There is no blanket perception of california. there are so many different types of people, places, issues...everyone is going to think of CA in a different way. whether it be good or bad. sure ca has more issues than most states, but that s because EVERYONE wants to live here! it is by far the most populous state in the nation. sorry i m being a little biased but i really think that.
People have two different images of California:1. It s this beautiful place where beautiful people live and celebrities are just roaming around all over the place.and2. It s this ghetto, filled with lots of violence. People are killing and shooting each other every night.In reality, it s neither. It s just a place where regular folks live their regular lives just like anywhere else in the US.
It depends on who you ask. California has a lot of great aspects, ranging from its beautiful landscapes to its trend-setting ways on social issues. But it also has a lot of problems largely having to do with its large population. The state always has money problems - even in good years. There are a lot of very rich people and a lot of very poor people. Some other states do not like California because they think it uses an unfair proportion of natural resources (Oregon and Arizona especially think this). Other states don t like California because they feel like it imposes its political ideas on them (for example, if California requires improved fuel economy on cars, then the manufacturers are more likely to make more fuel efficient cars for the whole country because they don t want to make different cars just for one state - its not that other states don t want more efficient cars, they just don t want California making that decision for them.)
Well most places have both a positive and negative image... California s reasons are... traffic... smog... gangs... just basic crime (murder, drugs, etc...) ... the illegal immigrant population (to some this is bad)... California also tends to be very liberal and a lot of people don t (or didn t at least) like that... plus crazy celebrities give normal Californians a bad name... and of course... jealousy for the beautiful scenery and weather! ;)
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