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yeah, but FMR lives up near SF where pretty much everybody gets along. highly diversified area with lots of culture.

it seems down here in LA area that racism is mostly between the "minorities" than with the caucasion public. for the most part though, in LA, you almost cant even tell. its very well hidden. nowadays you see so many mixed couples its not even funny. which is cool IMO. the more integration the less problems everyone has with each other.

CA has major positives and major negatives. up in farmland CA it is almost like a completely different state. up where they had the 98 year Blue Diamond almond strike. but, good luck finding a job out there other than busting your a$$ on a farm (somebody else's farm) or being a cashier at Walmart (no offense). its kind of depressing.. if your kids go to college they have practically no promise of finding a good job in these areas.

in the big cities, its expensive to live but with the right skills and experience you can make good money. there's outdoors, nightlife, culture etc...

it really is a wonderful place to live but the cost of living in most places is just strangling the common family. its our d*ckheads up north in Sac that keep raising taxes and wasting money. so far, Ahnold hasnt done much to relieve us of this as he promised to do. unfortunately, with the average income being so high it invites thieves to come in and rob us blind, as we had with our energy crisis a few years ago, with the politicians' approval!

the big cities are just bursting at the seams with people. and no, its no all illegal immigrants. there are many but its just too many people, period. there is tons of room outside of the big cities. hopefully the populations will keep pushing outwards as they have been doing, ever so slowly, meanwhile establishing good employment there. otherwise, we will just continue to have massive traffic headaches with tons of people driving from their homes 50 miles away to their jobs in the city.

efficient affordable public transportation, like the BART system is what LA really needs, badly.

its good to have "outsider" perspective on things. besides, Canada is really like a 51st state anyways. they look and sound just like us, they do whatever Bush tells them to, and in most major cities, you wouldnt even know you were outside the US except for everything written in English AND French.

Yeah and canada sucks almost as much as california, the drinking age and something else make it a tad bit better.