What California divide is bigger - North/South or West/East? (Los Angeles: to live, counties)

[Mini-apple-less]

I personally think people overrate the difference between Northern and Southern California. The true divide in the state is between the coast and the interior, though Orange and San Diego County are culturally the Interior's "coast".

I would say that Santa Monica has much more in common with Marin County than it does with Victorville, despite being located in the same county as the latter. I also think Redding has much more in common with Bakersfield or Indio than it does with San Francisco - the only similarity it would have with the City by the Bay is rooting for the Giants and 49ers.

[heartfocus]

That's really true. And on a smaller scale, Grass Valley/Nevada City has absolutely nothing at all in common with the towns it's next to...Yuba City/Marysville. It's like they are on different planets.

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Originally Posted by Marinna1

Northern/Southern California

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[majoun]

Coastal/inland, easily.

[LuvSouthOC]

Originally Posted by Mini-apple-less

I personally think people overrate the difference between Northern and Southern California. The true divide in the state is between the coast and the interior, though Orange and San Diego County are culturally the Interior's "coast".

I would say that Santa Monica has much more in common with Marin County than it does with Victorville, despite being located in the same county as the latter. I also think Redding has much more in common with Bakersfield or Indio than it does with San Francisco - the only similarity it would have with the City by the Bay is rooting for the Giants and 49ers.

Victorville is not in Los Angeles county, as is Santa Monica, just to be clear.

[Mr5150]

Originally Posted by majoun

Coastal/inland, easily.

This is even true with the rural counties of Northern CA. I moved from Mendocino Co to the Gold Country 13 years ago and found the culture and mindset to be like night and day.

Mendo/Humboldt: hippy, New Age, liberal politics, slightly hostile towards Christians and *everybody* seems to be smoking dope.

Gold Country: the culture has more in common with Nevada/the Great Basin states. Red Counties, cowboys, nobody minds if you're a Christian and we have no Marijuana dispensaries. And yes, I like it better here.

But yea, Mendocino County is nice also. Just not where I want to live.

[eureka1]

Stupid question.

[pecanku]

Originally Posted by Mini-apple-less

I personally think people overrate the difference between Northern and Southern California. The true divide in the state is between the coast and the interior, though Orange and San Diego County are culturally the Interior's "coast".

I would say that Santa Monica has much more in common with Marin County than it does with Victorville, despite being located in the same county as the latter. I also think Redding has much more in common with Bakersfield or Indio than it does with San Francisco - the only similarity it would have with the City by the Bay is rooting for the Giants and 49ers.

Good point. These proposed state divisions, should anything ever change in that regard, are more clearly defined when considering east-west rather than north-south. Most highways generally run north-south and driving east-west is always more difficult and time-consuming because of the mountains, especially in northern CA.

[MIKEETC]

Originally Posted by Mini-apple-less

I personally think people overrate the difference between Northern and Southern California.

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Whatever division there is has been overblown.

[in my opinion, anyway]

[Mini-apple-less]

Originally Posted by MIKEETC

Whatever division there is has been overblown.

[in my opinion, anyway]

I agree. To me the San Fernando Valley feels a lot like the South Bay. Like you could easily plop Encino into the middle of Santa Clara County and it would be seamless.