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There are some days when I think I could never live anywhere other than the west coast simply because I cannot tolerate mosquitos. I dealt with them in one foreign locale and they are simply the bane of my existence, thank god we do not have them out west.
Haha, I concur that that is an exaggeration, but they are considered rare as opposed to eaten alive at sunset in many other places. That's why you'll never (OK, hardly ever) see a screened porch out here.
Haha, I concur that that is an exaggeration, but they are considered rare as opposed to eaten alive at sunset in many other places. That's why you'll never (OK, hardly ever) see a screened porch out here.
We get them in NJ. I don't know how much water is around where you live, but that's definitely a factor--we have a lot of lakes and streams and swampy areas here in Jersey, and skeeters just LOVE to breed in such places.
Also, mosquitos seem to favor certain people over others.
Haha, I concur that that is an exaggeration, but they are considered rare as opposed to eaten alive at sunset in many other places. That's why you'll never (OK, hardly ever) see a screened porch out here.
Lack of mosquitos is a good thing in my book, the eat me alive. I think I have whatever blood type they are most attracted to
Am I the only one who is uncomfortable living outside the western seaboard?
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Originally Posted by OROSO
I don't know, but it just seems that the West Coast is the place to be. It's like the epicenter of the US. I can never fathom on living in New York. It just seems too far.
Lol, I don't blame anyone for starting a thread like this, especially not after the eastern seaboard version came out a few days before.
However, I am curious why someone had to hide behind a new created alt to ask a perfectly good question.
As a westerner, I'm a little embarrassed that you'd resort to copying the east coaster's thread, as if to say "nuh uh." I thought we were a little more creative and original than that.
East Coast is home to me, too. I'd like to visit California--I've gotten as far west as Las Vegas, but never California. I'd love to see some of that beautiful scenery. People I know who have traveled to CA always complain that the food isn't as good as it is here, but how awful could it be? I could deal with boring food in exchange for the scenery.
California is the agricultural epicenter of the United States and the most diverse state in the union--I find it quite laughable when EC folks brag about their food being better than ours, no offense.
California is the agricultural epicenter of the United States and the most diverse state in the union--I find it quite laughable when EC folks brag about their food being better than ours, no offense.
I don't think it has anything to do with being the agricultural center--as a matter of fact, California ships its hard, tough vegetables that are bred to survive long-term shipping to us all year long so that we can enjoy flavorless strawberries and tasteless tomatoes in the wintertime.
I've never been to California, so I can't say personally. It's just that this is a recurring theme when people I've known have gone there to visit--they don't like the food. I'm in the NY/NJ metro area, so we've got the same types of diversity--that wasn't mentioned specifically. It's just always that the food in CA, especially the LA area, is always noted as not being that great.
Sidebar: Why do people use "epicenter" for "center" lately? It doesn't mean the same thing.
I didn't realize there was another thread like this one.
And now there's the Great Lakes one!
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Am I the only one who is uncomfortable living outside the western seaboard?
