San diego is stupid

The food here is nothing to write home about either. I love Mexican food, and there are some amazing spots for that, but that's about it. Unless you want to drop a pretty penny at the tourist spots, expect mediocre dining at best.

It took me 6 months to find decent pizza in this city. The economy here is pretty bad, and the job market reflects it. Unless you have a specialized degree or a trust fund, be prepared to live on K per year if you can even get a job. Even my waitress and bartender friends have a hard time finding work here. There is barely a middle class, and the middle class that is left here seems like it's hanging on for dear life. I could go on and on, but I digress.

All that said, there are some things that I still love about this city, but they're the same things I loved about it when I was just a visitor - the beaches, the scenery, and the near-constant comfortable temperatures.

The weed is pretty damn good too if you're into that , but I'll gladly trade all of that back in for a better economy, smart people, a decent nightlife, good food, and seasons. I can't wait to move back to Boston next month!! I agree. San Diego is a black hole full of the most vapid people you'll ever meet. They seemingly come from all over and congregate into this one location. I'll be LA bound within a year if all goes well.

All the reasons you all have listed-well, saves me from having to type them. Yes, I think it's particularly tough when you are from the NE or a place where ppl read books or learned to write in school.

Though to be fair, my spouse is a SD native, and the place has indeed changed for the worse Well, i currently live amongst many first generation immigrants in an upscale area with great schools for the family-and it still sucks. Doesn't matter which area of the city you are in-vapid, no more than 2 sentences each way for an exchange with someone, and absolutely no actual involvement with the concept of citizen involvement Unless you drive to People's co-op.

High for sure-though High School also fits. It's a giant High School here in SD. Sure, i'm glad I'm not in x, y or z location in the world, but that is a small solace!

And you know what he did to deserve that? He may have even done this more than once! He is a SD native, and he was also appalled at the lowered standards of human decency here. But hey, the person who reported his 'good' deed did good, since he got some free movie tix. I LOVE when I visit somewhere-such as CO recently-where people actually talk in full sentences and don't text the majority of their conversations.

Okay, I'll stop now. Be it five years too late, and the result of a desperate Google search of "I hate San Diego", I too am glad I "found" you all. As a well-traveled and even better educated woman, I find it depressing to deal with the droves of ignorami I encounter on a daily basis. At first I thought it was me, so I did what I always do, 1.

Chin up, 2. Get out of the house and 3. Get busy volunteering and trying to socialize. Frankly, I am at my wits end! As a former resident of the greatest city in the USA that would be NYC, by the way , I would give my left something to go back there and just be amongst normal people who ignore you with a purpose, but still have the common decency to help you out should the need arise.

Where do those of you who hate this live? Perhaps we should sincerely have a MeetUp group? I would be glad to start it, I'll be back in a week to check the replies. Stay strong!!! I read an article when I lived there, it said the suicide rate is high in San Diego and while I was reading I thought to myself, I can understand why. Unfortunately I now live in Sacramento Scumento. It's gotten worse the roads are terrible, no jobs and more crime since I left in 97, but at least people are a little more friendlier and down to earth here.

MeetUp group? It would be fun! Honest to God I've been here for over 8 years moved out here for a boyfriend at the time and we've since broken up 6 years ago and have never been so unhappy in my life! I only stuck around because I couldn't afford to move back to Connecticut and then my mom ended up moving out here to be closer to me. It's too expensive and the people just have this disgusting sense of entitlement. Grass may not be greener there, who knows, but to hear a "thank you" if I hold a door for someone or a car letting me into a lane and not getting run off the road trying to get on the freeway -- I'll take that ANY DAY over the selfish a-holes here.

I'll give up this no change of season blah same-weather-every-friggin-day just to get away from these depressing, un-intelligent, ADD-riddled, lazy mother-effering fake people here!! If someone starts a Meetup I'll be there with bells on!! It seems we need an "Escape from San Diego" movie. We need some great screenwriting for this and to make sure to interview all those who posted here as well.

It seems that I'm also a bit late but I too found this blog as a result of googling "I hate San Diego. I moved here a little over 2 years ago to go back to school because I lost my job in the SF bay area. I have family that live down here and to hear them talk about it, I was told that San Diego was the closest thing to heaven that you could find on earth. Of course, every place that you move to has a honeymoon phase but that phase is definitely over and I have to say that outside of the south or the midwest, I can't think of a whole lot of places that I would dislike living as much as San Diego.

I can't even begin to tell you how much I agree with almost everything in the original post. Particularly, I notice the complacency more than anything else. When I moved here, I couldn't believe how many people had never lived outside of San Diego county. Some had never even left the city where they grew up. Almost all of them think that San Diego is the greatest place on earth. When I talk to some of these people, I feel like I'm slamming my head into a brick wall.

Because of how much I hate it here, I will sometimes ask people what they think is so great about San Diego. I figured that maybe there is something that I am missing. Astonishingly, most of them don't have much to say about it. One girl that I talked to said that she had never lived anywhere else but she didn't want to move because she just couldn't imagine anything better. I wanted to scream but I held it in. It almost seems like the same sort of mentality that people have that are living under a dictatorship.

Sure, its a horrible place to be but its home and there is no frame of reference for anything different. When I tell people that I want to move back to the bay area, they look at me like I have 3 heads. They can't seem to understand why I want to leave. I found a couple people who had been to San Francisco.

Both of them said that they didn't like it. One said that they didn't like it because they said that there was nothing to do as it turns out, this person had only spent a few hours there while on the way to somewhere else. Well, I have been here longer than a couple of hours Unless you really like going to the beach or are really into craft beers, San Diego is a pretty boring place.

Don't get me wrong, I love the beach and craft IPAs as much as anyone but there is more to life than getting skin cancer and growing a beer belly. Speaking of entertainment, I have to say that San Diego sports fans are the most hypocritical bunch you will ever meet in your life. Being a Raider fan, I fully expected to experience some trash talk. I'm fine with that. But some of these people take it way too far. Meanwhile, I have seen Charger fans vandalize cars of the opposing team's fans on a regular basis as well as going WAY beyond normal football trash talk.

It is commonplace for them to do things like insult your family if you happen to be wearing silver and black. As I said, I'm all for trash talk as long as it stays talk and stays about football. I completely understand about the Mexican culture thing as well. I'm not sure how to say this without coming off as being racist but here goes: I am fine with having some level of Latin culture but I also want to live somewhere that at least closely resembles American culture.

I feel like I live in Mexico more than I do America. This goes way beyond being respectful of Mexican culture. Mexico has completely taken over San Diego. There are some cities in San Diego county that it is next to impossible to find a job unless you speak Spanish. Where I live, the neighbors will be blasting Mariachi music at all hours of the night. I'm sorry but that goes way beyond being respectful of other cultures.

Another thing that I noticed about San Diego is the culture of criminality and the lack of respect for peoples' property. I live in a pretty okay area by San Diego standards but in the two years that I have lived here, I have been a victim of crime probably six times as often as I was in the 22 years that I lived in the bay area. People in San Diego let their dogs bark constantly for hours and often let them run around the neighborhood unsupervised to leave dog poop of all sizes on my lawn.

There seems to be an attitude of "if you can get away with it, do it. The military complex drives me nuts too. Okay, thats great that we have a lot of military and I'm sure that it is a difficult job for the entire family but I really despise that alpha male mentality that permeates the military. Honestly, some of the biggest d-bags that I have met in my life have been Marines.

I have met a few good ones here and there too. I respect good people regardless of what career path they choose to take. If I were to say that to some people in San Diego, it could cause a riot.

Maybe I'm a bit pretentious but I also like being able to buy nice things. I hate shopping at Walmart for a number of reasons but mainly I like to buy quality products that look good and will last rather than continuously replace cheap stuff.

Good luck finding anything high quality in San Diego. If it isn't rock bottom priced garbage, nobody here will buy it and people like me have to do their shopping a couple of times per year when we travel. People in San Diego are cheap in every aspect of their life, including with food. Outside of the occasional In n Out Burger and Chipotle, I hate fast food those two establishments are definitely on the better end of fast food though. In San Diego, people can't get enough fast food.

There was a Jack in the Box that opened down the street from me and I swear it was a community event. Where is the same enthusiasm for organic produce that isn't loaded with chemicals and high fructose corn syrup? Not to be found in San Diego I could go on for pages about why this place sucks and why people who say that it is great are just too ignorant to know any better. I'm sure some of it comes down to personal preference. I don't really care for constant sunshine and actually enjoy a bit of rain every now and then that is quite an unusual trait in San Diego.

Overall, I suppose it could be worse. I could be living in some redneck state like Texas or Kentucky or something but I'm getting out of here the first chance I get. Anyone reading this who is contemplating moving here: don't. The grass is not greener on the other side WE need a book with comments such as these about what people from the outside think of San Diego.

All of your reasons are very true, to me. I have been here 6 months, and I hate it. People really are unintelligent and they find any one that wants to converse about life, family, or education very dull and weird. I am very educated and I care a lot about becoming close to friends and family.

It seems as though I am treated as being weird or stupid because of this. I have found it connecting with people, because in fact, my problem is that I am trying to connect. I look around and I am very lonely.

I live with my room mate, who is from Illinois, like myself, and he has tons of friends. I have sat with them for hours and have never heard a connected or passionate conversation. They are all judgmental and stupid. I seriously have never met a more immature population than San Diego. As for recreational activities; BARS. The only decent people i have ever met, ironically, are not from San Diego. When I meet people that are from here, they ask me how i like it here, with the dumbest look on their faces What you do not realize is that even the military hates it here.

I am married Navy He hates it. He hates the boisterous command here. There is no unity here, and every one is only after everyone else's throats. We have made zero friends. Our friends that left the last station, in Guam, and moved here are the only ones we talk to. They hate it too. North park is my favorite place to go and thats just to walk around and look at a few shops. Apartments are over priced every where for heaps of crap living.

We are maybe going to spain or italy in 3. It hasnt rained here in months, except for a sprinkle. Night times are chilly, but bearable. Winter is no lower than And as for the "I feel like a homeless person when I walk" comment Nobody thinks a thing about it. Sometimes it is natural to have to walk a little even when driving. We have a lot of parking garages.

We park and walk a ways. Would anyone be up for a "I hate San Diego" Meetup? Not just to vent but even to discuss things that may actually be positive about this place. I don't know about anyone else on this post but it's been challenging trying not to lose my mind here waiting until the day I get to move away for good which is in the works and I tend to focus more on the negative about San Diego. It's hard not to when there are so many things that just suck about this place. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that feels this way when I'm surrounded by plastic, materialistic airheads that think this place is paradise.

Just wanted to throw it out there like Andrea did in case anyone was interested. I'm up for such a meetup group. I think that we should all get together and watch "Idiocracy", a film written and produced by Mike Judge. The film reflects a lot of the angst that we feel about the airheads and flakes we're surrounded by in San Diego. As stupid as the characters are, the plotline and movie is genius, and provides instant empathy for us all.

If anything, it's a conversation starter, and hopefully, a way to help us bond. What 'crime' has brought you guys to San Diego? I'm in because I'm doing time as a research associate It kinda feels like we're doing time here, doesn't it? Well, let's do many times with different meetup events.

I'm pretty sure the group will have a big following. So, TXB78, and everyone else, let's get the ball rolling!!! San Diego has no soul. Been here 3 years fro Colorado, well-educated, good job, live in the sweet spot of North County.

Not a day goes by that I don't want to go screaming out of here. MeetUp would be a welcome outlet. Unknown - Funny you should suggest that movie "Idiocracy" as my BF and I just watched it a few weeks ago and I said to him "oh my god.. I visited him 6 times here before moving and every time I visited him I felt a sense of dread as I just didn't like it here at all.

Finally had to decide if he was worth moving for and he was. We just ended up drifting apart mainly because I couldn't get over how much I hated it here and he loved it. Needless to say a year later we broke up and remained friends but he moved back to NY and I ended up meeting someone new a couple of years later. We're both saving our pennies to get the hell out of here so we can move to Austin! The waiting game has been torture on me though. So as far as a meetup is concerned I thought it was a great movie as well.

I originally wanted to move up to Northern California, both for a guy and to find a job there. However, the guy wasn't worth it after all, and I got a job here first. Love or hatred of San Diego is a legit dealbreaker for relationships :P. But, there HAVE to be eligible people out here who share my empathy for this place You should have a badge or some award for that. I've been here almost 2 years, and, um, can't take it much longer I will if I have to, and am trying my darnest to pursue avenues of happiness, but it feels like everything I do feels the same and booooooring.

I'm in North County, near Miramar. I've lived here majority of my life i'm fourteen and I hate it as much as the rest of you do. Being a Freshman, I can see where you're coming from with the intelligence rate; I know people in the ninth grade and older that still can't even read. And everything here costs something. My mother is from NYC, and when we go there i'm always blown away by how so many things are free. Honestly, i'd never actually seen a park before we went there.

Because parks are too much money to take care of, I guess. And also, people think of SD as a beach scene? You can't stay in for more than thirty minutes without turning blue. And with the drugs, it's understandable; there are so many cartel families out here. Including adults. And also, in the schools, we are ranked 30th in education, which shows maybe, JUST maybe, laying off teachers left and right isn't the best thing to do.

And class sizes are crazy huge; I had an algebra class with 53 students in the classroom, and it wasn't a big room either.

And the schools don't care what goes down inside, as long as they make a buck off of it. I was raped in the sixth grade, as well as another girl, by this one kid and we told the principal and he said he couldn't expel him because he was a 4. He only did so when we threatened to sue. And honestly, even in High School girls are crazy superficial. I've gone to other states and i've never seen so many buttcheeks falling out of little ripped up Hollister shorts. And like in Glee, the cheerleaders wear their uniforms around all the time.

And I honestly only have one true friend here. Hell no. And I open up doors for people, but i've never had anyone open a door for me. And instead of saying thank you or anything they just walk on through. And don't give me a second look. Also, with the superficiality, watch the news.

Not one girl on there has a natural look. My mother and I were talking about this yesterday, wondering how many plastic surgeries do you have to have in order to get the job as the weather girl?

It's sad, really, and I can't wait until we can get out of here bound by divorce. Deuces, as the surfers say. I'm bouncin'. Ugh stupid people Did anyone ever start a meetup group? I need an outlet with some people that understand why I know that San Diego sucks! I grew up as a military brat and lived all over the world so I've seen a lot of different places and experienced many types of cultures. San Diego is truly overrated, overpriced and filled with the most self-centered, selfish, malicious people I've ever encountered.

There is no respect or common courtesy for your fellow neighbor or human beings in general. Everyone is "in it for themselves" and completely shallow when it comes to what life is really about. I have my sights on Colorado and cannot wait for my current apartment lease to be up in May. No one has started one yet.

I still don't have faith in anyone ever anymore. This place has sucked the life out of me and I've all but given up on "meeting up" with people thinking they are actually going to show.

I can't wait to get the hell out of here! These people are selfish a-holes that make me sick to my stomach that I breathe the same air as them. I'm embarrassed to tell people I live here! Is anyone up for starting a Meetup? I know exactly how you feel. I haven't made one "real" friend since moving out here almost 3 years ago. The people seem so content with having acquaintances and no one really cares to sincerely get to know who you are as an individual.

One of my pet peevs is flakey people. Are you moving to Austin in ? I have a friend that moved back there from San Diego, after she got married and hasn't looked back since. I am visiting family back in Atlanta for Christmas and I cannot wait to get out of San Diego even just for that week of vacation.

It's refreshing to go to another city and then be even more validated when you come back to San Diego, that it's truly overrated and overpriced. I don't even feel like it's the holidays because of the bubble of fake weather they live in out here!

It's a nice place to visit if you want a beach vacation spot but I'd never recommend anyone live here. I'm going back home to the bay area in January. I can't wait. Even better, I think I am finally going to move back in about 6 months. I think that makes about 4 times since I moved here. That, coupled with all of the times that these subhumans have broken into my garage and stolen stuff, it seems like half of the people who live here are criminals. I have to get out of here.

I can't live like this anymore. I'm surprised no. San Diego is the most materialistic city I've lived in, and though probably not comparable to Vegas or NYC, it's still very materialistic in its own respect. The people here all believe in those get-rich-quick schemes and all judge you by how much money you appear to have. People don't care if you're generally a nice person or you're educated and have insight to offer on a topic. Money is what completely defines you in this city.

I've lived here for 2 years and absolutely hated it. I have a pretty nice income now and recently got my Master's Degree here but really struggled at first.

The question that I get the most is As if that's anybody's business, it's incredibly annoying how money is the sole factor that defines your level of respect in this stupid city. I am thinking about moving to SD this summer, but after reading this I am reconsidering it. I was also thinking Miami, the problem is I have seasonal depression and Chicago weather is killing me literally so I need a wonderful city to live in like Chicago but better weather.

First, it's the worst of both worlds; like the bay area, the housing prices are excessive particularly rent is out of control while the typical wages don't pay nearly as well as the Bay Area hence worst of both worlds.

Nobody here couldn't care less about the Syrian Civil War or even the City Budget failing all types of fiscal goals, but bring up Jersey Shore or Keeping up with the Kardashians and you will find San Diegans interest at heart. It's really a joke how depressing this city is. Yes, the women are hot and the weather is great but that's about it. The sports team all sucks soon to be the L. Chargers and the Padres have been an investment gone bad. The city budget has so many holes that giving out so many bogus traffic tickets doesn't quite meet that goal.

The transportation system is horrible, you pretty much need a car. The city is very expensive to live in and for a huge metropolitan city 1. There is only some very rich people and a lot of poor people, calling it China might be a stretch but that really may not be too far-fetched. But, more than anything, it's really the superficiality, materialism and oblivious lifestyle that can lead you into a culture shock, especially if you're from a city that completely differs from SD.

It can be a hellhole miserable experience at first, it definitely takes time to adjust. Everything you said is true. I lived there for 10 years and even though I made decent pay working at a pharmaceutical company, I quickly realized there was no way I could ever afford a home there.

I miss the weather and the ocean, but that's about it. It's sad that people there are so wrapped up in themselves, they couldn't care less about having a true friend. I grew up in Buffalo NY my whole life. Moved to san diego 2 years ago for school. I too hate it. Cant agree more with the rest of you. Glad im not the only one. Back home people were rude, blunt, and guarded but they were true honest genuine whole hearted people with deep roots in friends family and environment.

The people here are verry "nice", laid back, welcoming, good spirited people, with a shiny facade painted on their ugly superficial lives. Roots grow shallow in the desert. In buffalo we took pride in rust, didn't cover it in a plastic paint Good points but listen, you need to use proper punctuation. The lack of following basic writing guidelines is very distracting and also discredits your complaints a bit since you appear to be the rebellious type.

If you don't want to follow basic punctuation rules, e. People go to school for a reason and if you want to rebel against our system of writing, you probably should find another medium of expressing your thoughts otherwise you'll face criticism such as mine.

Mark Dice's latest videos are exposing San Diegans' bubble world stupidity to the world. Well, I was wrong. At least in Pennsylvania nothing looks dead, dry and artificially kept alive. The water this area wastes is incredible!

Every point you've made, and many of your commenters are spot on. I can't wait to get the fook out of this boring, dead, superficial expensive place! I forgot to share the latest "cherry on top of my hatred of san diego sundae" by sharing this little experience I had this Saturday.

I will preface this with, my poor husband! His family is out here and he knows how miserable I am. I moved here with him so he could be with family and he loves it here. I keep telling him I made my own decision but he's sweet and feels bad.

Anyway, so he found out about a "nice lake" from a friend of his at work. His friend caught a 5 lb bass there and he was excited because he knows I miss freshwater bodies of water. So Saturday we drive there with our two dogs.

I see that it's just, yet another, mud puddle dug in the desert. There was nothing green around it, in fact the earth and dead plants actually looked scorched! It was so depressing. I feel bad but I lost it. I just couldn't take looking at this horrible excuse for a "lake" anymore. My poor husband We drove home with me ranting about how bad it is here in tears and he was besides himself with sadness that he ever asked me to come out here.

I have set my sights on Seattle. There is nothing for me in the Northeast except memories and very severe winters that even I don't wish to live through anymore. Seattle seems to be a most excellent compromise.

Anyone have anything to say about it? Oh I forget I seriously cannot wait to be out of here. I yelled. I was born and raised here my whole life in SD, I can't disagree with ya'll. I hate it here. San Diego has the most unloyal fans I have ever seeing!!! I'm an L. A fan and trust me ask any L.

A fans that live here and SD fans get annoying only cheering for their teams when their winning. But when they loose they switch teams! People They're assholes! I already been through so many idiots I can't stand. They have a lot of attitudes and they start shit for any stupid reason. Like one time these assholes drug dealers were trying to steal from me and try to fight me in the streets because I was wearing an L.

A hat. They think that their gangs are better then L. A or the Bay, they won't last a day!!!! Mainstream SD is a type of city that follows anything. I wanna be a leader not a follower. People follow and are stuck up to anything. The music here is dumb and hip hop here is dead. Females Biggest reason I hate SD!!! Now for all you people that live outside of SD, If you're trying to look for a relationship, don't even bother haha. I promise you, Most girls here are so slutty, and really picky and stuck up!

They have no respect for themselves, letting random people especially downtown people smacking their asses like what the hell is that?! I swear if I had girlfriend and saw a man smacking her ass, I'd beat the living hell out of him! They're assholes and end up dating dirtbags that cheat and never wanna move on and think suicidel haha. Main problem is that it is impossible to develop friendships in San Diego.

Everyone is in it for themselves. Single men have a miserable time there as ugly women think they are hot and the better looking women are looking for men with millions of dollars.

There is no depth to anything. Well, I'm a transplant from Chicago I'd been thinking downtown San Diego might be a good compromise, but from this post and all the comments it seems like you all have the exact same complains I do :.

I've lived here my whole fucking life and let me tell you, it's an evil place. There's no, absolutely no respect for hard working middle class people here. Socially it's a breeding ground for disaster. I can't wait to get the fuck out to some other place where people other than millionaires, their families, and ultra-corporate douchebaggery can flourish. I thought no one else here saw this. I'm astounded at how patriotic people always are about this stagnant, superficial shithole and if you ever tell it like it is you're immediately branded a downer.

Acting like "everything's chill" is essential to reputation and acceptance here, this explains the abundance of fakeness amongst the people. Glad I found this blog, it gives me hope to know there are others who see through the hype and falseness that is San Diego and Socal in general. Now I feel amongst friends! Go fuck yourself San Diego! You're absolutely correct my friend!

The worst part about it, is that it's impossible to address any of these issues to the locals, even in the most tactful manner. I'm originally from Colorado and I can't wait to move back. They definitely show disgust for any form of individuality. It's just sickening, and sad how much these people are disconnected from one another. I spent my time skate boarding, surfing and playing street hockey.

That said, I earned decent grades, so maybe I don't fit your stereotype so well. I'm about to graduate from UW been here for 3 years, I'm graduating a year early , so we're both in Seattle as far as I can tell. You're correct that the average San Diegan doesn't care about the environment as much as a Seattlite. We recycle, but we generally don't compost. That said, we aren't as bad as Texans. My dad was in the Navy for 30 years, and I lived on the Seal Base for a few years.

I can't think of a single person I knew who wanted to go to war in Iraq. They're just following orders. We support our troops in that we're thankful that they are willing to die for our country, but that doesn't mean we support the decision to go to war.

I trust you see the difference I'm alluding to. The 'alpha male' culture you refer to is more or less valid. If that bothers you, Seattle is a better fit. I think surfer-bros are more genuine than the pseudo-intellectuals who read about Marx and Chomsky on wikipedia, but that's just my personal preference. I never understood the appeal of cafes.. I just make coffee and tea at home. I'll leave you alone on this one : 7. You're painting with an awfully wide brush. San Diegans may be more content and happy with life, but that doesn't mean we aren't ambitious.

In August, I'm going to grad school in Tokyo to learn international finance and Japanese. I can't speak for everyone in the , but everyone I know has lofty goals. I know more stoned slackers with no ambition from Seattle. We are vain, but so are Seattlites.

We're vain in a different sense. We try to appear attractive and fun. Seattlites try to appear progressive and intelligent. I can't count the number of times I've seen friends up here bashfully admit that they weren't able to maintain a vegan diet, only to quickly stammer that they were trying again next week.

The images we try to project are different, but every locale has their own societal pressure. If you think there is no history in San Diego, clearly you've never been to Old Town. Besides which, what kind of cultural Mecca is Seattle? The Gum Wall and oddly designed museum next to the Space Needle are more recent than Cabrillo by several decades. I mean, dude..

Cabrillo landed in the 16th century. Also, you can attend annual Native American festivals in East County. Also, have you never been to the museums in Balboa park?

Again, I don't know what anecdotal evidence you are basing your opinion on, but people from Southern California are generally really outgoing and friendly. That's my experience at least. It's only true if you don't know how to have fun without drinking. You can go outside every day of the year. And bro.. Everything closes here at 8 PM.

San Diego's political climate depends on your neighborhood. Of all registered voters in the county, We might not be as hard-core liberal as Frisco or Seattle, but we aren't all Republicans. I'm Third Way, if you're curious. Yeah, you really need a car unless you live near the trolley station or are satisfied in your own 'city' within San Diego. They're very pedestrian friendly. Anyway, sorry that San Diego doesn't cut it for you.

It's perfect for me. You sir fit right in here and cannot see outside the box. I appreciate your positive outlook but It's apparent that you're the SD type. Lofty goals and all. Can't see outside the box? But yeah, it really comes down to what scene you identify with personally. I'm comfortable in San Diego, but that doesn't mean it's best for everyone. If you don't like it, bail.

Less traffic for the rest of us :P. For those who don't understand this conversation, it is about hating San Diego. Therefore, those who write in defense of San Diego are proving why the rest of us do not like San Diego. Yes, some fight to their death to defend this pit, but the intention is not to converse or argue with you. It is typical of San Diegan's to argue, even fight, but intelligent conversation, nope. So, read the purpose of this conversation, and excuse yourself from being part of this conversation, be the bigger person.

Heck, be a person that can just read and understand the intent of our words. Oh, but I keep forgetting San Diegans are too self involved to realize that this is simply a conversation that does not require their input.

Yep, San Diego is a dump, with people that cannot understand why intelligence should ever be desired over, brute force. I think of it as, might makes right. Whatever you do, try not to offend or upset these people.

However, it is easy to do, like shooting fish in a barrel. The said part is San Diego may be a nice place if it were not for the huge group of ignorant people. I teach adults, and these are very conceded, un knowledgeable people. They take these horrible self righteous attitudes home to their children, and kids act the same as mom and dad.

These people should be left to their nasty world, support it. Tell them how great it is and support them from moving and infesting the rest of the USA. I have nightmares that this disgusting culture spread to the rest of the USA, I honestly hope it doesn't happen. It would be hell on Earth. Sartre wrote a play called, "Hell is Other People" very good play. It describes some of the hell I experienced in San Diego. Pet your San Diegan on the head, support their ignorance, tell them their right, tell them their smart, tell them that staying in San Diego is the smart way to live life.

And, get the hell out of this place ASAP. People, we are not crazy, this place is bad for morale, the people are mentally ill here, get out before you suffer the consequences. They cannot close a door, they have to slam it because they need attention so bad here. They cannot, sit quietly, they must talk loud on their cell because they need attention. They cannot walk through the apartment complex without talking at the top of their lungs because they need attention.

It is nasty, child like behavior and when that does not work, they will shut the door in your face, cut you off in traffic and go 20 mph under the speed limit, pretend you don't exist and try to walk over you on the side walk. They are not ok here, they are ill, just keep them contained to this region of the US. Maybe they have absorbed too much raw sewage, or there is something in the public water. I too am a fan of seasons and hospitality, seeing as that I'm coming from the South. These people are like robots you don't exist to them Wormwood, was "unknowledgeable" intentionally misspelled?

You are incorrect when you imply that disagreeing with your opinion necessarily means we are being shrill or fighting for the sake of being brutish. Just for giggles, I have an IQ between I also go to the gym and like to skateboard. You are constructing a false dichotomy between being intelligent and being an alpha-male. I surf. I like Daft Punk. I played high school football. I can also speak Japanese at a business level. That said, everyone is free to their own opinion. I personally think Seattle is a little depressing, what with the terrible weather for nine months out of the year and general antisocial dispositions of people here.

That said, some people love it here. I don't feel the need to spout insults on a forum. You're either a troll in which case, you got me Try investing in one of those stress balls? It's funny to me that this blog is so old and still keeps rolling. Never gonna give you up, indeed.

I moved to Leucadia Encinitas in Everyone kept asking me if I was, "west of THE five. Since I have no sense of direction, it never occurred to me to care if I was, "West of the five" and this elicited many dismayed and disbelieved looks from would be friends. I realize my ignorance on this topic might lead you to believe that like most Californians, my brain is made of instant oatmeal, but it isn't.

Here, it would seem that kids learn that the more that they own, and the prettier they are, the better. It's fucking disgusting. Boob jobs for high graduation presents. Shit for brains. Welcome to the Twilight Zone. Everyone I met was superficial, self absorbed and so out of of touch with reality that they couldn't understand how or why I struggled to make ends meet here on 40K a year.

And I wasn't whiney about it at all. They just live on a different planet. A planet of white Mercedes and endless bank accounts and three thousand dollar road bikes and surf surf surf.

Sadly, not one of them had an interesting thing to say. Not a one. I went to OB a few times where I thought people were more down to earth. A new "friend" left me at a fourth of July House party knowing that I was 30 miles from my home in Encinitas. Thank you, asshole. I hope you get date raped by a Giraffe one day. The beaches are crowded on weekends. The jackholes in campers take up all the parking along the PCH at the crack of dawn which leaves no parking for us locals.

We will ride our bikes and brave being hit by an Asian woman on a cell phone driving a Lexus SUV just to get a patch of tar laden sand. Oh yes, there is oil on the sand. That's what those black marks are. Ever stepped in it?

I have. The demonstration rallied for all business and government agencies not to request vaccination proof as a requirement for employment. Once the meeting opened up, the three groups voiced their opinions, criticizing the board for overreaching and disregarding the constitution.

In response, Supervisor Nathan Fletcher made a lengthy post on his Instagram account calling out those who criticized him and even calling them too dumb to do their own research. Did you follow the trail of references and apply the same source of scrutiny to them? You read or watched a video, most likely with no objectivity. You came across something in your algorithm manipulated feed, something that jived with your implicit bias and served your confirmation bias.