Welcome to Carlsbad
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2/25/2007
I've lived in Carlsbad since 2003. Prior to moving to Carlsbad, I visited twice a year since 1997. A lot has changed in Carlsbad over the past ten years, some good and some bad. I have a lot of opinions about Carlsbad and of course San Diego in general. Living in North County San Diego is an experience. I've arrived at the conclusion that visiting a city on vacation is a much different experience vs. a local resident. Carlsbad is a city of about 100,000 people and growing rapidly.
If you're looking to move to Carlsbad, please visit on a number of occasions before relocating, it will make a difference in the long run. If you CAN deal with the following comments then you will enjoy a happy life in Carlsbad.
People: Too too many people for the overall infrastructure to handle. People seem to move here in droves. Many hail from in state and many from out of state flock to Carlsbad looking for that sunshine life. Lines are everywhere! Lines in/at restaurants, banks, traffic lights, retail stores, supermarkets-you name it there is a line to had here. The people range from very friendly to downright rude-aka a-holes. I would say a good amount of the people are truly nice people with good hearts. On the other hand, some of the so called friendly people are fakers and just pretend to be nice. Everyone here has the "no worries" attitude about life. No worries No worries. Wake up and smell the roses people!! Life is full of hardship and tragedy-don't play it off without any worries. On the other end of the spectrum the rude people are just plain rude. Don't expect many waves of "hellos" from passerby’s in cars and walking down the street or someone to hold a door for you. Don’t expect many people to compliment you either for whatever reason. I also find that many people in this town like to talk about themselves a lot, rather than ask you questions about your life or listen to what you have to say. Courtesy is non-existent here. If you sneeze, just God bless yourself and call it a day. For a place with so many "laid back people" everyone is in such a rush to go places. Where 'ya goin'??? As far as people diversity goes, I've met people from all walks of life, many religions and many ethnic backgrounds.
Soccer Moms/Stay at Home moms:
This group of people are found everywhere in SD, but especially in Carlsbad, You can easily spot 'em driving the kids around in a 30ft Cadillac Escalade with 22" chrome rims, Ford Excursion, Ford Expedition, GMC Yukon Denali, C
Rick | Carlsbad, CA