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California

Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts) Mon Dec 3, 2018, 11:49 AM Dec 2018

Do any other Californians feel this way? [View all]

Whenever I leave California, whether tp go on vacation or visit a relative, I feel like I'm almost in a foreign country. I feel a lack of security and contentment. Nothing horrible, and it's not keeping me from travelling, but something just doesn't feel right. I've travelled a lot in my lifetime, and been to about 40 states, and it's never felt like this.

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Do any other Californians feel this way? [View all] Mr.Bill Dec 2018 OP

I've lived in California since 1975 honeylady Dec 2018 #1

Going to Arizona next week kimbutgar Dec 2018 #2

That would make me very nervous ailsagirl Dec 2018 #16

I know I never feel fearful in the bay area kimbutgar Dec 2018 #20

I don't know but would love to find out Phoenix61 Dec 2018 #3

Yes. violetpastille Dec 2018 #4

We rarely cross the Rockies, and we feel more at ease traveling within the Western States.. Tikki Dec 2018 #5

Yes Sir roscoeroscoe Dec 2018 #6

And don't get me wrong, Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #7

Last year I traveled to Utah with other family members visit one of my nephews. procon Dec 2018 #8

Did your rental van have California plates on it? Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #10

Yes, it did, and the name of the rental agency was on the plate framework. procon Dec 2018 #14

Home in California. Polly Hennessey Dec 2018 #9

I am a California native AZ Jim Dec 2018 #11

I arrived here at the age of eight in 1961 in San Jose. Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #12

Those who believe you can't afford a home in California haven't looked... Tikki Dec 2018 #15

S.F. native ROB-ROX Dec 2018 #13

I feel at home in western Washington State, parts of Oregon and New York City Auggie Dec 2018 #17

I have traveled to many national and yuiyoshida Dec 2018 #18

I lived in SF for 10 years, back in the 1990s. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #19