Unboxing California: What It's Really Like Living in California
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2024
- What's it like living in California? Well, you have about 8 different regions in the state, and each one is completely different from one another.
Are the stereotypes of California true? Probably. This video uncovers everything you need to know about living in California.
We talk about the sports, weather, cost of living, food, politics and what people in California need to afford to live here. Also covered are some California stereotypes.
In the end, you'll wonder why people like California so much, and understand why people are leaving the Golden State in droves.
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You skipped HOMELESS problem? That should be in the top five reasons.
Turf Surf honestly. San Diego , LA , San Francisco, every single city that’s big has an enormous amount of homeless people
For Sure !
@dlee t lol true
Well, to be fair, he did mention the poop problem in San Francisco. Glossed over the issue, mostly.
There's homeless people in every fucking state especially New York
I'm a truck driver and them mexicans from Cali do Cook some of the best food out there, you gotta get it from a food truck too
Facts
Lol 😂 you got that right!!!
On my momma them carne asada tacos with the shredded onions and cilantro be hitting with the lime juice
Little Tapatio
Tellm bro... I'm a driver too...
my mother sold her tiny cottage in St.Helena for a $1,000,000 it was the size of a Home Depot tool shed!
While an actual Home Depot tool shed costs about $500,000
Because we in Cali can afford that!!! Bam 💥
D.A. Castro 43% of people living in California can’t even afford to live in their state, and 64% of the states people rent than own. You have crappy run down homes going for half a million. There’s plenty like myself moving out of the state because we get more value for our money in other places, enjoy the needles on the beach and the defecated side walks.
@@d.a.castro4659 Thats cuzz cali is dumb enough to buy that...Bam
It's probably burned by now.
“Just generic Mexican food”
These Mexican restaurants are the B E S T
i know that's my point.
Gordon Ramsay he wouldn't dare to visit and hate on authentic Mexican food
As a mexican the "generic mexican food" is the real food from Mexico and not that Texan or CaliMex food
Hopefully you figured out it was sarcasm
Totally, check out Taco Sinaloa in the Harbor Strip
2030: you must need to be a millionaire to live in California
Basically lol
You basically need to be a millionaire to live in the bayarea.
Exactly
That applies now. I just had to move bc i couldnt pay 1200 a month plus bills working 3 jobs at min wage for my studio apt anymore in sherman oaks
Yeah gas is 4,67 rn it’s fucking expensive!
If anyone's wondering, the "I.E." stands for the Inland Empire.
Que Isso preach on
INSANE EMPIRE. Have a good day.
@@lowslowcrawlers1304 im going to smoke meth all day pire
All the cities under the San Gabriel Mountains are very nice and upscale. All southern parts are pretty ghetto
@@brianyoung2268 yup I live in the ghetto part of garden grove expect one of my family member live in pretty rich neighborhood he own a house that much more modern than most house in garden grove
Born and raised in California...still live here! And everything in this video is pretty much true except that winter thing...sometimes winter forgets we're here and then we're in drought.
Hahah I agree I’m in Sacramento and 2020 winter has been dry and 2021 also looks dry.
Good for you i am sooooo long and so far in europa
I live on the border of OC, IE and LA counties. It's kinda expensive but you get the best of SoCal living.
@@umaryusuf537 not this year😂😂 we getting flooded, literally 😂
@@maney_2094 yup but unfortunately most of the water will end up in the ocean so it’s no good
As a fresno resident, i wanted to be offended at 1:50 but i now realize that its true :(
You live in methlandtis
I also wanted to be offended until l realized that everything he was saying about Fresno was true
Fresno is trash lol
Fresno isn’t trash. It’s chill asf
I think Fresno is a cool place to visit because of its history with cross country
I liked your video but you didn't address the obvious! THE HOMELESS! They are everywhere!
Ik and the monthly Tax increase we dodged a bullet yesterday with EE...
That should be on a Nevada episode because most of our homeless are bussed in from Nevada because Nevada has not social safety net.
The poop map in SF was a reference to the homeless but you are right, it wasn't obvious.
Not in my neighborhood.
Welcome to California. Now go home.
Micahael Graystone Welcome to Wyoming. Now go back home to California.
Seriously, though. LA is full. Please leave.
@@edgarbanuelos6472 Are you serious? People are actually moving *TO* Los Angeles? OMG
@@ruhroh7857 I sure hope not.
@@edgarbanuelos6472 Uhhh - okay, it's not worth getting into.....
My California dream from the 1980s: free college, beautiful girls, surfing, easy-going lifestyle. I wanted to move there, get my degree and a good job, find a beautiful girl and start a family. Maybe own a home in a sleepy coastal town.
My California reality: 1989, age 25 I moved to Imperial Beach, crashed on my brother's couch. He was in the Navy. I got a crappy job in and office in downtown San Diego. My brother was sent out to sea and I lost my place to sleep. I rented a single room in a house full of hippies in Mission Beach. Drugs and crime were everywhere around me. I stayed clean. Found out college wasn't free (Darn!). I applied for student loans. I attended San Diego City College and worked my ass off. I sold my ratty truck from Nebraska and bought a corroded motorcycle so I could park in San Diego. My mother passed away back home. I couldn't afford to fly home to see her before she died. I became depressed. I rode my motorcycle everywhere: up Highway 1 to the red-woods, down Baja, to the Grand Canyon on a hotter-than-hell 4th of July in 1992. There was a prison escapee on the loose in the Grand Canyon, and I got stopped by multiple cops. They caught him. I was super lonely. I wasn't the only one, though. We were all struggling. I was inspired by some of the people I met. I ended up in the ER trying to learn to surf. I got into UCSD. Got a girlfriend. She was beautiful and smart! I was Pre-med. Got into medical school, in Kansas. My GF wanted to stay in California. She later married a very nice woman. I went to their wedding. I went to medical school and became an ER doctor.
California was nothing like I thought it would be. I was there six years. There were some good times, but it was also a very hard life for a poor student from the working class. California gave me what I needed, not what I wanted. The Californians I knew were some of the hardest working people I've ever known. Were the people beautiful? Yes, but not in the way I had dreamed as a kid. Mainly I met good people dealing with a whole load of miserable living conditions. It required hard work just to live in the expensive, crowded areas around San Diego.
Now: 30+ years later, my daughter is about to start college, KU, Pre-law. My wife wants to retire in Florida. I still dream of California from time to time.
>girlfriend
>Married a "very nice" woman
>This is meant to be the most progressive place in the entire world. Illegals and homeless come here.
I can say some for me too. I'm from Alabama, my first 18 years. Never made friends. Never fit in. Family is just moocher hillbillies. Just the truth. Moved to Michigan in 2015 when I was about mid-18. We moved alot when I was younger, but only because we were broke all the time (but it gave me a slight sense of adventure that I didn't really understand to later take place as a bigger hobby for myself haha)
Everything is more expensive in Michigan, kind of, but the pay is insanely better than Sheffield/Muscle Shoals, AL. I first worked at a diner as a dishwasher. In Michigan, I worked mostly factory jobs which are abundant in MI and a tire shop. I felt like I couldn't handle alot of the problems arising and I hated the snow. So, sometime after I crashed a Trans Am into my brother's neighbor's house and got my license back, I moved back to AL only to find myself working 2 jobs to still keep up the payments on my MI truck, sleeping on my Gramma's couch for 6 months, and driving around my immature, lazy, moocher relatives to the store.
Of course I felt something wasn't right. Yeah, I basically ran away from my problems in MI and put my life on pause by going back to AL. But I did learn that just because it's where I'm from doesn't make it home. And just because I accomplished more somewhere else doesn't make it home, either. So I moved back to MI in June 2020 to take on MI again and things started changing for me mentally. I was raised in AL, but I grew up in Michigan where I learned to deal with my own problems, met some good people, developed social skills, athletic and music skills. I've had 12 vehicles and only one hasn't let me down. That's because it was a mid-life crisis death trap with everything else and in 2019 I even tried to enlist in the infantry (failed the vision test)
But turns out, I didn't need all that. My way of life is just as its always been. I just had to get rid of the toys (addicted to hotwheels), games, sportscars and ego to see it again. In my latest video, it's basically me having a me day and it's just good to be me. (^~^)
I still think about the weather, basketball, fitness scene, car scene, and Mattel when I think about California. Maybe after I pay my truck off (soon)(only debt), I could manage an apartment there. But that's just an idea. My ultimate goal isn't California. My ultimate goal is to be a dad. (I didn't have a dad around, but doesn't mean I can't be one.) Make my own decisions! Right now, I have one person in my life that is so significant, and taking our time, we make some choices together. And I'll stick with that right now.
Calm down with that movie story
I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I'm glad that you made it
@@CaptainFALKEN "I did learn that just because it's where I'm from doesn't make it home". That really hit me/spoke to me. Thank you.
I lived in the desert part of California for about 9 months some years ago,, and I actually went back to travel the rest of the state last summer. I honestly think the California desert(s) is just my favorite place in general. It’s very pretty if you forget how empty and unpopulated it is. Like I will say that the closest shopping center was almost a two hour drive away from my house but we got to drive though a ton of windmill farms which I thought was pretty cool tbh. Joshua tree and the Mojave desert are really beautiful... and honestly I never would’ve thought I’d get to see a roadrunner in my life but I always saw them drinking out of our pool
@@Estjennifer twenty nine palms. It’s right next to Joshua tree
@mike YES I HAVE!! I didn’t see the ufo itself but I was once outside at night and there was the BIGGEST flash of light that flew over the mountain. It was nothing like I’ve seen before and I swear I did see something actually move along with it but it just flew so fast I couldn’t make anything out. I tell my friends about it all of the time because I swear on my life that was no man made machine.
Take a shot of tequila everytime he says mexican
11:3 west tried it, dude I'm straight up shitfaced.
I know sup wit dat ...hommie
With cocaine.
Isnt it funny that all these Mexicans can live here and he is complaining about not affording. Live withen your means and spend less than you make.
California and Texas belonged to Mexico at one point, and Mexicans live in NC and MN too, Asians live in CO and NJ is filled with Hindi and Arabs and Blacks are moving to Vermont & New Hampshire
Oh my god it’s so accurate it hurts. Born and raised in the San Luis County and it’s beautiful but oh my god it’s so expensive
Watching from Templeton lol
Watching from Santa Cruz Lol
I really appreciate your sense of humor! I think you were spot on
I am currently living Santa Ana, Ca ( Orange County) ... I plan on moving to Miwaukee, Wisconsin
Yooooo I used to leave there!!!🤜🤛
Randy Hernandez I prefer Madison
Anaheim over here.
I moved from Rancho Cucamonga to Milwaukee Wi and I Love it! Just be ready for the cold and snow.
That's where I grew up too! Moved away 8 years ago
This video was raw lmao. I’m actually moving out of CA soon... and it’s heart breaking in a way how it’s turned out to be. I love my state... but it no longer loves me.
Cherise Wallace Make sure not to bring “Californian values” to your new state. Because if your new state turns into California 2.0, your children will not have another good state to move to.
Uriy Orehov lmaooo! Ok I like to think I have the old school California values that are still admirable but ok I feel you 🤗😂.
antifa veteran I don’t plan on it! My fellow vet lol 🤗
YEAH, I can relate to the heartache of leaving Cali.
Born and raised in the IE. Purchased my childhood home in 18. Sold 9 months ago. Paid cash for this in Az. But.... The california LAND is something we can't find anywhere else. I miss it but, with the price and government, I had to leave.
@@Mercurystars4202 the "California values" is the reason why so many people are moving out
I’ve been living in Southern California for the past year... it’s an ok place. Some things I like about SoCal and some aspects annoy me.
RyanCoolVids Gee, a whole YEAR?
@@ruhroh7857 ive been living there my whole life
@@name-eo1lv Well, while I don't necessarily admire your having lived in Southern California your whole life, I admire your commitment......unless you're like 16 years old or something. I just found it amusing that RyanCoolVids felt obligated to comment on Southern California after just one year's residence there.....hee-hee.
∆∆ Sanest comment in the thread...
I been here 4 years and the first year here I already had figured how Cali is. So some of y’all living your a whole life here really don’t know how California is from an outsider view 🤷🏽♀️get out your little bubble for once!!
That 500K for a small house is correct... and that can very well be in a not so good area. But they’re gentrifying it anyway...
Being a teenager here, everything is expensive man
yep, I just ordered my first pc and the total was $608. all the components and shipping cost $550, but tax was literally $58...
Man I got some advice 4 u when u get a lil older move 2 a state like Arkansas Texas Louisiana Georgia the South is way cheaper and better
@@onezeee you would be taxed similarly anywhere else
And for that high price you are rewarded with incompetence, and a constant assault on your liberty. Shitty deal! That’s why I left.
I live in GA. The weather is terrible. Summer is awful. @@boutda4322
In LA, everyone thinks they are a celebrity.
You mean in Hollywood or studio city. The other 16 million people are pretty normal.
Everyone?
Sounds like Nashville 🤦🏽♂️
That's bullshit.
Bruh you don't live here so you. Most of us are pretty chill
I'm from San Bernardino and the shot of King Tut liquor is too funny.
Haha I know right! Only true berdoo people know king tuts
I was across from Fame Liquor and Lord of the Rims the other day.
Lol of the whole I.E., you had to pick that place? U should have gone to Waterman swap meet. Might as well. Lol
Been in San Berdoo since 1978
@@NickJohnson o nick idk if you heard but they shot a dude in stater bros in San Bernardino and they ran some dude over by the inland center so ye daily thing in SB
Your pie chart is my mexicans family shopping list.
Haha love it
This was perfect! Had me laughing. Well said all around!!!!
Seriously, this guys's brief summary of each areas is SO SPOT on which makes it funny. I too born and raised there and have been to ALL of the areas and lived in about a third of them. Haha. Great video. Live in South East Asia now.
Then sub!!!!
@@NickJohnson ARE YOU SERIOUS I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER!!!! That had me ROTF! OK WILL SUB and ...Well, I hope you do the same; I'M NEW AT THIS! (chuckle)
@@NickJohnson DUDE I JUST CLICKED OVER AND I AM SUBBED TO YOU ALREADY!! YOU MY GEOGRAPHY MAN BRO!
I've lived in CA almost my entire life. You nailed it!
I know Dean ;)
I've lived in Bay Area for over 30 years. Yes he nailed it.
I live in fresno, originally from san diego. He nailed it
He literally spent like 2 min talking about the border 😂
I did but im moving in 4 years
Nick: I enjoyed this video. A life long resident of Burbank/Glendale, I think you're _RIGHT ON_ on most of what you showed! XLNT work!
thanks joe!
I can’t believe how good these videos are!!
$4/gallon for regular unleaded fuel suddenly makes living in South Texas much more pleasant
There is absolutely nothing pleasant about Texas
Texas Subsided, i still remember Texas Banking Collapse from 1980s.
$4 gas, 15$ minimum wage...
That part
Leaving when I can
I moved out of California in 06 went to Arizona they dislike California and they make fun of us...! I came back after 2yrs it's too hot and boring.
True. And a lot of the native Arizonans think they're Wyatt Earp. And most of the women are uglier than San Francisco's streets.
I recently move to a town in AZ where more than half the residents are ex Californians. Only once did someone give me crap about being from there but when I told them I couldn’t stand liberals he changed his tone and now we’re friends 😂
same thing with Texans.. almost all of the Texans that ive met have a high ego
I don't blame you.
@@name-eo1lv Well thats because we deserve it we worked hard turning Texas into a desirable place to live and just don't want all the new people moving here because of all the work we put in to make it great to ruin it overnight.
One of the thing I missed about southern California when I moved out that sort of surprised me was the Mexican food, ACTUAL Mexicans, mountains, In n out and how close everything was.
All the food
California in my opinion is a gorgeous place to visit. There's no shortage of things to do/see (Yosemite, Napa Valley, Big Sur, etc), plus its an excellent place if you're looking for great restaurants. I wouldn't want to live there though, the cost of living is astronomical and you are right about it being too crowded.
Skip the Village in Yosemite in the summer especially on a weekend. You'll spend half a day in traffic just trying to find a parking spot.
Made that mistake only once! Lol!
Traffic and cost of living is a huge deterrent. Forget saving for retirement.
*IN•N•OUT BURGER:* That could be taken the wrong way. 😉
David E
IN-OUT-BURGER is way over rated.🤨
@@yvonce7309 how?
@@yvonce7309 Have to definitely disagree with you there! Their FRIES are like heaven! And the Shakes! The burgers are fine too, but that's not the main attraction for me.
I'm from the LA area (Torrance to be precise), lived in the SF bay area for the last 6 years, and now recently moved to the greater Toronto area in Canada. Oh how my mouth is watering right now for some of those fresh cut fries, with all the talk about In-n-out on here.
Will be visiting family next month, so will have to get my fix. That and some ROUND TABLE PIZZA!! Although I did eat sometimes at Jack-in-the-box, I don't see anything special about it. And haven't eaten at del Taco or El Pollo Loco in years!
@@yvonce7309 It always makes me happy to see someone who realizes the hype for that place is nuts. I don't dislike it... but the hype is insane. Good marketing on their part I guess?
@@747-pilot Maybe you have to live on the east coast to get how overhyped IN N OUT is? If you're ever in NY, NJ, or PA, you've gotta try a diner. Any diner. Don't go to fast food chains. First you won't believe how big the menu is. You'll see food you didn't know existed. You'll order something incredible, and then when the check comes, you'll say, "That's all?!?" CA doesn't know how to do pizza either. :-/
Dude, hella on point. Thanks bro!
Hey Vanessa!
I literally paused the video, bought myself some Burrito from Taco Bell downstairs, went back to the video while at work... And I'm in Asia.. Will be visiting California when my pocket says Yes to it.. LOL
I can't completely agree with you but for the most part you nailed it.
I’m from Central Valley and dying fron what you said lmao
Same
Magnum Sauce
You can go to the opioid addict Red states and suck on subsidies like those hillbilly's and get lazy and Morbidly obese.
I'm from the central valley
Same...it's turning into Mexico.
Olivia Holguin
Be glad it is not a Republican corrupt Opioid addict state like West Virginia, those are the worst if the worst.
HOMELESS! HOMELESS! And More HOMELESS- Sad State!!! Taxes keep adding!!!
Homeless that are from another state and it’s a national problem , not just in CA
And none of those homeless are from California. Take your people back and the problem goes away.
Robert By the looks of ur profile pic they look like ur peoples!! Lmao! Crack head!! Meath head!
lol California is the best state if you have money to live in the best area, visit the nature and go dirt biking in the desert.
There's almost anywhere you go Texas Nevada New York Florida just worse than California because we have more people and the weather is better
From Bakersfield, super accurate description lmao 💀
Me too
This video is very informative but HILARIOUS love it haha
Thank you for the San Diego comment. Never ever have stayed locked up at home on any single weekend. So much to do and never been bored liked when I have lived in other states. Here’s a true statement, California is very hard to save $$ but you will never be bored. Good video and 99% true on everything
so true, except on days when it's hotter than normal, like today we reached record high in September. 112 degrees.
I was born in San Jose and spent most of my formative years there. I went back a few years ago for my nieces graduation and it was incredible how much it had changed. This was before covid times and since then I've hear from my family there how bad it has gotten. I could never live there again but do hope to visit my sister soon.
That’s your problem.
What did I do before I found this channel!!?? Love it!!
I almost have to say this every time I watch your videos. I really like your sense of humor lmao
I'm originally from Maryland (D.C. area) and lived in Europe too but then grew up in the Phoenix area. I spent a lot of time in L.A., went to UCLA, lived there in my early twenties for four years and then moved back to Phoenix. I had a great time working in TV and film and loved the hills and oceans and topography but the traffic was a joke. The freeways are large winding parking lots for most of the day. The cost of living is way too expensive; rent & real estate costs 2-3 times of what it does 5 hours by car away in the Phoenix area which is a big city (fifth largest in the nation and fastest-growing city -- and county). Quality of life in Phoenix is so nice though it is getting bigger and bigger. Still affordable though and a great place to live. We don't have to worry about earthquakes, round-the-clock traffic, over-the-top taxing and fees, and pay much less for insurance, gasoline and even groceries. The freeways are newer and more efficient and parking is always simple. To compare I'd say Phoenix is set up somewhat like the NW San Fernando Valley. Even much of the exact same items at Costco and Fry's (Kroger) in AZ costs about 20-50% more at Costco or Ralph's (Kroger) in CA. L.A. can be a sweet and fun place to live for the rich (and famous), but even celebrities usually keep homes elsewhere.
@Fatmeh Kamara Maryland is depressing?? I have great memories but that was back in the 1970s.
Like the honesty. Hope youtubelords dont take you down
André Ferrer. California is a dump. I was there for a week for my job (Bay area). Couldn't wait to leave.... And I'm from GA!!!
@@kimnixon5357 everyone in California appreciates you leaving. Thank you.
Your unboxing videos are so entertaining
As a native of CA really enjoyed your video. Well done.
Thanks you should sub!
I've lived in the SF Marina for over 30 years and I'm seeing more and more vacant storefronts in the Fillmore and Union Street area. And the trend is creeping into the Chestnut Street commercial corridor.
The vacant storefront phenomenon is not just in S.F., it's the entire Bay Area and Southern California.....
And every big city in the U.S.
Nevertheless, even more retail space is being built. How many times have you heard the news media bragging about how some developer is building 100s of units of housing over 1000s of square feet of retail space. In fact, the current real estate market resembles the ominous conditions that preceded the 2008 melt down that required a $Trillion federal bailout.
Reminds me of the old saying "Insanity is doing the same failed thing over and over again and expecting to get different results".
I've lived in California my whole life. Specifically in the North Bay just an hour North of San Francisco and actually yes in wine country for me. Not Napa, but Sonoma County. And now I'm really glad you pointed out that website on all the information you need to know to leave California for a much more affordable State because I've been wanting to leave California for years now and it's just getting harder and harder because it just keeps getting more and more expensive.
And I've never heard of Baker's or Tommy's. Of course I'm well aware of In-N-Out Burger since they are all over this state and I like them a lot but I actually like Wendy's more and Carl's jr. More, but I definitely really enjoy El Pollo Loco. There actually isn't a Del Taco in Sonoma County at all. I went to one a year or two ago that used to be in Oakland which is now a Dunkin Donuts and for some reason I didn't really enjoy the food that much. It might have just been what I ordered in particular.
Tommy's
They sell Hamburgers and French fries 😊
@@faviolaandaya1079 So what part of Cal are you from where they have Tommy's? Is it more of a SouCal establishment? I've been all over in NorCal. Mostly just wine country and the Bay Area and the South Bay to go see the San Jose Sharks as well as the East Bay to go see the Oakland A's and even traveled way up North to go to Oregon and travelled way up North East to go to Tahoe and I don't recall ever seeing a Tommy's in any of those regions. LOL! Is it pretty good?
@@Sly88Frye
I live in Anaheim California it's in Orange County south of Los Angeles, there's Tommy's in Los Angeles and Orange County. Their Hamburgers are pretty good 😊
Tommy's is well known in LA for their awesome chilli burgers & I miss em badly now that I'm here in Oklahoma & not looking to move back!
Baker's iS ok, try the teriyaki burger
Appreciate the honesty
Lived on the Central Coast all of my life and is definitely is where you wanna be if your in Cali!!!
I live in California and I never ever want to leave!
Me neither
Yet you have a st louis blues logo
Nina- stay there
Stay down there 👇and don’t run when it becomes its own county
@@amber6245 to be honest I don't want people from California to move to Boise Idaho and I don't want people from Boise Idaho to move to St Louis Missouri it's too dangerous for them
Weather is really lovely in San Diego. Beautiful beach. It’s a dream!
I died when you mentioned Oakland cause that be facts😂😂-lmao Bay Area represent😂😂
This was very funny and informative, thank you!
Stockton was a great place to live but it is a perfect example of how the government can ruin a city.
Especially if its a leftist government.
Cost of living is much higher here, but with that in mind many people have roommates. It's how many of us are able to save up that and a full time job always helps. If you can save up to 30% of your net income with a budget it greatly helps. I used to be against the idea of roommates being from Minnesota. It wasn't until I saw my bank account balance that I changed my mind, and now wallet is happier.
Love your channel. Especially the New York videos! lol
Glad you like them!
I live an hour away from San obispo and Pismo beautiful view ...
I was born a New Yorker. I came to California at the end of my childhood. I honestly can't ever imagine myself living in any other state than the two I have lived in, but man it's seeming very desirable to live somewhere in the midwest right about now
Phil I grew up in CA then after 35 years took off for the Midwest, tired of that and moved to the east coast where I will remain for a while.
LMFAO is this video about California or Mexicans...
For fucking real😂😂 this dude just keep pushin the envelope but don say nothing too outta pocket
It’s awesome that this was made pre pandemic, it sounds like California hasn’t changed since, it’s always been. I know things are more magnified, but everywhere seems to be more hyper themselves. We’re all seeing ourselves, and trying to fix or compromise things.
Love your videos!! Can’t believe how much uhauls are there!
I know! Everyone wants to LEAVE!!
I’m hurt, I’m from Stockton 😂but you’re not wrong
I mean Stockton isn’t the best place to be 😂
I'm from Stockton too and yes it's sad but everything he's saying is pretty well on point?
SAME.
Damn.... I think i just got shot.
im from suckramento lol
Stockton here. Ugh
You pretty much nailed it. Except you left out the BIG THREE reasons that everybody is leaving:
Ever increasing taxes. (No end in sight)
Ever increasing homelessness (no end in sight)
Ever increasing crime (no end in sight)
Oh, and I forgot a fourth reason:
Ever increasing Democratic takeover and neglect (but they think they’re doing a great job)
RESULT: California becoming the equivalent of a third world country.
Precisely! Perfectly worded and dead on. I grew up in Santa Barbara (Central Coast) through the 70s and 80s, so remember the President Carter administration, with its crushing oil embargo and gasoline rationing, as well as the Reagan governorship. Nearly as soon as Reagan left to become President, the state just got worse and worse. First with overcrowding, then rising taxes and the insane tax-and-spend political belief that you can spend your way into prosperity. By 1985 it was all seriously going sideways, never to recover. Indeed, now, when I visit from out of state, it is absolutely like a third world country, and I know from first hand experience having lived in Guatemala. Nowadays, Santa Barbara is like LA, with gang rivalries, the violence that comes with it, and is just a prettier more exclusive/expensive locale. It used to be so amazing and wonderful, virtually ALL of CA, but endless over-development put the final nails in for good. At least for SoCal.
Extremely extremely knowledgeable. Moved away after spending 20 years there. Never wanted to stay. You forgot to mention all the smog in LA. Everything else you mentioned in a nutshell of a video tells everything else anyone needs to know. Unbelievable job! I plan to watch all your other videos in states!
Yup im from here (L.A.) as well and that pretty much sums it up...although there is plenty of music 🎶 and music venues, festivals etc in Southern California Because of the mostly decent weather year round...and it seems most bands stop here at least 1-2 nights and usually sell out ....thanks for posting, im thinkin bout spliting in a few years myself, dunno where though, perhaps the northwest Washington seems nice...nice and grey ⛅❄⛅
I was born in Fresno. I was raised in San Diego. This video was funny. It was truthful at the same time.
Diane Benzler its ass and hot but cheap and close to Yosemite. Still there are hella people there so idk how its that bad
I remember going to fresno for like 3 days to visit someone
I was raised in los angeles
Wait. 1741clovis. Are you my daughter?
I left CA in 2001 (because of rising costs ) came back in 2005. I was miserable back east. I went into a depression living in Nashville TN. It was also just as expensive (for me- i was renting in both states) to live in TN. I'm happy to be back and agree CA isn't for everyone - same as TN. I'm not knocking either btw.
Tennessee is ugly. Visited and didnt care for it. California is just plain beautiful. No comparison.
@@landajimmy Anywhere in Tn you’re probably within an hour of a state or National forest or park. California is pretty in some places sure but east of the sierras it’s a desolate desert or your forests are burned from wild fires. Even better is that in TN nature is free, there’s no where as many homeless people, we don’t have forest fires, or earth quakes, or droughts. Tennessee is no where near as expensive as California that’s a straight up lie too.
There is absolutely no reason to live in San Francisco. As for the neighbouring cities and towns though, there are a few goodies like Palo Alto, where I used to live
Damn that’s a lot of geography sounds like California has everything in
I haven’t been living in Cali long, but I can agree to so much of this already. Well done.
It's California - not "Cali".
@@MothGirl007 apologies.
Gotta unbox NY State and CO!!
OMG you are so funny, I love every video so far - Cali is spot on
Norwalk, CA in the house!!
Cool I'm from Whittier what up neighbor
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@@ricot5295 Rosemeaad, sup! Went to JC in Whitter, Rio Hondo!
Hello Mr Johnson, Great videos however you forgot about the Anaheim Ducks for the NHL :Quack Quack Quack: the 3 movies they made were so awesome!!!!
Mr Lane Sir yes for sure but the ducks fans are few and far between?
Nick Johnson they brought the first Stanley Cup to California thought, it took the Kings 50 years to do that after the Ducks
This was probably the most accurate California video, more emphasis on homelessness would be better tho
Born and raised here. Grew up in San Gabriel Valley off the 10. Moved to Kern County 11 years ago. COS has increased everywhere last 2 years. Looking to move out of state. You are so funny. I’ve been watching your other state videos too.😆
I really like all your videos! You would be an awesome teacher. Thanks for the videos. I lived in Mission Viejo and Sunset Beach, and left CA for WA state. No regrets.
I have been in la County and orange county for 11 years it has only been getting worse. But I got college so we stuck.
cali is played out. too many laws too much traffic over crowded. cant even go fishing without getti harrased by sheriff
Too many laws? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@danielf4136 yes everuthing is illegal except marijuana
Oh yea. We ticket the mom for the kids catching tad poles. :(
It’s only getting worse too.....
I've not once been harassed by anyone when fishing here. I tend to fish the coast between Malibu and Santa Barbra and only once has anyone asked if I have a fishing license and that was on Memorial Day weekend. I mean the only thing that sucks is the price of a license and filling out a paper that documents where and how many crabs/lobster you caught.
Damn I’m living in Orange County and I’ve never seen a more blunt video. But what you’re saying is faxxx 😂😂 wow
what part of OC?
@@NickJohnson Irvine
Nehesy I’m from garden grove but I’m planning to move for my performance shop plan to open purposes because they want to raise taxes into industrial buildings and commercial
@@vce.john1734 Goodluck man California now is just living off the reputation but it’s very hard to build generational wealth here. I’m moving too next month to another state
I loved California around 1990.. It was awesome.. I lived in the South Bay (L.A.).. Close friend still lives in Burbank. Said the state has "gone downhill".. San Diego, Monterey/Carmel, beautiful..
I'm a New England native but spent most of my life in California: Vallejo, Suckramento (thankfully left at 17!), Tahoe/Truckee, San Diego, Hermosa/Redondo/Torrance/Playa del Rey/N. Hollywood (mercifully brief time in the Valley), Santa Barbara, Half Moon Bay (where I cannot afford to purchase the home I once owned there), San Mateo Peninsula, Marin, and...ugh...Susanville. I concur with you on so much. I do not miss the 405 at all (especially when it once took me over five hours to get from N Hollywood to Newport Beach because it rained). I loved living at the beach in the 70's and 80's. Ditto for Marin. Tahoe was paradise until the massive influx of Silicon Valley folks fleeing the Bay Area and buying up property and skiing midweek while working remotely). I could no longer live comfortably in cali unless I moved to a s***hole...Susanville was bad enough, but there are many places that are even worse (Boron, anyone?). So for now, I'm in Reno, which is also getting more and more crowded and pricey. I still have my heart set on Washington; it's super expensive but I'm willing to sacrifice for the chance to move back to arguably the most beautiful state with an ocean!
Fun video Nick!
San Diego was a short drive to TJ and we never got carded!
I never got carded in TJ either. You'll love the unboxing southern ca video I'm working on Felicia :)
@@NickJohnson I'll look forward to that, Nick! So many fun memories. What part of California are you from?
I live in the capital... you’re not wrong, lmao. But this is my home, even though it can get quite boring.
Spot On Bruh. And Thanks For The ExitCalifornia Tip. I WILL Leave But WILL Come Back Because...California Love.
Spot on man! Born and raised in SoCal. Rents to damn high!!
Umm Napa is not the central valley
Are you sure about that? As in, very sure? So sure that you are almost completely sure about that?
geographically it is.
Napa is the North Bay!! It’s 40 miles north of SF. It’s a gorgeous valley that includes the towns of St Helena, Calistoga, Yountville. It is Nothing like the Central Valley.
Moises Alderson no it’s not
It’s funny how different southern california is from northern california. I’m from norcal and like half of the fast food chains he mentioned I’ve never heard of.
you don't have Del Taco??????
@@NickJohnson They're here, just not very many of them compared to So Cal. I grew up in Seal Beach, but moved to the Bay area 6 years ago. I miss Del Taco's strawberry shakes and I grab one every time I visit friends and family in So Cal. Btw, Oakland is very quickly gentrifying with tech money from start ups that are locating in or near the Oakland area. Crime is still high, but it's fast being shoved out of Oakland to the inland areas.
Born and raised California girl here. I've lived up and down the coast. You nailed it, except the homeless issues. That's one of the biggest reasons that I left CA. I'll be back, but only to visit family.
I left in 2010 Gina. Where you heading ?
but why did your family stay there if it's so bad?
I wouldn't lump Sacramento in with Bakersfield, Fresno etc. It's a pretty neat place. Lots of good restaurants, very energetic and has a fun "Old Town" that has something for all ages!
Just like any city though, gotta be aware of your surroundings and yeah, there are plenty of homeless like any west coast city. (They don't freeze to death like in Chicago in winter, so yeah, west is best for homeless.)
I spent 7 years in the navy and spent 1 year in San diago and got help with housing in my back yard you see them crossing the boarder over the fence across my yard.
disabled submarine vet
Exactly!!
That's exactly what my cousin and her boyfriend did! They were in the Navy and live in San Diego and get helped with most of their bills
disabled submarine vet okay and
@@melissamendez1457 and he was just mentioning how much he enjoys watching illegals pour over his fence like water in a fancy lawn fountain :)
@@avadutton then your cousin cheated on her boyfriend.
Also in southern California we have hicks mostly around Hemet
And Yucaipa and Calimesa.
@@Toothache1988 oh yeah true a lot of San Bernardino county
And scientologists
Oh that Mappington H Mapford is sooooo cute! Love the shades!
Good video, keeping it 💯
I've lived in SoCal all my life and we do call them "the 10" and the "91" in fact, I had no idea people referred to them as interstate and highway, until watching this video. I thought it was always the 10 and the 91 freeways.
Oh yeah it's just us. I've had to consciously change the way I refer to highways when I moved to the midwest because nobody new what I was talking about.
I live in the IE and I’m even half Mexican! BTW even the IE is now crazy expensive and most of the year it’s so smoggy that you can’t even see the mountains. I want out!
go to phoenix haha
The people that always say 'if you dont like it, then leave' are the ones that leave....
I guess they didn't like it so much themselves either.
sAcrEd666 _ I will be gladly to move and see the state go down within next few years by the idiots want the shittiest laws to pass like banning gas cars by 2030