretty sweet, too. Actually, there are a lot of small towns and villages spread out all over California, where life is vastly different than in any big city.

Major, ew.

Yeah...if you're into crystal meth. Have you seen those people's teeth? Missing the left eye tooth - you know where the stuff drains from their nostril and kills the tooth's root. Red Bluff as a city is a complete dump. The only shopping area that really does business is the WalMart shopping center. Need I say more?


Pacific Grove is awesome. Every city should aspire to be so good.