Foreclosures come to McMansion country

[outtamojo]

I’d wager that > 90% of the intellectual emphasis in NY and Washington is devoted to legally parting you from your wealth. And no, I did not withdraw all my cash from the bank : )

[carli]

Ricechex, sorry if I somehow offended. I started out by saying these are just my personal observations having spent years on both coasts. I also tried to make it clear that my choice is to live HERE and visit THERE, not the other way around.

Also, FYI, the gangbanger thing is more a problem here on the west coast than the east coast. Not to say they don’t exist there.

And, yes, sorry to say that there is more of an emphasis on intellectualism on the east coast. What that means is that I’ve found people on the east coast, in general, are more likely to value people for their critical thinking skills, intellect and/or ideas than their income level, fitness level and/or perfect body, which I see happens pretty often here on the west coast.

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.

[carli]

Ricechex, sorry if I somehow offended. I started out by saying these are just my personal observations having spent years on both coasts. I also tried to make it clear that my choice is to live HERE and visit THERE, not the other way around.

Also, FYI, the gangbanger thing is more a problem here on the west coast than the east coast. Not to say they don’t exist there.

And, yes, sorry to say that there is more of an emphasis on intellectualism on the east coast. What that means is that I’ve found people on the east coast, in general, are more likely to value people for their critical thinking skills, intellect and/or ideas than their income level, fitness level and/or perfect body, which I see happens pretty often here on the west coast.

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.

[carli]

Ricechex, sorry if I somehow offended. I started out by saying these are just my personal observations having spent years on both coasts. I also tried to make it clear that my choice is to live HERE and visit THERE, not the other way around.

Also, FYI, the gangbanger thing is more a problem here on the west coast than the east coast. Not to say they don’t exist there.

And, yes, sorry to say that there is more of an emphasis on intellectualism on the east coast. What that means is that I’ve found people on the east coast, in general, are more likely to value people for their critical thinking skills, intellect and/or ideas than their income level, fitness level and/or perfect body, which I see happens pretty often here on the west coast.

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.

[carli]

Ricechex, sorry if I somehow offended. I started out by saying these are just my personal observations having spent years on both coasts. I also tried to make it clear that my choice is to live HERE and visit THERE, not the other way around.

Also, FYI, the gangbanger thing is more a problem here on the west coast than the east coast. Not to say they don’t exist there.

And, yes, sorry to say that there is more of an emphasis on intellectualism on the east coast. What that means is that I’ve found people on the east coast, in general, are more likely to value people for their critical thinking skills, intellect and/or ideas than their income level, fitness level and/or perfect body, which I see happens pretty often here on the west coast.

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.

[carli]

Ricechex, sorry if I somehow offended. I started out by saying these are just my personal observations having spent years on both coasts. I also tried to make it clear that my choice is to live HERE and visit THERE, not the other way around.

Also, FYI, the gangbanger thing is more a problem here on the west coast than the east coast. Not to say they don’t exist there.

And, yes, sorry to say that there is more of an emphasis on intellectualism on the east coast. What that means is that I’ve found people on the east coast, in general, are more likely to value people for their critical thinking skills, intellect and/or ideas than their income level, fitness level and/or perfect body, which I see happens pretty often here on the west coast.

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]Don’t know much ’bout geography? Seriously, you have to be pretty uneducated to not know where San Diego is! Plus how would you have an opinion that it was ‘God forsaken’ if you had not visited it personally? [/quote]

Give me a break, it’s only a figure of speech… Of course, people know that San Diego is in California somewhere near Mexico.

How many in California actually know where Boston, New York and Washington really are? They only know it’s on the East Coast some place.

If you talk about Westchester, New Haven, or McLean (where Dick Cheney lives)and Nantucket, few have any idea of where they are at all.

My point is that rich folks aren’t clamoring to move to SD so our houses should not be priced in gold bars.

Manhattanites think that anywhere out of their island is god forsaken. Many Americans think that Mexico City or Mumbai are bad but they’ve never visited.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]Don’t know much ’bout geography? Seriously, you have to be pretty uneducated to not know where San Diego is! Plus how would you have an opinion that it was ‘God forsaken’ if you had not visited it personally? [/quote]

Give me a break, it’s only a figure of speech… Of course, people know that San Diego is in California somewhere near Mexico.

How many in California actually know where Boston, New York and Washington really are? They only know it’s on the East Coast some place.

If you talk about Westchester, New Haven, or McLean (where Dick Cheney lives)and Nantucket, few have any idea of where they are at all.

My point is that rich folks aren’t clamoring to move to SD so our houses should not be priced in gold bars.

Manhattanites think that anywhere out of their island is god forsaken. Many Americans think that Mexico City or Mumbai are bad but they’ve never visited.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]Don’t know much ’bout geography? Seriously, you have to be pretty uneducated to not know where San Diego is! Plus how would you have an opinion that it was ‘God forsaken’ if you had not visited it personally? [/quote]

Give me a break, it’s only a figure of speech… Of course, people know that San Diego is in California somewhere near Mexico.

How many in California actually know where Boston, New York and Washington really are? They only know it’s on the East Coast some place.

If you talk about Westchester, New Haven, or McLean (where Dick Cheney lives)and Nantucket, few have any idea of where they are at all.

My point is that rich folks aren’t clamoring to move to SD so our houses should not be priced in gold bars.

Manhattanites think that anywhere out of their island is god forsaken. Many Americans think that Mexico City or Mumbai are bad but they’ve never visited.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]Don’t know much ’bout geography? Seriously, you have to be pretty uneducated to not know where San Diego is! Plus how would you have an opinion that it was ‘God forsaken’ if you had not visited it personally? [/quote]

Give me a break, it’s only a figure of speech… Of course, people know that San Diego is in California somewhere near Mexico.

How many in California actually know where Boston, New York and Washington really are? They only know it’s on the East Coast some place.

If you talk about Westchester, New Haven, or McLean (where Dick Cheney lives)and Nantucket, few have any idea of where they are at all.

My point is that rich folks aren’t clamoring to move to SD so our houses should not be priced in gold bars.

Manhattanites think that anywhere out of their island is god forsaken. Many Americans think that Mexico City or Mumbai are bad but they’ve never visited.

[briansd1]

[quote=CBad]Don’t know much ’bout geography? Seriously, you have to be pretty uneducated to not know where San Diego is! Plus how would you have an opinion that it was ‘God forsaken’ if you had not visited it personally? [/quote]

Give me a break, it’s only a figure of speech… Of course, people know that San Diego is in California somewhere near Mexico.

How many in California actually know where Boston, New York and Washington really are? They only know it’s on the East Coast some place.

If you talk about Westchester, New Haven, or McLean (where Dick Cheney lives)and Nantucket, few have any idea of where they are at all.

My point is that rich folks aren’t clamoring to move to SD so our houses should not be priced in gold bars.

Manhattanites think that anywhere out of their island is god forsaken. Many Americans think that Mexico City or Mumbai are bad but they’ve never visited.

[briansd1]

[quote=carli]

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.[/quote]

I agree carli. And the urine smell downtown San Diego is pretty bad too.

I agree that San Diego lacks the cultural opportunities and the intellectual depth of the Upper East Coast.

But San Diego is a physically more comfortable place to live. If you like to hang out with family and the same friends all the time, then SD is fine. But if you like to meet new interesting people, then SD is not your kind of place.

Traffic in SD is nothing and the weather is good all the time so you can buy stuff from Home Depot or Best Buy and move it back home easily. You don’t have to worry about rain and parking. Not so back East.

San Diego is my home so I’m not moving… But I always love visiting the East Coast because I enjoy all the restaurants and watching people walking around.

[briansd1]

[quote=carli]

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.[/quote]

I agree carli. And the urine smell downtown San Diego is pretty bad too.

I agree that San Diego lacks the cultural opportunities and the intellectual depth of the Upper East Coast.

But San Diego is a physically more comfortable place to live. If you like to hang out with family and the same friends all the time, then SD is fine. But if you like to meet new interesting people, then SD is not your kind of place.

Traffic in SD is nothing and the weather is good all the time so you can buy stuff from Home Depot or Best Buy and move it back home easily. You don’t have to worry about rain and parking. Not so back East.

San Diego is my home so I’m not moving… But I always love visiting the East Coast because I enjoy all the restaurants and watching people walking around.

[briansd1]

[quote=carli]

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.[/quote]

I agree carli. And the urine smell downtown San Diego is pretty bad too.

I agree that San Diego lacks the cultural opportunities and the intellectual depth of the Upper East Coast.

But San Diego is a physically more comfortable place to live. If you like to hang out with family and the same friends all the time, then SD is fine. But if you like to meet new interesting people, then SD is not your kind of place.

Traffic in SD is nothing and the weather is good all the time so you can buy stuff from Home Depot or Best Buy and move it back home easily. You don’t have to worry about rain and parking. Not so back East.

San Diego is my home so I’m not moving… But I always love visiting the East Coast because I enjoy all the restaurants and watching people walking around.

[briansd1]

[quote=carli]

As I admitted, these are gross generalizations, but there they are. And, yes, I fully admit the urine smell on certain NYC sidewalks in the summer can be nauseating, but that’s a different story! This was not meant to be a debate about which place is “better” overall.[/quote]

I agree carli. And the urine smell downtown San Diego is pretty bad too.

I agree that San Diego lacks the cultural opportunities and the intellectual depth of the Upper East Coast.

But San Diego is a physically more comfortable place to live. If you like to hang out with family and the same friends all the time, then SD is fine. But if you like to meet new interesting people, then SD is not your kind of place.

Traffic in SD is nothing and the weather is good all the time so you can buy stuff from Home Depot or Best Buy and move it back home easily. You don’t have to worry about rain and parking. Not so back East.

San Diego is my home so I’m not moving… But I always love visiting the East Coast because I enjoy all the restaurants and watching people walking around.

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