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I am moving from New England to San Diego CA. Anything I should know in advance? |
Travel Info Thank you so much for sincere answers - perhaps from Californians or other New England Immigrants... Travel Tips You'll probably meet a lot of other people from NE down here too. There is a Boston Red Sox bar in Ocean Beach, can't remember the name of it, so you'll have plenty of fellow NE transplants to cheer on your teams with. I've met a lot of people from the Boston area in San Diego. Housing is expensive but it's probably not that much more than the Boston area. Rents are less than LA and SF; you can get a 2 bedroom near the beach for less than $1500; I pay $1375 for a 2 bed about 8 blocks from the beach and places about 3 blocks go for around $1500-1700; one bedrooms are obviously less than that too; this is in Pacific Beach too. OCean Beach might be a little less b/c it's a little seedier. Mission Beach is a little more expensive but you can find places that rent for fairly cheap on a 9 month lease b/c they jack up the prices during summer when many homes there turn into weekly vacation rentals during summer. I think SD has some pretty friendly and down to earth people; most of them are transplants too so many are down to just meet new people. People drive pretty fast on the freeways down here too; I'm from northern CA originally and notice a significant difference in how fast people drive down here; the fast lane usually moves at least 80-85mph. The weather is pretty close to perfect so you won't have to worry about it too much. Inland areas tend to have more extreme weather; hotter than the coast in summer and areas near mountains or hills can be burn easily. Big earthquakes do not occur in San Diego like they do in SF and LA b/c we're far from the San Andreas Fault. Small to moderate ones occur, but SD has never had a major earthquake that's caused a lot of damage like SF and LA have had. Can't really think of anything else you should know, but if you have any other questions feel free to ask me. Welcome to San Diego. Others Watch out for killer brush fires and hot weather. This last summer it reached 114 in the shade. Hide your wallet. I lived in Cali for 14 years and then moved to missouri where I still live but my parents just moved back to San Diego. Its pretty culturally different. People aren't as friendly as other places and sometimes people can bbe really rude. There are a lot of homeless people downtown and tons of cross-dressers and trannies so prepare yourself for that. I love California and I am sure you will too once you get use to people there. Definitely go visit Coronado Island. It is beautiful there and its right next to S.D. Good luck! I hope you love it! I've been in New England and San Diego. People in SoCal are a little more selfish, but at the same time they are more laid back and free-thinking. The weather is ALOT nicer, pretty warm all year round, and no humidity, it hardly ever rains and the chicks are all hot!....oh..and nobody believes in god and most of them are going to hell...but its a pretty good place! have fun! Beautiful, but expensive. Will you be living in the canyons or west of I-5? they are cool people there oh take summer cloths |
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