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Old 01-01-2009, 06:35 PM
 
Location: San Antonio Texas
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When you think of the L.A. area, what are the first five words that come to your mind? They can be positive or negative words - it doesn't matter.

(Make it ten words if five isn't enough for you!)
as a former angeleno, i think: traffic, sunshine, beaches, hollywood and illegals.
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Old 01-02-2009, 02:36 PM
 
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Default The most common responses so far

The most common responses so far:

Traffic/cars/freeways - 15
Movies/film/entertainment/Hollywood/music - 12
Diversity - 8
Beaches/ocean - 7
Crowded/congestion - 6
Warm/nice weather - 6


And in San Diego (where I've asked the same question):

Beaches/ocean - 13
Expensive - 10
Weather/warm - 9
Traffic/freeways - 7
Sunny - 6

Last edited by AnUnidentifiedMale; 01-02-2009 at 02:54 PM..
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Old 01-05-2009, 04:02 PM
 
Location: West Coast
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hotties
beaches
palm trees
sunshine
party
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Old 01-06-2009, 11:27 AM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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traffic
transient
trashy
trite
toxic

illicit
illegals
ill-prepared
inefficient
impossible

The last 5 relate more to the city government administration in general.
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Old 01-06-2009, 07:05 PM
 
Location: New York, New York
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sunny
traffic
freeways
best weather!



LAKERS!!!!!! #1
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Old 01-06-2009, 07:08 PM
 
Location: Lake Conroe, Tx
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Here's five, plus two bonus words.
Greed, lust, envy, pride, sadness, gluttony, sloth.
Anyone see any commonality with anything else here.
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Old 01-07-2009, 07:34 AM
 
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Traffic
Hollywood
Palm Trees
Trash/Graffiti
Beauty

#6 would definitely be illegals
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Old 01-07-2009, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Declezville, CA
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Riots
Brush fires
Smog
Cars
Dodgers
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Old 01-07-2009, 09:23 PM
 
Location: Hot Springs, AR
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Smog
Traffic
Illegals
Concrete
Expensive

God, I can't wait to leave.
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Old 01-08-2009, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Goodness Knows...
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traffic
trucks
white trash
drugs
mini malls
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