California?

[khushal]

Does anyone live in California?

I love LA and surrounding areas, they are very beautiful with all the palm trees, flowers, greenry and sunny skies. Is it a good place to live though? lets say compared to cities like Toronto,Chicago or New york?

It depends on what your looking for. Califonia is nice to visit but I myself would not want to live there.
pros: weather, natural beauty. you could go snow boarding or skiing in the morning and surfing in the ocean in the afternoon on the same day. population is diverse mostly latinos
cons: alot of pot heads(weed smoking), people are weird, gap between rich and poor is high, the last govornor was a hollywood actor, traffic jams are frequent, police officers are mostly arrogant jerks, bad public transportation

people are socially liberal and economically conservative

toronto is a very nice city to live in and visit.
pros: friendly people, city is next to one of the superior lake, diverse population, natural beauty, low crime rate, good education atmosphere, friendly and helpful police officers,
cons: weather(its cold in the winter time but nice in the summer time, the city is currently occupied by canada but should belong to america

Chicago is also a very nice city to live in and visit. It is in the heartland of America.
pros: nice food, friendly people, diverse population, rests on one of the superior lakes, natural beauty, good pulic transportation, there is always something to do
cons: weather(cold in the winter time but nice in the summer time), police officers are jerks, traffic jams are frequest but not as bad as califonia

I have never been to NYC yet so dont go there unless I approve of it first.

Let me know if you are coming, I will have a posse waiting to kick your arse as you have not thanked my posts recently. After that they will welcome you and help you get situated comfortbly.

[khushal]

don't be scared. i went on my own to those states. i walked in the streets at night, at 2am, coming home from gigs, in seattle. no probs

Is that Cali weed good faye? I hear its the best in the world.

[faye]

you tell me. you're the one with the hankering, who is always on about drugs go try it and get the urge off your chest.

[RevolutionThroughReason]

Is that Cali weed good faye? I hear its the best in the world.

why are you interested in weed? Shame on you Khushal

[faye]

it's his secret yearning, to walk on the wild side

[Hakim Khan Urgonai]

Is that Cali weed good faye? I hear its the best in the world.

Cali is #1 right now, even ahead of Amsterdam.

[Nazar]

In one version of my life, I lived near there.

San Diego and Tijuana.

You mean pichla janam?

[Hakim Khan Urgonai]

You mean pichla janam?

Pregda marra ta kho Kandaharai ye, e maa khyal wo che ta Katawazai ye.

No.

There are two sides of every coin, similarly in my case, there are the two sides and then there is the coin.
I and my current partners who are all unified have already taken two-three life to acquire control of the coin.

Get it?

[pashtanajan]

I live in Toronto, I like it here. It's quite multi-cultural, racial tension is quite low, and there's so many opportunities here. I also enjoy all the four climate I receive here (summer, spring, fall and winter), which I won't receive in California. Crime rates are also low (although they seem to be higher than usual right now, still low though in comparison to other big cities), and plus I'm so close to New York and the U.S!

[Admin Khan]

I would avoid California like the plague. The state is going bankrupt, multiple cities are already broke, and nothing seems to be in order. Everything is going bad for California. The education system is deteriorating, since they have no funds, and economists are speculating that the "bankruptcies" of these cities are just the beginning for California's problems. Unless your tech, and a bad economy doesn't hurt your pocket, Cali is the wrong place to be living in right now, avoid! If you want a quiet, and amazing life, Massachusetts is arguably the best state in the world. You have an amazing quality of life, and the best higher education system in the world. The people are also pretty friendly, not to mention the food is pretty good as well. It's also composed of very highly educated people. Low crime rate bundled with some nice folks. Not to mention, if you have kids, they might have a stab at some of the worlds best universities. It is every Indian, Pakistanis dream to attend one of the elite Mass universities.

Now if you enjoy that busy city life, then it's a known fact that no city on earth can be compared to NYC. Cities like Toronto, LA, are just low scaled cheaper versions of the city that never sleeps. With nearly 800 languages spoken, along with a robust economy bundled with top notch universities, NY is the way to go. The economy has various sectors, so it's not just geared towards a single industry, although the Tech industry is growing at a remarkable rate in NY, to an extent where it can threaten most of the traditional tech hubs of the world. That new high tech university being built seems to have most states a bit nervous. Anyways, If you want diversity and that 'fast-paced' 'fun' life, go for NYC. If you are quiet, and enjoy quiet people Mass is the way to go. Your life will never be the same.

[Afghanistan2010]

Someone told me,muslims got harassed at airports like Chicago,NY and in somecases even sent back to the country they came from.

[Tor Gul]

زما ښوونکي یوته ابالت خوښکطږي

I think most Afghanan would like the Provo/Orem area and Utah in general. According to my teachers the geography has A LOT of similarity to Afghanistan. The people in general are deeply religious, generous, modest in manner & dress (not like muslims but way more than most americans), polite, racially & ethnically very tolerant and honest.

as for California, i too would not want to live there, but i very much enjoyed my time at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare School in Bridgeport in 2000. the area was beautiful.

[Tor Gul]

Someone told me,muslims got harassed at airports like Chicago,NY and in somecases even sent back to the country they came from.

it depends, mostly it's the guys in traditional arab attire & sihks that get messed with because most americans are ignorant but especially the Department of Homeland Security retards at the airports. I won't let my wife & daughters fly because there is no respectful way for them to go through the security procedures at the airports now.

[Afghanistan2010]

A friend of mine,he is even married to an American woman,got arrested for two days,just because his name was similar to someone on their list....sick people.

[Hakim Khan Urgonai]

A friend of mine,he is even married to an American woman,got arrested for two days,just because his name was similar to someone on their list....sick people.

One of my distant Pakistani cousins was taken by the same people in England for a year or something. He knew the people they were looking for but he didn't do nothing other than fund them unknowingly by providing them with credit cards to buy the fertilizer. After he got aqcuitted, he got paid £60,000 for an interview with channel 4 and he believes that his life has improved.