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Location: Los Angeles
Climate: Los Angeles
Architecture: Montreal
Scenery: Los Angeles
Quality of life: Different life styles. Tie.
Crime: Montreal
Public transportation: Montreal?
Shopping: Los Angeles
Universities: Los Angeles
Entertainment/Things to see and do: Los Angeles
Diversity: Los Angeles
Economy: Los Angeles
Culture: Tie
Food: Los Angles
History: Montreal
I really don't see how it's a competition
Well if you include things like character, fun factor, urbanity, Quality of Life for most citizenry, Excellent PT , a unique culture with great food that also blends diversity, multiculturalism, beautiful architecture and the largest Gay Villiage in N.A - Montreal is a pretty solid competitor
For me the central core neighborhoods of Montreal are 10 times more interesting and cohesive than central Los Angeles. From the area near the universities and Mont Royal through the central downtown area to the touristy but interesting historic old quarter and up Blvd. St. Laurent is one of the best connected and enjoyable cores in Canada or the US---and I love the old Quebec archiecture and the Jewish, Portugese, Italian, Arab, and Moroccan areas. In comparison the central core of Los Angeles--while it's now being revamped in very gentrified sort of way(and now hyped up) and while it has had some underused architectural gems--isn't a place that I really want to return to over and over again(even while it's interesting to look at in certain parts). And then there's large stretches around downtown that are either boring or interesting but not places I'd hang out in(Westlake). And then further out you have other areas that are sort of interesting like Koreatown or parts of Hollywood and so on, but then it's all just sort of this mixed bag.
Of course when you compare the entire cities or metro areas things might look different, or compare something like weather or outdoor recreation(or beaches) or Asian or Mexican food where LA excels. But while I like LA, I don't love it like Montreal, which has a certain charm to it. And Montreal doesn't feel like a European city as some have claimed, but it does have probably the biggest communities of more recent European immigrants of any US city, and it feels like a true melting pot in many ways. Also, hockey fans in Montreal actually show up year after year, unlike some LA Kings fans who just realized they had a team after they won a Stanley Cup.
Can you really blame LA though? We have no natural ties to ice hockey whatsoever and the Kings have been mostly mediocre their entire existence. Not a good combo. LA has natural ties to all the other major sports but hockey. If they want fans, they have to build the fan base by winning. We aren't going to love hockey by simply being able to go outdoors and play it, since we are limited to roller hockey.
Even then so, the Kings have a pretty solid fanbase here. Nothing like the east coast, but very respectable.
There's around a handful of subjective categories that could go either way. Crime is obviously Montreal, while Economy (and University & Diversity) go to LA.
Location: Montreal
Climate: LA
Scenery: LA
Architecture: Montreal
Quality of life: Tie
Crime: Montreal
Public transportation: Montreal
Shopping: LA
Universities: LA
Entertainment/Things to see and do: Tie
Diversity: LA
Economy: LA
Culture: Montreal
Food: Tie
History: Tie
Where would you rather live? I'd rather live in Montreal, but would most likely make a better living in LA, so LA would win out in the end.
Where would you rather visit as first timer? Both have their advantages, but I may give the edge to LA.
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