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It's funny when you get opposite first impressions right next to each other! For me, LA seemed exactly like TV/the movies, there were honestly no surprises at all (other than downtown was even smaller than I expected). Even specific towns and neighborhoods, as I spent more time in the area (like Bel Air and Hollywood), were exactly like I expected, right down to how people looked/acted. It seems logical that this would happen in the film capital of the world.
Well appearance-wise, Los Angeles was exactly what I expected... but outside of Bait Car on TruTV, you (or at least I) never see an accurate depiction of LA's Mexican population on television. It's as if they're all camera shy!
NYC- Gotham. Very cool. Too many people.
Atlanta- the olympics were held here???
Dallas- when I approached the city I thought, wow manhatten on the prairie. When I got downtown I thought, wow, prairie.
Washington, D.C.- Awesome. Love it.
Austin- Nice, but seems overrated.
Miami- Feels like South America, in a good way.
LA- pockets of nice surrounded by millions of slums. Silly Dbags. Depressing.
San Diego- I'm home...
Salt Lake City- Cool mountains, small city.
Denver- Midwest by the rockies. Laid back.
Raliegh- Where's the city?
Houston- good god this place blows
Seattle- nice, but Portland's better
NYC- Gotham. Very cool. Too many people.
Atlanta- the olympics were held here???
Dallas- when I approached the city I thought, wow manhatten on the prairie. When I got downtown I thought, wow, prairie.
Washington, D.C.- Awesome. Love it.
Austin- Nice, but seems overrated.
Miami- Feels like South America, in a good way.
LA- pockets of nice surrounded by millions of slums. Silly Dbags. Depressing.
San Diego- I'm home...
Salt Lake City- Cool mountains, small city.
Denver- Midwest by the rockies. Laid back.
Raliegh- Where's the city?
Houston- good god this place blows
Seattle- nice, but Portland's better
I dont agree with many of your opinions, but I have to admit it gave me a good laugh.
nyc- gotham. Very cool. Too many people. atlanta- the olympics were held here???
dallas- when i approached the city i thought, wow manhatten on the prairie. When i got downtown i thought, wow, prairie.
Washington, d.c.- awesome. Love it.
Austin- nice, but seems overrated.
Miami- feels like south america, in a good way.
La- pockets of nice surrounded by millions of slums. Silly dbags. Depressing.
San diego- i'm home...
Salt lake city- cool mountains, small city.
Denver- midwest by the rockies. Laid back. raliegh- where's the city?
houston- good god this place blows
seattle- nice, but portland's better
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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I don't get it. Why do people come here expecting it to be mountainous in the city??
Denver is in an isolated part of the country and I don't think people are aware that the prairies are a mile high above sea level. Also 99% of the time when the word Colorado is mentioned mountains immediately come to mind (though that might have changed some since they legalized marijuana ).
Los Angeles: "Wow, 2nd largest city in the USA!"
Orlando: Very impressed by the greenery and tall pine trees
San Antonio: Nothin special, but not bad.
Austin: "What's all the hype about?" Average city.
NYC: This city huge...and a bit dirty, but impressive.
Kansas City: "Wish I could get out of this airport and check the city out."
Colorado Springs: A much prettier, and smaller version of Denver.
Las Vegas: "Why is it so hot??"
Chicago: Nice city. Not a big ghetto..
Only the one's I can remember, but pretty much all of them.
Denver is in an isolated part of the country and I don't think people are aware that the prairies are a mile high above sea level. Also 99% of the time when the word Colorado is mentioned mountains immediately come to mind (though that might have changed some since they legalized marijuana ).
Oh, I see. I just don't know why people can't do a little research before coming here and being disappointed. If you can get past thinking there's going to be mountains in the middle of the city, then it's not that horrible.
Dallas- when I approached the city I thought, wow manhatten on the prairie. When I got downtown I thought, wow, prairie.
Not a clever quip, seeing as how you can't see any prairie. It's "Mahattan", by the way.
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Houston- good god this place blows
Yes, a common sentiment shared by those who never leave the freeway/airport.
Don't bother lying and saying you did. You know you didn't.
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