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Originally Posted by Redlionjr
This statement proved my point. San Diego would be more similar to ORANGE COUNTY. LA and Orange County are completely different from one another.
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Orange County is pretty big. North Orange County has more in common with LA County cities near it than they do South Orange County. And besides, I was only speaking of geography when comparing south OC to San Diego.
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For one the sheer size of both cities/metro is the biggest difference. Dallas and Houston are similar sized metros population wise. LA and SD are not. So one feels like a tighter knit community smaller Socal city while the other one you feel every bit of the hustle and bustle of a huge metropolis. LA is more fast paced while SD is more laid back.
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I hear what youre saying but LA just has more people living inland. The coastal vibes for LA and SD are about the same with SD having slightly warmer waters. You can get that same close knit feel in many of the LA beach cities just like you can in similar SD areas.
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I know people say Houston compared to Dallas feels more "laid-back" but I honestly think that's more so when it comes to fashion. While I think generally there's a different approach in how Dallasites and Houstonites present themselves in social settings it's not a major difference. LA and SD it's more of a major difference.
Houston and Dallas politically are both blue cities but with a republican evangelical presence in close proximity to their urban cores. So I guess their moderately liberal but I don't notice a major difference between the 2. Both urban cores are still flooded with churches and conservative billboards along the highways. Both metros have suburbs and exurbs that lean to the right heavily.
LA and San Diego are still different from one another more drastically than Houston/Dallas. San Diego is more of a moderate city with a mix of liberal Southern Californian's and a heavy presence of the military which tends to lean right. It's not right like Southern White Evangelicals but when compared to LA or SF you definitely can tell the difference. The fact that the far right news outlet One America headquarters is located in San Diego should tell you everything you need to know about the 2 cities.
Dallas and Houston layout has some similarities. Loop 610 and Loop 12 are damn near identical in layout and how they function. The core and soul of both cities mainly sit within their loops. There's also freeways that cut through these loops so they have more of a similar setup when compared to LA and SD.
SD beaches are more incorporated into San Diego's identity. Beaches in LA are like a bonus but LA overall is not really a BEACH city. Most tourist probably won't pack up the swimming trunks and flip flops on their way to LAX. It's more of a hassle to get there from LA whereas SD you're never too far. That plays into the culture of the city.
San Diego is not a smaller version of LA. It's not a poor man's version of LA. Yes there's similar Socal vibes but both have their own distinct character traits that imo set's it more apart from one another than Houston and Dallas.
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SD really feels like a younger version of LA. An LA of 20 years ago if you're looking at voting patterns, which isnt a bad thing at all because San Diego is way more balanced politically and it shows in some areas. SD gets the same Mediterranean weather that LA gets, with similar marine layers until the late afternoon in the summer.
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