Dare I start an L.A. rant thread? — Page 2

I lived here a year ago, and hated it...I lived in Marina Del Rey..ugh. so unfriendly, stressed-out, crazy drivers, nasty old men in very chi-chi cars...
but then I moved back after a year in NYC. I realized NYc wasn't "home" for me anymore...I hadn't lived there since before 9/11 it's changed. in a good way, but it's changed. there are no 'bad areas" anymore. there are less and less people who understand what it used to be like to live in NY and why being a New Yorker was some strange kind of achievement...anyway I found myself longing for L.A.
and I came back, and got a job before I even moved into my apartment. this time, I'm loving it here...the "fake" stuff...well, I actually just see that as there being just more of a culture of friendliness over here. people want to be polite. like, the wickedest thing you can do to someone is decide, o.k. I'm going to be SO RUDE to this person!! I am NOT going to say "thank you" and that's a huge big deal for me. man, it takes a LOT of effort for me to not say thank you. that's me being utterly fierce. heh. you do realize a lot of this post is completely tongue-in-cheek, don't you...I'm not really that much of a moron...
but seriously...there's a lot to LOVE about L.A. if you take the time to do it. god I love the drive up on the 5 coming to Glendale from ORange County...I love seeing those mountains rising up, and all the trees--everytime I see it I just...remember to breathe again.
and I love that no one is in a hurry if I want to count out the change that's due for my coffee or whatever. I never had time to get rid of my change in NY for fear of getting screamed at.
and I love that I'm learning Spanish just by walking around and keeping my ears open.
hm. what else do I love? good tacos. good sushi. and once in awhile a good, good person who lets me in front of them in the line at the grocery store because I have less stuff. wow...it makes my week.
I love you LA !! never thought I'd say that...

I attended a Jewish private school in Los Angeles, where over 50% of the population is Persian - hence, Farsi. Secondly, Hebrew - I attended said school, where I learned Hebrew. And I should have learned Spanish because I grew up in SoCal.

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Thanks ya'll. I'm moving to LA and looking for some positivity. Guess I'm looking in the wrong thread.
Not that NYC is that great. We deal with the winter, crowded streets, overpriced and delaying public transportation, stupid tourists, traffic that can take a ten minute ride up to an hour...I can go on and on.

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To the LA folks-

Just remember, although you're sitting in traffic, at least it's your personal space. Crowded subways, especially during morning rush hours, is AWFUL!

Also- you have great weather, and everyone is so relaxed. Can you tell I'm finally tired of NYC?

After I get some good on-camera training, I hope to eventually move out there.

One caveat- the freeways terrify me! Is it really possible to get everywhere on surface roads?

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well as they say in clueless, "this is LA, it takes 15 minutes to get anywhere." i think they say 15. i've found that it's more about 20. if you don't take the freeway.

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