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Los Angeles |OT| GAF's Guide to the Greatest City in the Universe
- Thread starter clearacell
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I'll try change mine tomorrowI'll be working out there starting in February. Will probably move to somewhere nearby, too.
Well if Korea Town isn't good enough for you then you might as well wait for a Korea-GAF meetup.
i dont live in LA. i live in costa mesa.
edit: nm. you mean hawaii. of course it wont be like hawaii. but i havent had good korean bbq in a decade.
IchigoSharingan
Member
What part of L.A. did you find so bad?
I've been in West LA, North LA, live in East LA and love it, and I've personally walked through about 30 streets of South Central L.A and enjoyed meeting the people that live in it.
I love this city. What you went through musta been random.
Well it's a Saturday so up to you if you want to make the drive for most us it will probably be 20-30 minutes but traffic should be light on the weekend for you anyway.
timetokill
Banned
makes sense, what with all the meat that's going to be there
I mentally assume everyone that calls la a cesspool and all other insults somehow arrived during the rodney king riots. I for the life of me can't figure out where all the hate comes from.
And with that, I'm sobering up, so I think I need to make another drink...
staticneuron
Member
It is so on! It would be awesome if we had a huge turnout. I need to get a camera again.
Jamesfrom818
Banned
If we're going to have a sausagefest, we should go to Red Lion Tavern.
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
Seriously, avatar is baller.
And I'm going to drag my GF along with me so you wouldn't be the only girl.
I'm in Newbury Park!
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Shall we carpool?
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Is LA GAF OK? It's raining....
I'm scared.
POWERSPHERE
Member
I miss the Frolic Room in Hollywood. Why doesn't everyone just ride bikes in LA, is totally made for it. great place to skateboard around in, too.
Tried to change my windshield wipers yesterday and it turns out that they're proprietary. So now I have a car with no wipers until the order comes in. :|
Pollux
Member
Is that a trend? Saw this in Santa Monica..smh
So...how do you get on that?
I'm not LA-GAF, i'm Boston-GAF, but damn at that bike. Am I still allowed to post here? lol
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
Cosmic Dreams
Member
Going to join the wolfpack ride in march.
Who's coming?
Also, I know you guys see hundreds of these guys in LA but i'm actually from the Inland Empire making music as a hobby:
http://soundcloud.com/filthy-paw/sets/temporal
Let me know what you guys think. I try to stray myself from many other "hyphy" producers.
Who's coming?
Also, I know you guys see hundreds of these guys in LA but i'm actually from the Inland Empire making music as a hobby:
http://soundcloud.com/filthy-paw/sets/temporal
Let me know what you guys think. I try to stray myself from many other "hyphy" producers.
Anticitizen One
Banned
Since we are on the subject of LA. LAX is the filthiest and most ghetto airport I have ever been to. It's so bad that this is how most people are "welcomed" to southern California.
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
. . really? I've been to much grosser. I mean, it's huge and packed constantly and terribly laid out and a bitch to get to if you don't plan ahead and the people in it can be disgusting, but that aside (heh) it wouldn't enter my mind as the filthiest.
Now if you walk down to that taco bell or mcdonalds and just sit and wait an hour you'll come with stories you wish you didn't.
EDIT:
I will never get enough of this.
LAX is the worst major airport I've been to for certain. The worst overall was Newark.
Bob Hope or John Wayne are the ways to go.
CountAntonius
Member
Sup LA=Gaf. Whittier/Fullerton area here.
as for Restaurants anyone ever try the "The Cack"(cactus) on Vine Street in Hollywood?
Tiny little place but so damn good after a night out.
as for Restaurants anyone ever try the "The Cack"(cactus) on Vine Street in Hollywood?
Tiny little place but so damn good after a night out.
But the sun, it's gone. The sky is leaking and I'm cold.
Having been to several major airports in the USA I can confirm this as well, Austin, Dallas, Denver, San Francisco, etc all so much better.
When I landed at Newark though I thought LAX wasn't as bad in comparison LOL. Unfortunately not much can be done because it is such a major airport it's not like they can build a new one next door since all the land has been developed and closing one terminal for updates would cause a mess.
Let's be honest, LA is a shit hole with small pockets of decent city life. If you want a good experience in LA, you basically have to stick to your box: never go east of the 405, never go north of the 101.
Problem is that box is the most expensive and most crowded part of the city. There's a reason you never meet LA natives: they were smart enough to get the hell out when they had the chance.
Problem is that box is the most expensive and most crowded part of the city. There's a reason you never meet LA natives: they were smart enough to get the hell out when they had the chance.
MidnightCowboy
Member
LA is awesome. If anyone is ever in Santa Monica and wants a good sandwich I recommend Bay Cities Italian Deli.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
LA native here. Sounds like you got that all wrong.
LA is an amazing city with small pockets of shitty life.
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
Absolutely agree.
On one hand, I would say it's all perspective but I've been all over and I really don't get the hate.
It's got its ghetto parts, but with 9-10 million people you're going to have all sorts.
OrangeGrayBlue
Member
West LA, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Los Feliz, a small part of downtown, Silver Lake, Little Tokyo, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, West Hollywood, La Brea, Studio City and Santa Monica are all great areas. Just as with any place, there are good areas and bad. I think the immediacy of how quickly LA can go from beautiful to grungy is what throws many off.
Anticitizen One
Banned
I dunno. I grew up in Orange County and when I think L.A. I think of extreme poverty, graffiti everywhere, gang bloodbaths, and homeless people scattered everywhere. LA is like New York was in the 70s.
donkey show
Member
Pretty much. Just in Pasadena alone you have super nice areas, Old Town, etc. Then you go north up Altadena past the 210...
MidnightCowboy
Member
...what
Jesus nobody ever told me this and I was looking at a potential new house for my family and then I look around and knew why it was so cheap. Ugh I got out of there fast.
OrangeGrayBlue
Member
1) Graffiti is cool
2) homeless people scattered everywhere/extreme poverty really only applies to the area of downtown immediately surrounding skid row.
3) gang bloodbaths? I've worked and hung out in Compton which is supposedly one of the worst areas for that kind of activity and didn't once feel unsafe. Yes, there's gang activity, but it's not 1992 any more.
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
. . . where the hell does this perception come from, again? Television? I've lived in LA going on four years and not once have I ever experienced this.
Haha I know the feeling. One of my friends wanted me to move in with him somewhere on Saticoy and that's not even half as bad.
There's a good amount of homeless people in every city over 2 million people. New York is just as bad and hell Orlando always felt worse.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Are OC people allowed to pretend to be in LA?
lol @ living in the past.
As long as they don't bring up why they think or feel OC is better.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Whooo-hooo! There are a couple of cats that live right around the block from me posting in here. It's kind of weird.
The greater LA area is the best place I've lived in the US by far, and I've lived in more than a dozen states. I hope to never move again.
Damn. Why so many moves? Must be great to have experienced so many different states.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
NoRéN;34458015 said:
Parents were nomads, and I just sort of carried on the tradition. It's been fun, and I feel I have a pretty interesting overview on how the US works, but I've found the place I want to call home. NorCal or maybe Portland for vacations (TREES MAN) but that's about it.
That's cool I'm kind of sad I haven't seen as much of the country as I would like to.
Only been to NYC, Colorado, Chicago, SF and Las Vegas (but for someone from LA that doesn't count since half the temporary population of LV is from LA).
One day after I save enough money I will roam the country for a bit.