Quote Originally Posted by Karen
Both states are very big places, with varied climates, and yes, even varied accents.

I would not live in New Your City, but lots of upstate NY is nice. I wouldn't want to live in parts CA - I like my seasons more varied, thank you, but Northern CA is far different than Southern CA.
Yup! Cali is a huuge state with amazingly varied climates ranging from dry, arid deserts (the appropriately named Death Valley) to snow peaked mountains (Tahoe area). A better option would be Nor Cal vs. So Cal. It's kind of funny because Nor Cal'ers tend to think So Cal people are blonde headed beach boys while So Cal'ers think Nor Cal people are liberal hippies

I love where I live, so Kal-ee-for-nee-yuhhh for me!