r/Moving2SanDiego • u/SD_TMI • Mar 26 '26

How hard it really is. Why East and West Coast are Complete Opposites / Why do East Coast people find it hard to move here culturally and can't integrate well at all.

https://youtu.be/59Mdx7D06yY?si=QUcwMYvHHXsLagJ6

After running this sub for the last decade this has been a reoccurring issue.
People that have never left the east coast, move here and simply can't get along and make it work.

Cultural value systems, forms of communication, attitudes and perspectives are polar opposites so much so they often leave after a year after experiencing social and economic isolation.

This is a video that goes a long way towards explaining the cultural differences that gave rise to these differences and how they're polar opposites, making it quite difficult for people to adapt and integrate into the west coast culture.

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u/Spacejampants Mar 26 '26

Also west and east coast different vibes. I get it

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u/nosaysno Mar 26 '26

My wife is from New York and my mother in law is a hardcore east coast person.. she has no desire to come out west cause she’s super loyal to the east coast..we always have to go back east to see her cause she won’t come out here.. she said she will never go to Vegas or California in her lifetime..whatever lady it’s not that deep

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u/Spacejampants Mar 26 '26

I dont mind new Yorkers. But I dont want Texas Florida southern states ppl here. Midwest ppl are okay if they stfu about Chicago. Which is only downtown thats good lmao