Here is why I have mixed feelings:
This is what I dont like about SD:
I hate my job- it sucks and I make peanuts. I haven't been able to get a good job since moving here(10months!!!!). I very much dislike being broke ass all the time
People here(the ones I have met anyway) are really flakey,rude(see my other thread about staring),stupid(for lack of a better word),self-involved,lazy,out of shape(surprising to me seeing as how my vision of So Cal was good looking buff people) and just plain weird. Keep in mind I moved from a major city so I am by no means a hick. I also am annoyed by the fact that EVERYONE here drives a huge ass jacked up monster truck with a calvin pissing on Bin Laden sticker, which I find ironic since their gas guzzling trucks are part of the reason we are depending on the middle east in the 1st place- but I digress.
It is retardedly expensive here- I pay $890 for a crap 1 bedroom dump where nothing ever gets fixed by the management. Of course I know what its like in Long Island,NYC and San Fran so I cant bitch too much about rents here. Now the rent would be no biggie if I could make decent money- I left where I was living making $4 more an hour then I make here and with no state tax like you have here. So..in comparison, making 13 an hour here- you bring home 365, that is just crap! You cant live on that when you rent is so much. Anyway, I wont even get into how people drive here. At least in other cities when you let someone into traffic they have the courtesy to thank you. Here you get nothing, like they expect you should let them in. Traffic here is getting really really bad. Dont go near the 5, bad traffic all the time.
Here is what I do like: the topography here is very cool, I really like the hills and mountains. Makes for a beautiful place. There is tons to do here as far as outdoor stuff. Haven't checked out the dance clubs yet but I imagine it is pretty much the same as anywhere else- somewhat lame, somewhat cool. The beach is pretty cool, sand isn't as nice as other places but overall nice. The weather is perfect, cant complain about that- except for the shitty marine layer that hangs over La Jolla all the time. The proximity to LA is good as well, which is why I really came here(need to be close to industry contacts). Wouldn't want to live in LA but need to be near it, right now anyway. So in summary, I think its beautiful here but the people leave a lot to be desired. I think if I can find a decent job I would be happier but all in all it has been a hell of a struggle here so far.
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