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I feel so blessed when I need to escape NYC that my parents live in southern California <3
Mar 26, 2024
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…but couldn’t escape the local familial guilt forever 💁🏼♀️
Feb 29, 2024
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i have the urge to get to know new places new people every once in a while and its burning me tf out
Feb 20, 2025
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inspired by mdoinurmom 's post about visiting the west coast (glad u enjoyed ur stay btw!!)
given how 10 year and 20 year nostalgia cycles work with coast envy, it seems that, in conjunction with everybody's dream city shifting from los angeles to new york city, the ire has shifted from people saying la isn't all it's cracked up to be to saying the same about new york. which obviously gives me an excuse to talk about one of my favorite topics: what california is actually like™️©️®️
now obviously, every place has its problems. however, as someone who's lived here my whole life, i can tell you the people who give this place the worst impression to others are usually transplants who came for very shallow reasons ("get rich quick" type stuff). i've heard friends of mine on the east coast say that it's pretty similar with gentrifiers who come over there for similar reasons
generally, unlikable people flock to other unlikeable people, because said people came for similar reasons. so their impression of la (or anywhere they go) is social climbers & fake people bc that's who they are, what they came to do, and who they surround themselves with
meanwhile, irl, that is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of what california is actually like. both bc that experience doesn't reflect most regular california natives, but also the fact that california, even just southern california by proxy, is HUGE. there are so many different micro cultures depending on where you go, going to a different city can sometimes feel like going to a different country. the differences between northern california and southern california in particular are staggering
n ee waze i'm biased obviously but i love this place, i've been here my whole life and i'll stay until my ashes wash away into the sea
(genuine emotion up there ^^. gross)
May 6, 2024
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will I be tired and contemplative or jittery and energized? Who will win?
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