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Why do people dislike California? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently moved to California. Before i moved, people asked me "why are you moving there, its so bad?". Now that I'm here, i understand it less. The state is beautiful. There is so much to do.

I know the cost of living is high, and people think the gun control laws are ridiculous (I actually think they are reasonable, for the most part). There is a guy I work with here that says "the policies are dumb" but can't give me a solid answer on what is so bad about it.

So, what is it that California does (policy-wise) that people hate so much?

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[–] BonesOfTheMoon 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I haven't been to California, but I can tell you I'd rather pee my pants than stop for a bathroom break in the rural southern US. I can't think California would be that way.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm a brown guy with long hair and a beard and I'd do the same. When I do my quarterly drive on I-10 through Alabama and Mississippi I make sure to refuel and take a bathroom break in Pensacola Florida or the eastern-most rest area in Louisiana to avoid stopping in those states.

[–] Tolos 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like there needs to be a new edition of The Green Book

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_Motorist_Green_Book

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fucking hell is that what the movie was about? The ads made it look like a Driving Miss Daisy type of film

To be fair I wasn't really interested in films at that time

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