in fairness to ignorant tourists, LA as an incredible city to live in but i don't know how much translates by visiting. for me it's the food, diversity, weather, and general culture here that is worth the HCOL
chicago is a better city to visit (in the summer) because you can walk through grant park, check out a famous museum, get some great burgers and beer, go to a bears game, etc all without leaving the same area. LA has 5x what chicago does but it will take a hell of a lot longer to do it haha
Yeah, I’d agree w that. When people move here I always tell them to stay on LA for like 3 weeks and figure out what you want LA to be “for you.” I’ve been here for like 10 years and I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface because you end up getting stuck in bubbles because of traffic and etc. I wouldn’t expect a tourist to be able to figure all that out either.
I think a city like CHI/DC/BOS etc is a lot easier because there a lot more of a “travel path consensus” than LA - plus the city as a whole is a lot more accessible
During my first 8 years in LA I lived in 7 different places across the valley and down the westside, so I feel like I can relate to your point — each area/bubble has its own vibe, things to see, etc that is very hard to capture when someone visits a very short amount of time.
It’s comical when people trash all of LA as if it’s the same. Just reflects the ignorance of the person saying it.
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u/lilbelleandsebastian Jul 11 '23
in fairness to ignorant tourists, LA as an incredible city to live in but i don't know how much translates by visiting. for me it's the food, diversity, weather, and general culture here that is worth the HCOL
chicago is a better city to visit (in the summer) because you can walk through grant park, check out a famous museum, get some great burgers and beer, go to a bears game, etc all without leaving the same area. LA has 5x what chicago does but it will take a hell of a lot longer to do it haha