Is there anyone else who just doesn't understand the hype about West Coast? Especially the Bay area.

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Also just moved from SF back to LA. Hate the Bay but love SoCal

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I spent a couple years in the Bay Area, largely agree. Prices for everything were out of control, as was traffic. I found SF to be kind of a letdown as a city, and the valley/South Bay were....just suburbs. The myopic focus on one industry was boring to me.

There were benefits though - the natural landscape is incredible, and people take advantage of it. Miss having places like half moon bay and Sonoma within daytripping distance. I sometimes think I’d like it more now that I’m settled down than I did in my mid-twenties.

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Lol easy bay is getting rapidly gentrified. We’ll see what’s left of the best bay

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What’s the hype about the east coast? NYC is a smelly city littered with trash. Homeless, overpriced old apartments, and mean ppl. I’ll take my open space thank you very much

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^ def the people. LA people are so fake. I grew up in NYC, lived in LA. People are def better in NYC

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#WestCoastBestCoast 😂

In reality, not a fan of the Bay Area either. But I live in LA and I love it...for now. I’m mid 20s and play to stay for another couple years and then leave. I can’t speak for everyone but I think it’s one of the best places in the US to be at this age. But it is ridiculously expensive and to buy the kind of house I want, I’ll have to move unless something crazy happens. I think it might be slightly overhyped in general but at the same time, a ton of people love it for great reasons

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I didn’t date in SF so I can’t compare to that but agree dating in LA is fun. Not sure if I’ll find my forever person bc of the general dating culture here but I’m not in a rush. For friends I joined different interest/meetup groups. But bc LA is so spread out and has traffic it’s definitely important to find some people that live close to you so you can see them regularly. I live in west LA so the drive to visit my friends elsewhere can be upwards of an hour or more so we take turns on that 😂

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Well they created Uber Eats and the driver just stole my order so I hate the entire west coast now

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Nah west coast is the best coast

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What’s there to get about the Bay? Moderate climate year round, great restaurant and brewing/wine scenes, easy access to nature, diverse communities, etc. Is it expensive? Sure, but every metropolitan area has its cons.

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I think the magnitude of those moving from West Coast to Colorado and Austin answers your question

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I live in NY - never thought I’d leave. But I’m moving to LA in feb for a new job I’ve already started remotely. I definitely never thought I’d move to LA and never saw the appeal (good weather but bad traffic) but I’m giving it a shot!!

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I made this move two years ago, don’t listen to the BS about bad traffic. It’s the only negative anyone can think of for LA (it’s really not that bad - you’ve definitely spent way more time in a sweaty, delayed subway car). My biggest complaint moving here from nyc was people have no sense of urgency, it shouldn’t take you 10 minutes to order your damn coffee. lol

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Seattle and Portland are two of the only cities I’d live in in the US

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Made the mistake of moving to Portland, left after a year. way too small and white for me (and the rent isn’t expensive people need to stop saying that).

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I can see the hype, but I can’t see how anyone can possibly afford to live there.

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Sf creeps me out!!

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San Diego pretty nice tho

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Similarly, wine country isn’t that special. For my money, Virginia / Charlottesville wine country is much prettier. Worse wine though, that’s fair.

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Lived in the Bay Area in my twenties. Moved to the East Coast for a few years. Returned to the Bay Area in my thirties.

As a young professional, there are much better places to live than the Bay Area.

However, I’m happier living in the Bay Area now than in my twenties. That’s mostly because (1) I’m in a different phase of my life (wife, kids, etc.) and (2) have a higher income to afford the expensive market. The earning potential is massive out here, once you have enough experience under your belt.

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Great weather, beautiful scenery, open spaces. I’m just waiting for the giant earthquake to release its destruction before I move out there.

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The scenery and weather may be nice, but I always felt the people on the West Coast were kinda fake personality wise.

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I moved to SF from the East Coast after visiting my friends a couple times, and lived there for 3 years. I knew rent was going to be expensive but then realized everything else was also, plus they had all these additional health/environment taxes. Job opportunities were abundant; I know a few people who job-hopped after 1-2 years at companies. Dating was harder if you weren’t in Tech. It was fun but i don’t think it was worth the hype.

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I was born and raised in the Bay Area and I hate what it's become. Back in the 80s/90s, it was still somewhat affordable for more middle-class families and now so much of it is just a techno/start-up culture hellscape that only the rich can afford. There's been talk of closing some of the schools here in the South Bay due to declining enrollment, as many families can't afford to live here anymore.

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