Is Los Angeles more provincial/country-minded than Oakland?

[Tex?Il?]

Here's a great article illustrating how the greater LA functions much more similarly to NYC tri state area than most people think.

I posted a thread about this, though I think the article was too long, and no one responded. Its worth checking out:

https://urbanize.la/post/explaining-...hy-new-yorkers

[Angelino19]

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Originally Posted by Angelino19

Yeah LOL Santa Monica is nice and all but I disagree with that assessment.

Here's my take, I've been to 40 states and most large cities. Oakland and LA are both very urban just in different ways. Los Angeles is urban in a typical sunbelt city sort of way. Oakland, on the other hand, is urban more like a northern city if this makes any sense.

LA a "Sunbelt City" Not quite. I too have traveled throughout the US and abroad. Oakland is pleasant but small and has no "it" factor and it's not exactly a tourist mecca either. More tourists visit little Santa Monica than Oakland. You can compare Oakland's urban vibe to similar sized cities like Long Beach, Sacramento, even Fresno, but certainly not LA.

LA is a huge tourist mecca. When visitors come to the city they usually arrive with a list of things they want to do and see. Their list usually includes the Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach Boardwalk, J. Paul Getty Museum, Disney Concert Hall, Hollywood sign, Griffith Park Observatory, Hollywood & Highland's Walk of Fame, Universal Studios, and downtown LA.

The Top 5 most visited cites in the US are (foreign and domestic visitors):

1. New York City
2. Miami
3. Los Angeles
4. San Francisco
5. Las Vegas