Why everyone hates living in San Diego

[Seabiscuit]

It's the armpit of the world. You've got to be a compleat idiot to want to live here.

The rich here are all crack dealers, and the reason the houses are so expensive is that they're all crack houses and only the crack dealers can afford them.

And that's just for starters...

[biscodawg]

1. I live in north county san diego

and I love it. Why all the california bashing tonight lounge

[Seabiscuit]

3. Shhh... we don't want them all moving here...

I live in North County too... Carmel Vally.

[Floogeldy]

2. Um, . . . I heard the weather was good?

[Seabiscuit]

5. That's just an urban legend.

When we're not getting blown to bits by Santa Anna winds and floods the blazing hot sun is scorching the earth and spreading skin cancer throughout the populace, our kids on surf boards are getting their legs chewed off by sharks, earthquakes are shaking our houses to the ground and turning businesses into rubble, the annual forest fires are getting closer and closer to the ocean, the numerous military bases are enforcing an undeclared martial law on the entire county and everyone not already owning an SUV is being forced to buy a Hummer H2, and all the politicians are graduates of the Duke Cunningham School of Ethics and only Republicans are allowed to vote and anyone with a Dean For America bumper sticker is considered roadkill, and wherever you go out for dinner everyone around you sounds like Rush Limbaugh.

And $500,000.00 buys you a shoebox to live in.

But that's just the mild stuff.

You're better off in Tijuana - it's much, much safer.

[Floogeldy]

9. I was wrong

[progmom]

4. yeah, that's the last place i would want to live

[coloradodem2005]

6. Even over places in the south and places like Colorado Springs?

[progmom]

7. i would love to live in san diego

if only i had a ton of money!

[coloradodem2005]

8. Always a catch isn't there.

[PartyPooper]

10. I would love to live at the San Diego Zoo.

If only they would have me!

Think about it. Free rent. Lots of other friendly critters, good and plentiful food, and people to say "hi" to all day long.

What could be better than that?

[Seabiscuit]

11. The zoo - an oasis of sanity in the midst of a fetid human swamp

Somethin' tells me
It's all happening at the zoo.
The monkeys stand for honesty,
Giraffes are insincere,
And the elephants are kindly but
They're dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical
Of changes in their cages,
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.
Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
And hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas!
You gotta come and see
At the zoo.

...Simon & Garfunkle

[XemaSab]

34. That song is the shit

n/t

[xmas74]

12. I wouldn't live there.

My ex is originally from there. I would have the off chance of someday running into his brother or sister there.

[Seabiscuit]

15. Ouch! So you're probably even hesitant to visit. That's too bad.

[xmas74]

18. I've heard lovely things.

But if there is even an offchance that I might run into one of them than I would never visit.
The sister does go to jail often. I might wait until then to visit.

[texas1928]

13. I lived in El Cajon for 2 years

It was not that bad. But I am glad we got out before the Electricity rates went sky high. San Diego is a great place to live if you find the right spots just like any other city. I enjoyed the time I was there. I loved going down to Coronado and watching the ships come in and the planes take off. I worked across the 52 from Mirimar. I loved watching the jets come and go, My wife I went to the Air Show there every year. It was great. The San Diego Zoo was neat to go to, but man did I get a work out. The only thing I never did and wanted to do was stay at the Hotel Del for a night or two. That is a neat place.

[libertad]

17. I grew up in Coronado and I thought it was a great place to live...

If I could afford to, I'd live there again.

[amazona]

14. good luck but you won't stop them coming, you know

I find the fire and mud slides rather scary but it's all what you're used to, and folks in California stand aghast that we tolerate all these tropical storms and hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. If you have an overall nice climate and nice area, even if it has a few problems, the people keep on coming and driving up the price of real estate and creating a traffic hazard.

[Seabiscuit]

16. All too true, but at least I'm trying. :)

Edited to note: the real traffic hazard here isn't the increased number of vehicles on the road as more and more people move here over the years.

The real traffic hazard is all the cell phone addicts behind the wheel. They're friggin' nuts. You don't have to be on a road or a freeway to get hit by one of those junkies - they'll clip you in a parking lot as well. They're almost never paying attention to where they're going.

[bliss_eternal]

36. Amen! I wish we could do something about cell phone use in CA.

It really scares me how haphazardly people drive while focused on trying to retrieve their cell phones or in the midst of conversation.

[trof]

19. My daughter was married in LaJolla.

Expensive, but NICE.

[CitrusLib]

20. My best friend lives in Del Mar. Does that count?

[Seabiscuit]

22. Yes. Del Mar's in San Diego County. Even though it incorporated as its

own city, and is not part of the City of San Diego.

Carmel Valley, where I live, part of the city of San Diego, is adjacent to the eastern border of Del Mar. Carmel Valley, in fact, used to be called Del Mar Highlands.

La Jolla is also part of San Diego County but not part of the City of San Diego.

[bloom]

21. My dad

hated living there - but not for the reasons you mentioned.

[Seabiscuit]

23. Well, my reasons were, um, shall we say... tongue in cheek?

[ofrfxsk]

24. I've never been to San Diego

What am I missing?
~midwesterner

[Seabiscuit]

30. I could tell you what it's really like, but then people might want to move

here.

[Initech]

25. Dont forget - San Diego translated means

Just ask Ron Burgundy.

[ofrfxsk]

27. Really? See if I ever go there! ICK

[Seabiscuit]

28. Don't let the mods see this post. Yoiks!!

[Initech]

33. I take it you guys have never seen Anchorman.

[Champ]

26. Ever been to Lincoln Park?

I hear it is real bad in that area.

[Seabiscuit]

29. I never had a reason to. Not even sure where it is.

[Champ]

31. Somewhere in the Southeastern region of the city

That is where the murder rate is the highest and that is where gang activity is at it's highest.


Someone on FBI's 10 most wanted list was from that area.

Streetgangs.com mentions Lincoln Park gangs. http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/1998/120198sdinj.html

[Seabiscuit]

32. Well, no wonder - I never go to that area, or to National City, Chula

Vista, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, or anywhere in south or southeast San Diego.

[AAARRRGGGHHH]

35. Yeah, I'm over it, too.

I moved out here from New York State a few years ago. San Diego is a lot better on paper.

I DID move from a place where Peter King was my congressman to a place where Duke Cunningham now is. I blame myself.

[Seabiscuit]

37. Well, thank your lucky stars. Duke Cunningham is "toast".