Do Seattle natives really hate California transplants? (Bellevue: fit in, insurance)

[MarciaMarshaMarcia]

I'll stop saying the 5 when no one says Cali.

[RVD90277]

maybe just me but i dislike it when people say "San Fran" more than "the" or "cali" or even "OC."

i actually think most seattle folks just groan a bit when they hear that you're from CA because there are so many CA transplants and they walk around happy and excited that housing is so cheap over here while everyone else complains that housing is so expensive.

[angelenogirl]

I also think Seattle folks get annoyed with me when I explain how much I like rain. They keep telling me to "just wait." But I SERIOUSLY like rain. I've been absolutely miserable lately with all this sun, and can't help but feel like the gods are mocking me. I honestly thought I'd have rain almost every day of my life here.

[NoNansea]

Originally Posted by thisplacesucks

I'll stop saying the 5 when no one says Cali.

Exactly!

I never heard the term "Cali" before rap. And I lived there until 3 years ago. I feel nails on a chalkboard everytime someone uses that term.

My cousins correct me everytime I say "the five." One of them explained it would be like putting "the" in front a name, i.e. the George. Okay I get that. I also understand using "the" is strictly a California thing. Hard habit to break.

I remember the people of Washington disliking Californians because of the real estate boom they created in the '70's. There were bumper stickers that said, "Welcome to Washington. Now go home." That attitude seems to no longer exist. I just don't want Californians (or anyone for that matter) moving here & then try to convince people here, things should be as they are in California. I & many others have been delightfully surprised that things that are NOT like California.

[Haakon]

Not all Californians, just the ones who move here and then try to turn WA into CA. As you can see they've been doing a bang up job of doing that for the last 30 years, Seattle is practical SFO North.

[skidamarink]

Originally Posted by flyingsaucermom

My only peeve with CA transplants (and I am lumping north and south together) is that some come up here to enjoy the bottom bargain prices of Seattle real estate. There is a family here that built themselves a 7 bedroom estate home overlooking Lk Sammamish from the sale of their "modest" 4 bedroom San Francisco home. Having transplanted from flyover country it occasionally (and understandably) makes me want to tell someone to **** when I hear comments about how great the COL is here. I guess that's not really a peeve as much as bitter jealousy.

This is a complaint that's common not just in Seattle but in Colorado, Oregon, and Texas. Day by day, CA is experiencing an exodus of people who could no longer hold on to the rat race mess of a state that place is, and these folks are moving elsewhere and making real estate prices go higher. It's only going to get worse.

[Seacove]

I work with Californians and travel to California regularly. They move here, we move there, it's a back and forth that no one even mentions. We say that living in California will negatively impact your income by at least 20% between taxes and COL. Californians think more like us, we share similar tech industries, etc. and I think we have at least as much, if not more, in common with California than we do Oregon. Face it, Western Washington is pretty corporate minded. We might chuckle at Portlandia but it wouldn't fly here. I get the trading back and forth between Washington-California-Oregon. It makes sense.

What is strange to me is how many Texans leap over all the other states to come here. Why? We have nothing in common and save for a few that seem to be Washingtonians at heart, it's odd. It used to be Texans moved to Colorado, that was their thing. I'm not sure how Washington got in the mix.

[NoNansea]

Originally Posted by skidamarink

This is a complaint that's common not just in Seattle but in Colorado, Oregon, and Texas. Day by day, CA is experiencing an exodus of people who could no longer hold on to the rat race mess of a state that place is, and these folks are moving elsewhere and making real estate prices go higher. It's only going to get worse.

I moved to Seattle because my grandson's step-father took a job up here & moved the family here. I wanted to keep our relationship close. My grandson's other grandparents moved up here as well.

California is a mess! It's due to the legislation & the federal government's refusal to uphold immigration laws as well as the bribes they offer to various agencies to do things their way. I do see some things that have been put in use here that came from California. I was surprised when the auto licensing laws actually use California's emissions laws. Washington didn't even bother to put it in their own words. They just say to use California's law. I think it's funny.

I think real estate & rent prices are rising so much because of the jobs offered here. More & more people are discovering these opportunities, move here & need a place to live. Supply & demand.

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by NoNansea

I think real estate & rent prices are rising so much because of the jobs offered here. More & more people are discovering these opportunities, move here & need a place to live. Supply & demand.

And someone living in Seattle that chooses to move somewhere cheaper would have the same benefits Californians are seeing here. It's not like a Seattleite would apologize for being able to buy a much cheaper house in less expensive area.

[mkarch]

Originally Posted by skidamarink

This is a complaint that's common not just in Seattle but in Colorado, Oregon, and Texas. Day by day, CA is experiencing an exodus of people who could no longer hold on to the rat race mess of a state that place is, and these folks are moving elsewhere and making real estate prices go higher. It's only going to get worse.

The influx will slow significantly once house prices here are no longer attractive. We're getting there. Now if you really want to make a difference go out and buy a house to keep it from going to a Californian.