California

A beautiful and diverse state who's literal meaning refers to a Paradise. It is harshly judged by people who either never lived here & base all their ideas about it from MTV reality shows, OR Have only visited the more priviledged areas of Southern California ie Orange County, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, L.A, etc. If you choose to limit your visit to the rich area of ANY region, you're going to get snobs & fakes. COMMON SENSE people. ~Newsflash: L.A and San Francisco do NOT represent the whole state and are not the only worthwhile places here. ~We don't all drive Ferraris and freeload off our rich parents. We have POOR people too. You know Hollister? That is just some poor meaningless town nowhere near a beach....all you out of staters wearing that stuff thinking it makes you a surfer and cool? It doesnt. It's just a brand that capitalizes off your ignorance. California is NOT a gigantic beach. We dont all live near the beach . We don't all surf...hell I can't even swim. All that said, we ARE a beautiful diverse state. And I'd rather be broke here than wealthy anywhere else.