[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, if you have to put up with New England-style socialism, political corruption, high taxes, high housing prices, and social deviance, you might as well do it in California where the weather is nice and most people remain libertarian-minded enough to leave you alone.

For a young person, that's a no-brainer. ;)

[Jack Hammer]

I've been to both Northern California and Southern California, and you're right - for a young person choosing a place to live, and able to tolerate socialism in its many forms - California is perhaps THE choice to make. Alas, I'm too old and too fossilized to move; I'll probably die and be buried in Massachusetts.