I know L A hasn't become the land of wusses (Los Angeles: home, incomes)

[Raggy dee Ann]

The LA I left in '95 was no different to what I returned to in 2003. Sure places change and I did notice that some parts of my old hoods of Sherman Oaks and Studio City were looking decisively grubbier, but all in all it was just another day in paradise.

I think if some of you spent a week in parts of India, Bangladesh, parts of Africa and even my home town of London you'll learn to appreciate a good thing. Los Angeles is not perfect and I wouldn't choose to live there again, but that's because my next move will be to wide open spaces, where I don't have neighbours too close to me nor traffic. The scaremongering I read here from some of you responding to people who want to move to LA is exaggerated.

What gives people?

[breeze823]

So, compared to India, Bangladesh and some parts of Africa, LA is a good place? Dosn't sell me, sorry!

[Raggy dee Ann]

Aint comparing LA to Bangladesh or asking anyone to. Just saying how wussy some folks are. C'mon y'all still expect Orange groves on Reseda Blvd? And why is everyone so suprised?

[breeze823]

Originally Posted by Raggy dee Ann

Aint comparing LA to Bangladesh or asking anyone to. Just saying how wussy some folks are. C'mon y'all still expect Orange groves on Reseda Blvd? And why is everyone so suprised?

Growth is inevitable (sp?) but the growth of LA isn't in a positive way. Sure, there's nice places outside of LA, but LA in general isn't that great.

[Raggy dee Ann]

Come to think of it, I should have made this thread all about the positives of living in LA.

Anyone who is happy with their life here care to share? It's not Shangri-La but heck it's a pretty exciting place to live.

[Raggy dee Ann]

Originally Posted by breeze823

Growth is inevitable (sp?) but the growth of LA isn't in a positive way. Sure, there's nice places outside of LA, but LA in general isn't that great.

I'll agree with all you said, but I can think of a lot of worse places to live....it's a nice place for some.

[adysmom]

Originally Posted by Raggy dee Ann

The LA I left in '95 was no different to what I returned to in 2003. Sure places change and I did notice that some parts of my old hoods of Sherman Oaks and Studio City were looking decisively grubbier, but all in all it was just another day in paradise.

I think if some of you spent a week in parts of India, Bangladesh, parts of Africa and even my home town of London you'll learn to appreciate a good thing. Los Angeles is not perfect and I wouldn't choose to live there again, but that's because my next move will be to wide open spaces, where I don't have neighbours too close to me nor traffic. The scaremongering I read here from some of you responding to people who want to move to LA is exaggerated.

What gives people?

I'll bet these places you are talking about are nicer,cleaner and safer than some areas in Los Angeles.
Is Los Angeles that bad that it has to be compared Too third world countries?

[hsw]

I don't think any of the world's economic epicenters, such as NYC, LA, SF or London, offer a particularly admirable std of living for most middle-income people....

Most middle-inc people would prob enjoy a greater std of living in Chicago or Dallas...

But, given equal, mid-6-fig incomes, suspect QOL is far greater in LA region than anywhere on planet, except SF region....a close battle...

Stuff people in LA undervalue incls nr-perfect weather; dramatic nearby topography....prob better overall restaurants on LA's Westside than in SF today....and traffic really depends upon where one lives and where is one's office......e.g., many middle-inc people live and work in Irvine....or live and work in 1000 Oaks corridor...and many upper-inc people both live/work in BevHills corridor, so many in LA region actually have rather short, easy commutes....

LA is the pioneer decentralized urban region, where notion of a "central" city w/jobs and numerous bedroom suburbs is fairly irrelevant (every other high-growth urban region in US, like Dall, Hou, Phx, Atl, etc merely emulate LA's sprawl pattern)....many jobs/industries are located all over the LA region which stretches from 1000 Oaks w/Amgen, down to the many tech cos. in Southern OC....

[Raggy dee Ann]

Originally Posted by adysmom

I'll bet these places you are talking about are nicer,cleaner and safer than some areas in Los Angeles.
Is Los Angeles that bad that it has to be compared Too third world countries?

Now I'n confused If you don't mind me asking what's your point?

[impala666]

LA has rich people who love it,
or poor people who hate it.
So there you go either get rich or get out.
This is not Capitalism or even Communism,
this is Nietzsche.