As someone from southern California who lived in this area of CT, I am not sure what you mean. SoCal is very diverse, mostly liberal, and I didn't realize how much the 'health conscious' stereotype of CA was true. Abysmal graduation rate, sub par schools, kids smoke, people are alarmingly disheveled. We lasted 3 years and moved to mass. People here are jerks, but are more educated, liberal, and open minded. That corner of CT also sucks for infrastructure -- limited shopping and entertainment options, we couldn't find a dentist taking new patients.