zappaisgod said:

I like experiencing intelligent individuals in my daily discourse

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There are highly intelligent individuals all dispersed along the west coast--they primarily tend to reside around San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland.

Of course you're a conservative, so your version of "intelligent" might be Newport Beach, Bel-Air, and Palos Verdes Estates. Not my version of intelligent, but they may be more your flavor.

When I visited Seattle, it was so refreshing, because it is one of the few cities in America where most of the younger generation was still reading BOOKS on the train. Not just fiction books, but history books, philosophy books, political theory books, etc.

It just blew my mind, because you just don't see that a whole lot in Southern California. Most of the population doesn't use public transportation like in Seattle, but when you see people under age 35 at the beach or something, they won't be reading books. Instead, they'll be stuck browsing through their cell phones, or taking selfies of themselves, or out sun-tanning, or playing beach volleyball or something else instead.

I realized Southern California is more "body-conscious," likely because of the hot weather and close proximity to the beach, whereas Seattle is more "mind-conscious." Seattle has so many intelligent people by comparison to Orange County. A lot of people in Seattle love their bold-flavored cappuccino's as well.

While I was there, I chatted with a few people in Seattle about what living in Orange County was like. I described it as, "Imagine being stuck in Ken and Barbie's Dream House, or being stuck at the Playboy Mansion, or being at this beautiful commercialized paradise, and you're the only oddball that's left out and feels like they don't belong." They all said, "Wow. I would hate to live there."

I lived in Orange County for most of my life, and I struggled with horrible identity issues, because my values are not just nothing remotely similar to the people out here. Bodybuilding and tanning are the only things that I have in common with these people (although I don't bodybuild to look good, I do it for strength training), but I gravitate towards intellectuals too.

Hence why I have been trying to get out of this god forsaken place for like years now. And this job is really my ticket out. It's hard finding a job in another state without moving there first.

spore baby said:

You have the chance. Just go for it. 

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nicechrisman said:

The West Coast can't handle you

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nicechrisman said:

Garden Grove

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Dark_Star said:

I just remember something...... The Philly wage tax. You'll have to pay it regardless, but it's cheaper if you live outside the city.

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D.M.T said:

Coming from California (land of the taxes) it shouldn't matter in my opinion.

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