All right guys, let's all gang up on Jeff!!
amycat, you are absolutely correct, it is purely opinion on my part and as we all know they are like a$$holes, everybody has one. I totally agree that we all have the right to live where we choose.
newbie, you are correct. All the people who I have met who fit that description are all in southern Calif, not one was from Monterey, Big Sur, the silicon vally, or anywhere near the bay area. Thank you for allowing the clarification. You are also correct about the acceptance of gays. My half brother is gay and lives in Laguna Hills, he also has a condo in Palm Springs. Those are both, according to him, 'gay friendly'. He finds most of Calif. quite comfortable.
ISU_XO, I don't think much of NYC either for the reasons that you mentioned. Although born in Poughkeepsie and lived in Yonkers, the last time I was in NY Neil Armstrong was walking around on the moon in 1969. Sure do miss that GREAT food though. Most of my mothers side of the family still live in Poughkeepsie. My second cousin was a attorney in NYC making $175,000 per year and left her job to be able to go to work in Albany for $120,000 per year. Upstate is not nearly as bad as the city.
Theta Cutie, no kidding you guys stick together, you almost sound like a bunch of Texans!
bubbles, moi ignorant? I think not!