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Old 09-24-2008, 12:04 AM
 
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No kidding. You can live comfortably in San Francisco on $50,000 a year. After all, who wouldn't be comfortable in a tiny studio in a gritty neighborhood with out a car. The mortgage on my 2 bedroom, though admittedly small and older, condo in an inner suburb of Chicago is almost half the price of a tiny studio out there. Why aren't more people flocking to California? There are some attractive neighborhoods in Chicago where you can get a spacious one or even two bedroom apartment for $1000 a month.
Surely thee jest! LOL! How about crime, cold winters, city densities?
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Old 09-24-2008, 03:22 AM
 
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Surely thee jest! LOL!

If you're going to use it, use it right.
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Old 09-24-2008, 11:16 PM
 
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I think it all depends on where you are in life. If you are a single gay man with a modest income looking for a partner, as I am.....well it can be frustrating.

It's like other posters have said...the "attractions" of living here aren't worth it if you have to penny pinch all the time. And when most of your friends are spending money right and left (whether they can afford to or not), they're always asking you to do something on the weekend that costs $50 or more (including gas plus whatever it costs to go out to eat & see a show, etc).

I think my attitude would be different if I had a partner.....then I wouldn't need to go to all those venues (or have friends baiting me to go to them) to meet people or hang out. But of course the prevailing value system among of a lot of gay Bay Area men is pretty much money & status oriented. So, they hear I have an ordinary job and they're not interested.

So I've pretty much had it with California in general, the value system, the cost of living, the perpetually dysfunctional state government, etc. I'm keeping my eyes and ears open for a move. If I move, I'm sure I'll miss the weather here, but that's about it.


I should introduce you to a friend of mine who just moved to Monterrey....
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Old 09-24-2008, 11:34 PM
 
Location: San Jose, CA
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I should introduce you to a friend of mine who just moved to Monterrey....
You mean Monterey, California? Or Monterrey, Mexico?
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Old 09-25-2008, 07:50 PM
 
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