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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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Any Winnipegers here?
I'm considering looking at Winnipeg when I go back. I know what the weather is like in the winter in the prairies but I've always been curious what the city is like to live in. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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I HATE L.A.
"WHATDOYOUMEANYOUDON'TLIKETHELAKERS?! EVERYONE LOVES THE LAKERS! WHY IS KOBE'S FACE EVERYWHERE IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE LAKERS BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!"
The city is also terrible for pedestrians. Good luck to you if you take the wrong turn on foot OR in a car.
Obviously, it's nowhere near the worst city in the world on paper, but out of all he places I've had the "pleasure" of visiting--L.A. has left me with the most negative impression. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
I HATE L.A.
"WHATDOYOUMEANYOUDON'TLIKETHELAKERS?! EVERYONE LOVES THE LAKERS! WHY IS KOBE'S FACE EVERYWHERE IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE LAKERS BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!"
The city is also terrible for pedestrians. Good luck to you if you take the wrong turn on foot OR in a car.
Obviously, it's nowhere near the worst city in the world on paper, but out of all he places I've had the "pleasure" of visiting--L.A. has left me with the most negative impression. |
Try living a two hour drive away. What I don't like about LA is it has a west coast NYC arrogance about it. "Korean/Chinese/et al food outside of LA? pshaw!" "To live and die in LA!" and so on.
However, it has a few gleams of nice spots. I like the sleaze of East Hollywood and Venice Beach, and Santa Monica isn't bad either. San Pedro is a nice little spot. But in a city as big as LA, those are like needles in a haystack - and a long drive through non-rush-hour-but-still-too-heavy traffic.
The biggest ain't always the best.
I'm glad we don't have to deal with as many Raiders fans anymore, at least. |
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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| Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| nukeday wrote: |
| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
I HATE L.A.
"WHATDOYOUMEANYOUDON'TLIKETHELAKERS?! EVERYONE LOVES THE LAKERS! WHY IS KOBE'S FACE EVERYWHERE IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE LAKERS BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!"
The city is also terrible for pedestrians. Good luck to you if you take the wrong turn on foot OR in a car.
Obviously, it's nowhere near the worst city in the world on paper, but out of all he places I've had the "pleasure" of visiting--L.A. has left me with the most negative impression. |
Try living a two hour drive away. What I don't like about LA is it has a west coast NYC arrogance about it. "Korean/Chinese/et al food outside of LA? pshaw!" "To live and die in LA!" and so on.
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Haha, I did! My alma mater is UC Irvine; and I know exactly what you're talking about. |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:05 am Post subject: |
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| I maybe have already posted in this thread in which case I probably said LA. Worst city in the US. And since I hold the US to a higher standard than poorer, smaller and/or less-developed countries, I'd rank it as the worst in the world. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:51 am Post subject: Worst Cities |
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| I spent all of 10 minutes in the LA Greyhound terminal, in Nov 2008, & went straight to Yosemite for 3 days, then 3 days in San Francisco instead. Seems like I made a good decision. I've also heard Venice Beach is worth a quick look. But Yosemite wins hands down imho. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
| nukeday wrote: |
| Bloopity Bloop wrote: |
I HATE L.A.
"WHATDOYOUMEANYOUDON'TLIKETHELAKERS?! EVERYONE LOVES THE LAKERS! WHY IS KOBE'S FACE EVERYWHERE IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE LAKERS BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!"
The city is also terrible for pedestrians. Good luck to you if you take the wrong turn on foot OR in a car.
Obviously, it's nowhere near the worst city in the world on paper, but out of all he places I've had the "pleasure" of visiting--L.A. has left me with the most negative impression. |
Try living a two hour drive away. What I don't like about LA is it has a west coast NYC arrogance about it. "Korean/Chinese/et al food outside of LA? pshaw!" "To live and die in LA!" and so on.
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Haha, I did! My alma mater is UC Irvine; and I know exactly what you're talking about. |
Dude, I think he meant 2 hours in a bad direction, not a good one. As in the Central Valley, Inland Empire, or desert. Or maybe those areas are what you're refering to as well. Irvine and OC aren't that bad. Not exactly exciting perhaps, but certainly not awful. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Worst Cities |
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| chris_J2 wrote: |
| I spent all of 10 minutes in the LA Greyhound terminal, in Nov 2008, & went straight to Yosemite for 3 days, then 3 days in San Francisco instead. Seems like I made a good decision. I've also heard Venice Beach is worth a quick look. But Yosemite wins hands down imho. |
The problem is, as nukeday noted, there are some bright spots, but they're a needle in a haystack. I used to hate the place, but after living in SoCal for a couple years (San Diego to be exact) I came to like certain parts of LA. And if you're a tourist, you're probably not going to find those spots, and if you live there, it is pretty difficult to live in one of those good areas and also not have some commute that makes you want to shoot yourself. |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Is Winnipeg just a bigger version of, say, Regina? I hated winter in Regina, It's just as long as brutal in Manitoba as Saskatchewan. But, 500, 000 people in Winnipeg - not a small Canadian city. What's the culture like? |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Culture? Huffing glue and people acting tough.
| TECO wrote: |
| Is Winnipeg just a bigger version of, say, Regina? I hated winter in Regina, It's just as long as brutal in Manitoba as Saskatchewan. But, 500, 000 people in Winnipeg - not a small Canadian city. What's the culture like? |
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TECO
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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| BoholDiver wrote: |
Culture? Huffing glue and people acting tough.
| TECO wrote: |
| Is Winnipeg just a bigger version of, say, Regina? I hated winter in Regina, It's just as long as brutal in Manitoba as Saskatchewan. But, 500, 000 people in Winnipeg - not a small Canadian city. What's the culture like? |
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So it's a rough town.
Not as violent as Vancouver. |
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jcan
Joined: 08 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I love ghetto places. Has anyone been to Compton? Going to LA for a few days next month, thinking about taking a gander. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I love ghetto places. Has anyone been to Compton? Going to LA for a few days next month, thinking about taking a gander. |
I've been to Compton. There's nothing there save a bunch of small and relatively run-down homes and a lot of electric power wire.
Go to Crenshaw instead. It has the soul food restaurants and the Living Room, a nice karaoke bar with great singers (but go on weekends). |
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