If you think about it, in our (USA) culture, you "haggle" or negotiate with vendors at flea markets and garage sales but you don't do that at Walmart or Target.

I am very impressed with the culture of this community, how much others are willing to share, provide authentic guidance and genuinely want to help people.

Whether cultural or physical, spatial relationships are a major part of REI.

Oceanside is still the cheapest beach community in SD, so many areas are starting to evolve into a richier hipster culture.

That being said with the little market research I've done crime is an issue, it's close to transportation and downtown but has little cultural draw.

I replied "that's good, but did you see my ad in the Chinese paper?".

Not surprising since you're talking about a culture that someone has been trying to kill/persecute/oppress at every point in history I can think of.

@Alex Hamilton  this is a big disconnect in our society.. these folks or the majority of them the kids should be helping them not casting them aside... we could learn a lot from other cultures that do not have social welfare like we have.. 

Same school district, very different area, tenant base and culture.

is that I've imagined the culture to be cut-throat and uber-competitive.