California isn't without it's problems and drama, but I must admit that out of all the places I have lived this is where I've seen the most considerate, polite and nice people ever. For instance, I saw a lady approach a newsstand and tell the guy behind the stand she owed him for yesterday and gave him a dollar, since the paper was 50 cents. Another time was when the BART train was derailed in the Transbay tube for an hour and there was a guy who made conversation with people who were petrified, easing their minds. The citizens of Oakland protest at the ugly killing of a young boy. The residents of Castro Street toned down their lifestyle for families with children to move in. A woman at the back of the bus gets off to help the bus driver help a disabled woman on the bus when it stopped working.
It's refreshing to see the people actually helping each other and caring about another life other than their own. Happiness doesn't come from other's around you, it comes from you and the ability to ignite it back out to shine. So I don't care what I go through here or what tragedy occurs, or what people think of this place, I LOVE CALIFORNIA and don't plan on leaving no time soon.
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Very inspiring!
One of the things I detest about NY is its rudeness (which was briefly suspended after 9/11). Although today, many people said, "please," "excuse me," and "thank you" to me today--which was very surprising.
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