San Francisco VS Los Angeles (Carson, Montclair: standard of living, shop, moving)

[Avex]

Both cities are just entirely different from another in terms of its aesthetic and vibe.

I think both are unique in there own way, but for me, I like the character of San Francisco a lot more. I like colder weather, density, interesting architecture and the ability to walk everywhere.

As Californians we are lucky to have two great cities, that are night and day from one another, in the same state.

In what other region in the US, can you find a city that has an east coast, hustle and bustle energy of SF and the massive sprawl of LA all in one state?

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by jimmykem

Plus, SoCal gets Las Vegas and NorCal gets Reno (bleh)

Sorry but Reno runs circles around Vegas as far as quality of life as far as Im concerned. Have you ever left the strip?

Originally Posted by BritinUSA

vanity is alive and well in SF

One of the rare cases where vanity might actually be justified.

[MB8abovetherim]

Originally Posted by Avex

Both cities are just entirely different from another in terms of its aesthetic and vibe.

I think both are unique in there own way, but for me, I like the character of San Francisco a lot more. I like colder weather, density, interesting architecture and the ability to walk everywhere.

As Californians we are lucky to have two great cities, that are night and day from one another, in the same state.

In what other region in the US, can you find a city that has an east coast, hustle and bustle energy of SF and the massive sprawl of LA all in one state?

Don't let the driveways and lawns fool you, LA is very much Hustle and Bustle as well. But In LA you can have a better combination of both worlds IMO. I don't care about the differences really, Amoeba Music is in both cities, one on Haight street and the other on Sunset Blvd

[04kL4nD]

it's kinda hard to hustle and bustle when you're stuck in traffic on the 405 all day long

but point well taken. LA has an energy of its own. It's not like NYC, but people definitely get things done in LA/

[Jay619]

I'm a SD native and have always loved SF while growing up since i have family up there... hated LA. But now it's switched. Made a lot of friends up in the bay and were friendly.. until they came down to SoCal... they would always brag about how they were from the bay area and asked why cant socal be like norcal and they were just plain cocky and showed disrespect to people down here. after 4 years i decided to give the bay another shot... still same **** "SF is a real city, LA is a third world country." or "F*#@ SoCal and their sunshine and slippers!" it disgusted me and therefore i never visit the bay again.. i've only been there twice and i don't plan on going back up again. The pomposity that exists up there is freakin ridiculous!!

As for LA, my mom moved there and so i switched back and forth between SD and LA throughout the year... fell in love with it despite the pollution, traffic clogged freeways, and suburban/city feel.... at first LA doesn't seem like a big city.. but once you go around and see everything.. your eyes open... also LA and NYC can compare and contrast in many ways

NY: most extensive mass transit system, dense, vertical, largest population, biggest city, northeast, times square, dense core, the premier city of the east

LA: most extensive highway system, dense, horizontal, second largest population, second biggest city, southwest, hollywood; koreatown; nokia plaza, sprawled out, the premier city of the west

Both are the two perfect examples of the "American Metropolis"

Yes LA is dense, maybe even denser than NY.. there was an article about it i'll have to look for it online. LA isn't NY obviously, its LA, its its own thing. What i hate about SF is they wanna be a NY, they literally think and believe they are NY, "oh yea uhh.. oakland is our brooklyn hah and we're manhattan" its hilarious! where the hell is the originality in that?!? you're not NY, so stop... you're just SF.

Don't get me wrong I ABSOLUTELY LOVE San Francisco, the city is beautiful with its rich historic architecture and natural beauty, marvelous bridges, charming, great shopping and has a european kick to it.. i can see why they call it the paris of the west. BUT THE PEOPLE are what turn me off and convince me not to visit. Its true when they say SoCal loves The Bay, but the bay hates socal... now i know not everyone in norcal is that way... but about 84% of the people i know up there.. always hating

Its like the big dog(LA) and little dog(SF) scenario. The little dog keeps yapping and barking its mouth, annoying the big dog, but the big dog just goes about its day ignoring the little dog. Anyways SF or LA both are in California... its a blessing to have both cities. What would be the fun if they were exactly the same right???

[sav858]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Sorry but Reno runs circles around Vegas as far as quality of life as far as Im concerned. Have you ever left the strip?

Who cares? The context of the quote was clearly referring to Reno and Vegas as destinations/places to visit. Vegas is about a million times better than Reno in that regard. Even as far as a place to live Reno doesn't really have a lot over Vegas considering how much smaller it is.

[roadwarrior101]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Sorry but Reno runs circles around Vegas as far as quality of life as far as Im concerned. Have you ever left the strip?

Are you kidding me? Maybe if you're talking about living, but in terms of visiting, Vegas has world class hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, etc. For Reno, not so much.

But, its an easy 1 hour flight to Vegas from the Bay Area, so its not like we're missing out by not living nearby.

[vdy1985]

Originally Posted by roadwarrior101

Are you kidding me? Maybe if you're talking about living, but in terms of visiting, Vegas has world class hotels, restaurants, shopping, nightlife, etc. For Reno, not so much.

But, its an easy 1 hour flight to Vegas from the Bay Area, so its not like we're missing out by not living nearby.

Exactly.

But, the nice thing about the LA area, you can take a spontaneous trip to Vegas because it is in easy driving distance. SF is close to Tahoe/Reno which is nice too.

[roadwarrior101]

Originally Posted by vdy1985

Exactly.

But, the nice thing about the LA area, you can take a spontaneous trip to Vegas because it is in easy driving distance. SF is close to Tahoe/Reno which is nice too.

Considering the amount of drinking I do in Vegas, I prefer flying.

[04kL4nD]

Not to mention that that drive back on 15 to LA is ungodly awful sometimes.

It took my 9 hours to get from LV to SD on my way back once...