LA vs. NYC?
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- MrAbominable0
^ Central Park South is what we call "mid-town" and is universally decried as a hellhole. so no.
that said. i was born in LA. have lived in NYC for 20 years (Williamsburg and now Harlem) and am going for an interview in LA in 2 weeks. As i tell all of my friends that come and visit me and stay with me for free: "why on earth would you live here if you could just visit once or twice a year?"
- moldero0
for better for quality of life?
LA would be my guess, NYC is like SF, expensive as fuck.
NYC and SF are great for experience/portfolios, not quality of life IMO.
but SF and NYC are much cooler and unique than LAa good quality of life is only working when you have/want to, move somewhere beautiful and cheap while freelancing for clients in those cities.
that's what I'm doing, I literally made 6 months of my rent the 1st 13 days of this year, this summer I'm not doing jack shit but surfing and drinking beer.- SF is a great place to live; culture, food, people, all of italbums
- Summer party at moldys.sea_sea
- @albums-it is a great city to live, but it is more than expensive as fuck. SF rent has now surpassed NYC.lvl_13
- my mortgage in SF was $3800/mo in the ghetto, my rent in Mazatlan is $600/mo by the beach. I'm never going back.moldero
- akrok0
new york is more like london. so if you like that. you should be good. might actually be a bit cheaper than london.
- hektor9110
Been in NYC for 7 months and I have admit I'm really feeling good about the city. Although I'm more into nature I have come to love the NYC there are some negatives of course just like everywhere, but there are more positives for me at the moment. What I did noticed is that most of the people I've known so far fantasized with the idea of moving out, as for me I will definitely stay for 4-5 years.
- lvl_130
I've never understood why the coast to coast comparison between LA and NYC ever came about. They are such polar opposites (both figuratively and literally). The only thing that bridges that fucked up gap is some sort of Tesla electric bridge that must carry most work to each of these areas.
- SF is more like NYC though.akrok
- not really, hansmonospaced
- dragonfruit0
LA for sure. 'course, there are earthquakes and fukushima radiation here, but I would pick that over freezing snowy weather, get more space, more work, good healthcare, skip public tansport, and like a million other things.
- pinkfloyd0
Can't speak for LA, but NYC is a good place to be only short term. You don't want to be here long term unless you have a thick skin and can take friction on a regular basis.
- twooh0
I lived in NYC my entire life, and in LA the past 7-years. Different cities entirely, so they're not worth comparing.
Personally, NYC looks less attractive the older I get. When Brooklyn starts getting as expensive as the city, I started wondering why I would move back if it's only going to get worse, and if the neighborhoods are only going to be packed with Sex in the City bitches.
- formed0
Can't speak to NYC, but LA is a good place to be only short term. :-)
Basically, both places are absurdly expensive, and unless you are really young and don't care, or have a nice trust fund, you'll find both lacking for more than a few years.
- Douglas0
i lived in both places, LA (3yrs) NY (8yrs). quality of life is higher in LA. a car in LA is a good thing, and a burden in NY. though it is important to leave the city every do often and decompress.
- marychain0
La sucks imo opinion...but at least its warm?
- sem0
I spent way too much money in NYC, but it was fun.
- albums0
can't stand the cold and the Malibu canyons are the best backyard playground any motorcycle rider could ask for.
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- scarabin0
LA county is fantastic. i dunno if you guys are talking about living in downtown LA or what but the place is huge and there are niches for any kind of lifestyle you want. it's impossible to generalize by saying "it sucks"
- < this, same most places in the world, but different folks different strokessem
- yurimon0
I'd vote for least flaky people... NY has gotten flaky. More people have ADD stuck to their phone screen... Not sure boot LA... Are peeps flaky in LA?
- just as flakyutopian
- La invented flaky. If you're flaky in nyc you get chewed up and spit out.monospaced
- more of the older crowd is less flaky.. younger gen, that have good jobs, get laid cause young and flakyyurimon
- <<spewed up and chit out
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- freedom0
Good taste is a lot harder to find in LA.