Why the Hate for California? - Reasons to despise the West Coast

[Dolphin Lundgren]

The shitty driver thing is true here. Considering I got knocked over by a car (thankfully he was turning slowly) when it was my time to cross the crosswalk.

 

[c-no]

For a minute there I thought you were talking about Santa Ana until I saw the trolley part. We had a huge homeless problem here in Santa Ana for a while until the authorities finally did something about the massive homeless camp. They found a fuckton of used needles causing an HIV outbreak in the area, a massive amount of human waste, and 4 kidnapped children in the camp. Now the local politicians are trying to find a place to relocate them, and all the people that were screaming at the cops about doing this suddenly shut up when they found out the homeless people need to be moved somewhere.

4 kidnapped children, holy hell. That could one up the Hep A outbreak that occurred within San Diego. Said outbreak was also tied to the homeless.

The shitty driver thing is true here. Considering I got knocked over by a car (thankfully he was turning slowly) when it was my time to cross the crosswalk.

I could also confirm since a few weeks back, some guy hit the side of my car and left my mirror dangling.

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

For a minute there I thought you were talking about Santa Ana until I saw the trolley part. We had a huge homeless problem here in Santa Ana for a while until the authorities finally did something about the massive homeless camp. They found a fuckton of used needles causing an HIV outbreak in the area, a massive amount of human waste, and 4 kidnapped children in the camp. Now the local politicians are trying to find a place to relocate them, and all the people that were screaming at the cops about doing this suddenly shut up when they found out the homeless people need to be moved somewhere.

Holy shit, I know that camp area and I had no idea there were kidnapped kids in that mess. That place is a hell hole. TBH I hate taking the bus to Santa Ana because most of the time I've had to wait there I end up seeing crazy nutcases on the street. Also my husband got jumped around that area. On a bus. (He kicked the asshole to the ground though.) I swear that place attracts scum.

 

[Phantom]

4 kidnapped children, holy hell. That could one up the Hep A outbreak that occurred within San Diego. Said outbreak was also tied to the homeless.


I could also confirm since a few weeks back, some guy hit the side of my car and left my mirror dangling.

Holy shit, I know that camp area and I had no idea there were kidnapped kids in that mess. That place is a hell hole. TBH I hate taking the bus to Santa Ana because most of the time I've had to wait there I end up seeing crazy nutcases on the street. Also my husband got jumped around that area. On a bus. (He kicked the asshole to the ground though.) I swear that place attracts scum.

Yeah I forgot the age ranges of the kids, but when I mentioned that as one of the reasons I hated the homeless camps, one of my more liberal (new york) friends kept saying those kids could've been runaways and that was their choice to make. I really can't understand the thought process these people have.

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

Yeah I forgot the age ranges of the kids, but when I mentioned that as one of the reasons I hated the homeless camps, one of my more liberal (new york) friends kept saying those kids could've been runaways and that was their choice to make. I really can't understand the thought process these people have.

That's dumb as hell reasoning. Even if it was their choice to make, they're minors and need to be brought back to their families.

 

[c-no]

That's dumb as hell reasoning. Even if it was their choice to make, they're minors and need to be brought back to their families.

That's assuming the family home isn't a shithole with shit parents. That said, a homeless encampment isn't ideal, not when there is stuff like human waste everywhere and HIV laced needles. Speaking of public transportation, a particular trolley ride I had showed me some areas with litter on the side, said litter being next to some tents as well as a matress on a hill that had two people sleeping on it below a nearby transit center.

Speaking of trolley rides, don't know how common it is but I've seen people being unfriendly. Most recent example was an old lady rambling about the dark net, computers, and something about women or bankers. A similar one had a black guy complaining about the law or something but I didn't get much due to dozing off on a long ride. Trolley cops busted him though. Finally, there was a fight between a black lady and a younger white guy. Far as it all went, the white guy was pretty much an ass, the sort that would still be a dick even if told to knock it off. It escalated to a fight where he had said lady in a choke hold or grab. Last I saw, he tried to leave the trolley but was approached by trolley police. That's all the crazy I saw in California. May not really compare to others though.

 

[⋖ cørdion ⋗]

:powerlevel: First trip to the US in ~20 days. 50 days here as my introduction to the US.

How fucked am I? So far it just looks fucking depressing in terms of attractions and things to see; can't imagine that makes people living there jolly either.

 

[Bat Pussy]

:powerlevel: First trip to the US in ~20 days. 50 days here as my introduction to the US.

How fucked am I? So far it just looks fucking depressing in terms of attractions and things to see; can't imagine that makes people living there jolly either.

There's lots to see, the US is large and beautiful. If you like nature you should check out pretty much any of the national parks near wherever you're planning to visit. California in particular has amazing beaches, redwood forests, and mountains.

EDIT: Since this is a Cali hate post I guess I'll add that traffic sucks and the standard of living in the densely populated cities is way too fucking high. And when you go out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere it is pretty but you just get plenty of white trash rednecks living there.

 

[Replicant Sasquatch]

There's lots to see, the US is large and beautiful. If you like nature you should check out pretty much any of the national parks near wherever you're planning to visit. California in particular has amazing beaches, redwood forests, and mountains.

EDIT: Since this is a Cali hate post I guess I'll add that traffic sucks and the standard of living in the densely populated cities is way too fucking high. And when you go out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere it is pretty but you just get plenty of white trash rednecks living there.

Cali Rednecks are paradoxical creatures. I had to explain to my Australian friends if you go out into the desert you find trailer apes who act like TV Texas hillbillies but talk like me.

 

[El Porko Fako]

I mentioned it in other threads, but California gets shat on mostly by people have no idea about the social and cultural geography of the state (there's a lot more to the state than just Los Angeles and San Francisco, and not everyone in the state is a radical left, green-haired extremists) and/or people who have never been to the state and never plan on coming to the state to see it for themselves. People who've never been to California seem to think that this state has nothing but the entertainment industry, but conveniently forget that the state (mostly the Central Valley) produces over 1/3 of the country's vegetables and over 2/3 of the country's nuts and fruits.

California has it's fair share of problems and obnoxious people, from the growing homeless problem to preachy San Fransisco hipsters, but I think it's absolutely absurd that there's this mindset in the US, both on various online forums and image boards, and real life, that California is to blame for all of the US' societal problems and it's only place in the country where there's extreme progressives that the country has grown to loathe. Bar none, the worst offenders of this shit are East Coast people, who seem to forget that there cities have their own plethora of progressive people who push and preach the same shit they do in San Fransisco.

If any New York asshole tries convincing you that Williamsburg isn't as bad as San Fran, they're fucking lying to you.

 

[Rev]

Most the hate seems to be more towards certain cities (Los Angeles)
As someone who has spent their entire life in Kentucky, Californians just seem so preppy, like they could never understand how average people live.
And I have no sympathy for Californians who complain about having no money. Someone who is "poor" in Cali is upper middle class in Kentucky.

 

[John Titor]

:powerlevel: First trip to the US in ~20 days. 50 days here as my introduction to the US.

How fucked am I? So far it just looks fucking depressing in terms of attractions and things to see; can't imagine that makes people living there jolly either.

For the most part, the worst that could most likely happen on your trip is boredom, inconveniences and rude people. People just love to highlight our worst aspects.

 

[Replicant Sasquatch]

Most the hate seems to be more towards certain cities (Los Angeles)
As someone who has spent their entire life in Kentucky, Californians just seem so preppy, like they could never understand how average people live.
And I have no sympathy for Californians who complain about having no money. Someone who is "poor" in Cali is upper middle class in Kentucky.

California has widespread poverty all throughout the state. We have shitloads of trailer parks and subsidized housing projects. Los Angeles is basically post apoc at this point.

Also a two bedroom house in this state costs fucking $900 thousand. No one can afford that regardless of they live in Cali or the backwoods bumrape valley you call a "state".

 

[Rev]

California has widespread poverty all throughout the state. We have shitloads of trailer parks and subsidized housing projects. Los Angeles is basically post apoc at this point.

Also a two bedroom house in this state costs fucking $900 thousand. No one can afford that regardless of they live in Cali or the backwoods bumrape valley you call a "state".

poverty exits everywhere, but Appalachia the highest rate of poverty in America, and cali has some of the richest people in America. You HAVE to be richer just to live in the state. But that's why I make a distinction between cali poor and south poor. Basically just this-

But what really matters is reputation and cali has a reputation for being filled with celebrities, rich liberals, and people with white collar jobs. Obviously not everyone is like that, but that's how its seen by a lot of people.

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

I'd move to Central California tbh. Redwood forest, rain, cool weather, and none of the bullshit that is found in the Bay Area or Southern California.
I once went to Morro Bay and that area and Solvang seem to be the best areas, in my opinion.

The subsidized housing thing. That one's tricky because it depends on the area. The crappier the area, the worse the housing will be. I'm lucky to be in a place that has great housing because it's a safe community. Places like Santa Ana and LA will have shit housing because lets be real- there's shittier people and more criminals.

Most the hate seems to be more towards certain cities (Los Angeles)
As someone who has spent their entire life in Kentucky, Californians just seem so preppy, like they could never understand how average people live.
And I have no sympathy for Californians who complain about having no money. Someone who is "poor" in Cali is upper middle class in Kentucky.

That's not that true tbh. If you're in California in section 8, which a lot of people are these days, you're poorer than upper middle class in Kentucky. That's why they stay poor, because they're stuck below the poverty line.

 

[Roger Whore]

I visited California once and it was nice. Glad I don’t live there. The whole place is one giant echo chamber.

 

[John Titor]

poverty exits everywhere, but Appalachia the highest rate of poverty in America, and cali has some of the richest people in America. You HAVE to be richer just to live in the state. But that's why I make a distinction between cali poor and south poor. Basically just this-View attachment 478820

But what really matters is reputation and cali has a reputation for being filled with celebrities, rich liberals, and people with white collar jobs. Obviously not everyone is like that, but that's how its seen by a lot of people.

To be fair, anybody who buys a McMansion is a lolcow.

 

[averagejane]

I used to live in southern California and left it to live in Florida.
Yes. Florida.
No shortage of crazy here, but at least the crazy is entertaining.


my experience in Cali was how incredibly stupid and delusional everyone was. You have mother's of 5 who can't afford to leave their moms house, yet refuse to work harder for a raise and also demmand socialism to increase her pay. You got faggot ass college students who grab an AA degree in arts and act like they are fucking pros at economy and declare their self expression as more important than getting a fucking job. Then everyone pretending like the homeless crackheads wandering about are harmless, despite so much as going to the park on a Friday morning will expose your children to a ratchet ass hobo fight. And don't get me started on predominantly Mexican neighborhoods... I don't enjoy hearing baby Mama's cuss out their hombre at 4am.

But the lot of them are just delusional crybabies. covering their ears when anyone brings up how overpriced the place is. I know a guy from Texas who deals with faggots pouring in from Cali to escape the high prices, only to bitch about how Texas isn't like Cali. (In Florida we have New Yorkers like that). Like shut up bitches, you're here because you can't afford your precious trendy state.

Cali deserves to drown in it's aids.

 

[The Great Chandler]

California is really good when it comes to nature trips and the like. The diverse amount of climates give a sense of vastness despite just coming from a desert to an alpine forest in just 30 minutes. It's still terribly expensive.

 

[Kitlen]

Fuck it, I live here and I hate it. Most of the reasons have been listed but I'll give you a few more reasons to hate LA and the cum gobbling scum that run it. Spoilering for the lenght

Spoiler

1. Everything gets redistributed to LA: money, water, power, grants. My father worked in the local government for 30+ years in multiple areas. For example: For every dollar Orange County makes (one of the wealthiest counties in SoCal) they get 7 cents back. Where does it go? To LA of course! There is a serious redistribution of wealth and everyone but LA hates it.
2. Power is everything to these people. I'll have to find the articles again, but the LA Water District at one point changed their system for how they were charging people and fucked up and, of course, would not admit it till it blew up in their face. Small families and apartments were being charged literally tens of thousands of dollars for water erroneously and when they called up the Water District they basically said "FUCK YOU WE'RE THE LA WATER DISTRICT" and hung up. Luckily some journalists listened and it was a major PR scandal. Not to mention LA ciphens not only from NorCal but from the Colorado River as well.
3. I worked in Section 8 Housing for seniors and disabled for a year and a half. I was in Santa Ana (aka little Mexico) and had threats of rape from the passing homeless person, a guy piss in front of me with indecent exposure, and the cops do nothing. In Santa Ana, the homelessness was so bad that the entire Anaheim Riverbed was taken up by homeless. It got so bad that by the time they cleared it out they cleared out literally two and a half tons of human excrement and 14,000 hypodermic needles. Also, guess where all the help for seniors and disabled went? You guessed! LA. At one point me and my coworker were desperately trying to get a woman who was partially paralyzed a Live In Aid so she wouldn't have to work so hard. Of course services said they had none. She died a few months later when she was trying to get into the shower, fell and hit her head on the counter and bled out. Thanks LA!

Sorry for the rant, I really fucking hate LA.