Current Events > Why do a lot of people seem to hate LA? It seems like a great place to visit.

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I suppose a lot of people are haters.

Have you been to L.A.?

Why do you seem incapable of making good topics or posts?

Only large city I have ever visited and disliked. And I have been to dozens.

It's all drug mules and surfers from my limited exposure

I enjoyed it. Stayed in a lovely hotel on a marina.

Only thing I hated was the airport. Terminal buildings way too small and crowded.

fun city but I think living there would kinda suck. anywhere with a lot of tourists sounds shitty

A lot of the hate comes from people with a political angle and/or have never been there and/or assume stereotypes. I understand why people consider it a hallscape, and from what I've seen from content creators who live there, a lot of then do consider it pretty shitty. All this to say however, I've visited twice and I truly enjoy it. It's arguably the best food city in the US, the donuts are bomb, the dispensaries are bomb, and it has nice access to nature and hikes.

And yes I know I'm taking a Sunhawk topic seriously, but this one honestly provoked discussion. Even if he doesn't care, why can't we seize control of the idea?

I love LA whenever I go there but you can definitely tell people are superficial there

It's attempted to kill our beloved Hollywood Jeff on several occasions. Fuck that place

I live in Jersey so imagine the hype around that place is like NYC for us. Fun to visit for a few days at a time but I couldnt stand the thought of being there for a week with how expensive it is and the lack of personal space.

I love LA, but I've lived here my entire life. I love how much there is to do. There's so much stuff all over the city

ai123 posted...

I enjoyed it. Stayed in a lovely hotel on a marina.

Only thing I hated was the airport. Terminal buildings way too small and crowded.

Wait what? What airport did you land in? Must not have been LAX, because "too small" is not a description I'd use there lol.

I feel like a lot of people fall for the whole "if you go to LA, you WILL be shot" rhetoric, especially if they don't live in the states and just know about what you see on TV...though I haven't been to LA myself, so can't really speak from experience, but being a big city, it probably isn't the best place to live

Too much traffic

The city doesn't have a good stereotypical visual image. When you think of Chicago and New York you think of their great skylines. When you think of Los Angeles you think of smog and large city sprawl instead of skyscrapers so it makes the city look flat. Of course Los Angeles has skyscrapers, but people don't think of that.

Lakers and Dodgers

YellowSUV posted...

The city doesn't have a good stereotypical visual image. When you think of Chicago and New York you think of their great skylines. When you think of Los Angeles you think of smog and large city sprawl instead of skyscrapers so it makes the city look flat. Of course Los Angeles has skyscrapers, but people don't think of that.

That's because Los Angeles is massive and only downtown really has skyscrapers. Los Angeles city covers about 502 square miles and Los Angeles County is 4,084 square miles. And I mention the county size because some of what people count as "Los Angeles" is actually just part of the county itself and is a different, smaller city.

YellowSUV posted...

The city doesn't have a good stereotypical visual image. When you think of Chicago and New York you think of their great skylines. When you think of Los Angeles you think of smog and large city sprawl instead of skyscrapers so it makes the city look flat. Of course Los Angeles has skyscrapers, but people don't think of that.

It's nicer to look at imo because there's mountains and more greenery in general. I'm from NYC and the skyline is not something you see everyday really. When you're on the ground, just walking on a block there's more grime and loud noise. One thing I noticed is a lot less honking in LA compared to NYC.

My favorite thing about LA is that every Uber and Lyft driver loves to talk about how they are "in the business."

Bruh, you're 65 and balding. I don't think meeting Dua Lipa for 10 seconds at a whole foods is gonna be your "big break" lmao

it has the most corrupt Police Department in America

NoxObscuras posted...

Wait what? What airport did you land in? Must not have been LAX, because "too small" is not a description I'd use there lol.

Yeah, it was LAX. Flying back, people were queueing out the doors trying to check in.

Not enough space, considering the passenger numbers.

ai123 posted...

Yeah, it was LAX. Flying back, people were queueing out the doors trying to check in.

Not enough space, considering the passenger numbers.

That's just LA. Crowds of people everywhere lol

Here in this hopeless fucking hole we call L.A., it's a bullshit three-ring circus sideshow of freaks . It's one great big festering neon distraction.