San Diego is not a good place to live anymore (Chula Vista: transplants, apartment complex)

[Oerdin]

Originally Posted by whynot1986

And yes to the "litany" - that is indeed what it has become, about high housing prices. But this seems to be ALMOST the only negative that everyone can agree on - I mean, it's empirical evidence.

The price of a home has fallen, on average, almost $200,000 in the last two years as well so that bit of empirical evidence is swinging more and more into San Diego's favor.

[Oerdin]

Originally Posted by sav858

you say this about pretty much every place you live, your past posts speak for themselves.

Not to mention if he thinks San Diego is to big into the superficial then he's obviously never spent much time in OC or LA much less NYC.

[FunkyMonk]

Originally Posted by Oerdin

Not to mention if he thinks San Diego is to big into the superficial then he's obviously never spent much time in OC or LA much less NYC.

Actually I lived in LA's Venice Beach for a while and i've been all through the OC plenty of times. I've seen NY too.

I've also lived in a couple cities overseas that are extremely cosmopoliton and materialistic. Some of the most materialistic big cities on Earth.

And trust me. San Diego DOES definantly have a lot of flashing wealth and materialistic competition going on. Especially for a smaller city. San Diego has definantly got some of that rich OC style.

But, I do love San Diego. It is one of my favorite US cities. And I feel like the competetive energy is starting to fade away in SD. It's starting to feel more cool and laid back again.

Five years ago SD was full of Hummers and people signing sub-prime mortgages to keep up with the neighbors. But now I think it's getting back to reality since most of these people have lost their shirts. I can see the change and I like it a lot It's starting to feel like the SD of the late 90's again.

[revelated]

Originally Posted by FunkyMonk

Five years ago SD was full of Hummers and people signing sub-prime mortgages to keep up with the neighbors. But now I think it's getting back to reality since most of these people have lost their shirts. I can see the change and I like it a lot It's starting to feel like the SD of the late 90's again.

Wow. You must not frequent "Rancho" anything.

Rancho Bernardo is FULL of materialism. Same with Rancho Santa Fe and Rancho San Diego. To this day, the average house price in Rancho Benardo has not dropped beyond $500k. Which is just silly. Everywhere else you see very nice drops, here? Forget it.

[sav858]

Originally Posted by FunkyMonk

Actually you are lying.

I said this about Orange County a long time ago. And I said this about one certain neighborhood in Denver. I don't recall saying it about any other place. I've lived in a lot of other places that were not like this though.

I'm not lying, anyone that wants to get a good idea of your mentality and what type of person you are can just go read your pasts posts b/c it speaks volumes. Just go to the last page of your posts when you first started then work your way forward, it is quite a read!

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Take a look at the areas with the most foreclosures, National City, Chula Vista, Escondido and the Inland Empire. Nicer areas didn't take near the beating those areas did and they are still driving their hummers and what not, especially since gas in back down.

[TallDude7]

No way I'm leaving San Diego. The best US city I ever been in. The girls alone are enough to stay here. people are forgetting that San Diego is in America and we are affected by the recession just like the rest of the country. Since when was a recession ever permanent?

[MissNM]

OMG - have you guys lived anywhere else? The weather is great AND the people are nice. Few places I have lived have had both of those luxuries.

So what that you have to live in a smaller place than somewhere else? Home space is overrated. In San Diego, people lucky enough to have garages actually park their cars in them. In other places, the store all the junk they collected that they don't need. In San Diego, you don't spend money you don't need to spend. You adapt your life to your budget. As for people with kids, our friends had 5 kids and lived in a house about 1000 sf. They were the happiest people we ever met. Space does not bring happiness.

There is so much to do here. I can swim in the ocean and go downhill skiing in the same weekend. I can take my dog to the beach. If you can't find a decent restaurant, then you aren't very adventurous. Pick a culture and you can find a good place to eat. Holy cow, I've gained weight since I've been here.

Instead of complaining that you keep losing jobs because you aren't bilingual -learn Spanish. This is coming from white-bread blondie here. I plan on learning Spanish because it's just a great opportunity.

I beleive that you are as happy as you choose to be. If you aren't happy here, then choose someplace else!

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by MissNM

OMG - have you guys lived anywhere else? The weather is great AND the people are nice. Few places I have lived have had both of those luxuries.

So what that you have to live in a smaller place than somewhere else? Home space is overrated. In San Diego, people lucky enough to have garages actually park their cars in them. In other places, the store all the junk they collected that they don't need. In San Diego, you don't spend money you don't need to spend. You adapt your life to your budget. As for people with kids, our friends had 5 kids and lived in a house about 1000 sf. They were the happiest people we ever met. Space does not bring happiness.

There is so much to do here. I can swim in the ocean and go downhill skiing in the same weekend. I can take my dog to the beach. If you can't find a decent restaurant, then you aren't very adventurous. Pick a culture and you can find a good place to eat. Holy cow, I've gained weight since I've been here.

Instead of complaining that you keep losing jobs because you aren't bilingual -learn Spanish. This is coming from white-bread blondie here. I plan on learning Spanish because it's just a great opportunity.

I beleive that you are as happy as you choose to be. If you aren't happy here, then choose someplace else!

I do agree with most of what you have here

It is awesome and I've lived all over but being near the border there is a lot to complain about, ie the document challenged and how it affects our daily lives. That, of course, belongs in the immigration forum.
SD rocks

[cvlp]

RE:Instead of complaining that you keep losing jobs because you aren't bilingual -learn Spanish. This is coming from white-bread blondie here. I plan on learning Spanish because it's just a great opportunity.

I didn't lose the jobs because I am not bilingual. I lost them due to the economy. It is difficult to find work here though if you aren't bilingual. And why should I have to learn Spanish? This is America.
That's all. Sorry if I was raining all over your glorious San Diego.

And yes, I have lived in several areas of the United States and frankly San Diego is highly overrated. Some people actually get bored with the weather here and like four real seasons. Not to mention the slowness of most people here can drive you insane after awhile.

Like someone else in this thread said, I think it has a lot to do with age, and if you are raising kids.
Mine are grown and San Diego isn't a retirement friendly town unless you are very wealthy.

I think CA in general has gone downhill a lot in recent years and I don't see it coming back around any time soon. It is sad but it's the way things are.
Then again, maybe it's just me.