Coming To Santa Barbara Area. Is This Realistic?

[ExNY]

Gangs can afford to live in Santa Barbara? Where do I sign up?

[Winston Smith]

Originally Posted by ExNY

Gangs can afford to live in Santa Barbara? Where do I sign up?

Maybe this can provide some leads for you: Communities In Crisis...

[Capt. Dan]

Gangs in Santa Barbara??
''Hey man! Give me that Rolex or I'll dump cinnamon in your latte!"
"Just try that dude! I'll put regular unleaded in your Beemer while you aint lookin!"

[Charlotte.Ellinor]

Speaking of rich people in Santa Barbara.. :P Is it expensive to live there? I mean if you do not have to pay any rent. (I will live with a host family...)

I mean, is it expensive to eat, go to the movies, and things like that.. Compared to the rest ov the US. (Or the rest of California..)

[Winston Smith]

Originally Posted by Charlotte.Ellinor

I mean, is it expensive to eat, go to the movies, and things like that.. Compared to the rest ov the US. (Or the rest of California..)

The short answer is "yes" but not prohibitively. For example, gas is typically slightly more expensive in SB than, say, Ventura or Los Angeles counties. Same goes for restaurants and groceries. Purportedly it's the cost of trucking those items in from faraway distances that drives up the price. Movies are about the same as surrounding communities -- too much for the experience, IMO.

Primarily what makes Santa Barbara expensive is housing and suppressed wages, but it sounds like neither of these are concerns for you as an exchange student living with a host family. Enjoy yourself!

[Charlotte.Ellinor]

Originally Posted by cre8

The short answer is "yes" but not prohibitively. For example, gas is typically slightly more expensive in SB than, say, Ventura or Los Angeles counties. Same goes for restaurants and groceries. Purportedly it's the cost of trucking those items in from faraway distances that drives up the price. Movies are about the same as surrounding communities -- too much for the experience, IMO.

Primarily what makes Santa Barbara expensive is housing and suppressed wages, but it sounds like neither of these are concerns for you as an exchange student living with a host family. Enjoy yourself!

Well that sounds ok.. How about shopping then? Do they have any good malls close to or in Santa Barbara?

By the way.. How much does it cost to go to the movies around there?

I think it's really expensive here in Sweden where I live, about $15 if you convert the price to dollars..

[CA central coast]

Shopping in Santa Barbara...State St. And to MR GANG-BANGER. Shut the fu*k up. why in the hell would anyone need to be a gang in Sanata Barbara or Goleta? you people boggle my mind. what the hell is in your culture that you think that sh*t is necessary. Is your grandmother going to throw down if someone looks at her funny? shut the fu*k up.