Orange County, CA: Anus of the World (San Diego, San Francisco: houses, rent)

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Sal Monella

"Your immature, broke, jobless, girl-less, and now, living back home with your parents, chump, Stay there! Real men take responsibility for their short comings and work on them,.."

I don't get it. I've had several posts removed for ALOT less than this, along with a message from the mods warning me against "flaming or trolling" and telling me to avoid "personal attacks" and "read the rules" etc etc etc.

No matter what happens to this thread I am going to miss the legendary Sal Monella.

Just the name "Sal Monella", it's awesome...cracks me up..."Sal Monella"...I can't say it without laughing..."Sal Monella"...I wonder why my wife thinks I'm a kook...maybe I'll change my handle to Paul E. Nomial...

[HockeyMac18]

Originally Posted by bchlver596

Oh brother!! I'd rather see New Yorker's stay on the East Coast. I lived in Florida for many years and in South Florida for about 6 months. South Florida is considered little New York...I found New Yorker's extremely rude, selfish, abrasive, nasty and horribly rude when they drive. I grew up here in California and I have never been to New York. I don't really plan on a visit either based on what I've experience in Florida. Trust me they don't like you in Florida either. If someone is rude or honks at you, you can bet they are from New York and thier plates usually confirm that. My brother came to live in Florida for a while and never had a bad impression of New Yorker's, now he does based on his own experiences. Trust me we cringe now when we see a New York plate here in California. Perhaps you should check out South Florida you might feel more at home with the rude New Yorker's there.

Someone with a New York plate could be from another part of the state...I lived in upstate NY for 5 years (Rochester), and trust me, people there are nothing like people in NY. They are very nice there, and the pace of life is very laid back. NY is a very large state (much like CA is), and there are some really awesome parts of the state, such as the Adirondacks, Finger lakes, for example, that get lumped together unfairly with NYC. In fact, people in NYC rarely think about the rest of the state. If you want to know how important people in NYC feel their city is compared to the rest of the state, they call everything that isn't NYC or long island "upstate"...when in fact, if you looked at the state geographically, upstate really should only consist of the part of the state that really is up...the adirondacks region, in particular. I always found that amusing...

Just like it's unfair to judge all of CA by OC or all of OC by interactions with people in a small area of OC, it's unfair to judge all people in NY state by your experience with people from NYC. Just remember, if you see a NY plate, they might not be from NYC...they might be from another part of the state (where people are most likely much more friendly I might add), so show them courteousness and don't stoop to the level of making generalizations about all those from the state.

[bchlver596]

Well HockeyMac18, Your right that it's unfair to judge anyone by the state they live in. But, this guy took the time to write really nasty things about where I live. I don't know any New Yorkers here in Cali. All my experience is based on my 10 years in Florida. Possibly these people were from another part of New York, I don't know. All I know is that the experiences I've had were negative, and the running joke in Florida was that if someone was rude and nasty they were probably from New York or Jersey. I grew up in Cali so I hadn't had much experience with anyone from the east coast until I moved to Florida. Sorry based on my experiences that was the impression I was left with. I was honked at quite a few times by New Yorkers (with the plate) for not racing out at the moment the light turned green. That can make you a little irritated.

[HockeyMac18]

Originally Posted by bchlver596

Well HockeyMac18, Your right that it's unfair to judge anyone by the state they live in. But, this guy took the time to write really nasty things about where I live. I don't know any New Yorkers here in Cali. All my experience is based on my 10 years in Florida. Possibly these people were from another part of New York, I don't know. All I know is that the experiences I've had were negative, and the running joke in Florida was that if someone was rude and nasty they were probably from New York or Jersey. I grew up in Cali so I hadn't had much experience with anyone from the east coast until I moved to Florida. Sorry based on my experiences that was the impression I was left with. I was honked at quite a few times by New Yorkers (with the plate) for not racing out at the moment the light turned green. That can make you a little irritated.

Well, being from the east coast, my experience (mostly at college and from a few visits to CA) with Californians are that they were immature, self-centered; and cared more about their looks (gotta have the spiked hair with bleached highlight tips) and what bar they were going to that night more than anything else (such as school). Now, I could be shallow-minded and make the assumption that ALL Californians are like this, but I know for certain this is not true at all! I'm sorry you had some jerks to deal with who happened to be from NY, but I can assure you the entire state of New York's population is not all that way. Take Rochester NY, where I went to college. The people there are as different from NYC people as you can get. They rarely have road rage, and are some of the nicest people you'll meet. It probably just happened that the people that gave you a hard time were from NYC, and anytime this occurred you would see their plate, and it would stick in your mind. But if you pay attention when on the road and look at all the plates, I am sure you will see plenty of NY plates driving by with people that aren't jerks. Hell, even I know that comparing Southern California culture to Northern California culture will show that populations in a state are indeed very different from each other. Again, I'm sorry about your bad experiences, but if you want to be the "bigger person" in this whole "OC sucks" argument people make, then show them that you know that even though some people from NY are jerks, not everyone is that way. Just like there are annoying people in CA, there are plenty in other places too.

[ventouxbob]

Originally Posted by Paul74

Is California as pretty as the french riviera. I live between nice and monaco and I was wondering if anyone has been to both CA and FR and could possible make an small post.

I have been to nice, monaco, sanremo, antibe etc. I think the french r. is better.

That however santa barbara is very similar.

[citybilly]

Rude in Ca. means ignoring you. Rude in NY means verbally abusing you. In the south and mid-west, they are friendly and gracious until you turn your back. But Goll-Dangit, we're all proud 100%
red blooded American!

[ptty1]

well how are you even shure if dont just go and say hi or something

[ptty1]

you are wrong hockeymac because i have lived in the orange county my whole life and to even afford a house in the orange county you need to be smart so dont go insulting OC people

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by elmagnifico

As an ex-Ny'er who's lived for the last 7 years here in OC I feel I must warn other potential victims to STAY AWAY from this Moderator cut: offensive language/profanity BOREDOM known as Southern CA.

Yes, the place is physically beautiful and very spacious but in exchange you get southern californians. These people are the most shallow, slow-witted, materialistic and uncultured people you could hope to meet (outside of Texas of course). It's a 100% freakin' car-culture which means these Moderator cut: removed never get a chance to practice and hone any significant social skills due to the fact that they rarely interact with other human beings. Hot topics in these parts?. The weather!, which BTW is constantly sunny and gets to be a Moderator cut: removedDRAG after the initial euphoria of it wears off. Gimme a freakin' cloud every now & then somebody PLEASE!.

These people have ZERO sense of humor and lack the wit that God gave the common field asparagus. My theory is that the constant sunshine fades the brain and renders people tanned Moderator cut: removed.

Cosmetic details are of the UTMOST importance here & silicone enhancements are a MUST for woman. Speaking of Cali woman, they're mostly greedy, dimwitted moneychasing blonds and the California woman is in general like plastic fruit; nice to look at ..but flavorless and inedible.

I just went back East after a long absence and felt like I was freakin' ALIVE again. The diversity, the action, the odors (good & bad) the edgy humor, the streetsmart people, the culture ...THAT'S LIFE !

I'm packing it up and heading back to civilization man!!!!

Sounds alot like East Cobb-Roswell-Alpharetta in Georgia.

[FutureCop]

Originally Posted by Snaily

This is seriously nonsense. People like cars more in CA sure, but the majority just go buy a car to get around. Do people in CA on average drive nicer cars then people in the east? No.

People in LA spend more on their cars than they do on their house. Many of the SoCal millionaires will DRIVE one of their 5 Phantom's or Bentley's. Here in New York, the rich RIDE in the back of a limo or a Lincoln Towne Car. I used to work for an NYC billionaire who doesn't even own a car.

Yes the rich on the east drive cheap toyotas and wear clothes from wal-mart. Give me a break, people with money usually show it off, thats just human behavior.

We buy expensive clothes... Like suits, not gold and diamond chains. We buy expensive cars... BMW's-$80,000, not Phantom's-$450,000.

LA is the most materialistic city in the world and that's a fact.