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PhlyingRPh Nov 28, 2006 10:29 pm
Originally Posted by akap16isme
It's so funny as a native angelino i knew before clicking on this thread that everyone would be ratting on socal - and i was right! I think people have not the faintest idea on how to approach a visit to LA and get nothing out of it in the end. Oh well. There is enough traffic as it is we dont need more people to fall in love with the city!
LOL, other than the traffic, I really like L.A. Along with SF, Chicago, NYC and Boston, makes up the PhlyingRPh Real American City collection.

gromozekka Nov 28, 2006 10:32 pm
Virginia Beach. I almost could not believe it is considered a vacation spot.

Edeniade Nov 28, 2006 11:02 pm
Originally Posted by stevenshev
Los Angeles, California.
Seconded. I was really disappointed.

Maine2LA Nov 28, 2006 11:44 pm
Originally Posted by Edeniade
Seconded. I was really disappointed.
You gotta wonder how many people go to LA and make two big mistakes:

- Spend time downtown, thinking "this is LA"
- Go to Hollywood, thinking same.

Agree with the others; but I suppose it's like any city - if you go where most tourists/visitors go, you're not likely to discover or enjoy yourself much.

Reindeerflame Nov 28, 2006 11:55 pm
Youngstown, Ohio and Barstow, California.

Palal Nov 29, 2006 12:11 am
Originally Posted by akap16isme
It's so funny as a native angelino i knew before clicking on this thread that everyone would be ratting on socal - and i was right! I think people have not the faintest idea on how to approach a visit to LA and get nothing out of it in the end. Oh well. There is enough traffic as it is we dont need more people to fall in love with the city!
LA has some really great spots (many tend to center within a 10-mile radius of Wilshire), but the fact that it, for the most part, is not a city is what sucks.

In 10 years my opinions about LA should change, after the Expo Line and the Wilshire subway is built.

Kettering Northants QC Nov 29, 2006 12:40 am
Originally Posted by LostInAmerica
New Orleans, pre-Katrina. Dirty, shabby and not much of interest.
Agree totally, unfortunately!

sheepherder Nov 29, 2006 5:03 am
Minneapolis - we went for the winter festival to see the ice sculptures and it was 50 degrees. The puddles weren't very impressive.

bensyd Nov 29, 2006 6:11 am
Originally Posted by acitrano

but I suppose it's like any city - if you go where most tourists/visitors go, you're not likely to discover or enjoy yourself much.
^ Excellent point. You never get a true feeling of a city by sitting in art galleries and the "local markets". Youve got to get your hands dirty.

tmorse6570 Nov 29, 2006 6:29 am
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aSiAnRiCk Nov 30, 2006 12:53 am
Atlantic City, NJ
Baltimore, MD

KPChicago Nov 30, 2006 2:51 am
Buffalo, NY (in warm weather even)
Syracuse, NY
Columbus, OH

TechGeek Nov 30, 2006 3:02 am
I hate:
Dallas
San Jose

For everyone that hates LA do you just go around the airport and/or downtown? Or do you hate Manhattan Beach, Hermosa, Santa Monica, I could go on and on? It's a fun place but it is spread out you need to know where to go and stay when there.

slippahs Nov 30, 2006 3:20 am
Let me put a third in for Los Angeles, CA. Just look at the airport... something straight out of a 70s movie.

DeafFlyer Nov 30, 2006 5:22 am
Originally Posted by sheepherder (Post 6768380)
Minneapolis - we went for the winter festival to see the ice sculptures and it was 50 degrees. The puddles weren't very impressive.
Were you disappointed with the Twin Cities, or was it just the weather?


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