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

[RationalLunacy]

I choose not to live amongst the hoi polloi.

 

[Críostóir]

I choose not to live amongst the hoi polloi.

'Hoi' is Greek for 'the'. Just sayin'.

 

[RationalLunacy]

'Hoi' is Greek for 'the'. Just sayin'.

I stand corrected.

 

[metta]

Well, not me. And I'd be more likely to enjoy the snow during the day and the beach at night.

The radiation hazard in LA is a big problem. Do you know that all dogs in SoCal get cataracts? It's because the ultraviolet light is so intense. It's not good for humans either. I was in La Jolla for my brother's wedding, and while it wasn't hot (we were at the beach) I could feel the ultraviolet destroying my skin. Actually it felt like my bones were being destroyed, but I'm pretty sure that was my imagination.

Shorter: not everyone thinks intense sunlight is a plus. I have pale skin and light-colored eyes. All that bright sunlight hurts and burns.

of course LA is not right for everyone to live, or necessarily most people. I never suggested such. But I think that most people could find things to do that they like. As of right now, it works for me.

 

[resonance]

I wouldn't simplify it that much. I think NY has more big city advantages and I think the people who champion L.A. do their best to sell thethr advantages that exist outside of what people normally associate with city life.

People who prefer LA to NY don't detract from city life discussion because they think it'll come up the loser. Its because half of the people on this thread have never been to LA nor have they seen it extensively in pictures and don't realize THERE IS NO CITY LIFE.

Skyscrapers in LA? Have you noticed that they
are always the snapshots of the same small square mile of buildings with the Library Tower. Did you know that LA is in fact 400+ square miles? And that there are no tall buildings in Hollywood. I don't even know if there is anything interesting to see in downtown LA.

I've been pounding it in your heads that west coast cities are different. There aren't that many tall buildings. Most of the city of LA itself is in fact what Easterners would consider suburb. The NY-LA analogy makes no sense. NY is more like Chicago than it is LA.

None of the LA residents play up LA city life because it is so far from reality. Have any of you guys been to Tokyo? Hong Kong? The number of skyscrapers in those cities make NY look like nothing! If NY is the bare definition of a modern big city, where does this leave LA? We aren't a big city. Especially not from an international standpoint.

As a matter of fact, NY itself is a small city. There are a number of larger cities in developing nations such as Mexico City that are not so glamorous and that people don't like to talk about.

 

[metta]

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Big buildings are a requirement? Tall buildings in the LA are very recent because of the earthquakes. They had to wait for technology to come in. In addition to that, because the LA area covers such a large area, it was just generally cheaper to build out than up. As more and more mass transit is developed and we hit peak oil, buildings should get bigger near those terminals. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jWkOVEd-IhDvfCFoji7UpzHWjRlgD9HA4VH81

For night life, I'm sure that NY wins hands down. No contest. LA pretty much shuts down by 1-3am, depending on what it is. That never bothered me because I don't want to be any where other than bed later than that. Las Vegas is also good for night life. Maybe even better than NYC.

* However, a new addition for LA: gay couples can be legally married, as of August 18th.

 

[Críostóir]

This thread is full of generalizations. And the part about Los Angeles having strong ultraviolet radiation made me laugh out loud. As if Phoenix, Albuquerque, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Miami and Honolulu don't have any ultraviolet? And New York has no ultraviolet radiation? The part about all dogs getting cataracts made me laugh out loud as well. Plenty of dogs in southern California do not get cataracts.

All the places you mention except New York are also on my "don't go there" list. And New York has DRAMATICALLY LESS ultraviolet radiation than LA. Check the latitudes and you'll see why that's so.

And I just noticed my brother's dogs had cataracts, and he told me that basically all dogs in California get them eventually. I have no more information than that. Obviously really big dogs won't tend to, because they don't live long enough.

 

[bollywoodboy14]

new york its the fashion captial !

 

[NineOfClubs]

I've visited NYC a couple of times, I absolutely loved it there.

I lived in LA for two years, in West Hollywood actually.

Hands down Los Angeles is the place to be.

People were so open, it was almost too easy to meet new people and make new friends, easier than any place I've ever been. The climate is perfect, there are thousands of activities to choose from, life can be lived in the fast lane or on a budget.

I miss southern California....

 

[resonance]

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Big buildings are a requirement? Tall buildings in the LA are very recent because of the earthquakes. They had to wait for technology to come in.

The distinguishing quality of cities is population density. Without tall buildings, there is less density. Places without enough density are towns or suburbs or the "country".

Also, the last (tallest) building constructed in LA was the US Bank Corp Tower in 1990. Its been 20 years with little development. Since then, the Taipei101, the second tallest building in the world, has been constructed in earthquake prone Taiwan.

 

[metta]

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Too each there own. I don't care how tall our buildings are. It really does not have much to do with the quality of living here.

 

[metta]

.... yes.

And I don't care if the cost of gay marriage ceremonies were covered by your health insurance, I'm still not touching Los Angeles.

I'm glad that you know what you want.