Move to Irvine,CA from Boston suburb?

Apr 1 18 Comments

Move to Irvine,CA from Boston suburb? Love our current life and friends in the Boston area, but weather! Jobs are remote. What do you'll think? Anyone done the same relocation? We're indian.

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  • Irvine is like cookie cutter home land. Feels very sterile and too clean, and lacks character if that makes sense. That’s just my perspective though. Lots of people love it because it’s clean and safe.
    Apr 1 3
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      Spot on, been living near Irvine for 3 decades. Food sucks, too clean, and boring. People are not that nice (typical Orange County).
      Apr 1
    • My thoughts exactly. Lived there for almost 5 years and it wore my spirit down. It feels very artificial and isolating.
      Apr 1
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    Irvine has a lower Indian percentage… comparing to Chinese and Korean
    Apr 1 8
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    If you're a homebody and like suburbia and warm weather, Irvine is awesome.

    Not a whole lotta culture there if that's important to you though. There's House of Blues in Anaheim and a couple of smaller clubs as well as FivePoint Amphitheater for live music though. And you can always make the drive up to L.A. for all sorts of music/art/culture.

    As for cuisine? They have Dave and Busters at Irvine Spectrum (mall) - what else do you need? /s

    Seriously, I wouldn't worry about food - I've found plenty of good food in the OC, but you have to be willing to drive. I've actually had very good Indian and sushi and Korean BBQ in Irvine (a past employer's office was in Irvine and I drove down from West L.A. for team meetings once a month). There's also good upscale dining in various parts of OC, esp. in the coastal areas like Newport Beach (esp. on Balboa island - there's an awesome French restaurant my wife and I love). You won't starve. Let's leave it at that.

    Don't expect cheap housing -- if you're already a home owner in metro Boston, really seriously ask if you're willing to uproot yourself to end up paying a shit-ton more for housing.

    Source: SoCal resident since 2000 and currently living in Whittier/Fullteron/Brea area just to the north.
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    A 2000 sqft detach condo in my community just sold for 1.5m+.
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