I’m all for promoting jobs and industry in our state. That being said, this gives me high end trap house vibes. Anyone know what “themichiganlife” is and what they’re going for here?
This ad popped up on my Reddit feed. What the fuck am I looking at?
DiscussionYou really need to get out more. All those places are ok. Thats it. They’re just ok.
Yes there are other restaurants other than coney islands. It was an obvious over exaggeration. But you have to swim through a sea of shitty coney islands to get to them.
In California I could pick the first restaurant I saw when driving down the road and the food was good everytime.
Most of the food here is junk food. You should get out of the Midwest and see what it’s like elsewhere.
I was trying to name off restaurants that were affordable, and not in overpriced locations like royal oak and Birmingham. I've been out of the Midwest several times in my life, and California is overrated af. Anything they have that isn't Mexican is incredibly overpriced and often just mid.
Well public opinion and stats say otherwise 🤷♂️ to sum California up into Mexican restaurants would indicate you’ve only been to the barrios 🤣 literally the best world class restaurants and cuisine from all over the world are there. Shawarma? Dont make me laugh dude…
A shawarma is $7. You're likely referencing places where a 2 top will spend $500.
I actually have experience in both areas. Good food was actually cheaper out in Ventura, CA because most of our produce and beef comes from that side of the US. Beef comes up from South America to Mexico and CA is the first stop. So it’s cheaper. Compare suburban Detroit grocery store prices with groceries on the outskirts of LA. And because the weather is perfect near the coast they grow all year round.
Doesn't factor in the difference in income to cost of living. Rent prices in Ventura are more than 2x that of metro Detroit, yet the income is only 50% higher. Vehicle insurance is lower, and registration fees are more or less the same, but gas prices are a dollar per gallon higher in Ventura than it is here. While California has a lot going for it, you're already deeper into the hole before you leave to go to the restaurant.
I didn’t say anything about cost of living. I’m strictly talking about the food. I want to live well and I will pay to do so. I do what it takes to make that $$ so that after my daughter graduates next year I can move back to beautiful weather, good food roads, services, endless nature, mountains, beaches, better property taxes etc etc. in Michigan we have an average 1.32% property tax. One of the highest property taxes in the country. For shit. On avg Michigan driver spend an extra $1200 a year on car repairs (but cheaper cars mean cheaper repair and most Michiganders drive cars that aren’t expensive) due to shit roads and horrible governance forever and allowing unions to exploit state funding. And I could literally write a blog post about everything bad about this shit hole glove shaped state.
Our roads are shit because of the materials we use for deicing, and because of the weather. Replacing every road with durable material that can withstand thermal expansion would be an astronomically high cost to the state.
While you have lower property taxes, it still doesn't make up for the fact that your monthly mortgage payment is going to be 4x higher at minimum for a comparable house in Michigan. Even the shitty prefabs and trailer homes in Ventura are going above $150k.
One thing the west coast generally does better though is coffee, and that's mostly up in the PNW. Literally any random shop is going to have better coffee, and you literally have to go to a destination here to find the good stuff.