Context: 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.
Speaker 1: I recently moved from California to North Carolina and suddenly realized I knew absolutely nobody. It was a horrible feeling.
Speaker 2: That sucks. Why did you move from california?
Speaker 1: My rent tripled in three years. I couldn't afford to stay - just too expensive. Anyway, a friend had driven across with me and it wasn't until he'd gone that I realized I was alone. Silly, huh?!
Speaker 2: 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.
Speaker 1: 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.
Speaker 2: The weather is nice in parts of california, I've been there.
Speaker 1: The North is my favorite area - north of San Francisco. Where did you go?
Speaker 2: My sister got married at Laguna niguel