Interesting facts...

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About the Californian culture... I have some interesting facts :

• The Californian car culture!!! If you go in California, you need a car! California is really too big to make any sort of activities without a car. I have never seen so much hand car washes! The cars and the gas cost less. You can see on the street : BMW, Jaguar, Acura, Land Rover, Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet, Hyundai and more... I believe that it looks like in Canada, without the calcium and with more prestigious cars. You can easily see a 20 years old driver with a BMW!

• Most of the Californians speak on the phone when they drive
• The lawn/grass is really important for the Californian!! It is always perfectly cut! And you can see several people watering their lawn/grass in the morning. (no limitation on the use of the water?!)
  

• The price to buy a house is totally crazy! I'm going to give you an example : 2509, 23rd Street, Santa Monica 90405 : 3 bedrooms + den, 1,75 bathrooms, 2,022 living square feet, 6750 lot square feet, Fireplace, Built 1948, Copper Plumbing. Superbly situated in the highly desirable Sunset Park neighborhood, this turnkey traditional combines luxurious amenities with the charm of yesteryear. From the excellent eat-in country kitchen with stainless appliances, a delightful banquette and recessed lighting, to a tumbled travertine bath boasting a steam shower and jetted tub, this stunning single story is the finest value in the area. The warm use of wainscoting, gleaming wood floors, and expansive rooms are but a few of the rich interior details, while the magical backyard features a covered patio, green gardens, and complete privacy. Fall in love... for $989 000!

• The United States went through a bad economic period with the recession... and the cost of houses is lower than before! With those house's prices, I can better understand that they don't have a huge backyard!
• Everyday, I see a lot of dogs! Dogs are always perfectly trained. Not a lot of cats... but here is the picture of my new friend. Now than I gave my cats, I think that my return will be really difficult...

• In every public place, there are toilet paper covers to put on the toilet seat! I like it! ;)
• In Santa Monica, I didn't really see obese people (I think that it's worse than Montréal...). I'm really impressed by the amount of people making their jogging on the street or near the beach and how people are usually proud of theirselves.
  
• The Californian's architecture is so splendid! The temperature probably helps the diversity!
  

• Californian people are so friendly! At first I began to think that men were trying to hit on me BUT a woman stopped me on Pico Blvd previously today and she said that I was really pretty and asked me where I came from... Now, I believe in the friendliness of Californian people (man and woman)! I really have the impression that it's a particularly rare quality in today's world! I suppose the perfect weather is helping their kindness ;)

• I'm not sure about the Californians' taste for their bicycles though! It is far from the Canadian style!

• In Santa Monica : over 3,5 miles (5,6 km) of California's best beaches and 340 days of sunshine a year

• From Santa Monica to : San Francisco (385 miles), Las Vegas (275 miles), San Diego (120 miles), Tijana (130 miles) and Grand Canyon (495 miles)