You've probably seen the commercial: Ahnold walking along the beach, saying "Velcome to California." "Every day in California is your lucky day."
Every day in California you're lucky to be alive. That commercial didn't show the slums, or the homeless sleeping in doorways about a hundred yards from that very beach. It didn't show Torrance, or Compton, or Oakland, or the parts of Hollywood that don't have stars on the sidewalk. Ahnold wasn't walking down La Cienega, wondering if that guy by the dumpster was sleeping or dead.
I guess the California tourism industry isn't what it used to be. I expect that kind of commercial from Oklahoma, Missouri, West Virginia, Utah, Wisconsin, maybe even New Mexico or Arizona. Not that there's anything wrong with those states, but they're not exactly as high-profile as California, or New York. I've seen Texas tourism ads, too, while visiting other states.
I've been to nineteen of the states, and California was my least favorite. There are some beautiful places in California. California has sun-swept beaches, snow-capped mountains, Big Sur, the Redwoods, the Petrified Forest, and the mighty Los Angeles River. San Luis Obispo is by far the most beautiful place I've ever been, but I won't go back if I can help it. The Californians fuck it all up.
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