SoCal expats in Arizona don’t like to admit they’ve been priced out of the West Coast (San Gabriel: how much, living)

[Bruin1983]

This is not a thread bashing Arizona or any of it’s people. However I feel like this is a topic that needs to be discussed since many ex-Californians still frequent the CA forum, more specifically those whom relocated to AZ.

Okay so my problem is that they have the audacity to come on our forums and bash the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley for “not being close to the beach”. Not only that but it seems like their attitude/motive is to bring us down and convince others to leave the state because they did.

I was born and raised here and from what i’v seen, all of my financiallly stable friends have chosen to stay. I’m certainly not moving anywhere. It’s the ones who get pushed out of the market or “can’t put up with the traffic” that are forced to leave.

Some claim to leave due to politics however this paradise is worth putting up with anything. They only use politics as a reason to leave to cover up the shame that they couldn’t make it workout. If politics didn’t exist then the entire country would love California.

[DCMann2]

I'm unsure of what your point is

[Electrician4you]

Why do you let it bother you? Let them whine and deal with their new “paradise”.

[Dennis P]

Originally Posted by DCMann2

I'm unsure of what your point is

Neither am I.

[JB316]

The post wouldn’t be necessary if the people that left didn’t keep coming back and telling us how much they like their new place (over and over again).

I’m guessing nobody here really cares who left and where they went and how it is there. Most of us probably come here to find out more about the state in which we live and help others who want to come here get more familiar with the different areas.

It’s not just this forum, you see it all over the internet and in person too. Everyone that leaves with a bad taste in their mouth seem to have to stomp their feet and yell on their way out and then keep yapping at us from their new area. Whatever reason they do it for doesn’t change the fact that no one here cares...just enjoy your new life???

[Finper]

Originally Posted by Bruin1983

This is not a thread bashing Arizona or any of it’s people. However I feel like this is a topic that needs to be discussed since many ex-Californians still frequent the CA forum, more specifically those whom relocated to AZ.

Okay so my problem is that they have the audacity to come on our forums and bash the San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley for “not being close to the beach”. Not only that but it seems like their attitude/motive is to bring us down and convince others to leave the state because they did.

I was born and raised here and from what i’v seen, all of my financiallly stable friends have chosen to stay. I’m certainly not moving anywhere. It’s the ones who get pushed out of the market or “can’t put up with the traffic” that are forced to leave.

Some claim to leave due to politics however this paradise is worth putting up with anything. They only use politics as a reason to leave to cover up the shame that they couldn’t make it workout. If politics didn’t exist then the entire country would love California.

I can't think of any Ca bashers from Az on here. Who are you talking about??

Why are you so threatened by Ca bashers anyway?

[Bruin1983]

Originally Posted by Finper

I can't think of any Ca bashers from Az on here. Who are you talking about??

I will not be throwing out any usernames because that is a violation of the terms and agreement rules of this site, and even if it was allowed, I still wouldn’t because that’s just rude and unnecessary in bad taste.

[nightlysparrow]

I understand what OP is trying to say. I wouldn't limit it to Arizona, though, as I've noticed that many expats apparently find that their current state and city forums are slow and boring compared to the CA forums. They keep returning to the CA forums for the stimulation, but since they've left, it kills them to post the positives of CA living.

[Electrician4you]

Originally Posted by Bruin1983

I will not be throwing out any usernames because that is a violation of the terms and agreement rules of this site, and even if it was allowed, I still wouldn’t because that’s just rude and unnecessary in bad taste.

It’s bothering you because you let it bother you. With very few exceptions pretty much everyone that I know who moved out of Ca would move back in a heartbeat but they can’t afford to. Sure Ca isn’t for everyone.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by DCMann2

I'm unsure of what your point is

my thought exactly. People leave and people come back for all kinds of reasons. No one needs an excuse for their actions. We left Ca for a lot of reasons, one being politics, but not only for that reason. So OP, what are you trying to say?