East Coast or West coast? Which is the Better?

[maveric]

This one is simple. Those of you who have been to or have lived on both, tell me simply, which coast is better? Please dont ask what I mean by "better". Just give me your choice.
Please refrain from chiming in about the midwest or any other part of the US.
This for coastal areas only!

That is all!

[phrenzy]

1. Ask Biggie Or Tupac

I'm pretty sure one of those guys can tell you.

[LSK]

2. west coast of Lake Michigan!

:P

[LeftyMom]

3. Definitely the west coast

it's prettier and free of palmetto bugs, republicans and other pests.

[hiaasenrocks]

4. East coast.

I've visited much of both coasts and now live on the East Coast a couple of miles from the beach, and I vote "East," no contest.

(I'm pretty much talking beaches here, as that's really how I judge a location. :) )

[maveric]

11. East coast has better beaches? Are you fucking kidding?

Drive the CA central coast HWY. Go to Santa Monica, Huntington Beach or San Diego!
I grew up on the east coast (MA and NH), and spent 4 years in Florida. There is no way the EC beaches even comparable with the ones out west.:silly:

[hiaasenrocks]

14. Okay, I must be wrong.

I thought this was a question of preference. :yoiks:

Sort of like, "What's 'better,' lemons or limes?"

[skygazer]

West Coast

The Atlantic is beautiful but it smells like salt and dead fish. The Pacific just smells like fresh air.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

9. Long Beach smelled like sewage.

Sorry, but it did. And, damn that water, even at Huntington Beach, is wicked cold.:scared:

[skygazer]

13. Did it?

I haven't been that far south, at least on the beach. But from Washington down to Santa Cruz, it just smells nice and fresh.

The water is cold but I'll accept that.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

15. Oh, Northern Calif. is beautiful all the way up through Washington

and it is nice and fresh, but zero chance of swimming.

[skygazer]

19. I don't swim

I sit on the beach and watch the shark attacks happen to other nice people. :popcorn:

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

21. Tsk, tsk.

:spank: That's not nice.

[skygazer]

23. Someone's gotta call 911

I think of it as a civic duty.

[Redstone]

5. East coast: No mudslides, earthquakes, or brush fires.

Sure, we get a (very) occasional hurricane, but not many bad ones (speaking of the NORTHeast coast, here). And, though the West coast may be warmer, they don't have those wonderful fall colors we have here.

I'll stick with the East. It's less crowded than a lot of the West coast, too.

Redstone

[maveric]

10. Hurricanes, snow, flooding, rain, freezing weather..

I'll brave the earthquakes for the nice weather and scenery, anyday!

[murdoch]

16. Correct, no earthquakes!

I don't like the idea of living between a fault line and an ocean. Maybe watching the movie "Superman" when I was little scared me off from wanting to live on the West Coast.

Things also kind of seemed more alienated to me on the West Coast among the people when I was there. It is sort of hard to describe succinctly.

[maveric]

24. How often do we experience earthquakes?

As oposed to hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, snow and sub-freezing weather that kills thousands on the east coast every year?

[Redstone]

36. I know what you mean. The east is absolutely more family- and

community-oriented.

Redstone

[CatholicEdHead]

6. How about no coast

[hiaasenrocks]

8. Do such places exist?

If so, why?

:crazy:

[huskerlaw]

7. West Coast

No winter. 'nuff said.

[JVS]

12. States adjacent to the Great Lakes (i.e North Coast) are the shizz!

[ForrestGump]

17. The West is the Best

Get here and we'll do the rest...

[flamingyouth]

18. West coast.

No comparison.

[SiobhanClancy]

20. East Coast,of course...

particularly the coast of Maine.

[maveric]

25. Rocky beaches and freezing water?

Ever been to San Diego?

[SiobhanClancy]

26. Yes,I have...

I guess rocky beaches and freezing water just suit me better:)

[Spider Jerusalem]

34. I agree...

for some reason I prefer pebbled shingle and rocky cliffs to long expanses of white sand beaches and palm trees. A rocky shore swept by wind and wave speaks to something deep in my soul in a way that a featureless expanse of sand and gentle rolling surf never could.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

22. i prefer the east coast no-nonsense attitude

though west coast is nice for a break

[ForrestGump]

27. I like the all-nonsense attitude

Dude...like, totally quit harshin' my mellow. :P

[Ally McLesbian]

28. West Coast...

Having lived in LA, SF, and NYC, I know what I'm talking about.

I'm most partial to Los Angeles, even though it's the most Republican of the three.

[Chemical Bill]

29. Better at what? n/t

[SeattleGirl]

30. Having never been to the East coast

I can't say either way. I have been to the Gulf coast, which is beautiful, but of the two of them, I prefer the West coast.

[MrSlayer]

31. East side!

The west coast is soft.

[gristy]

32. Depends on your skills and training

I like the west coast 'cause that is where the jobs are for me. I like both coasts otherwise.

edited to add: I've lived on both coasts a couple of times, and spent some time in the middle too.

[Lady President]

33. North Coast!

Lake Erie is so clean now that you can't even set it on fire. :)

"Put-In-Bay, I'm going for the summer
Get away, winter was a bummer
I've got some friends,
They've got a boat,
They're gonna let me sleep aboard
Put-in-Bay
We're gonna have a good time
Everyday, sittin' in the sunshine
If you're lookin' tryin' to find me
You can look me up in
Put-in-Bay"

[gordontron]

35. see the west coast, its blue for a reason. nt

[SeaBob]

37. WC

West coast all the way. East coast is to up tight