Well the opening shot in the beginning of the OC looks like a place here called Newport Coast - which is basically an area along that coast where there are giant houses. It is a newer development. However I don't watch the OC so can't comment on the rest. However just like anywhere else the OC has good and bad areas, but there are a lot of newer planned communities out here. Yesterday it was 80-90 here in most of orange county, It is a little cooler by the coast. Yes about the Factory. It is one of my favorite places to go. I would say there are less creepy people and more plastic surgery and fake boobs. A BMW is like a Civic anywhere else, however that does not mean they can afford it. The funnest thing I have seen in awhile was a guy driving around delivering pizzas (with the sign on his car) driving a BMW. Here is a traveling club that started here but gives you an idea of the kind of women you might see walking around http://www.clubrubber.net/galleries/?IDX=photos.list&GalleryID=41&Page=1
The crime is real low in most of the cities in the OC. West LA is nice too, but a lot more traffic, less room, and a lor more people in the entertainment biz, ect. At least this is my take on things.
