san diego

What: I grew up, somewhat, in San Diego. Several friends moved from here to Seattle for graduate school. Visiting there reminded me of San Diego on several levels. Both cities are nice places to live. There is plenty of natural fun to be had in both; San Diego has an abundance of beaches. The Seattle area has endless supply of mountains and ocean activities. Also, both are border cities. San Diego has Mexico to the south and Seattle has Canada to the north. Although, the cultural contrast is much higher in San Diego. Both cities have well developed downtowns adjacent to large busy bays. And finally, both cities have a huge navy presence. San Diego is the headquarters for the Pacific Fleet and Seattle has a large submarine base as well as a surface ship port. A good description for both would be "cosmopolitan border cites."

Writer: LucyG

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Date: Jan 28 2012 2:09 PM

What: "San Diego is like the Fight Club of cities-everyone who lives there makes a pact not to tell anyone else how great it is so they can keep the housing costs down. (Note: Didn't work. It's super expensive.)"

Writer: Bill Simmons

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Date: May 14 2012 3:51 PM

What: "San Diego is like the perfect kite flying city boasting warm days with cool breezes, and lots of parks with open space to run around and fly a kite."

Writer: Susan M.

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Date: May 14 2012 3:53 PM

What: "Marcella Lee says San Diego is like a big playground with so many things to enjoy with her son and daughter -- almost always under sunny skies!"

Writer: Marcella Lee

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Date: May 14 2012 3:56 PM

What: "I am here because of my husband's job. I would never live here if he wasn't in the military. As someone said, San Diego is like a theme park. Big, expensive, and fun. But, at some point you want to go home. I do enjoy the beaches, but they are nothing compared to the east coast beaches- I am just not into the big city, the traffic, Cali elitist attitude, the "we are the best" you get from some people."

Writer: Kate

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Date: May 14 2012 4:01 PM

What: i agree wih teresa. you should also explore other options within reasonable driving distance. san diego is like heaven but it comes with a steep price. i myself have changed my plans on living here and decided to move in 3-5 years if i can't make any significant moves. getting a minimum wage job here is like going through a colossal hot steaming pile of bullsh*t

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Date: May 14 2012 4:02 PM

What: "But in the rain, San Diego is like the pretty girl whose beauty suddenly faded. Having skated by on her looks (the fabulous beaches, the blue skies and sunshine, even in the middle of winter), she has, it seems, less to offer on a rainy day"

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Date: May 14 2012 4:07 PM

What: "San Diego is, like most California cities, pretty spread out with poor public transportation (New Yorkers and Europeans take heed). Renting a car is probably a good idea, and costs barely more than a taxi to and from La Jolla."

Writer: Tobie and Dan

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Date: May 14 2012 4:14 PM

What: "San Diego is like the cool kid in high school -- beautiful, popular and always busy with exciting activities! The seaside destination is also sought out because it's so ideal for family vacations. "

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Date: May 14 2012 4:16 PM

What: Councilman Scott Peters said: "San Diego is like a child of the Depression -- cheap, scared and risk-averse."

Writer: Scott Peters

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Date: May 14 2012 4:19 PM

What: "San Diego is like an island. It has natural geographic boundaries, being defined by the desert, Mexico and Camp Pendleton."

Writer: Marco Thompson

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Date: May 14 2012 4:23 PM

What: The link is about the variety of Burritos that you can find in San Diego. It's true, Albertos, Robertos and Roybertos are everywhere and they all have really good burritos.

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Date: May 14 2012 4:25 PM

What: "UC San Diego is like a women. You try like hell to get in and 9 months later, you wish you hadn't". This was written in a bathroom stall in the MAIN GYM. I wonder if it's still there. It's been about 22 years. I wonder if people still suffer through genetics and cell biology the way I did.

Writer: LucretiaGermanica

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Date: Oct 22 2010 9:09 AM

What: "UC San Diego is like Hogwarts and the six colleges are like the four houses at Hogwarts. (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw). Each "house" has its own personality."

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Date: May 14 2012 3:54 PM

What: There have been many serious wild fires in Southern California over the years. San Diego has had its share. Why are these fires so destructive? There are a variety of factors. They are the canyon's shape, wind and fuel. The canyons in this region are long confined half tubes. When the Santa Ana winds start to blow, the canyons geometry channels and confines the air. The narrowing shape actually increases the wind speed and the amount of oxygen pushed through the canyon as any given time. The fuel is another factor. These canyons are often lined with Scrub Oak, which can become very thick after several years of heavy winter rain. But after years of drought, the plants survive by displacing their internal water with oil. They have been described as "gasoline soaked logs". With all these factors combined, hot dry winds channel down canyons filled with dry trees soaked in flammable oil. This is why the flames are so large and the temperatures can get so high. You couldn't design a better natural blast furnace.

Writer: Lucretia

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Date: Jul 6 2013 9:55 AM

What: "A leviathan structure, it can be in many places at once and take many shapes." This is a really good article about the common points between the 2. There are about 10 more in the linked article.

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Date: Oct 31 2013 11:54 AM