Hollywood is a Dump

[DonDadda59]

Where do they get the glitz and glamour idea from? Maybe it's from the 'Golden Age' of the 20s-50s but after spending the day/night there... place is a shit hole :lol

I swear it's a junkie's paradise. There's more homeless people than actual residents. How does that make any sense? :confusedshrug:

And that smell...

[ROCSteady]

Never been but that's always been my impression.

Not the mystique and glamour but poor air quality & many terrible people.

I'm a Lakers fan so obv I'd go but rather kick up in San Diego tbh.

[ZeN]

North Hollywood is the worst. You have the dirtiest people running around at all ours of the day. Filthy in all senses drugs, sex, homeless, etc...

The whole idea that the entertainment system is located in Hollywood is a fallacy. There is no truth in that at all.. everything that has to do with movie and television production is located in many other locations. The only thing that the actual city had was music related there's a lot of club scene and rock houses around there but even that has become run down as of late.

[Levity]

I feel that way about LA for the most part. Sure, there are some really nice places there, but overall, i cant stand it. It's filthy and congested, in my opinion

[Baller1986]

Thank for the info.

[ArbitraryWater]

Didn't know.. Will tell this everyone at the Academy here.

[Nick Young]

You are saying nothing that people don't know bro. Tourists are happy enough with Hollywood Blvd and the Chinese theater doe. Are you not from LA, is this new to you or something? Let it be. Always find it funny when tourists moan about how nasty that place is. That's why I always make sure to warn them, all these Cali noobs XD

[ThePhantomCreep]

Isn't the OP from New York? Speaking of smells...

[DonDadda59]

You are saying nothing that people don't know bro. Tourists are happy enough with Hollywood Blvd and the Chinese theater doe. Are you not from LA, is this new to you or something? Let it be. Always find it funny when tourists moan about how nasty that place is. That's why I always make sure to warn them, all these Cali noobs XD

Yup. First time ever in Cali. Had a meeting in Beverly Hills. Stayed in Hollywood after. Turrible.


Isn't the OP from New York? Speaking of smells...

You watch your goddamn mouth :mad:

Hollywood Blvd = 70s Times Square but worse. Travis Bickle would have a breakdown driving around there :oldlol:

[Godzuki]

surprised to hear that. always thought it'd be nice like Beverly Hills(not that i've been to Beverly Hills, just seen it from movies like Beverly Hills Cop :lol )

[Levity]

Yup. First time ever in Cali. Had a meeting in Beverly Hills. Stayed in Hollywood after. Turrible.

if you ever find yourself in So Cal again and have time to kill, Orange County is a much more desirable location. Prices are about equal too, if not cheaper.

[Nick Young]

Yup. First time ever in Cali. Had a meeting in Beverly Hills. Stayed in Hollywood after. Turrible.



You watch your goddamn mouth :mad:

Hollywood Blvd = 70s Times Square but worse. Travis Bickle would have a breakdown driving around there :oldlol:
lol why you so upset? youre the one who built it up so high in your head. you never heard of skid row?:roll:

Be real careful about trying to make it in Hollywood dude. Here's another Cali tip for you: the shit about the casting couch is true.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Yup. First time ever in Cali. Had a meeting in Beverly Hills. Stayed in Hollywood after. Turrible.



You watch your goddamn mouth :mad:

Hollywood Blvd = 70s Times Square but worse. Travis Bickle would have a breakdown driving around there :oldlol:

Nothing tops New York in the 70s, be serious. I would wager Hollywood is about as safe as Times Square today. But yeah, it's a grungy part of town.

I'm surprised by this reaction--Hollywood is pretty gentrified these days. It was far worse 25-30 ago. I thought this was common knowledge.

[DonDadda59]

lol why you so upset? youre the one who built it up so high in your head. you never heard of skid row?:roll:

Be real careful about trying to make it in Hollywood dude. Here's another Cali tip for you: the shit about the casting couch is true.

I'm not upset, just making an observation. I didn't even come here for Hollywood, just stayed there because it's close to Beverly Hills and much cheaper. And I was called in by the director/producers of paper towns for a meeting yesterday. Bastards didn't even have a couch, I was standing the whole goddamn time.

[ROCSteady]

Don needs to get on his John Boyega tip & get on the scene, blow up & claim London as his spot year round

[ArbitraryWater]

Don needs to get on his John Boyega tip & get on the scene, blow up & claim London as his spot year round

The only Don on here is DonD :pimp:

[DonDadda59]

The only Don on here is DonD :pimp:

:kobe:

[ArbitraryWater]

:kobe:

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[Graviton]

Yup. First time ever in Cali. Had a meeting in Beverly Hills. Stayed in Hollywood after. Turrible.



You watch your goddamn mouth :mad:

Hollywood Blvd = 70s Times Square but worse. Travis Bickle would have a breakdown driving around there :oldlol:

LA is a shithole, as someone else said dirty and congested. And since it's so hot there all the time EVERYBODY uses AC's, so the air in the city has that fake plastic smell. I visited family for a couple days multiple times and was always at my happiest when I left. :lol

Next time you in Cali, go to San Francisco. It's clean, has quality air, beautiful beache. Explore the wonder that is Golden Gate Park, go to the Academy of Sciences, visit the Zoo, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf. You won't regret it like LA I promise you.

[~primetime~]

Lettuce B reality

This thread wasn't created to talk about Hollywood's stench...this thread is about Don's "meeting" and his potential role in something.

I'm sure you'd love to tell us all about this new gig Don...how about you just go ahead and do that already.

[DonDadda59]

Lettuce B reality

This thread wasn't created to talk about Hollywood's stench...this thread is about Don's "meeting" and his potential role in something.

I'm sure you'd love to tell us all about this new gig Don...how about you just go ahead and do that already.

Nah, bruh. It was about the smell. If I wanted to flex nuts, I would flex nuts. I've done it before. No need to be coy.

[ZeN]

Lettuce B reality

This thread wasn't created to talk about Hollywood's stench...this thread is about Don's "meeting" and his potential role in something.

I'm sure you'd love to tell us all about this new gig Don...how about you just go ahead and do that already.
Real Talk.

[ArbitraryWater]

Lettuce B reality

This thread wasn't created to talk about Hollywood's stench...this thread is about Don's "meeting" and his potential role in something.

I'm sure you'd love to tell us all about this new gig Don...how about you just go ahead and do that already.

LMFAOO!!

Well I would too... Impressive to even make it that far.. Yea, not much TV air time, but you know he's in the talks.. :applause:

Impressive thing is, he's in MURRICA... Funny thing is, I think I can actually act better in English.. I don't know, I feel more confident and realistic when talking in English... Weird

[Lakers]

All of California is turning into a crap hole unless you live in a sheltered area like San Diego, Bay area or Orange County. And even the Orange Curtain is receding inward every year. That's why my family began their exodus out of California in the 90s, so far 18 have left and only 3 remain.

[DonDadda59]

Yo Don

Say you're on the set of something and you overhear some dude go like "man, **** Jordan, he was never on the level of LeBron and today's super athletes.."

What would happen?

You even have to ask? :crazysam:

[Graviton]

Yo Don

Say you're on the set of something and you overhear some dude go like "man, **** Jordan, he was never on the level of LeBron and today's super athletes.."

What would happen?
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[ZeN]

Yo Don

Say you're on the set of something and you overhear some dude go like "man, **** Jordan, he was never on the level of LeBron and today's super athletes.."

What would happen?
Im guessing he would stumble into a lot of irrational Kobe is GOAT talk. Theres a lot of die hards that talk that way in south Cali.

[Dr Seuss]

just gotta carry a red sharpie with you, so you can neg fools left and right.

[ArbitraryWater]

You even have to ask? :crazysam:

:roll:

Don gon' erupt on that ass like Krakatoa

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[DukeDelonte13]

LA is a shithole, as someone else said dirty and congested. And since it's so hot there all the time EVERYBODY uses AC's, so the air in the city has that fake plastic smell. I visited family for a couple days multiple times and was always at my happiest when I left. :lol

Next time you in Cali, go to San Francisco. It's clean, has quality air, beautiful beache. Explore the wonder that is Golden Gate Park, go to the Academy of Sciences, visit the Zoo, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf. You won't regret it like LA I promise you.


I just went to San Fran, it sucked balls. I honestly liked San Jose a lot more.

Pier 39 + Fisherman's wharf is just a big touristy crap hole. I stayed in the area by union square and another hotel in the marina district. The marina district is cool, good food, not touristy.

Chinatown literally stunk like death. Driving around in san fran was such a pain in the ass. People from there are kinda stuck up. They have a superiority complex over all other places in califronia. I always got, "Ewww San Jose?" or "Ewww Monteray?" or "Ewww [insert other california locale]"

[Graviton]

I just went to San Fran, it sucked balls. I honestly liked San Jose a lot more.

Pier 39 + Fisherman's wharf is just a big touristy crap hole. I stayed in the area by union square and another hotel in the marina district. The marina district is cool, good food, not touristy.

Chinatown literally stunk like death. Driving around in san fran was such a pain in the ass. People from there are kinda stuck up. They have a superiority complex over all other places in califronia. I always got, "Ewww San Jose?" or "Ewww Monteray?" or "Ewww [insert other california locale]"

Golden Gate Park is the best place to visit, Chinatown does suck, Pier does have crapload of tourists. :lol

You needed to avoid the "usual" spots, next time stick to the Western part of the city, Ocean Beach, Sunset and the spot where you can ride horses by the beach.

[~primetime~]

Nah, bruh. It was about the smell. If I wanted to flex nuts, I would flex nuts. I've done it before. No need to be coy.
just bustin your chops

really doe...are we going to see you in this Paper Towns movie with a role of some sort?

[Nick Young]

LA is a shithole, as someone else said dirty and congested. And since it's so hot there all the time EVERYBODY uses AC's, so the air in the city has that fake plastic smell. I visited family for a couple days multiple times and was always at my happiest when I left. :lol

Next time you in Cali, go to San Francisco. It's clean, has quality air, beautiful beache. Explore the wonder that is Golden Gate Park, go to the Academy of Sciences, visit the Zoo, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf. You won't regret it like LA I promise you.
San Fransisco is a lame ass town XD you want to talk about shitholes, you talk about any city in Norcal-Sacramento, Oakland, Berkley, Stockton, those are shit holes, many parts of SF as well due to all the occupy hippy smackheads roaming around. Nice beaches in SF? More like rocky ass beaches with freezing water and sharks.

Los Angeles is a real nice city in some parts, the beaches are the best parts of the city, and also dirty in other parts.

Second best city in America IMO, behind Seattle. People who talk shit about LA are the dumbasses who only go to Hollywood and other dumb midwesterner tourist destinations.

[DonDadda59]

just bustin your chops

No worries, just a meeting anyway (that could've been done over skype and saved me $ and hassle), we don't celebrate conference championships on ISH :oldlol:


really doe...are we going to see you in this Paper Towns movie with a role of some sort?

Not in my hands. Would be nice though, one of the leads.

[Nick Young]

Golden Gate Park is the best place to visit, Chinatown does suck, Pier does have crapload of tourists. :lol

You needed to avoid the "usual" spots, next time stick to the Western part of the city, Ocean Beach, Sunset and the spot where you can ride horses by the beach.
wtf is this my little pony shit, that is not proper cali beach behavior, no wonder you felt at home in San Fransisco:lol

[BasedTom]

if you guys think american cities smell bad, then just visit Paris

LA truly is a shame though.

[Graviton]

San Fransisco is a lame ass town XD you want to talk about shitholes, you talk about any city in Norcal-Sacramento, Oakland, those are shit holes, many parts of SF as well due to all the occupy hippy smackheads roaming around. Nice beaches in SF? More like rocky ass beaches with freezing water and sharks.

Los Angeles is a real nice city in some parts, the beaches are the best parts of the city, and also dirty in other parts.

Second best city in America IMO, behind Seattle. People who talk shit about LA are the dumbasses who only go to Hollywood and other dumb midwesterner tourist destinations.


Dawg you are talking subjective crap, I am talking OBJECTIVE. It's a fact the air in SF is better, the streets are cleaner, the parks are nicer, if you want to retire you go to SF not LA.

If I wanted to live in a dirty polluted crime infested Mexico 2.0 I would go to LA. The only reason people flood LA is because of how cheap it is, it's their best option. They can't afford Bay Area.

[Nick Young]

LA is amazing, but the tourist parts are shit, understand why some of you have a bad impression but you are going to the lamest spots in the city.

[~primetime~]

if you guys think american cities smell bad, then just visit Paris

LA truly is a shame though.
yeah I just got back from Paris not long ago...the city itself doesn't smell bad, but the people certainly do, good lord

It's really strange too because in terms of fashion they are on their game...never seen so skinny suits and name brand designer clothing. But underneath those expensive threads is a person that needs to take a fckin shower.

[Nick Young]

Dawg you are talking subjective crap, I am talking OBJECTIVE. It's a fact the air in SF is better, the streets are cleaner, the parks are nicer, if you want to retire you go to SF not LA.

If I wanted to live in a dirty polluted crime infested Mexico 2.0 I would go to LA. The only reason people flood LA is because of how cheap it is, it's their best option. They can't afford Bay Area.
Clean air, christ, if you want clean air, don't go to a city:facepalm

I dunno what kind of non-homo lameass would want to retire in San Fransisco.

Also, how can you call the streets of SF clean, they are dirty and littered with homeless stinking smackhead occupy losers, more then any city in the world in my estimate.

LA is far from cheap dude. You don't seem to know shit about shit. Riding ponies on the beaches, goddamn you belong in NorCal, enjoy it up there, we don't want your kind polluting the best city in Cali.

[ThePhantomCreep]

LA is a shithole, as someone else said dirty and congested. And since it's so hot there all the time EVERYBODY uses AC's, so the air in the city has that fake plastic smell. I visited family for a couple days multiple times and was always at my happiest when I left. :lol

Next time you in Cali, go to San Francisco. It's clean, has quality air, beautiful beache. Explore the wonder that is Golden Gate Park, go to the Academy of Sciences, visit the Zoo, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf. You won't regret it like LA I promise you.

On what planet is SF clean? It's as dirty and grungy as Hollywood. Beaches are freezing cold and there are far fewer cultural amenities vs Los Angeles. Pier 39? LA has the largest, most important port in the western hemisphere.

LA has some of the lowest AC usage in the country, its Mediterranean climate is the envy of the world. You must have it confused with phoenix or Miami.

[Graviton]

Clean air, christ, if you want clean air, don't go to a city:facepalm

I dunno what kind of non-homo lameass would want to retire in San Fransisco.

Also, how can you call the streets of SF clean, they are dirty and littered with homeless stinking smackhead occupy losers, more then any city in the world in my estimate.

LA is far from cheap dude. You don't seem to know shit about shit. Riding ponies on the beaches, goddamn you belong in NorCal, enjoy it up there, we don't want your kind polluting the best city in Cali.

Typical LA resident behavior, just insult everyone who thinks it's not THE BEST CITY EVER. Deflects all the actual facts and disregards the things rational humans value.

Idk why you even talking though, you live in London now, your LA card has been revoked. STFU and sit your ass down. "We don't want your kind" when this ninja in Britain. You don't own LA dumbass. :lol

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Ditto to Hollywood. But not LA, the actual city/county.

Visit El Segundo, Venice, Manhattan, Malibu, Hermosa, Redondo and Long beaches (where all the good bars, restaurants and activities are generally located), or Beverly Hills and Palos Verdez.. Into modern art? Checkout the Getty museum and/or the LA museum village. Into fashion? Hit up Rodeo drive. Into them parks? Disney Land, Knotts Berry farm and Six Flags are ALL tourist bait.

Downtown LA has a mixture of everything above except for maybe outdoor activities. Luckily everything above is located by one another.

Basically, if you're bored in LA, you're just a boring a person in general.

[ROCSteady]

Typical LA resident behavior, just insult everyone who thinks it's not THE BEST CITY EVER. Deflects all the actual facts and disregards the things rational humans value.

Idk why you even talking though, you live in London now, your LA card has been revoked. STFU and sit your ass down. "We don't want your kind" when this ninja in Britain. You don't own LA dumbass. :lol

:roll:

:banana:

[Lakers]

Dawg you are talking subjective crap, I am talking OBJECTIVE. It's a fact the air in SF is better, the streets are cleaner, the parks are nicer, if you want to retire you go to SF not LA.

If I wanted to live in a dirty polluted crime infested Mexico 2.0 I would go to LA. The only reason people flood LA is because of how cheap it is, it's their best option. They can't afford Bay Area.


SF is consistently listed as one of the WORST places to retire in the US. And clean? They have to wash loads of feces and transients off the street every morning. Still not as bad as downtown LA, where there is lots of graffiti and they don't clean up after the bums as good.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Ditto to Hollywood. But not LA, the actual city/county.

Visit El Segundo, Venice, Manhattan, Malibu, Hermosa, Redondo and Long beaches (where all the good bars, restaurants and activities are generally located), or Beverly Hills and Palos Verdez.. Into modern art? Checkout the Getty museum and/or the LA museum village. Into fashion? Hit up Rodeo drive. Into them parks? Disney Land, Knotts Berry farm and Six Flags are ALL tourist bait.

Downtown LA has a mixture of everything above except for maybe outdoor activities. Luckily everything above is located by one another.

Basically, if you're bored in LA, you're just a boring a person in general.

To add onto this, Paloz Verdez (an upper class community really), is awesome if you dig bike trails and cave diving.

Also forgot to mention Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead. If you're big on skiing and snowboarding, this is where you wanna be in the winter.

[Lakers]

Ditto to Hollywood. But not LA, the actual city/county.

Visit El Segundo, Venice, Manhattan, Malibu, Hermosa, Redondo and Long beaches (where all the good bars, restaurants and activities are generally located), or Beverly Hills and Palos Verdez.. Into modern art? Checkout the Getty museum and/or the LA museum village. Into fashion? Hit up Rodeo drive. Into them parks? Disney Land, Knotts Berry farm and Six Flags are ALL tourist bait.

Downtown LA has a mixture of everything above except for maybe outdoor activities. Luckily everything above is located by one another.

Basically, if you're bored in LA, you're just a boring a person in general.


Disneyland and Knotts are in Orange County.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Disneyland and Knotts are in Orange County.

True. OC is really just an extension of LA though.

[Graviton]

SF is consistently listed as one of the WORST places to retire in the US. And clean? They have to wash loads of feces and transients off the street every morning. Still not as bad as downtown LA, where there is lots of graffiti and they don't clean up after the bums as good.
The air is cleaner and fresher in SF, there is no smog, that's a fact. Yall think "clean" means perfect streets. :oldlol:

The inner city neighborhoods are obviously bad in both cities, but the Western part of SF near Golden Gate Park and Sunset District is amazing. They keep that part of town in best shape. When you go East towards the Pier and downtown shit obviously gets worse.

[Nick Young]

On what planet is SF clean? It's as dirty and grungy as Hollywood. Beaches are freezing cold and there are far fewer cultural amenities vs Los Angeles. Pier 39? LA has the largest, most important port in the western hemisphere.

LA has some of the lowest AC usage in the country, its Mediterranean climate is the envy of the world. You must have it confused with phoenix or Miami.
Forreal, Graviton is a dumbass. Pony riding on the freezing ass beaches by day, brushing shoulders with hippy occupy smack heads and rolling hyphy dumbasses on pier 39 by night:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Lakers]

True. OC is really just an extension of LA though.

Tell that to the residents of OC. That's where the term "Orange Curtain" comes from.:oldlol: People in the OC trying to keep out the filth from LA.

[Nick Young]

Typical LA resident behavior, just insult everyone who thinks it's not THE BEST CITY EVER. Deflects all the actual facts and disregards the things rational humans value.

Idk why you even talking though, you live in London now, your LA card has been revoked. STFU and sit your ass down. "We don't want your kind" when this ninja in Britain. You don't own LA dumbass. :lol
LA card can't be revoked, I'm a native son. Born in Van Nuys hospital:rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

SF is legit, not gonna front. Candlestick/At&T park > Chavez Revine :lol

Are they still moving the Warriors to SF?

[Nick Young]

Tell that to the residents of OC. That's where the term "Orange Curtain" comes from.:oldlol: People in the OC trying to keep out the filth from LA.
Why'd they change the name of their baseball team to Los Angeles Angels then?:confusedshrug:

[Levity]

True. OC is really just an extension of LA though.

eh, maybe once upon a time. but OC has really developed and embraced their own culture. i dont think the two are really comparable. One is much more open and green, while the other is much more dense and compact with buildings

[Graviton]

SF is legit, not gonna front. Candlestick/At&T park > Chavez Revine :lol

Are they still moving the Warriors to SF?
Yea by 2017-2018 I think. The stadium is gonna look tight, with a view of Bay bridge.

[Lakers]

Why'd they change the name of their baseball team to Los Angeles Angels then?:confusedshrug:

"They" didn't. Arte Moreno did. The name change was hugely unpopular among Orange County residents, including several lawsuits from Anaheim and Orange County.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

eh, maybe once upon a time. but OC has really developed and embraced their own culture. i dont think the two are really comparable. One is much more open and green, while the other is much more dense and compact with buildings

Compared to downtown? Yeah maybe. The county of Los Angeles is vast though. PV and Rolling Hills are very similar to OC.

[Levity]

Compared to downtown? Yeah maybe. The county of Los Angeles is vast though. PV and Rolling Hills are very similar to OC.

yeah i consider PV a lot like south OC (rsm, trabuco canyon). I just have the bad habit of referring to LA as Los angeles and like you said, downtown/ bordering areas (echo park, los feliz, etc)

[Graviton]

Forreal, Graviton is a dumbass. Pony riding on the freezing ass beaches by day, brushing shoulders with hippy occupy smack heads and rolling hyphy dumbasses on pier 39 by night:roll: :roll: :roll:

Let me try.

In LA I bet you ate some tacos with the cholo Laker fans after each game, while driving down the streets hearing gunshots, inhaling smog and smoking weed. Brushing shoulders with the wannabe thugs on Hollywood, yelling with the homies at every passing fat chick like you found a gold mine. Spitting on people with Lebron jerseys while you rock Kobe's number 8.

[Nick Young]

Let me try.

In LA I bet you ate some tacos with the cholo Laker fans after each game, while driving down the streets hearing gunshots, inhaling smog and smoking weed. Brushing shoulders with the wannabe thugs on Hollywood, yelling with the homies at every passing fat chick like you found a gold mine. Spitting on people with Lebron jerseys while you rock Kobe's number 8.
You sure you ever been to LA kid? Sounds like your only experience of LA is from watching a 90s gangster movie set there:facepalm

[Graviton]

You sure you ever been to LA kid? Sounds like your only experience of LA is from watching a 90s gangster movie set there:facepalm
Been there about 3 times, all in North Hollywood area though, maybe it's my impression but I didn't like it much.

[ThePhantomCreep]

"They" didn't. Arte Moreno did. The name change was hugely unpopular among Orange County residents, including several lawsuits from Anaheim and Orange County.
Yes, the hissyfits from OC residents were highly amusing. BTW, the Los Angeles Rams used to play in Anaheim too. And the two counties? They're referred to as the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical area.

[Lakers]

Let me try.

In LA I bet you ate some tacos with the cholo Laker fans after each game, while driving down the streets hearing gunshots, inhaling smog and smoking weed. Brushing shoulders with the wannabe thugs on Hollywood, yelling with the homies at every passing fat chick like you found a gold mine. Spitting on people with Lebron jerseys while you rock Kobe's number 8.

If you look at the per capita numbers, LA is more violent than SF. But in SF you are MUCH more likely to have your business or home burglarized, property stolen or car jacked. SF has a huge problem with all types of theft across the board because as bad as the homeless problem is in LA, it's worse in SF.

[MMM]

Yes, the hissyfits from OC residents were highly amusing. BTW, the Los Angeles Rams used to play in Anaheim too. And the two counties? They're referred to as the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical area.

Rams moved out of LA due to the ridiculous black out laws, so it was a bit different. As for the Angels, weren't they the LA Angels originally??? Why is it a problem that they go back to their roots??? they played in the same stadium back then before it was ruined by football renovations.

[Lakers]

Rams moved out of LA due to the ridiculous black out laws, so it was a bit different. As for the Angels, weren't they the LA Angels originally??? Why is it a problem that they go back to their roots??? they played in the same stadium back then before it was ruined by football renovations.


You mean the California Angels?

[Riley Martin]

Should've stayed in Santa Monica.

[MMM]

You mean the California Angels?

Thought they always played in Anaheim, wasn't aware that their first few years were actually in LA first Wrigley than Chavez Ravine.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Thought they always played in Anaheim, wasn't aware that their first few years were actually in LA first Wrigley than Chavez Ravine.


Yes, and they were originally called the Los Angeles Angels.

"Los Angeles" is Spanish for "The Angels".

[MMM]

Yes, and they were originally called the Los Angeles Angels.

"Los Angeles" is Spanish for "The Angels".

Yeah, when they changed their name a few years ago always cracked me up a bit that they were The The Angels Angels of Anaheim.



BTW can they start losing games :mad: :mad:

[Levity]

Yeah, when they changed their name a few years ago always cracked me up a bit that they were The The Angels Angels of Anaheim.



BTW can they start losing games :mad: :mad:

And lets not forget that brief period where they were the Disney Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

[Nick Young]

They are just a joke of a franchise. Never knew anyone growing up who was an Angels fan.

[Levity]

They are just a joke of a franchise. Never knew anyone growing up who was an Angels fan.

:hammerhead:

[MMM]

They are just a joke of a franchise. Never knew anyone growing up who was an Angels fan.

Hate the Angels but they've been pretty good in the 00's. Already one WS and will continue to contend for years, they do have the league's top Superstar. The Dodgers will always be the top team in that market but the Angels have been more relevant in the 00's.

[KevinNYC]

SF is consistently listed as one of the WORST places to retire in the US. .

Why in hell would you judge the desirability or visiting or living in a city by how it's listing on places to retire.

Are you retirement age? If not, why would you judge a city by that?

If I was fit enough to walk up hills and could afford San Francisco would be a great place to retire.

Businessweek at it as the number one American City
[QUOTE]The City by the Bay, this year's winner, provides residents with the best blend of entertainment, education, safety, clear air, and a prosperous economic base. As the heart of the Bay Area, San Francisco draws on the prosperity of Silicon Valley and possesses its own diverse history well represented at cultural centers such as the de Young Museum. Residents care fiercely about their caf

[Raymone]

Why in hell would you judge the desirability or visiting or living in a city by how it's listing on places to retire.

Are you retirement age? If not, why would you judge a city by that?

If I was fit enough to walk up hills and could afford San Francisco would be a great place to retire.

Businessweek at it as the number one American City

"Why would you judge a city by its retirement value?"
*judges a city by its retirement value*

[Lakers]

They are just a joke of a franchise. Never knew anyone growing up who was an Angels fan.


Not sure what to make of this. The number one team in all of baseball is a joke. They have also have had a fantastic attendance record and profitability. I grew up in SoCal and knew LOTS of Angels fans too. I'm starting to doubt you know very little about baseball.

[KevinNYC]

"Why would you judge a city by its retirement value?"
*judges a city by its retirement value*

You missed that I was making two points.
My first point was since virtually no one on this list is of retirement age, why does that matter. He was rejecting what others have chosen as the number 1 city in America, based what appeals to old people. "Retirement Value" means cheap, hot, lots of golf courses and other old people. Of course, San Franscisco isn't cheap, so it ain't going to make the list.

In addition, I was saying, I would still take SF over all these places listed as "best"
Tampa, FL
Grand Prairie, TX
Orlando, FL
St. Petersburg, FL
Scottsdale, AZ
Overland Park, KS
Port St. Lucie, FL
Cape Coral, FL
Plano, TX
Peoria, AZ

Maybe you would pick these cities over SF. I wouldn't.

[Lakers]

Why in hell would you judge the desirability or visiting or living in a city by how it's listing on places to retire.

Are you retirement age? If not, why would you judge a city by that?

If I was fit enough to walk up hills and could afford San Francisco would be a great place to retire.




Try and keep up champ. The reason I mentioned retirement was because I was addressing another poster who said SF was a great place to retire. I thought the fact that the quote was above my comments was enough to tip you off.:hammerhead:

SF is not a great place to go to for retirement, even for the 1%. Maybe if you are a ".1%er". So many other nicer places that are cheaper to live and much more crime free. That's why it is consistently on so many top 10 "worst cities to retire to" lists.

[RedBlackAttack]

Where do they get the glitz and glamour idea from? Maybe it's from the 'Golden Age' of the 20s-50s but after spending the day/night there... place is a shit hole :lol

I swear it's a junkie's paradise. There's more homeless people than actual residents. How does that make any sense? :confusedshrug:

And that smell...

No offense to the city's residents and it certainly has its advantages if you're trying to get into acting or music, but Los Angeles was quite honestly the most uncomfortable, unwelcoming mass of humanity that I've ever had the displeasure of visiting. I've been all over the country.

I love me some New York. San Francisco is awesome. Portland/Seattle and surrounding areas were beautiful. But, LA? I stayed with a buddy out there for two weeks. I was ready to head home after the first three days.

The smog/air alone made me feel like I was slowly being suffocated to death. My buddy lived in Silver Lake, which was supposedly, at the time (this was 5-6 years ago) a trendy area. Houses were basically built right on top of one another. It didn't feel like I had any room to even breathe.

In fact, that was my general feeling everywhere in the city... too many people and an endless urban sprawl that seemed like it extended forever.

Went to Malibu Beach, Venice Beach, etc., which were all incredibly dirty. There were beautiful women everywhere, but there was a general 'cold' vibe across the whole city. Hard to explain.


It was the least appealing city I have ever visited by a large margin. I couldn't imagine living there.

[Nick Young]

No offense to the city's residents and it certainly has its advantages if you're trying to get into acting or music, but Los Angeles was quite honestly the most uncomfortable, unwelcoming mass of humanity that I've ever had the displeasure of visiting. I've been all over the country.

I love me some New York. San Francisco is awesome. Portland/Seattle and surrounding areas were beautiful. But, LA? I stayed with a buddy out there for two weeks. I was ready to head home after the first three days.

The smog/air alone made me feel like I was slowly being suffocated to death. My buddy lived in Silver Lake, which was supposedly, at the time (this was 5-6 years ago) a trendy area. Houses were basically built right on top of one another. It didn't feel like I had any room to even breathe.

In fact, that was my general feeling everywhere in the city... too many people and an endless urban sprawl that seemed like it extended forever.

Went to Malibu Beach, Venice Beach, etc., which were all incredibly dirty.


It was the least appealing city I have ever visited by a large margin. I couldn't imagine living there.
GTFO with your opinions, Ohio :roll: :roll: :roll:
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[Graviton]

The smog/air alone made me feel like I was slowly being suffocated to death. My buddy lived in Silver Lake, which was supposedly, at the time (this was 5-6 years ago) a trendy area. Houses were basically built right on top of one another. It didn't feel like I had any room to even breathe.


I think people that were born and raised there don't even realize how bad the air is since they haven't experienced anything else. Feels like you are in a microwave during summer.

What was your experience in San Francisco? Did you see dirty streets and homeless people everywhere?

[ThePhantomCreep]

Los Angeles is "too crowded" according to that poster yet he loves NYC--the most densely populated city by a huge margin. :wtf:

Whatever. Los Angeles received a record 42 million visitors last year. People can bitch about the air quality, traffic and blah blah blah all they want - - as long as they keep bringing those tourism $$$, I'm cool. :cheers:

[gts]

Yup. First time ever in Cali. Had a meeting in Beverly Hills. Stayed in Hollywood after. Turrible.



:lol next time ask somebody from LA

you: hey gts should i stay in Hollywood?

Me: no it's a cesspool stay as far away as humanly possible

[RedBlackAttack]

I think people that were born and raised there don't even realize how bad the air is since they haven't experienced anything else. Feels like you are in a microwave during summer.

What was your experience in San Francisco? Did you see dirty streets and homeless people everywhere?
I thought Northern California was awesome. I could see myself living there one day if the cost of living wasn't so damn high. It has a completely different vibe. Very laid back. It is what I imagine European cities to be like.

Sure, there are homeless (nothing like LA), but the scenery, air, people, etc. were just completely different. You'd never guess they were the same state if didn't know any better.

I also spent a few days in Big Sur, which is essentially a huge wooded area with hiking trails, ancient red woods, cabins... No televisions or computers. It was like getting back to the earth.

Then, Oakland/Berkeley/SF was just a short drive away. Spent a lot of time on Berkeley's campus and that surrounding area... very cool.

Didn't spend a ton of time in downtown SF, but the little that I did, it was remarkably clean and I love the trolly as a mode of transportation. Great food, nice people, tons of culture...

I'd highly recommend it to anyone. Northern California is the way to go.

[SpecialQue]

Everytime I read people bitch about how much they hated their stay in LA and couldn't wait to leave it brings the biggest smile to my face. PLEASE get the **** out and don't bother coming back.

[RedBlackAttack]

Los Angeles is "too crowded" according to that poster yet he loves NYC--the most densely populated city by a huge margin. :wtf:
They're two completely different kinds of cities. First, LA is so spread out it is ridiculous. You have to drive and sit in traffic to get 10-15 miles. In New York, you can get anywhere in the city on the subway or in a relatively short cab ride.

Secondly, I actually did spend a ton of time in NYC. My brother went to Columbia, so his dorm room essentially served as a prime apartment in the middle of Manhattan any time I wanted to visit.

During all that time, I never found it to be unwelcoming or the locals to be rude... all of the things you hear about as outsiders. LA had a strange vibe about it... hard to explain, but it was definitely "cold."

New York feels like it is alive, like it has its own heartbeat. When you visit, you become a part of that beat and get into that rhythm. It's unlike any other city I've ever been in that way. The city is alive.

I didn't get any of that in LA. Too massive, too many people, the air is putrid, incredibly dirty, it takes 30 minutes to an hour to get virtually anywhere because of the horrendous traffic...

I just didn't like it at all. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I'm not making any judgements about the people who do love it and live there. It can provide a ton of opportunities and I'm sure there are cool spots just like every metropolitan area.

But, from everything I've experienced, there is no comparison between NYC and LA. They aren't anywhere close to being similar cities, so enjoying one while disliking the other isn't remotely contradictory.

[Akrazotile]

Everytime I read people bitch about how much they hated their stay in LA and couldn't wait to leave it brings the biggest smile to my face. PLEASE get the **** out and don't bother coming back.


*City is a financial disaster with billions in tourist revenue*

*Encourages people to stop visiting*

[Lakers]

Everytime I read people bitch about how much they hated their stay in LA and couldn't wait to leave it brings the biggest smile to my face. PLEASE get the **** out and don't bother coming back.


Esperate a que no aya nadie mas excepto tu y tus mojados, entonces no va aber nadie mas que page tu welfare. :lol

[ThePhantomCreep]

Esperate a que no aya nadie mas excepto tu y tus mojados, entonces no va aber nadie mas que page tu welfare. :lol

Strong racismo es strong.

[Kobr]

I love me some New York.
...
Houses were basically built right on top of one another. It didn't feel like I had any room to even breathe... too many people

LA: 3.8 million people (8k per sq mi)
NYC: 8.4 million people (27k per sq mi)

NYC is literally three times as dense with more than twice as many people.


Went to Malibu... incredibly dirty.
:facepalm

[KevinNYC]

Try and keep up champ. The reason I mentioned retirement was because I was addressing another poster who said SF was a great place to retire. I thought the fact that the quote was above my comments was enough to tip you off.:hammerhead:

SF is not a great place to go to for retirement, even for the 1%. Maybe if you are a ".1%er". So many other nicer places that are cheaper to live and much more crime free. That's why it is consistently on so many top 10 "worst cities to retire to" lists.

He was comparing retiring in SF to retiring in Los Angeles. SF may be the lists of "worst cities to retire to" but so is Los Angeles

http://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2013/03/11/the-10-worst-places-to-retire

http://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-to-retire/6165/

http://parade.condenast.com/2507/viannguyen/top-10-worst-u-s-cities-to-retire-in/

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/03/ten-worst-places-to-retire-d-c-makes-the-list-86566.html

It's like some from Detroit arguing that his city is safer than East St. Louis. :hammerhead:

[chazzy]

nd since it's so hot there all the time EVERYBODY uses AC's

The only reason people flood LA is because of how cheap it is

Been there about 3 times, all in North Hollywood area though
Lolll what is this. LA is too big to judge it based on your stay in one area, especially NORTH HOLLYWOOD

[bdreason]

Hollywood is a shit hole. If you live in SoCal, you need to live close to the beach... or move somewhere else.

[Brokenbeat]

:lol next time ask somebody from LA

you: hey gts should i stay in Hollywood?

Me: no it's a cesspool stay as far away as humanly possible

Lol, it's not thaaaat bad (lived on Hollywood/Orange and then Hollywood/Sycamore... between Franklin). It's hood as ****, but fun if you're a kid. :confusedshrug:

[Nick Young]

I thought Northern California was awesome. I could see myself living there one day if the cost of living wasn't so damn high. It has a completely different vibe. Very laid back. It is what I imagine European cities to be like.

Sure, there are homeless (nothing like LA), but the scenery, air, people, etc. were just completely different. You'd never guess they were the same state if didn't know any better.

I also spent a few days in Big Sur, which is essentially a huge wooded area with hiking trails, ancient red woods, cabins... No televisions or computers. It was like getting back to the earth.

Then, Oakland/Berkeley/SF was just a short drive away. Spent a lot of time on Berkeley's campus and that surrounding area... very cool.

Didn't spend a ton of time in downtown SF, but the little that I did, it was remarkably clean and I love the trolly as a mode of transportation. Great food, nice people, tons of culture...

I'd highly recommend it to anyone. Northern California is the way to go.
Goddamn midwesterners:roll: :roll: :roll:

Your cali card has been revoked breh. Pls don't come back. We have enough of your kind polluting the City of Angels
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[JohnnySic]

I stayed in Hollywood when I visited LA and I liked it. It was gritty and lively with lots of street life, like a city should be, not like some overgrown suburb.

[ALBballer]

I did a road trip to California a few weeks ago and spent a few days in Los Angeles and wasn't a fan. The driving and congestion sucked and worst part was no efficient way of getting around Los Angeles without driving. I did like Santa Monica and OC which I guess are extensions of Los Angeles.

As for San Fran, I loved it. I stayed near Union Square and thought it was one of the coolest and probably most beautiful cities in terms of views of any city in the United States. I could def see myself living in San Fran if COL wasn't ridiculous and if the weather was a bit more warmer. Food was great, people seem really chill and the city had a uniqueness to it.

[Jailblazers7]

Is public transit as shitty in LA as I've heard? That is one reason I would struggle to live there. I love a city with good/efficient public transit and from what I've heard LA is not up to par with other metros.

[JohnnySic]

I did a road trip to California a few weeks ago and spent a few days in Los Angeles and wasn't a fan. The driving and congestion sucked and worst part was no efficient way of getting around Los Angeles without driving. I did like Santa Monica and OC which I guess are extensions of Los Angeles.

As for San Fran, I loved it. I stayed near Union Square and thought it was one of the coolest and probably most beautiful cities in terms of views of any city in the United States. I could def see myself living in San Fran if COL wasn't ridiculous and if the weather was a bit more warmer. Food was great, people seem really chill and the city had a uniqueness to it.
Yeah I loved SF. Its like my hometown Boston with a west-coast vibe. Cost of living is rediculous though, and they dont really get summer weather, which is too bad.

[Nick Young]

Yeah I loved SF. Its like my hometown Boston with a west-coast vibe. Cost of living is rediculous though, and they dont really get summer weather, which is too bad.
Never been to Boston, but now I understand why I hate San Fransisco so much.

[ALBballer]

Yeah I loved SF. Its like my hometown Boston with a west-coast vibe. Cost of living is rediculous though, and they dont really get summer weather, which is too bad.

Boston is pretty similar but San Fran is more unique in it's culture and has more hills.

When I was there I kept comparing it to NYC which it is nothing like. Boston is a much better comparison.

[Thorpesaurous]

I lived in SD for a stretch and visited LA a few times. I liked it, but I had no notion of super glitziness heading in. I definitely preferred SF, which I only went to twice, and for shorter visits. And I wasn't as crazy about SD as most people seem to be.

[ALBballer]

I lived in SD for a stretch and visited LA a few times. I liked it, but I had no notion of super glitziness heading in. I definitely preferred SF, which I only went to twice, and for shorter visits. And I wasn't as crazy about SD as most people seem to be.

La Jolla > Downton San Diego

[DukeDelonte13]

Goddamn midwesterners:roll: :roll: :roll:

Your cali card has been revoked breh. Pls don't come back. We have enough of your kind polluting the City of Angels



There is the "midwest" and what I like to call the great lakes region.
they are pretty different.

What's nice about where we are from is the comfort, low cost of living, no tripping over stinking homeless people, and a nice mix of ethnicities throughout the cities. We get 4 seasons, no droughts, no wildfires, no hurricanes, and no earthquakes.

Not too shabby.

[ALBballer]

There is the "midwest" and what I like to call the great lakes region.
they are pretty different.

What's nice about where we are from is the comfort, low cost of living, no tripping over stinking homeless people, and a nice mix of ethnicities throughout the cities. We get 4 seasons, no droughts, no wildfires, no hurricanes, and no earthquakes.

Not too shabby.

You forgot to mention brutal winters, hot humid summers, no sea and no cities worth visiting other than Chicago.

[DukeDelonte13]

You forgot to mention brutal winters, hot humid summers, no sea and no cities worth visiting other than Chicago.


define "brutal"

It's not like it's siberia over here. :oldlol:

Yes it snows, yeah it can dip below zero occasionally, but it is what it is. We have to wear winter coats and gloves. Bonus: Significant decrease in homeless population compared to warm weather states.

No, no oceans over here but people love to boat and fish out on the lakes. There are beaches, and some of them away from the major metropolitan areas are actually pretty nice.

[Nick Young]

There is the "midwest" and what I like to call the great lakes region.
they are pretty different.

What's nice about where we are from is the comfort, low cost of living, no tripping over stinking homeless people, and a nice mix of ethnicities throughout the cities. We get 4 seasons, no droughts, no wildfires, no hurricanes, and no earthquakes.

Not too shabby.
Dawg, get out of here with your redneck compartmentalization tactics-midwestern hicks are midwestern hicks. /end discussion.

Why do you hate homeless people? They are humans too-do they not deserve respect? There's no homeless in these hick cities, because no homeless person wants to live then those boring ass places.

[ALBballer]

define "brutal"

It's not like it's siberia over here. :oldlol:

Yes it snows, yeah it can dip below zero occasionally, but it is what it is. We have to wear winter coats and gloves. Bonus: Significant decrease in homeless population compared to warm weather states.

No, no oceans over here but people love to boat and fish out on the lakes. There are beaches, and some of them away from the major metropolitan areas are actually pretty nice.

I'm just busting your balls brah. I live in the Midwest and I don't think the change of seasons is a positive especially when both winters and summers tend to be extreme. Granted this summer has been relatively mild but the past winter was brutal.

The reason there are less homeless people is because homeless people would rather be homeless in great weather cities like LA and San Fran.

Lettuce be reality, most midwesterners have an inferiority complex towards the east Coast and West Coast. It's the middle of nowhere small town mentality. The reason it is affordable is because no one wants to move here.

[DukeDelonte13]

I'm just busting your balls brah. I live in the Midwest and I don't think the change of seasons is a positive especially when both winters and summers tend to be extreme. Granted this summer has been relatively mild but the past winter was brutal.

The reason there are less homeless people is because homeless people would rather be homeless in great weather cities like LA and San Fran.

Lettuce be reality, most midwesterners have an inferiority complex towards the east Coast and West Coast. It's the middle of nowhere small town mentality. The reason it is affordable is because no one wants to move here.


eh, i really don't. To me the rust belt is it's its own unique region. I'd rather live in the rust belt than the deep south or east coast. I really dislike NYC and Boston. Rust belt is just more livable and convenient. Norcal is beautiful, but that's not everything to me. I really like Seattle and Portland, my fave city out west is Denver.

[DukeDelonte13]

Dawg, get out of here with your redneck compartmentalization tactics-midwestern hicks are midwestern hicks. /end discussion.

Why do you hate homeless people? They are humans too-do they not deserve respect? There's no homeless in these hick cities, because no homeless person wants to live then those boring ass places.


:no: :no:

I don't live in a hick town. I have lived in a hick town when I went to college. Cleveland isn't a hicktown.

I don't hate homeless people, I hate walking down the street and having a beggar approach you every block and gagging at the smell. Cali has bums just passed the f*ck out all over the place on sidewalks. F*ck that. Cleveland has some beggars but nowhere near the amount of some other places. It's a tiny issue really though in terms of livability. For me the big issues are cost and convenience.

[ALBballer]

:no: :no:

I don't live in a hick town. I have lived in a hick town when I went to college. Cleveland isn't a hicktown.

I don't hate homeless people, I hate walking down the street and having a beggar approach you every block and gagging at the smell. Cali has bums just passed the f*ck out all over the place on sidewalks. F*ck that. Cleveland has some beggars but nowhere near the amount of some other places. It's a tiny issue really though in terms of livability. For me the big issues are cost and convenience.

I do agree that if you are middle class then the midwest isn't that bad. 100k salary would be a nice living in most of the midwest and even in Chicago you could live downtown on that salary. While 100k in Cali is barely on the lower end of middle class in most areas.

California has natural scenery, beaches, large cities, different cultures, etc.

There's a reason why Lebron left his hometown for Cleveland for Miami.

[JohnnySic]

I lived in SD for a stretch and visited LA a few times. I liked it, but I had no notion of super glitziness heading in. I definitely preferred SF, which I only went to twice, and for shorter visits. And I wasn't as crazy about SD as most people seem to be.
A lot of Boston people move to San Diego, I guess because its a small city like Boston and therefore their "speed".

I found SD very nice in a "catch up on my sleep" sort of way. I liked it but I'm more of a big city boy.

[JohnnySic]

Change of seasons is overrated. Winter is OK through the holidays but the next 3 months suck ass.

[DukeDelonte13]

I do agree that if you are middle class then the midwest isn't that bad. 100k salary would be a nice living in most of the midwest and even in Chicago you could live downtown on that salary. While 100k in Cali is barely on the lower end of middle class in most areas.

California has natural scenery, beaches, large cities, different cultures, etc.

There's a reason why Lebron left his hometown for Cleveland for Miami.


and a reason why he came back, and a reason why he lived here during every off season. :oldlol:

I like California in short doses, but I could never ever live there. I like the beaches in florida better though.

[mlh1981]

Ive lived in st. Pete, FL for 3 years now. I don't really miss the change of seasons, but the one thing I do miss is hills and mountains. None of that here. There's just so much more going on here than there is in my home region of southeastern Ohio.