What do most Los Angelinos think of San Diego?

[Lovehound]

Wow! Another of these threads "what do you think of....."

I love San Diego. In an alternate reality I would be happy living there. My beloved cousin lives in Pacific Beach and I'd like nothing better than to live there too. Alas I cannot afford property there.

What's not to like about San Diego? It's a kinder, prettier, quieter, slower Los Angeles to me. If you like the West Coast, move there not here. I'd do it myself if I could.

(Background: I spent many summers in SD as a kid, with long visits with my grandparents and aunt/uncle in SD. It's a great place.)

[starkt]

LA is just too big and diverse to fit any generalizations. So is San Diego if you're thinking in terms of the whole county.

Why would San Diegans diss LA.? Not many do. But the ones who do are probably nervous about how developers in San Diego run everything and want to pave the whole place over.

LA is where San Diego will be in 20 years unless developers are reined in.

There were 12 million people in this state when I was a kid. Now we have 38 million. Isn't that enough?

Why do we have to have 60 million (by the year 2050, according to the California State Dept. of Finance, which allocates "growth burdens" to cities and counties throughout the state)?

Oh, so the developers who run Sacramento (as well as San Diego) can make money. Right.

The Golden State is looking less and less golden and more and more overpopulated to me.

[jessemh431]

Originally Posted by starkt

LA is just too big and diverse to fit any generalizations. So is San Diego if you're thinking in terms of the whole county.

Why would San Diegans diss LA.? Not many do. But the ones who do are probably nervous about how developers in San Diego run everything and want to pave the whole place over.

LA is where San Diego will be in 20 years unless developers are reined in.

There were 12 million people in this state when I was a kid. Now we have 38 million. Isn't that enough?

Why do we have to have 60 million (by the year 2050, according to the California State Dept. of Finance, which allocates "growth burdens" to cities and counties throughout the state)?

Oh, so the developers who run Sacramento (as well as San Diego) can make money. Right.

The Golden State is looking less and less golden and more and more overpopulated to me.

That would be Mexico's fault.

[SouthBayTodd]

i visit San Diego fairly frequently and the vibe i get from SD locals or people who've lived there long enough to feel local...is they think San Diego is pretty much the greatest place to live in the world, and they cannot understand why anyone would not want to live there. and they really don't understand why anyone would choose LA over SD given the choice. (seems like they're very accepting to people moving there, especially since most people there are not from there to begin with. kinda the same deal in LA i guess) SD is a nice place, sure, but i get the feeling some people down there drink the San Diego kool-aid a little too much.

[Sorcerer68]

This is a city vs. suburbs argument. To me, San Diego is a suburb...or feels like suburbia even though technically it's not

. I enjoy visiting the Hotel Del Coronado but that's about it. Too sleepy for me. Gaslight is pretty but doesn't have much going on and is rolled up pretty early.

The people who like SD are usually from smaller places.

I'm glad it's there for those who love it.

[LASam]

Northern San Diego has a very Orange County feel to me. As you get closer to the city though, I think San Diego develops more of its own unique identity. Balboa Park... awesome. Old Town San Diego... awesome. Trolley system... awesome. Downtown San Diego (including Gaslamp)... really really awesome.

[BRinSM]

Originally Posted by LASam

Northern San Diego has a very Orange County feel to me. As you get closer to the city though, I think San Diego develops more of its own unique identity. Balboa Park... awesome. Old Town San Diego... awesome. Trolley system... awesome. Downtown San Diego (including Gaslamp)... really really awesome.

I totally agree, once you get south of mission valley SD has a very cool city vibe. However, there are plenty of neighborhoods in southern SD that are as cookie cutter (although not as nice and expensive) as those in the north.