Does the Inland Empire consider itself a part of L.A.?

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by pwumavs

From my perspective, I think Suffolk County, New York—the eastern county of Long Island—would be a good comparison to the Inland Empire, in terms of distance, ambiguity, and culture. People there aren't going to say they're from New York City. They're not even going to say they're from the NYC area or from near New York City. They might not even like New York City, as it seems many people from the Inland Empire don't care for L.A.

But Suffolk County is still a part of the NYC metro area. It's still part of the New York City sphere of influence. And there is continuous development from the City all the way to the tip of Long Island in Montauk, just as there's continuous development from Downtown L.A. to Redlands and Yucaipa (and some might say, to Indio).

I thought one of the previous posts likening the Inland Empire to Los Angeles as New Jersey is to New York to be a pretty fitting analogy.