unicorn (04/12/83)
LIVING IN SAN DIEGO I read with interest all of the articles submitted about living in different parts of the country. I have lived in both Chicago (yech), Los Angeles, and San Diego. I can wholeheartedly recommend San Diego above everyplace else I've ever been-- except Kauai--where you can't make a living anyhow. The weather is ideal almost all year long; the coldest it gets inland, where I live, is 30 degrees. I threw away all my coats when I left Chicago...at best you need a heavy jacket or sweater. We have a rainy season the beginning of each year, but the rest of the year is warm & sunny. As yet, we don't have the traffic problems that L.A. does, but if too many more people move here, we will. Our smog is minimal; what we do have drifts down from L.A. The scenery is simply beautiful: from the beaches to the mountains and rolling hills, and flowers all year long. As for culture, we have the Old Globe Theatre (traditional) and San Diego Rep Theatre (non-traditional); as for schools, I believe UCSD to be one of the finest places to learn. I thought I would experience culture shock when I left Chicago, but there I was more worried about my purse being ripped off than I was about going places. Finally, I know there are more liberal places to live, but I have never experienced racial prejudices here...living in an upper middle class suburban neighborhood, I have experienced rejection from the women around me who don't work and who also have children (I have 2 girls). But I suppose that would exist almost anywhere. All my votes go to San Diego.