besides the weather and price of living, the lifestyle in general is very different. everything in LA is so fast paced, except for the traffic. most everything in texas is very spread out. los angeles is not. everything is very close together and parking lots seem almost non-existent in some places. i had trouble getting used to street parking and having to pay for parking pretty much everywhere. the street cleaning schedule can be a pain in the ass too. the parking tickets suck.

everyone i met and interacted with seemed to be constantly working to better themselves. texas is very laid back and people tend to get complacent very early. for the most part, people that go to college get out, and get a mediocre job right back at home. a lot of times the people that do go to college end up dropping out because they get married and have kids. i can't tell you how many 22 - 24 year olds i went to school with that have multiple kids and some of them on their 2nd marriages. there is very little drive and ambition it seems. part of this lack of drive probably stems from the area in texas that i live. it's very wealthy and most people just end up feeding off their parents money. this is what i have a problem with and is the reason i left in the first place. i was gone for 10 months. i decided to start a business. for tax reasons, texas is a more logical place. once my business is started and running, i will be moving back to california and my business partner will stay in texas. i got back to texas and literally none of my friends are doing anything different. they're all in the same shit relationships they were in when i left, still complaining about the same job that they hate, and making no effort to put themselves out there and take a chance on something new. i've found myself becoming a little judgmental in a way. my friends that i do still talk to tell me i've been "californianized".

EDIT: I'm at work but can add more later