Are people Rancho Santa Fe really snobby?

[sdrealtor]

George,
Based upon my limited experience with both, you are on target with your assessment of RSF vis a vis CV.

[werewolf34]

To the question, there is old RSF and new RSF. Very similar dynamic to La Jolla

Old La Jolla people are generally very nice. Newer La Jolla residents are more materialistic, pushier and generally less fun to encounter. I think the analogy generally holds. Most snobbery stems from insecurity

RSF is different from LJ in that you are not on top of one another. You are paying for big lots and privacy. It is not a good place to raise kids if you want to keep them down to earth.

I am from pre-IPO san fran for reference. Unlike some of norcal, the rich here tend to show it (think 100K Lexus but not a Maserati) in their houses, cars, lifestyles.

I suggest you rent a house for a yr. The transition will be hardest on your kids so take their temperature as you rent.

[werewolf34]

To the question, there is old RSF and new RSF. Very similar dynamic to La Jolla

Old La Jolla people are generally very nice. Newer La Jolla residents are more materialistic, pushier and generally less fun to encounter. I think the analogy generally holds. Most snobbery stems from insecurity

RSF is different from LJ in that you are not on top of one another. You are paying for big lots and privacy. It is not a good place to raise kids if you want to keep them down to earth.

I am from pre-IPO san fran for reference. Unlike some of norcal, the rich here tend to show it (think 100K Lexus but not a Maserati) in their houses, cars, lifestyles.

I suggest you rent a house for a yr. The transition will be hardest on your kids so take their temperature as you rent.

[werewolf34]

To the question, there is old RSF and new RSF. Very similar dynamic to La Jolla

Old La Jolla people are generally very nice. Newer La Jolla residents are more materialistic, pushier and generally less fun to encounter. I think the analogy generally holds. Most snobbery stems from insecurity

RSF is different from LJ in that you are not on top of one another. You are paying for big lots and privacy. It is not a good place to raise kids if you want to keep them down to earth.

I am from pre-IPO san fran for reference. Unlike some of norcal, the rich here tend to show it (think 100K Lexus but not a Maserati) in their houses, cars, lifestyles.

I suggest you rent a house for a yr. The transition will be hardest on your kids so take their temperature as you rent.

[werewolf34]

To the question, there is old RSF and new RSF. Very similar dynamic to La Jolla

Old La Jolla people are generally very nice. Newer La Jolla residents are more materialistic, pushier and generally less fun to encounter. I think the analogy generally holds. Most snobbery stems from insecurity

RSF is different from LJ in that you are not on top of one another. You are paying for big lots and privacy. It is not a good place to raise kids if you want to keep them down to earth.

I am from pre-IPO san fran for reference. Unlike some of norcal, the rich here tend to show it (think 100K Lexus but not a Maserati) in their houses, cars, lifestyles.

I suggest you rent a house for a yr. The transition will be hardest on your kids so take their temperature as you rent.

[werewolf34]

To the question, there is old RSF and new RSF. Very similar dynamic to La Jolla

Old La Jolla people are generally very nice. Newer La Jolla residents are more materialistic, pushier and generally less fun to encounter. I think the analogy generally holds. Most snobbery stems from insecurity

RSF is different from LJ in that you are not on top of one another. You are paying for big lots and privacy. It is not a good place to raise kids if you want to keep them down to earth.

I am from pre-IPO san fran for reference. Unlike some of norcal, the rich here tend to show it (think 100K Lexus but not a Maserati) in their houses, cars, lifestyles.

I suggest you rent a house for a yr. The transition will be hardest on your kids so take their temperature as you rent.

[propertysearchaddiction]

There are rich snobby people all over SoCal and there are rich really NICE people too. The people in RSF do have A LOT of money. I’ve met more nice than snobby.
For me I learned it was more about lifestyle and community than being snobby.

We used to live in La Jolla and I realized I didn’t want to raise my kids there based on the lifestyle. People tend to be retired or students and there aren’t a lot of children. It was usually me and my kids at the park with the dog club. I met plenty of nice people but it is harder to develop relationships.

For example, I wanted to live on a street where my kids can go out and play with the neighbors and I actually know my neighbors. In La Jolla I met 2 out of my 6 neighbors after living there for 3 years.

I am guessing here but I imagine the kids in RSF go to private school, take horse riding lessons, other private sport lessons etc cuz they can afford it. I found that my children become friends with those whom they go to school, and do activities. Then I meet the parents as well. I would be interested to see how many kids in RSF go to the YMCA for baseball camp etc. Personally I think it is harder to become part of community if you are not doing the same activities.
Bottom line…I don’t think its the cars and designer clothes. You will find some of that in all SD communities. I think when you have kids…the house you buy should provide a great neighborhood and community. From my experience it is a little harder to develop that in richer communities.

[propertysearchaddiction]

There are rich snobby people all over SoCal and there are rich really NICE people too. The people in RSF do have A LOT of money. I’ve met more nice than snobby.
For me I learned it was more about lifestyle and community than being snobby.

We used to live in La Jolla and I realized I didn’t want to raise my kids there based on the lifestyle. People tend to be retired or students and there aren’t a lot of children. It was usually me and my kids at the park with the dog club. I met plenty of nice people but it is harder to develop relationships.

For example, I wanted to live on a street where my kids can go out and play with the neighbors and I actually know my neighbors. In La Jolla I met 2 out of my 6 neighbors after living there for 3 years.

I am guessing here but I imagine the kids in RSF go to private school, take horse riding lessons, other private sport lessons etc cuz they can afford it. I found that my children become friends with those whom they go to school, and do activities. Then I meet the parents as well. I would be interested to see how many kids in RSF go to the YMCA for baseball camp etc. Personally I think it is harder to become part of community if you are not doing the same activities.
Bottom line…I don’t think its the cars and designer clothes. You will find some of that in all SD communities. I think when you have kids…the house you buy should provide a great neighborhood and community. From my experience it is a little harder to develop that in richer communities.

[propertysearchaddiction]

There are rich snobby people all over SoCal and there are rich really NICE people too. The people in RSF do have A LOT of money. I’ve met more nice than snobby.
For me I learned it was more about lifestyle and community than being snobby.

We used to live in La Jolla and I realized I didn’t want to raise my kids there based on the lifestyle. People tend to be retired or students and there aren’t a lot of children. It was usually me and my kids at the park with the dog club. I met plenty of nice people but it is harder to develop relationships.

For example, I wanted to live on a street where my kids can go out and play with the neighbors and I actually know my neighbors. In La Jolla I met 2 out of my 6 neighbors after living there for 3 years.

I am guessing here but I imagine the kids in RSF go to private school, take horse riding lessons, other private sport lessons etc cuz they can afford it. I found that my children become friends with those whom they go to school, and do activities. Then I meet the parents as well. I would be interested to see how many kids in RSF go to the YMCA for baseball camp etc. Personally I think it is harder to become part of community if you are not doing the same activities.
Bottom line…I don’t think its the cars and designer clothes. You will find some of that in all SD communities. I think when you have kids…the house you buy should provide a great neighborhood and community. From my experience it is a little harder to develop that in richer communities.

[propertysearchaddiction]

There are rich snobby people all over SoCal and there are rich really NICE people too. The people in RSF do have A LOT of money. I’ve met more nice than snobby.
For me I learned it was more about lifestyle and community than being snobby.

We used to live in La Jolla and I realized I didn’t want to raise my kids there based on the lifestyle. People tend to be retired or students and there aren’t a lot of children. It was usually me and my kids at the park with the dog club. I met plenty of nice people but it is harder to develop relationships.

For example, I wanted to live on a street where my kids can go out and play with the neighbors and I actually know my neighbors. In La Jolla I met 2 out of my 6 neighbors after living there for 3 years.

I am guessing here but I imagine the kids in RSF go to private school, take horse riding lessons, other private sport lessons etc cuz they can afford it. I found that my children become friends with those whom they go to school, and do activities. Then I meet the parents as well. I would be interested to see how many kids in RSF go to the YMCA for baseball camp etc. Personally I think it is harder to become part of community if you are not doing the same activities.
Bottom line…I don’t think its the cars and designer clothes. You will find some of that in all SD communities. I think when you have kids…the house you buy should provide a great neighborhood and community. From my experience it is a little harder to develop that in richer communities.

[propertysearchaddiction]

There are rich snobby people all over SoCal and there are rich really NICE people too. The people in RSF do have A LOT of money. I’ve met more nice than snobby.
For me I learned it was more about lifestyle and community than being snobby.

We used to live in La Jolla and I realized I didn’t want to raise my kids there based on the lifestyle. People tend to be retired or students and there aren’t a lot of children. It was usually me and my kids at the park with the dog club. I met plenty of nice people but it is harder to develop relationships.

For example, I wanted to live on a street where my kids can go out and play with the neighbors and I actually know my neighbors. In La Jolla I met 2 out of my 6 neighbors after living there for 3 years.

I am guessing here but I imagine the kids in RSF go to private school, take horse riding lessons, other private sport lessons etc cuz they can afford it. I found that my children become friends with those whom they go to school, and do activities. Then I meet the parents as well. I would be interested to see how many kids in RSF go to the YMCA for baseball camp etc. Personally I think it is harder to become part of community if you are not doing the same activities.
Bottom line…I don’t think its the cars and designer clothes. You will find some of that in all SD communities. I think when you have kids…the house you buy should provide a great neighborhood and community. From my experience it is a little harder to develop that in richer communities.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=flu]As snobby as people from hillsborough or atherton or los altos hills.

Your description between RSF and CV is probably more due to age and wealth. RSF folks have made it, probably are older, and less to prove. CV folks are younger, up and coming (as you describe), and probably have more to prove. The worst are the soccer moms in those Land Rovers that don’t work. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah…(We avoid them like the plague, so most of our families are double income folks that are pretty normal.)

However, you’re going to find the “rich kid” issue in RSF and CV probably equally, it will just come in different flavors.

I think the first thing to note is in general, SoCal tends to be more shallow than NorCal…Just look at how many cosmetic surgery places there are here and plenty of big boob people as far as Temecula (so I’ve been told). It’s just different down here.

[/quote]

FLU: Dude, I grew up in Los Altos Hills (Altamont Circle, off Page Mill Road) and I remember when it was also down to earth folks with no snoot factor (unlike Atherton or Hillsborough). Same with Palo Alto and Menlo.

The Asshole Factor up there was indeed what my mom called the “arrivistes” or “new money”, the people that came in with the rise of the Silicon Valley. I’m pretty sure Atherton and Hillsborough always had that snoot factor and going back to the turn of the 20th century (railroad money).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=flu]As snobby as people from hillsborough or atherton or los altos hills.

Your description between RSF and CV is probably more due to age and wealth. RSF folks have made it, probably are older, and less to prove. CV folks are younger, up and coming (as you describe), and probably have more to prove. The worst are the soccer moms in those Land Rovers that don’t work. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah…(We avoid them like the plague, so most of our families are double income folks that are pretty normal.)

However, you’re going to find the “rich kid” issue in RSF and CV probably equally, it will just come in different flavors.

I think the first thing to note is in general, SoCal tends to be more shallow than NorCal…Just look at how many cosmetic surgery places there are here and plenty of big boob people as far as Temecula (so I’ve been told). It’s just different down here.

[/quote]

FLU: Dude, I grew up in Los Altos Hills (Altamont Circle, off Page Mill Road) and I remember when it was also down to earth folks with no snoot factor (unlike Atherton or Hillsborough). Same with Palo Alto and Menlo.

The Asshole Factor up there was indeed what my mom called the “arrivistes” or “new money”, the people that came in with the rise of the Silicon Valley. I’m pretty sure Atherton and Hillsborough always had that snoot factor and going back to the turn of the 20th century (railroad money).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=flu]As snobby as people from hillsborough or atherton or los altos hills.

Your description between RSF and CV is probably more due to age and wealth. RSF folks have made it, probably are older, and less to prove. CV folks are younger, up and coming (as you describe), and probably have more to prove. The worst are the soccer moms in those Land Rovers that don’t work. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah…(We avoid them like the plague, so most of our families are double income folks that are pretty normal.)

However, you’re going to find the “rich kid” issue in RSF and CV probably equally, it will just come in different flavors.

I think the first thing to note is in general, SoCal tends to be more shallow than NorCal…Just look at how many cosmetic surgery places there are here and plenty of big boob people as far as Temecula (so I’ve been told). It’s just different down here.

[/quote]

FLU: Dude, I grew up in Los Altos Hills (Altamont Circle, off Page Mill Road) and I remember when it was also down to earth folks with no snoot factor (unlike Atherton or Hillsborough). Same with Palo Alto and Menlo.

The Asshole Factor up there was indeed what my mom called the “arrivistes” or “new money”, the people that came in with the rise of the Silicon Valley. I’m pretty sure Atherton and Hillsborough always had that snoot factor and going back to the turn of the 20th century (railroad money).

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=flu]As snobby as people from hillsborough or atherton or los altos hills.

Your description between RSF and CV is probably more due to age and wealth. RSF folks have made it, probably are older, and less to prove. CV folks are younger, up and coming (as you describe), and probably have more to prove. The worst are the soccer moms in those Land Rovers that don’t work. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah…(We avoid them like the plague, so most of our families are double income folks that are pretty normal.)

However, you’re going to find the “rich kid” issue in RSF and CV probably equally, it will just come in different flavors.

I think the first thing to note is in general, SoCal tends to be more shallow than NorCal…Just look at how many cosmetic surgery places there are here and plenty of big boob people as far as Temecula (so I’ve been told). It’s just different down here.

[/quote]

FLU: Dude, I grew up in Los Altos Hills (Altamont Circle, off Page Mill Road) and I remember when it was also down to earth folks with no snoot factor (unlike Atherton or Hillsborough). Same with Palo Alto and Menlo.

The Asshole Factor up there was indeed what my mom called the “arrivistes” or “new money”, the people that came in with the rise of the Silicon Valley. I’m pretty sure Atherton and Hillsborough always had that snoot factor and going back to the turn of the 20th century (railroad money).

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