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June 19, 2015 at 7:08 AM #787351June 19, 2015 at 11:40 AM #787352
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GuestDoes is then mean that all human behavior is within the range of normal?
June 19, 2015 at 1:35 PM #787354an
ParticipantWhat is normal?
June 20, 2015 at 12:05 AM #787361Jazzman
Participant[quote=AN]What is normal?[/quote] Shifting sand.
June 20, 2015 at 12:47 AM #787362Participant[img_assist|nid=25345|title=San Diego|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=235]
[img_assist|nid=25344|title=Dallas|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=239]
[img_assist|nid=25346|title=San Diego SFH 3 bed $225k|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=263][img_assist|nid=25347|title=Dallas SFH 3 bed $225k|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=358]
[img_assist|nid=25348|title=Median Income San Diego|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=183]
[img_assist|nid=25349|title=Median Income Dallas|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=187]
Is that a camel I see in the dust bowl of the soCal dessert. Well they walk in a straight line in the parched lands of Texas. Best feature of the only SD home listed under $250k is a run down garage. That’s the price you pay to live in sunny soCal. But wait, median income in SD is $5,000 more than Dallas. Well that explains it then. The difference is what people continue to convince themselves of. That is what prevents the reality from being what it could be.
June 20, 2015 at 1:51 AM #787363spdrun
ParticipantDallas is a pestilential landlocked shithole with a climate that would make me want to jump off a bridge. San Diego is not. Nice try though.
It’s now 4:45 am in NYC, 1:45 am in San Diego.
In San Diego, it’s 65 out.
In New York, it’s 70.
In Dallas, it’s 81 g-d damn degrees, 75% humidity. At 3:45 am. Not fit for pigs, let along humans who want to sleep without being drenched in sweat and waking up wanting to punch themselves in the nuts.June 20, 2015 at 4:57 AM #787364Participant[quote=spdrun]Dallas is a pestilential landlocked shithole with a climate that would make me want to jump off a bridge. San Diego is not. Nice try though.
It’s now 4:45 am in NYC, 1:45 am in San Diego.
In San Diego, it’s 65 out.
In New York, it’s 70.
In Dallas, it’s 81 g-d damn degrees, 75% humidity. At 3:45 am. Not fit for pigs, let along humans who want to sleep without being drenched in sweat and waking up wanting to punch themselves in the nuts.[/quote]
I take it you don’t like Dallas. I’m sure many a Texan would find your observations interesting. Whatever your feelings towards Dallas (or anywhere) they don’t account for the disparity in prices across the US, or other parts of the world. Many people find British weather unbearably miserable. Perhaps Rich can grace us with a misery index to see how it tracks home price indices. The only link is when the penny (or small fortune in this case) drops and you realize how much you over-paid for your modest home.[img_assist|nid=25351|title=London vs UK, vs US prices|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=259]
June 20, 2015 at 5:27 AM #787365flyer
ParticipantI’m quite sure that many of us who prefer to live in CA realize prices here are extreme when compared to more “practical” locations in the US, but, it’s where we choose to be for many other reasons.
Some of our best friends are from London, and have chosen to live in the San Diego area for many of the same reasons we do. It’s definitely true that our property prices are in the “bargain” category when compared to London and the UK, so, for them, it’s definitely been a win/win.
June 20, 2015 at 5:49 AM #787366CA renter
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano]In SD anyway, I feel like they got back to normal more than 5 years ago:
[/quote]Totally agree with you, Rich. Right now, things are downright “frothy.”
June 20, 2015 at 12:08 PM #787372GuestI have a cousin from Raleigh, NC. They live in a McMansion on the golf course.
She loves Southern California weather. But she feels pity for us here. We live poorly and drive old ugly cars in general she said.June 20, 2015 at 12:21 PM #787373GuestI find UK weather unbearable. NYC weather equally sucks.
London is where wealthy people park their money. It’s English speaking with fewer financial controls than the USA. Plus urban planning doesn’t allow for endless sprawl.
Same goes for Hong Kong and Singapore. Singapore in particular is a humid armpit.Weather wise, southern France is good. But there are no jobs or financial centers there and it’s not English speaking so most people would not want to live there.
June 20, 2015 at 1:00 PM #787374bewildering
ParticipantUK weather is pretty mild – not much heat, but not much cold. Lot of drizzly rain. I’m from Ireland so I really appreciate SoCal weather. But Dallas is hell for me (similar to Raleigh). Humid and hot just kills me. My wife jokes that i cease functioning when the temperature gets over 80.
Being from the UK I am also used to smaller houses. Owning a detached home in San Diego is perfection.
June 20, 2015 at 1:02 PM #787375ParticipantNYC weather equally sucks.
I haven’t used A/C once this summer for what it’s worth.
June 20, 2015 at 1:08 PM #787376GuestWhen it’s 72 inside my condo on San Diego, I use AC to bring it down to 70. Haha.
The air feels nice when it’s cool and crisp. AC gets rid of humidity.June 20, 2015 at 1:18 PM #787377GuestWhen I watch house hunters international, I never fail to think how well we Americans live, by and large.
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