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Just be prepared for a culture shock. All of us from CA. and distant different hemispheres get it.
The air in OK. is so fresh and clean it takes a little while to get use to.
In Ca. I had a touch of asthma, I must have left it in there when I moved because it's gone.
Ohhhh man, Bakersfield is in Kern County, and Kern County has the WORST air quality in the nation! During the summer, it's the worst and I try to stay indoors as much as I can.
Which part of California did you stay in before relocating to Oklahoma? And what's the biggest shock you had to adjust to?
LOL yes, that is true Jessaka. I'm having the same problem myself here in Bakersfield, but moreso within in my family! I'm a very easy going guy, and I hope wherever I go I'll meet people like me. Which part of California are you from?
Tim c.
I was raised in Paso Robles, CA. then i moved to San Francisco Bay Area, living in San Pablo and then Berkeley. Then back to Paso, then to other States, then to San Diego area, and now here.
You will meet people like you. I don't know what you are like though. It took me a while to meet people like me, but it meant looking for them in the right places.
Don't know about Mike's, but my first biggest shock being that I love shopping was the lack of nice shopping. I live in Tahlequah and Tulsa is almost 2hours from here. My next biggest shock was the brown recluse spiders. And I didn't expect ticks in my yard. I think I got rid of both. But I have adjusted to it all.
There are too many good things about Oklahoma to be bummed out about shopping and bugs. Ha. It feels like home to me, but recently in the club I have joined I had a rude awakening that I was really different than the women in the club, so I am quitting it. I have met other people that I really like and have alot in common with.
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Ohhhh man, Bakersfield is in Kern County, and Kern County has the WORST air quality in the nation! During the summer, it's the worst and I try to stay indoors as much as I can.Tim C
Which part of California did you stay in before relocating to Oklahoma? And what's the biggest shock you had to adjust to?.
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Which part of California did you stay in before relocating to Oklahoma? And what's the biggest shock you had to adjust to?
Not far from Bakersfield...I lived in San Bernardino,Ca. for over 25 years. San Bernardino County is next to Kern............ The Mojave dessert
Getting use to "polite and Friendly people", No Illegal Immigrants, lower cost of living,free flow traffic,no smog inspection or regulations
Oh! yes, unlike CA, rountinely seeing trash infested freeway, streets, roads, homes and businesses is something not often seen here. Including, but not limited to, Graffitti covered buildings and landmarks. Those are other things you have to get use to not seeing in OK.
Nothing is or was hard to adjust to. You blend right in and you over it in 2 weeks.
Although I was born and raised in Monterey, which is 2 hours south of San Francisco, I've always leaned towards to living a simpler life. I suppose growing up in a Baptist church had some role in my upbringing. I've become disenchanted with the quality of life here in California, and there are a lot of political views that I disagree with as well.
Which part of Texas are you from? I noticed in your posting history that you are in north Texas. I visited Irving, TX as part of my business trip to La Quinta, LLC Corporate office several times (my family business does franchising with the company) and I absolutely loved each time I went there.
Thanks for your advice, I will definitely visit Oklahoma before making a permanent decision.
Tim C.
I live here in Fort Worth....most folks around here refer to it as Cowtown. You should definitely visit the Stockyards here next time you're in this area...lots to do and great food! That's probably why I like North Texas so much is it really isn't much different than OK....just south of the Red River! (You'll have to get used to the Okies and Texans fighting over college football. If you're ever here in the Fall you should go to the Red River Shootout @ the Cotton Bowl....boy it can get heated!)
That's awesome you grew up Baptist. I'm Southern Baptist myself and you'll have plenty of choices of churches, etc. wherever you move to in OkieVille. Also, regardless of your political persuasion, I think you'll find the folks in OK to be fairly tolerant. I hope all works out with your decision to move to OK....if and when that occurs. Blessings
Hey soonerborn, I live in Hurst; being in Fort Worth I'm sure you know where that is.
This is off topic, but Fort Worth is a GREAT city (so is Hurst, btw). Fort Worth is probably THE ONLY city I've ever been to that makes me feel like I'm almost in Oklahoma.
There are tons of things to do and see in Fort Worth and the people are fantastic.
Hey soonerborn, I live in Hurst; being in Fort Worth I'm sure you know where that is.
This is off topic, but Fort Worth is a GREAT city (so is Hurst, btw). Fort Worth is probably THE ONLY city I've ever been to that makes me feel like I'm almost in Oklahoma.
There are tons of things to do and see in Fort Worth and the people are fantastic.
Absolutely. It really is a lot like Oklahoma. The way people talk, genuine friendliness, country music in Sundance Square, and BBQ (although I found Texans put more of a premium on brisket whereas in OK I was raised to eat more pork BBQ) are all things that really remind me of home. I still have to get used to all the burnt orange, however...LOL...TX Longhorn fans all over the place. I'm learning to tolerate them I found that there is a pretty strong Sooner contingent in this area so it's fun to talk smack with my Texas friends.
Hurst is a really nice area as well. Is that technically considered "Tri-Cities" area??? There are so many suburbs/towns from Cowtown to Big D it is hard to keep 'em all straight.
Absolutely. It really is a lot like Oklahoma. The way people talk, genuine friendliness, country music in Sundance Square, and BBQ (although I found Texans put more of a premium on brisket whereas in OK I was raised to eat more pork BBQ) are all things that really remind me of home. I still have to get used to all the burnt orange, however...LOL...TX Longhorn fans all over the place. I'm learning to tolerate them I found that there is a pretty strong Sooner contingent in this area so it's fun to talk smack with my Texas friends.
Hurst is a really nice area as well. Is that technically considered "Tri-Cities" area??? There are so many suburbs/towns from Cowtown to Big D it is hard to keep 'em all straight.
It's part of the mid-cities (Hurst, Euless, Bedford). From my house to downtown Fort Worth is about a ten to fifteen minute drive. I live near North Richland Hills.
It's part of the mid-cities (Hurst, Euless, Bedford). From my house to downtown Fort Worth is about a ten to fifteen minute drive. I live near North Richland Hills.
Oh, okay...."mid-cities." I've heard that term before and always wondered what cities it referred to....I knew it was still within the greater community of DFW.
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