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Originally Posted by EndLeSS8
I lived in Sunnyvale for 4 years. I moved back to Vancouver this January.
I was working there with a TN Work Visa.
If it wasn't for needing to be closer to my GF and family being here in Vancouver, I would of never moved back here.
Norcal is much better than Vancouver IMO, the weather is better, people are friendlier with none of the Vancouver attitude, living expenses are overall cheaper than Vancouver, car scene is wayyyy larger and better, less taxes, and the rich people there are actually rich and not posers like in Vancouver. Easier to make money and save money.
The only that I find better in Vancouver by a large margin is that Vancouver has overall much better food
Majinhurricane: What you see on TV cannot and should not represent all of California. Most of the stuff you mentioned is Socal, which IMO is not nearly as good+cool as Norcal.
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The weather is better? Buddy, I just got back from SF 2 days ago and it's freezing cold and windy there. I brought 2 pairs of shorts there and I couldn't make use of any of them. I had to wear a hoody from dusk till dawn, the moment I got back here, I had to change all my clothes to summer wear. SF should really be called the windy city..
friendlier people? cannot agree more. Vancouverites are just snobby as hell, small city with big attitudes.
living expenses? i beg to differ... try buying or renting a home there in a decent neighbourhood (sunset, millbrae, for example), it'll run u up over a million dollar for a house that's smaller than here... a one bedroom suite is over a 1000USD per month if you don't want to live in Oakland or Mission..
I do agree that it's easier to find jobs down there if you have LESS qualifications, and most at times, you do make more money down there, but I will disagree that it's easier to save as the cost of living in SF is significantly higher than Vancouver.
and yeah generally, food in NorCal is not as good as Vancouver, especially chinese food..