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Even though I'd say the West overall has a lower standard of living than the East, California probably has a higher standard of living than New York State. In New York State you have overpriced NYC and then the economically depressed Upstate. California is expensive pretty much everywhere but the wages somewhat make up for it.
Well, NYC and NY state in general is as diverse as CA. One thing i will say, NYKers tend to bash LA. As most i know never have been to CA. And when they visit, most perceptions they had or have are changed. They still (when returning to NYC) have to continue the front to friends that LA and CA in general is a bragging, self indulged fake crap hole, let me point out that NY is worse. The difference is in NY, is a harder lifestyle. You have to be tough. That is exhausting till it becomes a part of you. Like on auto pilot when walking to the train and looking down or ignoring everyone around you. Remember, most incidents that happen in NYC are of tourist (which self proclaimed NYC transplants hate. Can you imagine never leaving your 8 block radius? That happens in NY and try having a conversation with that person. Or try to make them laugh or explain the outside world beyond the New York Times or their train stop. Not going to happen. So when a NYker says CA is LA LA land, What is that about? Yes, LA has traffic. But whats better, Sitting in your car alone or talking and carpooling with someone who won't stab you, or speed walking counting the cracks in the sidewalk while navigating trash bags everyday with headphones on to drown out the horns, screaming, and footsteps behind you? Don't forget the chiropractic fees because of looking behind you as well. NYC is just that. Most who leave for CA make it in CA. And never will go back. As far as the NYC transplant? Materialistic as much as the CA transplant. Its just better in CA. Who wants to be outside spending $150-$300 for diner with friends at a table and you smell pee and watching other trip over the crappy infrastructure because they are corrupt and cannot keep up with it all. NYC has the biggest budgets in the world and its always trash day and union construction projects. A NY brags of the corrupt romance of it all, while LA progressively maintains its state. Granted it snows in NY but moving your car every day sometimes? Another gripe NY make all the time. NY complain constantly. So the argument made LA is full of weak, lazy, chatterboxes is a myth. Basically, Complainers are everywhere. Just NYkers hate CA because their ultimate dream is to keep that lame street cred of claiming "I am a NYker" And CA residents like to tell NYkers "Its sunny today and i didn't get stabbed driving my car to work today"
California is just too powerful for New York to go up against.
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