Is LA a good place to be single? (Santa Monica: transfer, living in)

[EddieUK]

Hi all,

Currently in the process of a looking at a transfer with my company and if it all goes through I will be venturing to pastures new and arriving solo.

Is LA a good town to be (or at least arrive) single?

*for a 29 year old white Englishman that is

[DontH8Me]

Originally Posted by EddieUK

Hi all,

Currently in the process of a looking at a transfer with my company and if it all goes through I will be venturing to pastures new and arriving solo.

Is LA a good town to be (or at least arrive) single?

*for a 29 year old white Englishman that is

Not really sure what your fishing for here - do you mean in a sense of will you be well off getting a place, setting yourself up financially? Or do you mean in a sense of will you have luck hooking up with LA single females? Something else? Please let us know, to better answer your inquiry.

Thanks and welcome to LA!

[Candid Canuck]

from what i heard from a friend of mine who lives in LA....

Not really..... If you're a baller ( a guy with a nice car, and all that jazz) you could get by... but without that you're better off as a student

[EddieUK]

Maybe I didn't write that well.

To clarify I don't mean how am I going to get on with the local ladies (however while you mention it I hope not being an American and coming from England won't be an issue?!)

I just mean in general. Arriving in LA by yourself, is it a city that is easy to meet new people, quickly get settled in and enjoy what LA has to offer? Or is LA harder to break in as an outsider, especially if your coming all by yourself.

[artichoke63]

Oh, that's a tough question to answer. I think you're definitely going to experience some culture shock coming from UK. In my opinion, folks in England tend to be more down to earth and relationships are more solid. You've probably have friends you've known for ages. You'll find that over here, people are much more superficial, and all though friendships can begin suddenly, instantaneously, they can drift off into nothing just as easily. That said, how quickly you break in and start feeling comfortable, is up to you. Just keep an open attitude and don't take yourself too seriously. You'll meet people here who come from all over the world. You'll also meet lots of others from England who will help to make you feel at home.

Artie

[DontH8Me]

Well Eddie, I think as is the case for most big cities, it all depends on how gregarious and ebullient you are - character goes a long way (if you're looking to make friends with real people). If you are coming to work in the entertainment industry for instance, you won't come across too many real people, and you will be judged based on how rich or influential you appear to be. In the 'real' world, you can easily make friends through the people that you work with, as well as vendors and clients (if that's the sort of industry you work in). Networking is so crucial nowadays, and worth investing a little time in. As far as fitting in right away, there is everyone and there brother already here - I would wager that if you walked down the street with not a stitch of clothes on and a haddock tied to your neck, not one person would bat an eye. LA is quite blase where diversity is concerned, as it has had representation from peoples from every stretch of the earth for some time.

Not being an American being an issue with the ladies here? Pfft. With your British accent, you will attract enough attention from the ladies, but bear in mind that many of them will expect you to hold their attention with spending a lot of money on them. There are plenty of decent women in the LA area, but you won't run into too many if you are looking in the clubby areas with the rest of the disco monkeys. You will have to get a car quite soon after you arrive, not just for practicality reasons, but there are not many girls who will date someone without their own transportation.

You can also network with fellow Brits - there are thousands of them living here, some for over 20 years. Santa Monica is a good place to run into fellow Brits, as there are some authentic pubs there (**** n' Bull Pub, and my favorite Ye Old King's Head Shoppe just steps from the beach).

I imagine that you have already arranged for where you will be staying?

[EddieUK]

What great advice artichoke63 and DontH8Me. It really is much appreciated and many thanks for the 'welcome to LA' my first and hope not my last!

I haven't decided on an area to live as yet (in fact I am still yet to finalise the offer)but I should have a budget of about $2K per month. Am working at century city so have been searching through this forum for areas to live.

[directsci]

LA has a high incidence of STD's, it always has. Watch out for herpes.

[EddieUK]

thanks directsci?!

[Twinkle Toes]

I think LA is a good place to be single. When I was single and living in LA I always had plenty to do and too many dates to count. I had a blast - and in fact, I might be single again pretty soon!!!