I fucking hate Los Angeles

Is the traffic as bad as they say? I always read 'Carmageddon', 'Carmapocalypse' and what not...

Compared to third world countries and NY, no. But anyone that wants to live life OUTSIDE of driving on the freeway, then yes its bad. It took me about an hour to drive 10 miles yesterday, and that wasn't even rush hour.

I hate LA too. They should rename this city "Felcher",
cause it sucks ass...

The same can be said for NYC.

Yes.

LA and the inland empire all through the state what a dump. and the attitude. Laughable.

Totally agree. I stayed for a month and it was just as bad. I don't understand why people put up with this stuff just to live?

I was going to say rename it to explosive diarrhea.

I hear ya. Not a fan of L.A., either. I'm in northern CA. Much better, imo.

Yeah and add on insane gas prices and bankruptcy. Don't plan on staying here much longer, just not worth it living on the freeway and paying 7 bucks to park somewhere (not everywhere or meters, but you get my drift)

How is it in North CA? I hear its wayyyy better.

You would like atlanta either. Same way people think its all about them, but its not

been there a couple of times myself...it does suck..not my cup of tea.

Yeah its just not worth it to live here.

That's why I enjoy living in Columbus, Ohio. Nice size city with a small town feel. Best of both worlds.

Well, this might offend some southern Californians. Not my intent. This is just my opinion. The San Francisco Bay Area has a lot more culture, and real, actual CITY...not a conglomeration of lots of suburbs like L.A. is. There's an actual downtown in San Francisco. In L.A., you wouldn't want to be "downtown" at night, and in the daytime it's a monolithic concrete jungle with no mixed-use buildings. People, again imo, are more cultured and less self-centered in northern CA. I guess it's the Hollywood thing, but I've never been anywhere in my life that's so self-absorbed, self-centered, shallow, and superficial as southern California. It's all about what you drive, what you look like, and very little to do with what you have to offer as an individual. Vapid, surface, mind-numb conversations are rampant. I'll stop there. LOL Again, just my opinion (but a pretty informed one, as I've been there a lot throughout my life). And the traffic and crime? Awful. Traffic is bad in the Bay Area, too. The Bay Area has BART -- a great rapid transit "subway" system (runs above ground, too...also goes under the bay). L.A.'s "Red Line" is a joke. No one wants to give up being seen in their shiny, new car. Material possessions define southern California. The Kardashians, believe it or not, are a fairly accurate indicator of southern California. NOT EVERYONE...of course. But it's definitely a large segment of the population.

I live in northern ca and imo it is a lot better. tahoe...san fran... humbolt. even though i actually think im going to leave the state. I think being from ca i have been brain washed into thinking this sate is so awesome and better than all the others. When I travel I see it's just another lie. sighhhhhhhhh i live in a valley desert and all that grows naturally is weeds.. and not the good kind. huge amounts of chem trails and it's kinda like a smog soup bowl. I want out...and i didn't even mention politics or taxes

Best part of Los Angeles is LAX...so you can fly out. ;)

Probably reasonable house prices too. In NYC and LA you can buy a house in some filthy barrio where they play carnival music at all hours of the night for the bargain price of 450K.

agreed

Fuck LA. I'm a writer that lived in Burbank for five years. I agree with everything you wrote. I moved to Austin tx a year ago. Much better. Fuck LA.

That is the EXACT impression that I've gotten here. It's like they play celebrity everywhere they go. I have been to many cities in the US except for the North Ca region. And I have to say, LA people are so far stuck up their own ass that they can't even smell the smog. Getting ready to get out of here!

Austin, Texas is nice but I found the people there to be rather standoffish for it being such a small city.

Austin was a place that I wanted to go to so badly but didn't have time. Texas was GREAT. Affordable living, decent employment, good culture with great food, awesome people, and great entertainment. Dallas was awesome

I live in LA. I enjoy it, been here for about 5 years now. I work in Radio so I'm kind of forced to be here because the higher paying jobs in that industry are here.

I would rather live somewhere else, but I do enjoy LA. There is a lot of cool stuff to see and ya some people are assholes, but i've found that to be everywhere in the USA. Just a different type of asshole in every area.

Lived in Hollyweird and don't miss it. It was convenient however at times to get to which ever studio I was working at. However, Sherman Oaks was a better option. If I was there now I would look more toward Woodland Hills.

Don't miss 18th street gang, the horrible sitting on the freeway or the pollution however.

It's worse. Funny thing is "Carmageddon" there was no traffic. The freeways in that area were clear.

does everyone have a rose tattoo?

+1... good summary! Plus the air is breathable.

move to the valley.....