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Anonymous
So who here has been to california?

Is it worth it?

(I live in Japan)
>> Anonymous
nope. lived here the last eight years. some cool sights, i suppose, but most of the people suck, no weather in most of the state, and alot of really bad drivers.

we do have the governator though.
>> Anonymous
Not sure if I count, since I live in California. The state itself is beautiful, but there are a shitton of immigrants who refuse to learn English.

Notable places include Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco (which is surprisingly nice, for a city) and the Northern California Redwoods. I much prefer North to South, both the area and the climate.
>> Anonymous
its a fun place to visit. go to LA, see disneyland, the la brea tarpits, and whatever esle you might be interested in. Lake Tahoe is also fun, as is San Francisco. i don't know how feasable a trip involving all locations would be but it is worth it.
>> Anonymous
Washingtonian here, and I've been to California a few times. It was too damn hot all three times.

I'd pimp my own state, but Seattle has turned Seasonal Affective Disorder into an international running gag. Fucking damn, I love that town.
>> Anonymous
>>655
It depends on where you go in California. The Sierra Nevadas get below 0F in the winter, and the Ocean areas tend to stay around 50 or 60.

I may just be a biased because I'm Californian, but I hated Seattle when I visited.
>> Anonymous
>>662

Seattle is okay, but there really isn't anything here that would necessitate coming here for pleasure.
>> Anonymous
For what reason? Touring or long term stay?

Some places are real nice and clean like Orange County on the southern parts of California. Has possibly food from every culture ever. Some pretty scenery like lake tahoe, big bear, and yosemite on top of my head. Traffic can be a pain in the ass due to high volumes of cars, and trucks if you are near warehouses.

Has the world's top-ranked Universities. A lot of big tech companies around if you have a background in that and looking for connections/a job.

It's the most populated state in America, and maintains ~14% of the GDP of the entire country.
>> Anonymous
I live in Orange Country and there's a shit-ton to do if you got money. Seriously, 40 min. drive maximum in any direction and you can whatever you want.

There's The Pear, Anaheim, Seal Beach, all the cool shit on Beach Blvd. Not to mention L.A. It's great going there frequently while not living there.
I could be your tour guide if you ever visit the area.

The weather is perfect right now, imo. It's gets crazy in the summer so skip it, then.
Seriously, instead of the traditional four seasons we get Fire, Humidity, 40 days of perfect weather and more Fire.
>> Anonymous
What the hell are you doing in a shithole like 4chan if you live in japan? 2chan is the land of milk and loli honey
>> Anonymous
watch out for niggers and spics
>> Anonymous
>>671
I live two hours from New York City. I've already been to Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm. Hollywood sucks shit. Give me a reason to visit LA. San Francisco is awesome, though. I have an uncle there.
>> Anonymous
>>671
>Has possibly food from every culture ever

No kidding. There are literally 5 sushi restaurants within 2 miles of walking distance from my house. Plenty more further away. I'm in heaven. I'm not sure if OP would travel all the way here to eat what he eats there, though lol

Serious lack of other fish markets though, which is stupid since we live the damn coast.
>> Anonymous
From the North, live in the South right now. It's decent, but I miss the fresh air and large parks. My favorite places would be Bidwell Park (one of the largest in the country), Fort Bragg, Eureka/Trinidad/Patricks Point State Park (filmed Jurassic Park 2 here, lols), and also Fern Valley if you're near the last few. Avoid Redding itself, but Shasta is pretty nice. Tahoe is better than Shasta, and Shasta is better than Lassen (unless you want to see a live volcano that can, gasp!!, make boiling, smelly sulfur pits).

The pacific beaches at Patricks and Fort Bragg are cold, but incredibly fucking beautiful during the summer, and have amazing seafood. Also both are near redwood forests, which are also amazing and a must to check out.

In any case, go north or go south. Do not go to the middle unless you're going to the Bay. San Fran is great for tourism...but there really isn't much else to suggest for there.
>> Anonymous
A note for out of towners, especially those from overseas: rent a goddamn car. The infrastructure of the whole state was designed with the individual use of the automobile in mind, and really fails to do that well. Public transit in California (especially Souther California) is shit, and I'd rather pound nails through my dick than make use of Amtrak.
>> Anonymous
Northern California resident here.

Willing to answer questions.
>> Anonymous
San Francisco Yosemite

thats the best pretty much
>> Anonymous
Yosemite National Park is world class.

I'd say if you are visiting California, use its terrain. (Ski in Tahoe, Climb Mt. Shasta, Hike Yosemite, Go to the beach, etc.)
>> Anonymous
I was born in cali and lived there a long time.

I'm in Washington State now and I must say the weather is awful.

Malibu/Pacific Palisades/Santa Monica is great. Check out Zuma beach, Will Rogers State beach, maybe even Venice if you're into that. Also, Hollywood is nice. From Downtown up to Van Nuys and east to Glendale/Burbank is nice. You should check out Griffith Park, it should be recoved from the recent fire. The Gene Autry Museum is there if you're into that western shit. While in Glendale you could check out a local Fry's, there's always loads of shit to browse through. That one in particular has a 50's alien invasion motif. Also, there are LOADS of Armenians in Glendale and every one of them drives a German car. You should definitly go to a Zankou Chicken. Meat Tornado FTW. If you're more into nature you could go east and check out Joshua Tree National Park, Lake Arrowhead, etc. In the North, Monterey Bay and Carmel are lovely places to visit. An hour and a half north of that you can be in Santa Rosa/Napa Valley. Also, very beautiful and is prime wine country.

Anyway, I'm getting a bit long winded here but it's definitely worth a visit at least once.
>> Anonymous
San Fransisco is a really nice town. I also went to Crescent City to see the redwoods when I was a bit younger, and I thought that was really nice. No one goes to Northern California though.
>> Anonymous
I grew up in Southern California, and moved up north to go to school. I live in SF and generally like it a lot more.

Southern California is probably what most people think of when they think "California": Hollywood, beaches, malls, disneyland, carscarscars, etc. The big picture kind of sucks, but there's some neat things here and there. Like others have said, you'll want to rent a car.

San Francisco is probably a lot better as a tourist. It's dense and has pretty good public transportation. Don't bother with Fisherman's Wharf and try to get out of the NE corner of the city a few times (though a lot of the sights are there...). Also, you can take a day trip to Marin on a Ferry or take BART over to Oakland or Berkeley or wherever.

That's just the cities; there's a lot of nature seeing to do too, but it can be pretty remote.
>> Anonymous
STAY IN NORCAL.

North and South are almost two different states. North being the beautiful, interesting state. South being the disgusting, concrete and desert immigrant prison.
>> Anonymous
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>>627
I hope you don't like to bear arms.
>> Anonymous
In-N-Out. Best burgers west of the Rockies.
>> Anonymous
Nor Cal also has better weed.
>> Anonymous
san diego native here. lotta mexicans/asians here. i'd say its a nice place with the wild animal park and the SD zoo. we have all year round fantastic-as-fuck weather here as well.
>> Anonymous
>>627
LIAR, everybody on the internet lives, or lived in California

btw if you go to norcal go to Nevada County, it is the true habitat of the wigger, take notes on them, and then go back to japan.
>> Anonymous
>>1753
>>1806
If you are looking for that sort of thing go to grass valley in Nor Cal, world famous stuff.
>> Anonymous
Born here, lived here, college here, awesome time here.

There's very little you can do in NorCal that you can't do in SoCal. The only thing they have to their name are a goddamn orange bridge and the word "hella," and no one ever asked for the latter.

SoCal is way better in every way. Mediterranean weather down here as opposed to the ADD British Isles style weather up north, and we have better tacos, too.

>>1054
That Fry's is in Burbank. It's kind of obvious, as it's next door the goddamn Burbank airport.

>>1718
more like anywhere.
>> Anonymous
San Fran was cool as hell when I went there. Huge culture shock for Midwesterner though.
>> Anonymous
>>1818
Well we have better drugs, and less Mexicans, plus the pizza up here is hella good.
>> Anonymous
>>1828
And your UC is infested with hobos.
>> Anonymous
>>1848
which one?
>> Anonymous
>>1849
Merced doesn't count.
>> Anonymous
>>1857
what davis?
>> Anonymous
>>1870
+about
>> Anonymous
>>1828
You guys have shit pizza. Chicago and NYC owns your faggotry called pizza.
>> Anonymous
If you want both a natural and urban experience, you can't go wrong with San Francisco and the surrounding bay area.
>> Anonymous
>>1883
fag
>> Anonymous
if you go cal, make sure to learn spanish
>> Anonymous
I've been the the Bay Area/San Francisco. Both are awesome places. Tons of shit to do, especially in San Francisco. I really liked it, personally.
>> Anonymous
Go to Disneyland first,then head to NorCal.
>> Anonymous
Northern California was pretty cool. Back when my uncle was still alive, he owned a vineyard (wine grapes) there, and we visited him once.

I don't think I've ever been to southern California.
>> seattlefag
Konnichiwa!
California is a fun state to visit. I'm in Washington state and have been to california about 8 times both north and south ( I prefer south). There is so much to do with all the amusement parks and zoo/aquariums.