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Old 06-21-2016, 01:27 PM
 
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Thinking of moving to Los Angeles. I like Los Angeles better than San Francisco nowadays people seem less smug and friendlier in la.I don't feel at home in San Francisco anymore. I grew up in sf and the bay area but its become so gentrified and ive found a lot of the new transplants to be obnoxious and to me dont rep what sf is supposed to be about. I am an artist/ painter/ photographer type who works in an office. I feel like alot of the art scene in sf is moving away because we cant afford it. Dont get me wrong San francisco is a more beautiful city , but it is to expensive and not as interesting anymore. When i go to la i feel i meet more interesting people than sf, people at cafes, restaurants and at clubs want to be social. In san francisco people are very into their own groups and i have felt very isolated after my friends moved and i tried to go out and meet people. Ive had more succsess with getting laid in la and being social with women, in sf and the bay area you have to be an overachieving guy who works in tech, or finance and make a certain amount of money to be succsefful with women. I am a healthy outdoor person i love the la beaches, so many places to run, hike yes sf has great hikes, love marin and gg park, but la has more. I am a vegaterian and excercise a lot, while i understand la gets a lot of crap for having that superficial element, i do like taking care of myself, and for some reason in sf thats superficial and judgemental. I like ocean beach in sf and have many fond memories, and yes sf beaches are more beautiful than la beaches from a visual standpoint, but i love swimming in warmer water. Also its nice that you can see a national leauge mlb team and its affordable. Everytime i go down to la i love it and feel happy, weather is great and people are social and unfurtunatly when i come back to sf i feel isolated , alone, out of place and that im an alien to my once home.

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Old 06-21-2016, 01:46 PM
 
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yeah and besides.. the bay area is getting way and way more expensive than anywhere else.
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Old 06-21-2016, 07:40 PM
 
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Yes
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Old 06-21-2016, 08:11 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood, CA
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didnt read a word in this thread besides the title of it.

LOL @ comparing a village to an alpha++ city.

yes op, everything in LA is better.

weather, women, food, natural beauty, you name it.
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Old 06-21-2016, 09:53 PM
 
Location: Coastal L.A.
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Agreed. Lived in SF for 4 years but back in L.A. (have been here for 15 years). Los Angeles is better, and that pisses off people in SF. I remember everyone up there talks and talks and talks about how L.A sucks yadda yadda yadda. Here in L.A no one cares about SF so no one talks about it.
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Old 06-21-2016, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Laguna Niguel, Orange County CA
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San Francisco is amazing for as small a city as it is. It also looks and acts bigger than it really is. At the end of the day; however, SF is not competition for LA.
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Old 06-21-2016, 10:21 PM
 
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didnt read a word in this thread besides the title of it.

LOL @ comparing a village to an alpha++ city.

yes op, everything in LA is better.

weather, women, food, natural beauty, you name it.
I wouldn't call SF a "village". They actually have way more high rise buildings up there than LA and the whole bay area is getting more and more populated as well. They also have way more opportunities and jobs up there than LA. Oh, I think the women in the bay are better than LA.
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Old 06-21-2016, 10:26 PM
 
Location: California
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So move.
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Old 06-22-2016, 01:27 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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But LA is fake , even the famous artist Andy Warhol called it plastic .
The only real cities in America are NYC ,SF !

In seriousness though there does seem to be a trend of people moving from SF and NYC to L.A , and even though LA is an expensive city it's still not as expensive as those cities .

One big added expense would be cost of car which most people view as important in LA , but not as much in SF or NYC .
I don't know though , if you are going to move anyways why not try to find an actual affordable city with a strong arts scene ?

For people trying to escape NYC but want something similar and more affordable Philadelphia seems to be the hot city now
Time to Flee NYC, is Philadelphia the Next Big Thing? - BlackBook

I wonder if there is an alternative for people in CA
Austin seems like it was that type of city but now it's gotten more expensive .

Anyways just wondering have you looked into other cities besides LA?
Maybe there is another option that you might like better
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Old 06-22-2016, 07:23 AM
 
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Maybe there is another option that you might like better
Charleston?
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