a thing that has been bothering me is why do people look down upon californians and make fun of them so much?? i know my state seems to be messed up. The media also seems to make problems in california seem bigger than they actually are. not all californians are like those portrayed on the media. a friend of mine just moved there to work. he does not like it a lot but he is open minded about this whole experience. i think everyone needs to be open minded when it comes to dealing with california. we have a lot of issues that no other state deals with. california is also very diversed in the people that live there. it is hard to please the population. you will always have unsatisfied people. those are the people you seem to hear about on tv a lot too. california has some diverse landscape too. you have everything from the ocean to the mountains to forests to deserts to cities. all i can say is go and experience the unique offers of california before you judge the state and the people that live there.