Mexican Spanish is different than Puerto Rican Spanish.
Very true. Puerto Rican Spanish is a lot better...after all, we Puerto Ricans have a more direct line from Spain (Andalucia)
DesignerChick: if you absolutely have to move to CA, try Orange County. Otherwise, do consider Texas (I have lived in TX and currently live less than 50 miles East of San Francisco, in the belly of the beast. I have also lived in Las Vegas, Kansas City and Florida. The Red states are better places to live, overall.
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