Would you rather live in New York City or Los Angeles? Why?

[Knucklehead]

It's killing me how much the term "traffic" has come up, specifically form the naysayers. Who in the hell hangs out on the George Washington Bridge or wants to drive to and from work in NY?

The trains go everywhere, run 24 hours and are ridiculously fast during the day (especially rush hour!). People who wouldn't fathom anything other than driving are people who grew up in places with lame public transit.

People are mentioning LA traffic because you HAVE to deal with it to get anywhere. NY doesn't have that problem.

Some of us have no choice.We drive for a living and N.Y. doesn't grow a hell of a lot of lettuce.You people gotta eat,so it must be trucked in from California to the Hunt's Point Co-Op in The Bronx.To get to the Bronx from I -80 ,you have to go over the George Washington Bridge.That means you're ''hanging out'' on that fucking bridge whether you like it or not...

 

[BabiGayPimp]

It's interesting how people keep defending Los Angeles by highlighting other, admittedly attractive, parts of California outside Los Angeles. To me, it's not a question of whether New York State preferable to the State of California, or vice-versa; but New York City versus that collection of suburbs, gas stations, strip malls, highways, and migrant worker sheds called Los Angeles.

 

[DJ1990]

It's interesting how people keep defending Los Angeles by highlighting other, admittedly attractive, parts of California outside Los Angeles. To me, it's not a question of whether New York State preferable to the State of California, or vice-versa; but New York City versus that collection of suburbs, gas stations, strip malls, highways, and migrant worker sheds called Los Angeles.

Um no people have mentioned specific things about Los Angeles.
They have also talked about things around New York like upstate New York farms and amazing nature which is a few hours away.
God people are full of drama and stupid shit...just shut the hell up.
You are doing the same thing just highligting the bad things about Los Angeles in this post and of course not mentioning amazing things like the amazing weather and landscape, and especially West Hollywood for us gays.
Los Angeles has a downtown too, you know a lot of us don't find a bunch of tall buildings everywhere attractive.
And of course things OUTSIDE each city ARE IMPORTANT since you will want to visit the surroundings too every once in a while and they affect you.

 

[DJ1990]

Both wonderful places. But I'm going to have to go with Los Angeles simply because the weather is nicer than New York's.

Lolz...TA DA...that's it.
Minus the earthquakes.

 

[DJ1990]

ultimately, it just boils down to personal preference.

I'd probably shoot myself in the head if I had to deal with California's weather year-round perfect weather for me is 50's/60's and raining. haha.

I don't mind 50's too much, 60's are nice too.
I like rain too once in a while but not often.
But when it drops below 50 it's just....ugh. Hate it.

 

[resonance]

It's interesting how people keep defending Los Angeles by highlighting other, admittedly attractive, parts of California outside Los Angeles.

That's just a big part of LA (and California) life and foreigners and East Coasters may not get that. Where you live, right out of the city may be the raw country. In California, the city never ends. You have miles and miles of suburb and even most of LA isn't really that densely populated in comparison to east coast or international cities. It's just one huge plot of land.

Alot of what LA is known for is also actually located in the metropolitan area (or further). For example: Disneyland is in Anaheim, Universal Studios is in Universal City, many TV stations are in Burbank, the Rose Parade takes place in Pasadena.

When people say NYC they mean Manhattan but when people say LA (or another California city) they refer to the entire metro area. For example, UC San Diego is not technically in thw city of San Diego.

 

[Críostóir]

When people say NYC they mean Manhattan

Only people who live in Manhattan do this. The rest of us know that NYC also includes Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and even Staten Island. And I live in the greater NYC Metropolitan Area, not in the city itself.

 

[Lefty]

50s and 60s......moldy and musty

nothing harder than to try to understand a papered 'rican with an

East Coast...even harder still a Boston or NYC one......AXSent that is dude

Y'all stay ta home an jist come out (anywheres)for visitin a spell.

 

[Adrock-JD]

I've lived in NYC and it's easy to navigate, you don't need a car, but the weather sucks most of the time. Hot as hell or cold as ice.

I've visited Los Angeles and the ride from San Diego to L.A. was just one continous city. I couldn't tell where one ended and the other began. I was there in the fall and I don't recall seeing the smog that everyone talks about. I have a friend who lives near the city and she constantly complains about the traffic and the cost of living.

So if I had to pick one, I'd go with NYC simply because I'm so familiar with it. As for the weather, that's what heat and A/C are for.

 

[Lefty]

dude, that isn't half stoned,

it's laid back not having to worry about

who's gonna stab you in the back for

your corner office on the 69th floor.


Seriously, spent time in both places,

what in the past...stay in the past

I HOPES.

 

[GamerBear]

I've lived in NYC and it's easy to navigate, you don't need a car, but the weather sucks most of the time. Hot as hell or cold as ice.

I've visited Los Angeles and the ride from San Diego to L.A. was just one continous city. I couldn't tell where one ended and the other began. I was there in the fall and I don't recall seeing the smog that everyone talks about. I have a friend who lives near the city and she constantly complains about the traffic and the cost of living.

So if I had to pick one, I'd go with NYC simply because I'm so familiar with it. As for the weather, that's what heat and A/C are for.

The reason why you don't see the smog is because during the Fall the Santa Ana winds start which pushes the smog away from LA County, hell even San Bernardino County doesn't suffer from the smog which is good because you can see the mountains in the distance.

 

[Críostóir]

they do, however, come across like they're half stoned at any time and it annoys the piss out of me.

When I moved to Hoboken I had to get used to how fast people talk here. Also that the speech style is to talk until someone breaks in, which tends to leave midwesterners being quiet a lot (they wait for you to stop, let a beat go by, then talk). It's just a style difference, but New Yorkers seem really rude to midwesterners, and midwesterners seem unusually quiet or even dull to New Yorkers.

Californians talk slower and also don't break into each others' speech. That's why they seem stoned.

Either that, or the relentless California sun has bleached their brains.

 

[MercuryJones]

No comparison: NYC any day.

I don't care for L.A. for myself.

 

[AngelFromAbove]

I stay in SoCal, so I can only give a perspective from living in California. With that being said, here's what I've seen and observed:

1) The weather is sunny, the majority of the year. The winter here consists of rain. It never gets too cold, but it does get cooler if one stays close to the beach; the temperature may get down to the 50s at the lowest, on average. It rarely gets too hot; there were a few days where the temperature reached the 100s this year, for example. For more varied weather, one has to leave Los Angeles and go to a place such as Big Bear, to see something besides sun and the occasional rain/shower.

2) There are certain freeways that are constantly busy. For example, the 101 going through Hollywood is usually congested. The 5, 10, and some parts of the 210 can be that way as well. It's not just the 8 o'clock or 5 o'clock rush, either. These freeways tend to be slowed down a great deal of the time.

3) Many people here are very shallow and vapid. That's not to say that one can't find some with depth. There are some non-entertainment jobs that request a headshot. Many people judge based on homes, cars, looks, or popularity/clique (basically anything they can see). There is also the culture of being nice out of common courtesy; it's considered the "right" thing to do. Allow me to reiterate, everyone is not like this in California.

 

[BabiGayPimp]

Um no people have mentioned specific things about Los Angeles.
They have also talked about things around New York like upstate New York farms and amazing nature which is a few hours away.
God people are full of drama and stupid shit...just shut the hell up.
You are doing the same thing just highligting the bad things about Los Angeles in this post and of course not mentioning amazing things like the amazing weather and landscape, and especially West Hollywood for us gays.
Los Angeles has a downtown too, you know a lot of us don't find a bunch of tall buildings everywhere attractive.
And of course things OUTSIDE each city ARE IMPORTANT since you will want to visit the surroundings too every once in a while and they affect you.

I don't think you read my post thoroughly. I said it's interesting that people favoring Los Angeles keeping talking about the mountains, and forests, lakes, and attractive nearby towns OUTSIDE Los Angeles, while the people speaking up for New York City are talking about the neighborhoods, amenities, transportation, culture, etc. INSIDE New York City.

It seems to me that people who love Los Angeles love it because of what it's near, not what it is. But people who love New York, love it becuase of what is is.

 

[CowboyBob]

To answer your question: a choice between New York or Los Angeles, I'l take New York. Manhattan, Upper west side. It's an incredible place.

Los Angeles is too spread out, too touristy, too plastic. Takes forever to get anywhere.

If I had my choice of a big city to live in wouldn't be either of those places. It would be Chicago, Lake Shore Drive, Lincoln Park area (that's where I usually stay when I go there) or Toronto. Toronto is one of the most agreeable places I've ever been. Friendly people, large gay scene. I don't mind winters but I hate blistering heat. Somewhere near Yonge Street / Church area.

 

[Lefty]

My fondest and most beloved memories of both cities include how they

look through the window of a departing aircraft. A Hallmark moment,

each and every time.

 

[Críostóir]

New York has a lot of culture, but it seems like an unhealthy environment.

You know the difference between LA and yogurt? Yogurt has a live culture!

J/K, but no, New York is the most interesting city in the world...for good and ill. If interest trumps safety in your book, come to NYC. If safety is a huge concern, LA shouldn't be on your list either.

But NYC, well, let me tell you. It's like another hundred people just got off of the train, and came up from the ground, and another hundred people just got of the plane, and are looking around, and another hundred people just got off of the bus, and are looking at us who got off of the train and the plane and the bus maybe yesterday.

It's a city of strangers, some come to work, some to play. A city of strangers, some come to stare, some to stay, and every day the ones who stay can find each other in the crowded streets and the guarded parks, by the rusty fountains and the dusty trees with the battered barks, and they walk together past the postered walls with the crude remarks.

Or they meet at parties through the friends of friends, who they never know. "Shall I pick you up, or do I meet you there?" "Shall we let it go?" "Did you get my message, 'cause I looked in vain?" "Can we see each other Tuesday if it doesn't rain?" "Look, I'll call you in the morning, or my service will explain."

And another hundred people just got off of the train.

 

[DJ1990]

You get paid to drive. There's a difference. There are people who aren't even from here painting the picture of NYC as a life stuck in traffic.

I haven't drove in eight years and I live an amazing life here. I do not want anything to do with a car, and have absolutely no pressure from my city to change that. Unlike L.A., where you generally need one.

Why would you not want a car?
Why would somebody hate driving?
Cars are beautiful things...I love my car more than some humans.

 

[Lefty]

Crissy,

That was absolutely PISS elegant eloquent.