I hate where I live.

ChaiMex
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:43:00 +0000

People in Boston don’t aspire to leave to California. Many people stay in Boston their whole lives. Most of my friend’s parents grew up in Boston, some practically on the same street they’re living now. And most people I know who live in Boston don’t hate it, in fact they love living in Boston. There’s a always a ton to do, and we have a pretty useful public transportation system.

Kids in California all aspire to go to the Northeast.

No.

It’s not that they specifically aspire to go to California. It’s that youth in general tend to tire of where they grow up, and tend to want to go out and see the world. It’s a pattern I’ve found very prevalent, no matter where I got. I know that there are a good chunk of people who DO like Boston in Boston. I have a friend who lives and grew up in France. She’s so sick of it there. She wants to leave. Do you know how many people here in the states (specifically the younger pop.) would die to live in France? I also have a friend in Boston, she says there is no way she is even staying in Mass. She’s aiming for the West Coast.
I have a friend who lives about 45 minutes away from Boston. He says he wouldn’t mind Boston, but he’s looking at the West Coast, New York, and Texas.
I have a friend at NYU, from California. He tells me there crap loads of Californians there.
There are so many people here, itching to go to California.
Then there are people like me. Who would live to go somewhere far, but who’s parents will only let him if he get’s into some super pretentious University. At this point though, I just need to leave Dallas. Austin is good enough. NYC, Boston, or San Fran would be better, but you take what you get.

It’s a generalization. Of course not EVERYONE wants to move, but those who do (which do constitute a sizable minority) disproportionately want to move to places far away, where the Media glitters up. (I.E. France, Japan, New York, California)