conv: I recently moved from California to North Carolina. It was ok while my friend (who drove me across the country) was here. But after he left I realized I knew absolutely nobody. It was not a good feeling. I recently moved from California to North Carolina and suddenly realized I knew absolutely nobody. It was a horrible feeling. That sucks. Why did you move from california? My rent tripled in three years. I couldn't afford to stay - just too expensive. Anyway_comma_ a friend had driven across with me and it wasn't until he'd gone that I realized I was alone. Silly_comma_ huh?! That's really common actually. There's a big exodus from there.  They voted for high taxes and now people are abandoning the state beacuse the cost of living is too high. The two things I found that were really bad were rents and gas. Everything else was pretty much the same as other places I've lived. So sad - where I lived was lovely. The weather is nice in parts of california_comma_ I've been there. The North is my favorite area - north of San Francisco. Where did you go? My sister got married at Laguna niguel