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[jlprk]

THE CITY'S SOCIAL CENTER, THE UNEMPLOYMENT CENTER, IS A BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY.

 

[jlprk]

NOT IF I'M ON YOUR BLOCK.

I GOT PROTECTION, HCP ON SPEED DIAL.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I GOT PROTECTION, HCP ON SPEED DIAL.

HCP IS CLEAN, YOU CAN PROBABLY GO RAW DOG.

 

[jlprk]

I KEEP A RUSTY PANCAKE SPATULA IN THE KITCHEN. THE LAST MAN WHO CROSSED ME GOT HIS HEAD CHOPPED OFF.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I love Los Angeles. My heart is still in Portland though. But anyone that doesn't like l.a. haven't been to the right places.

That's a pretty ridiculous claim to make. You like it, not everyone.

 

[jlprk]

It's a murderous place for us poor guys. When I was going to an expensive private college there I had to live on Baby Ruths, cans of tuna, and Michelob off-campus. I was so afraid to go out in the dark during my acid trips, I climbed the tree in our yard and watched night crawlers. Tough, tough city.

 

[KingSpeed]

I've been in L.A. most of the time for the last 8 years and I love it. I've lived in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Malibu, and Bell Canyon. Malibu was the best.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I CAN SURF AND SKI IN THE SAME DAY, BRO.

So can I, living in West Linn (Portland Metro). The question is, have you really done it?

I have once (though I'd surfed and skiied within the same 3-4 day period numerous times).

My first time really exploring LA as an adult was with my girlfriend (now wife). She is from SoCal. I still remember us driving on the freeway and her saying, "It's sooo smoggy. You can't even see the mountains." I was puzzled, and asked, "What mountains?"

"Um, the ones right next to us!?!?!"

That being said, I love LA for week-long vacations. Dunno if I could live there full-time (unless I'm in a phat house along one of the rad, cleaner beaches).

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

So can I, living in West Linn (Portland Metro). The question is, have you really done it?

I have once (though I'd surfed and skiied within the same 3-4 day period numerous times).

My first time really exploring LA as an adult was with my girlfriend (now wife). She is from SoCal. I still remember us driving on the freeway and her saying, "It's sooo smoggy. You can't even see the mountains." I was puzzled, and asked, "What mountains?"

"Um, the ones right next to us!?!?!"

That being said, I love LA for week-long vacations. Dunno if I could live there full-time (unless I'm in a phat house along one of the rad, cleaner beaches).

that's the point. no one does that shit. its just some stupid shit the california board of tourism touts around and paints Cali as this super awesome eco paradise, when LA is just such a shithole.

 

[julius]

that's the point. no one does that shit. its just some stupid shit the california board of tourism touts around and paints Cali as this super awesome eco paradise, when LA is just such a shithole.

Of the cities I'd like to live in (in Southern California) San Diego ranks #1, and San Diego ranks #2.

now if I could just find myself a sugar momma, or star in a TV show...

 

[jlprk]

now if I could just find myself a sugar momma, or star in a TV show...

I'll show you my high school yearbook. We had 1 in 750 freshmen who was in any way cute.

The people in this thread who like it are rich. I was only middle class, way above most of the inhabitants.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Of the cities I'd like to live in (in Southern California) San Diego ranks #1, and San Diego ranks #2.

now if I could just find myself a sugar momma, or star in a TV show...

If by san diego, you mean la jolla...then sure.

¡!¡!

 

[julius]

If by san diego, you mean la jolla...then sure.

¡!¡!

That is a nice part of San Diego, imho. My brother in law grew up there. Or as he says "la Jaw-luh".

Poway isn't too bad, although the further away from downtown you get, the less I like it.

 

[MickZagger]

LA's okay to visit. Fuck no, I'd never live there. San Diego? Yeah, I could live there. I have an aunt who lived in Oceanside for years and now lives in Mission Beach. I love that city.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

El Segundo is nice, from the times I've visited.

 

[Pinwheel1]

LA's okay to visit. Fuck no, I'd never live there. San Diego? Yeah, I could live there. I have an aunt who lived in Oceanside for years and now lives in Mission Beach. I love that city.

What do you consider LA? I live in the highlands of Pacific Palisades. Basically west LA. I have trail-heads that start 100 yards from my door that stretch for miles into Topanga state park. I can see deer wondering around from my deck. The beach is 5 minutes away. The village of PP is very beautiful, very, quiet, and very little traffic. The streets basically roll up at 7PM every night. The temperatures all year long are the same as San Diego.

But to be honest, 4 years ago, i said the exact same thing as you are saying when my wife got transferred to LA. And there are a lot of areas of LA I hate. But there are a lot of areas that are great. We are surrounded by Malibu to the north, Brentwood to the east, Santa Monica to the south and the pacific ocean to the west. I work from home with no commute. Life ain't bad here after all.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Summary: live by the ocean

 

[magnifier661]

That's a pretty ridiculous claim to make. You like it, not everyone.

Have you been in all the places in l.a.? Your claim is ridiculous. It is about as relevant as someone from la calling you all racist hicks.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Summary: live by the ocean

Exactly. And if you are a NBA player....you can.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Have you been in all the places in l.a.? Your claim is ridiculous. It is about as relevant as someone from la calling you all racist hicks.

people who visit LA get a bad experience because of the places that people are taken. You go to hollywood, disneyland, rodeo drive, walk of fame and santa monica's 3rd street promenade. its far from an accurate experience and I've found most people are like "is that it?".

basically its taking someone from out of town...going to Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Waterfront Park and Multnomah falls and thinking "this is Portland, Oregon".

 

[MickZagger]

I've been all over LA. My brother lived there for 6 years and I visited him once or twice a year. Its phony, its crowded, its very Raider/Laker fan. Don't get me wrong, nice place to visit. I'd never live there. I would however live in parts of San Diego.

PS. I've never been to Disneyland.

Oh, and I do love all the fake tits. I'm happy with the NW and its authenticity.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I've been all over LA. My brother lived there for 6 years and I visited him once or twice a year. Its phony, its crowded, its very Raider/Laker fan. Don't get me wrong, nice place to visit. I'd never live there. I would however live in parts of San Diego.

PS. I've never been to Disneyland.

Oh, and I do love all the fake tits. I'm happy with the NW and its authenticity.

Well I hate to break it to you, but if you hate LA then you won't like San Diego anymore. It is pretty much all one big metropolis. Like LA there are some really nice pockets to live in by the ocean. But it you think it is isn't crowded then you haven't been there for a while.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I don't get the fascination with SD. Its basically a bunch of family oriented subdivisions. The beaches are pretty nice, but other than that, if you go east of the 5 its kind of teh suck unless you can afford a million dollar house. the women are hot, but its a lot of trash out in SD (not like there's not any in LA)...but at least in LA there's almost an unlimited amount of daytime and nighttime options to keep yourself busy.

I mean if you have a family and kids and want safe schools yeah...up north county is great. other than that, its kind of meh.

 

[MickZagger]

Well I hate to break it to you, but if you hate LA then you won't like San Diego anymore. It is pretty much all one big metropolis. Like LA there are some really nice pockets to live in by the ocean. But it you think it is isn't crowded then you haven't been there for a while.

2 years ago I was there. It was crowded. But not nearly anything like LA.

 

[MickZagger]

California in general is an overcrowded cesspool.

My buddy got a job in Sacramento. Holy shit, what a hell hole that is. Although their version of the Pearl is kinda cool.

 

[MickZagger]

If I lived in Cali it would probably be either Oceanside, Mission Beach, Monterrey or Carmel or some place like that.

 

[KingSpeed]

What do you consider LA? I live in the highlands of Pacific Palisades. Basically west LA. I have trail-heads that start 100 yards from my door that stretch for miles into Topanga state park. I can see deer wondering around from my deck. The beach is 5 minutes away. The village of PP is very beautiful, very, quiet, and very little traffic. The streets basically roll up at 7PM every night. The temperatures all year long are the same as San Diego.

But to be honest, 4 years ago, i said the exact same thing as you are saying when my wife got transferred to LA. And there are a lot of areas of LA I hate. But there are a lot of areas that are great. We are surrounded by Malibu to the north, Brentwood to the east, Santa Monica to the south and the pacific ocean to the west. I work from home with no commute. Life ain't bad here after all.

If Malibu is to your north, you live in the ocean. The Malibu coast runs east to west. If you look at the ocean, you're looking south.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Have you been in all the places in l.a.? Your claim is ridiculous. It is about as relevant as someone from la calling you all racist hicks.

Saying that not everyone would like to live in L.A. is ridiculous? .. Okay crazy man.

 

[Natebishop3]

I just really didn't like the people down there. I met a few cool friends, but most people were self-centered douchebags.

 

[jlprk]

I lived there, mainly San Bernardino/Riverside but also Los Angeles, 3 times, total 12.5 years. When I moved to the Pacific Northwest, my instant reaction was, this is utopian paradise compared to there.