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Old 07-19-2014, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Greenville, Delaware
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During my years in Texas, ending in 2004, I never had any particular attitude about CA, and I don't believe any of my friends did. If there was an attitude, it was at least mildly positive, with a few people I knew moving out there to live, at least a couple of them more or less permanently.

So what's the real basis of all the anti-California sentiment and vitriol that gets posted on this forum, with a similar attitude that also seems to be attributed to Californians vis a vis Texas?
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Old 07-19-2014, 11:11 AM
 
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I think its a pride thing. Texans love texas and grow up proud. Californians grow up thinking that california is the greatest place on earth. The ideals just clash. Plus, its almost like a ultimate Liberal vs Conservative battle ROYALE!
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Old 07-19-2014, 11:24 AM
 
Location: Austin
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On the real estate side of the "hatred" is the Texas people having a semi-warped concept of what's going on and think "all those Californians just come in here with their cash and drive the prices up." Houses are so much less expensive in Texas, for the most part, and natives feel CA people just get excited about what they're able to buy and don't care about the "value". It's a wrong perception, but one that many TX people have.
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Old 07-19-2014, 11:52 AM
 
Location: Greenville, Delaware
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Not all of CA is ultra-liberal, so that's a misperception. There are also plenty of liberals in a Texas, even if they can't gain any political control except at extremely local levels.
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Old 07-19-2014, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Rockport Texas from El Paso
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Of course California is not all liberal -they had Reagan and Nixon. it is generally more expensive to live there however and the coast is outrageous. On the other hand Cal has the best public university system in the world UT and A&M can't come close to the University of California Berkeley-- the med school in San Francisco and the other campuses.
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Old 07-19-2014, 02:54 PM
 
Location: O.C.
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Of course California is not all liberal -they had Reagan and Nixon. it is generally more expensive to live there however and the coast is outrageous. On the other hand Cal has the best public university system in the world UT and A&M can't come close to the University of California Berkeley-- the med school in San Francisco and the other campuses.
He means even today. I live in Orange County and its on the conservative side here with many of the cities having Republican mayors and voting red in elections. Same with most of northern CA and central CA further inland away from the coast. So many people just think of LA or SF when they think CA and think the whole state is like that. Its the same misconception that many people outside of TX have, that everyone in TX are cowboys driving trucks on dirt roads and listening to country music. Big areas of CA are way different then LA and SF. Gold Country with cities like Rocklin, Auburn etc..feels a lot like the midwest to me. Its heavily conservative and red, lots of small towns, ranches and farm land. You would never even guess you were still in CA. I think the rivalry has become more heated lately because TX is taking jobs from CA and the economy is catching up as well. I love TX and Im seriously considering a move to Dallas or Austin.

This will give you an idea of where the liberals and conservatives are in CA. Orange County (down there in red) is the only place along that coast that is still majority conservative

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Old 07-19-2014, 08:43 PM
 
Location: Rockport Texas from El Paso
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good map Mbell. Orange County was one of the most conservative in the nation but layoffs at defense industries and the influx of minorities changed it somewhat. When the Terminator guy was gov and very unpopular that hurt the GOP.
What is odd about California is some of the wealthiest places in the country are GOP.
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Old 07-19-2014, 09:17 PM
 
Location: North Texas
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During my years in Texas, ending in 2004, I never had any particular attitude about CA, and I don't believe any of my friends did. If there was an attitude, it was at least mildly positive, with a few people I knew moving out there to live, at least a couple of them more or less permanently.

So what's the real basis of all the anti-California sentiment and vitriol that gets posted on this forum, with a similar attitude that also seems to be attributed to Californians vis a vis Texas?
My only problem with them is they move here with unrealistic expectations, then complain constantly (and loudly) about how Texas isn't like home, and they insult those of us who are from here.

Not ALL of them do it, but enough of them do for it to be a pretty common irritant.
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Old 07-19-2014, 09:37 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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It is mostly an internet thing. I don't know anyone IRL that doesn't love the weather, wine, and women from CA ..........
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Old 07-19-2014, 09:42 PM
 
Location: Blah
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My only problem with them is they move here with unrealistic expectations, then complain constantly (and loudly) about how Texas isn't like home, and they insult those of us who are from here.

Not ALL of them do it, but enough of them do for it to be a pretty common irritant.
Agreed.

These people move to Texas in hopes of a better more affordable life but tend to vote for the same failed political ideology that screwed their state up in the first place.
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