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oh, i see. Sorry, i missed this. I've got relatives out in la who i've stayed with on a number of occasions, and have spent some time there during vacations and trips out west. It was an ok place to visit--i liked the getty, for instance--and the proximity to the beach was nice. But the city itself did absolutely nothing for me. Sorry.
Los Angeles is often hated for its stereo types.. vacuous,materialistic,Hollywood ivory tower liberalism,pollution,traffic issues,gangs,illegal immigrant issues ad infinitum. Detroit is often perceived as a cold, dirty,economically stagnant city. Some of these stereo types are dead on IMO, depending on where you are within either city. Many people hate LA simply out of jeolousy; I don't think any one is too envious of Detroit...Not a huge fan of LA as a whole myself, but there are certain areas of town I would live in a heart beat. Detroit..not so much. Try telling the people having lunch outside in 70 degrees at a swank West Side bistro."that LA sucks" they might have a different response for you than someone sand blasting the graffiti off their walls in Downey.
I understand why LA gets a lot of flak, particularly from the east coast. For one, LA for all of it's hype and glamour doesn't fit our preconcieved noitions of what a city portrayed as such SHOULD look like. We get to Los angeles, take a look at the freeways, the small downtown, the sprawl of the valley and write it off, dismissing the entire region as some sort of a social hoax. I too fell victim to this mentality. I'm originally from Boston and craved the vibrancy and glamour we come to expect from manhattan and hollywood. What I found when arriving in LA was a completly different city.
10 years later and now living in manhattan, I have since gone back to LA and found my response to be quite different. LA never claimed to be NYC, it never once misrepresented itself. is it different? absolutely. A whole different lifestyle. No 3am cab rides texting in the back rockin the latest gear before jetting to a rooftop party in the west village. no, LA is laid back. It's SUNNY. It's sunglasses in december relaxing in Santa Monica, sitting at an outdoor cafe. It's privacy, being able to stay fit, eat well (great produce), and still have a TON of amenities around. There is still a tremndous amount of opportunity in LA, a ton of industry, and all of the culture and options that come from being the nations second biggest city. I don't think I could ever permenently live in LA again, but 3 months a year? Hell Yeah. The natural beauty, the weather, and yes, the amenities give it a nod. NYC will be waiting. For all of NY's strengths (and I do belive its the only US city to truly compete on a global level) it has it's drawbacks. It's crowded, expensive, cold and tough. Things are easier in LA.
LA is all of those things you mentioned, and then it shares all of those characteristics that you mentioned about NYC. I don't know what you people have experienced while in LA, but LA has the same recreational amenities as NYC, and then some. LA won't give you the "urban experience" of NYC because of the layout of the city, but it offers the exact same pursuits, just LA-style.
I like Los Angeles but it's not on my radar for places I would live right now. Detroit is decaying which is a shame because it could have easily been one of the best cities in the U.S handsdown. I still have a positive opinon about the overall metro area though.
I don't 'hate' any cities, I just know that some cities I would not want to live in but I don't bash them because of it.
Here's my take on why LA gets so much hate thrown its way. You have people who love the city and you have people who love the suburbs. LA doesn't adequately satisfy either one of those two groups. For urban lovers, LA is far too car-oriented, decentralized, and lacks the pedestrian/transit culture typically expected of big cities. However at the same time, LA has become too crowded, congested, and costly for suburban lovers. Why settle for a 2br/1ba bungalow with a tiny yard in LA when one could get a 4 br/3.5ba in Texas, Arizona, or Nevada? Generally, people feel LA offers all the disadvantages of city and suburban living, with none of the advantages of either. Now that's not entirely true, but is true in many instances.
Here's my take on why LA gets so much hate thrown its way. You have people who love the city and you have people who love the suburbs. LA doesn't adequately satisfy either one of those two groups. For urban lovers, LA is far too car-oriented, decentralized, and lacks the pedestrian/transit culture typically expected of big cities. However at the same time, LA has become too crowded, congested, and costly for suburban lovers. Why settle for a 2br/1ba bungalow with a tiny yard in LA when one could get a 4 br/3.5ba in Texas, Arizona, or Nevada? Generally, people feel LA offers all the disadvantages of city and suburban living, with none of the advantages of either. Now that's not entirely true, but is true in many instances.
You've never been there and all of your post are bashing either Chicago or Milwaukee.
Nearly every poster on this forum who bashes Chicago has fewer than 100 posts and has registered within the last couple of weeks. Methinks it is the same guy. And whoever it is must live in a place where there is absolutely nothing going on, because he/she apparently has a significant amount of time on their hands.
It's very strange how so many of these threads I read having no mention of Chicago what so ever instantly become these huge anti-Chicago rants. I mean seriously.
Nearly every poster on this forum who bashes Chicago has fewer than 100 posts and has registered within the last couple of weeks. Methinks it is the same guy. And whoever it is must live in a place where there is absolutely nothing going on, because he/she apparently has a significant amount of time on their hands.
I think the same thing.
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Originally Posted by Scott5280
It's very strange how so many of these threads I read having no mention of Chicago what so ever instantly become these huge anti-Chicago rants. I mean seriously.
It's one poster who keeps trolling, gets banned and does it again.
Detroit is as good as any other city. I still got hope for the city of Detroit. I've never been to L.A, but keep your head up L.A and look to God, then....your whole city will change regardless of race and nationality.
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