Thinking about leaving So Cal for the Lone Star State, good idea?

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CentralCal

I' am a service member (US Navy to be exact) who has lived in San Diego and all over Southern Cal the last four years. I have found So Cal (particularly San Diego) to be quite charming and scenic with excellent weather. However, despite all of that and the fact that there is so much to do here, I have grown tired of the pretentious, materialistic, and shallow attitudes that many people display here (major kudos to the few people here who are not like that!). I have grown tired of the way that many people here seem to care more about looking like movie stars (i.e. women wearing those stupid oversized sunglasses that cover not only their eyes, but their entire faces; guys trying to look like and dressing up like Brad Pitt, ect.), and trying to out-do their neighbors by buying an even fancier luxury car. Anyway, despite the deep desire that I have to stay here, I have recently looked at moving to Texas, since the people there are pretty friendly and hospitable throughout the entire state. There is just as much to do there recreationally as California. Also, even though I' am a dedicated surfer and California has A LOT more wave action than Texas, I find that the state has plenty to offer when I can't go surfing. Texas is also not insanely overpopulated like California is. In fact, Texas is so big and has so much open space that I don't think that it will ever fill up (at least not in my lifetime anyway). I also have some family in Texas (one of the major reasons that I have been making regular trips there in the first place). I have found that many universities in Texas (i.e. UT Austin, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, Rice, Dallas, ect.) offer a better quality education than many of the schools out here. Also, rent and housing are MUCH cheaper throughout Texas. With everything as expensive as it is out here in So Cal (California in general), and the fact that I will be living on a budget while attending college after the service, I think that moving to the Lone Star State would be the better decision to make at this point. What do you think?

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I have lived in both So Cal (Hollywood Hills) and Texas (Dallas and Fort Worth). It sounds to me like you are over living in SD. Texas is awesome. You already know people and have been spending time there. But don't think you'll be getting away from pretentious attitudes. They exist everywhere. Texans are proud of being in Texas- so you'll have a lot of that Texas pride shit to deal with.
But I really had a good time in Dallas and have conidered moving to Austin. Fort Worth was a little slow for me, but it's a nice place to live in you want to slow down a bit.

PS I am moving to back to So Cal only this time SD. Maybe you can help me:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjwpuX5sQeJ8RDKYpWL6h7lg7hR.;_ylv=3?qid=20080830125541AAJFPP4

Thinking about leaving So Cal for the Lone Star State, good idea?

CentralCal

I' am a service member (US Navy to be exact) who has lived in San Diego and all over Southern Cal the last four years. I have found So Cal (particularly San Diego) to be quite charming and scenic with excellent weather. However, despite all of that and the fact that there is so much to do here, I have grown tired of the pretentious, materialistic, and shallow attitudes that many people display here (major kudos to the few people here who are not like that!). I have grown tired of the way that many people here seem to care more about looking like movie stars (i.e. women wearing those stupid oversized sunglasses that cover not only their eyes, but their entire faces; guys trying to look like and dressing up like Brad Pitt, ect.), and trying to out-do their neighbors by buying an even fancier luxury car. Anyway, despite the deep desire that I have to stay here, I have recently looked at moving to Texas, since the people there are pretty friendly and hospitable throughout the entire state. There is just as much to do there recreationally as California. Also, even though I' am a dedicated surfer and California has A LOT more wave action than Texas, I find that the state has plenty to offer when I can't go surfing. Texas is also not insanely overpopulated like California is. In fact, Texas is so big and has so much open space that I don't think that it will ever fill up (at least not in my lifetime anyway). I also have some family in Texas (one of the major reasons that I have been making regular trips there in the first place). I have found that many universities in Texas (i.e. UT Austin, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, Rice, Dallas, ect.) offer a better quality education than many of the schools out here. Also, rent and housing are MUCH cheaper throughout Texas. With everything as expensive as it is out here in So Cal (California in general), and the fact that I will be living on a budget while attending college after the service, I think that moving to the Lone Star State would be the better decision to make at this point (and once I get my degree, I might move back IF there is a good job offer). What do you think?

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I think you've already convinced yourself. Good luck to you.

Check with "Texas 2 Step", a frequest poster in this forum. She's done rode that bull already.

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