on my way to California

did you always hate the city or has it just gotten shitty for you over time?

Pretty much always hated it.

I thought I would like it you know..because I always enjoyed visiting this city. However I am here now and I don't like it.
I don't feel safe.

Maybe because I don't have a car and it's fucking freezing and everyone tries way too fucking hard to be cool.

I like my small town where my car is...and theres just a bunch of fuckin' hippies.

Maybe if the town prior to this that I lived in wasn't so fuckin' great I would enjoy this more. But my little town is just too awesome.

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Originally Posted by lagstronaut

i've always lived in a relatively small city (never more than 200,000 people), so I guess adjusting to LA would be like adjusting to any city

i know compton fucking sucks to live in, is that anywhere near LA or surroundings?

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$1500 in LA can get you a decent place, but it won't be close to a lot of the hotspots (Clubs, Studios, etc etc)

Avoid - Compton, Gardena, Athens, Watts, Paramount, Downey, Florence, Alhambra, El Monte - the graffiti should point you elsewhere..

Not Bad - Torrance, Hawthorne, Manhattan Beach, Carson, Whittier, Glendale, El Segundo

Nice but $$$ - Marina Del Rey, Palos Verdes, Pasadena, Malibu, Century City, Santa Monica, Brentwood - These places are worth it if you can find a roommate

I lived in the LA area for ~ 20+ years, and theres good areas in bad neighborhoods, and vice versa everywhere. OC is a little nicer for the most part but more of a commute to the basin

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Originally Posted by Tokudai

Avoid - Compton, Watts, Downey, Florence,

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haha exactly where i lived, along with South Gate and lynwood (the shitty part of it) buy hey, in downey, tweet blvd is where its at

I live in Studio City, L.A., Ca. in a guest house with my wife and our rent is a $1,000.00 a month including utilities. The last place we lived was a one bedroom in North Hollywood where we also paid a grand a month.
So $1500.00 can get you a nice place in a decent neighborhood here in the Valley.
And on top of that, weed is legal here. {well kind of anyways}

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Originally Posted by fasterspider

And on top of that, weed is legal here. {well kind of anyways}

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haha only because it's the least of their problems.

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Originally Posted by TallulahGreen

haha only because it's the least of their problems.

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More true words have never been spoken;)

"Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart."

That's the very first thing that popped in my head when I saw this thread.

God I love Led Zeppelin.

And I love you. (:confused:)

Going to California. Listen to that song. It never ceases to make me smile.

Hope your move works out for you. ~

hmmm can i come? it's COLD here!!!
and there is snow in my shoes. :(

California is full of bumbs. You can't walk the streets of San Fran without getting begged for a dollar. I can't belive the state doesn't do anything about it.