Post: #251

And what's up with all the food hype here? Maybe I'm missing something and thedude can chime in if I'm wrong, but I'd rather have...

- seafood in Medellin
- steaks/wine in Buenos Aires
- acai/fruit in Rio
- (insert anything) in NYC
- steak tartare in Poland

All at a fraction of the cost (absent maybe NYC).

Post: #252

(03-26-2013 01:25 PM)kenny_powers Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 01:19 PM)slubu Wrote:  Actually I'll tell you the best part of living in LA. It's when I travel overseas and I tell a foreign girl I'm from Los Angeles, her eyes brighten, her jaws drop, her friends gather and they exclaim "Ohhhh! You're from Los Angeles!" I smile and my inner monologue always begins with the same thought, that you stupid sexy cute little girl, how I simultaneously envy and plan to exploit your ignorance.

You can tell them that no matter where you live.

That is true.

But that may be the single greatest thing about Los Angeles.

Post: #253

(03-26-2013 01:14 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  Have you been to Brickell?

How many nights have you spent in Midtown?

Design District?

Wynwood?

Mid Beach?

Coral Gables?

Fort Lauderdale (which would still be considered LA if it was LA)?

Been to Brickell and Ft. Lauderdale. I liked both places, and I do like Miami. From what people have told me who live there though, is it gets kind of annoying since its suburbia once you get out of Miami proper. It would be one of my main reservations from moving out of LA...is that on a random weekday week after week after week, I'm going to eventually run out of new stuff to do, which is kind of impossible here.

Post: #254

(03-26-2013 01:25 PM)kenny_powers Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 01:19 PM)slubu Wrote:  Actually I'll tell you the best part of living in LA. It's when I travel overseas and I tell a foreign girl I'm from Los Angeles, her eyes brighten, her jaws drop, her friends gather and they exclaim "Ohhhh! You're from Los Angeles!" I smile and my inner monologue always begins with the same thought, that you stupid sexy cute little girl, how I simultaneously envy and plan to exploit your ignorance.

You can tell them that no matter where you live.

I've had a few girls not believe me and check my ID. Rare, but it happens.

Post: #255

(03-26-2013 01:38 PM)slubu Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 01:25 PM)kenny_powers Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 01:19 PM)slubu Wrote:  Actually I'll tell you the best part of living in LA. It's when I travel overseas and I tell a foreign girl I'm from Los Angeles, her eyes brighten, her jaws drop, her friends gather and they exclaim "Ohhhh! You're from Los Angeles!" I smile and my inner monologue always begins with the same thought, that you stupid sexy cute little girl, how I simultaneously envy and plan to exploit your ignorance.

You can tell them that no matter where you live.

I've had a few girls not believe me and check my ID. Rare, but it happens.

Ha! I live in Douche Central now (DC) but I still have my Ft Lauderdale ID.

Post: #256

(03-26-2013 01:40 PM)kenny_powers Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 01:38 PM)slubu Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 01:25 PM)kenny_powers Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 01:19 PM)slubu Wrote:  Actually I'll tell you the best part of living in LA. It's when I travel overseas and I tell a foreign girl I'm from Los Angeles, her eyes brighten, her jaws drop, her friends gather and they exclaim "Ohhhh! You're from Los Angeles!" I smile and my inner monologue always begins with the same thought, that you stupid sexy cute little girl, how I simultaneously envy and plan to exploit your ignorance.

You can tell them that no matter where you live.

I've had a few girls not believe me and check my ID. Rare, but it happens.

Ha! I live in Douche Central now (DC) but I still have my Ft Lauderdale ID.

Ha. That seems like something that would only happen in DC.

(03-26-2013 01:26 PM)slubu Wrote:  And what's up with all the food hype here? Maybe I'm missing something and thedude can chime in if I'm wrong, but I'd rather have...

- seafood in Medellin

Is the seafood in Medellin that legit?

Post: #257

(03-26-2013 01:26 PM)slubu Wrote:  And what's up with all the food hype here? Maybe I'm missing something and thedude can chime in if I'm wrong, but I'd rather have...

- seafood in Medellin
- steaks/wine in Buenos Aires
- acai/fruit in Rio
- (insert anything) in NYC
- steak tartare in Poland

All at a fraction of the cost (absent maybe NYC).

Well, you can get it all in LA in multiple restaurants on a weekday. Sure, it may not be the best Dim Sum in the world...but its going to be top 5 in North America....same with Korean BBQ, sushi, steak, hamburger, etc. And you'll have 10-15 options wheras almost everywhere in America you'll have 1 or 2 options.

You don't have to travel very far..one night you have some great street tacos (like I did last night) for $1 each and the next night you can have a high end dinner at a world class restaurant (like I will tomorrow). Its all about variety and breadth of options out here.

Basically, we don't have to eat at Applebees or be a "regular" because there are just so many different places to go.

Post: #258

In DC they want to see your resume.

Is Medellin NOT a mountain city?

Post: #259

(03-26-2013 01:26 PM)slubu Wrote:  And what's up with all the food hype here? Maybe I'm missing something and thedude can chime in if I'm wrong, but I'd rather have...

- seafood in Medellin
- steaks/wine in Buenos Aires
- acai/fruit in Rio
- (insert anything) in NYC
- steak tartare in Poland

All at a fraction of the cost (absent maybe NYC).

I'd say L.A. has the greatest diversity of ethnic food in any major city. When I say that, I'm referring to:

Japanese
Chinese
Thai
Vietnamese
Mexican
Central American
Indian
hell, even African

Obviously it's very Asian-dominated. I've eaten Chinese in SF, and I still maintain that anything in the San Gabriel Valley blows away SF Chinese. The best restaurants are sort of hidden gems. L.A. sushi dominates, so does our Thai and Vietnamese. Are these enough to warrant living here? Depends on who you are. I go out for Thai at least once a week. When I was in NY I was struck by how hard it is to get any decent ethnic food cheaply. What I saw was utter crap in comparison, and more expensive.

NY has better high end restaurants, but I want to eat on the cheap, frequently, that's NOT a Jewish deli (and they aren't exactly cheap either). But then, I was in Manhattan, I'm sure it's different in the other bouroughs (but why would you want to live elsewhere anyway, except Brooklyn?)

I mostly agree with everyone's assessments, most of them come from experience. You can lump me in the category of the type that's always had a gf and chases new bangs on the side. I can't really imagine doing anything else in L.A. I've travelled all over the U.S. and I've never found myself liking a place so much as to uproot my life and move there. Anytime I've travelled to the east coast, midwest, pacific northwest, I'm pretty psyched to be back home in L.A., hopping in my car, cruising along PCH, stopping by In 'n' Out, going to my favorite bars, grabbing some late night tacos.

The only time I've felt that urge to uproot my life and move somewhere is when I travel out of the country. It's something I'm seriously thinking about.

Post: #260

(03-26-2013 01:41 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  Is the seafood in Medellin that legit?

I thought it was pretty damn good. Had so much ceviche in addition to same damn good fish meals. Very fresh very flavorful.

Post: #261

(03-26-2013 12:06 PM)PartyonBro Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 07:11 AM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  Anytime someone defends LA, they always say the same thing.

If someone is considering an LA move, ask yourself two questions:

How important is it too you to eat a f*cking noodle dish?

Are you going go drive 5 hours to go f*cking rock climbing 3 days a week?

If those two things are at the top of your list, LA may be right for you.

The thing in LA, that you can't get in smaller cities...is you can do something uniquely different every night for 2 weeks+. From different restaurants, to hanging at the beach, to going to some live music around town, to different bars, live sporting events, festivals and the proximity to very unique weekend jaunts out of town...LA is a VERY hard city to get bored in. There are so many unique areas/neighborhoods, the abundance of options here is only helped by how spread out it is.

Quality of life is nice here because its the opposite of suburbia hell. And in greater quantity. Wheras in Miami or some place like that, once you're out of the small 4-5 mile radius of great nightlife, there isn't much there except hellish suburbia...there are only a handful of cities in the US like this where its so diversified,

Sure, I'm sure some medium sized in Ohio is great or hell..Miami for exmaple...for a night or two. Then you start repeating the same places to see, places to hang and see the same people over and over again. I mean how many times can you go to the same 2-3 general areas over and over, week after week before eventually being bored and deciding to hang at home?

The women are crazy, but the good thing is a lot of them know "the deal", meaning this isn't a place to wife up. Being single at any age here isn't strange at all, its expected.

Basically, its impossible to get stir crazy in LA.

I totally agree here. I think California itself is very diverse and one of the most beautiful states in the country. As much as I may complain about L.A., I think California is my favorite overall state by far. NYC is dope, but the state of New York? What the hell is there once you drive out of NY city limits? I really do love all the cool places I can take excursions too within a half day's drive.

Post: #262

(03-26-2013 02:17 PM)speakeasy Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 12:06 PM)PartyonBro Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 07:11 AM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  Anytime someone defends LA, they always say the same thing.

If someone is considering an LA move, ask yourself two questions:

How important is it too you to eat a f*cking noodle dish?

Are you going go drive 5 hours to go f*cking rock climbing 3 days a week?

If those two things are at the top of your list, LA may be right for you.

The thing in LA, that you can't get in smaller cities...is you can do something uniquely different every night for 2 weeks+. From different restaurants, to hanging at the beach, to going to some live music around town, to different bars, live sporting events, festivals and the proximity to very unique weekend jaunts out of town...LA is a VERY hard city to get bored in. There are so many unique areas/neighborhoods, the abundance of options here is only helped by how spread out it is.

Quality of life is nice here because its the opposite of suburbia hell. And in greater quantity. Wheras in Miami or some place like that, once you're out of the small 4-5 mile radius of great nightlife, there isn't much there except hellish suburbia...there are only a handful of cities in the US like this where its so diversified,

Sure, I'm sure some medium sized in Ohio is great or hell..Miami for exmaple...for a night or two. Then you start repeating the same places to see, places to hang and see the same people over and over again. I mean how many times can you go to the same 2-3 general areas over and over, week after week before eventually being bored and deciding to hang at home?

The women are crazy, but the good thing is a lot of them know "the deal", meaning this isn't a place to wife up. Being single at any age here isn't strange at all, its expected.

Basically, its impossible to get stir crazy in LA.

I totally agree here. I think California itself is very diverse and one of the most beautiful states in the country. As much as I may complain about L.A., I think California is my favorite overall state by far. NYC is dope, but the state of New York? What the hell is there once you drive out of NY city limits? I really do love all the cool places I can take excursions too within a half day's drive.

What about all the cool places one can take excursions to within a half day's flight from the east coast?

Post: #263

(03-26-2013 02:22 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  What about all the cool places one can take excursions to within a half day's flight from the east coast?

assuming you're not snowed in.

Post: #264

(03-26-2013 02:24 PM)PartyonBro Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 02:22 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  What about all the cool places one can take excursions to within a half day's flight from the east coast?

assuming you're not snowed in.

I don't think it's snowed in Florida in a while.

Post: #265

(03-26-2013 02:24 PM)PartyonBro Wrote:  

(03-26-2013 02:22 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:  What about all the cool places one can take excursions to within a half day's flight from the east coast?

assuming you're not snowed in.

That happens MAYBE a 3-5 days a year. Even so, being snowed in is underrated. Day off work, chilling at home with a girl, drinking some bourbon by the fireplace.

California is naturally beautiful for sure - no argument there. Lot's of driving excursions to be had and some quick flights to Vegas, Cabo etc...

Let's say you are in DC. Cheap flight to NYC or BOS in 90 minutes. Miami or Puerto Rico in 3 hours. Drive to mountains or beach in 3 hours. Fly to Montreal 3 hours. Europe 6 hours. On the East Coast I get the feeling the world is a much smaller place and you have faster and cheaper access to more options than living in SoCal. I lived in SoCal for 5 years and I felt like I was in a bubble.

Post: #266

That's it Roosh has got to do an LA trip I'm curious what his take would be. I can only imagine if he made a video on LA and it went viral and the reaction it would get haha

Post: #267

This is a funny and great thread. Being from LA, I think most of what everyone's saying is true. Of course, the irony here is that the book, "The Game," is about pick up in LA.

Post: #268

(03-26-2013 02:58 PM)IntlGamer Wrote:  That's it Roosh has got to do an LA trip I'm curious what his take would be. I can only imagine if he made a video on LA and it went viral and the reaction it would get haha

I can almost guarantee he'd hate it after experience Poland. My guess is that he'd label it the Toronto of west coast.

Post: #269

(03-26-2013 03:05 PM)Pass Wrote:  Of course, the irony here is that the book, "The Game," is about pick up in LA.

It's probably because they all went fucking nuts trying to date girls here. Fuck I'm ready to start a project hollywood these days.

Post: #270

LA is the kind of place you have to live in to appreciate in order to find the nuances and your own groove. It grows on you.

Post: #271

L.A. positive - you guys have eye candy and pretty girls to look at. Many of the posters said that in Los Angeles you will see really hot girls during the day but maybe the approaches don't work and the girls have shields up. Think about being in DC. The girls are on average 2 points less in attractiveness and have the same level of bitchiness - maybe even worse. Sometimes in DC I catch myself staring at a chick - not because she is hot - but because she is not totally repulsive. It is actually pretty fucking demoralizing. Also the DC income tax is 8.5% (?). And a decent 1 bedroom apt. in the middle of the "action" is at least $2,000. You can do a hell of a lot worse than Los Angeles, California.

Post: #272

I know I'm probably coming across as bitter but really I'm not trying to be. Basically my point is that FOR ME, LA sucks. I just ended up here and now have to work my way out.

- I'm not a fan of the beach
- Looking at hot girls is not enough for me, I need to be in them
- Traffic may be the absolute only thing that elicits a negative emotional response from me
- I can eat the same thing everyday and be happy
- I'm not in entertainment, which seems to be the end all for banging quality

Post: #273

@ slubu and @g-manifesto- you guys are doing it ALL wrong in foreign countries. You aren't from LA!!!

"I am from HOLLYWOOD. "- ©DVY.

Now watch the panties start dripping, eyes light up, and the mind start spinning out of control.

Post: #274

Jesus fucking christ guys. I just had the most magical, incredible experience in Koreatown tonight. I'm fucking wasted.

Started out at a Korean coffeeshop in K-town. A hidden oasis I'd never known about despite the fact that I used to live 2 blocks from the place. Cute girls EVERYWHERE, few guys. Only one other white dude wearing a blue club shirt, jeans, tan, good looking, almost a Fisto lookalike, wound up chatting up 4 korean girls, one of which he knew. Probably banging her. My Korean buddy says, "Every once in a while I see a white guy here. Guarantee you they don't tell their other white friends about places like these." I can't work up the nerve to approach any of the other girls. They just look too steely. I'm out of my element. I'm content just observing.

We wind up hitting a few bars and wandering around K-town. We pass by a cafe called IOTA once. Hit a few bars, come back and pass IOTA again. Tons of cute girls inside, probably a 3:2 girl-guy ratio. We head in.

All I can say is, if you like asian girls, hit up IOTA cafe in Ktown. Just venue changed a couple cute K-girls (7 and an 8) and it was like everything you'd want in a foreign girl. Right here in L.A. No bang, not even a makeout, but still one of the best nights I've had in a long time.

Disclaimer: my wingman tonight is one of my best friends in L.A., is Korean, and speaks it half-fluently. These Korean girls were making fun of his grammar (he's American born).

Sat at the bar in the cafe, opened up the 7 a few times, she wouldn't respond very well. They were barely replying. I was discouraged. But on my 3rd opening, I touched her arm, and she REALLY got ice cold. I told my buddy, "Fuckit, this is pointless." And he said, "No man, you don't understand the culture. Right now she's freaking out that you just touched her." I look over and sure enough, the two of them are chattering away in Korean at light speed, he told me they were talking about me. Korean girls like these, total FOBs, do not respond to western style game whatsoever, at least not in the way I'm used to.

I went to the bathroom and my buddy chatted em up in Korean for a bit. The other girl, a solid 8, spoke better English but she didn't let it be known until I got back. I asked them if it was a birthday (they were eating cake) and they were visiting from Orange County for spring break. College girls. Both 21.

We made some light chitchat and asked them if they'd ever been downtown. They said no. They were drinking wine, so I told them I knew a great wine bar downtown. They didn't even hesitate; they were down to go immediately.

Venue change worked like a charm. Get to the wine bar and we all get trashed. They're both wearing daisy duke denim shorts. I start touching my girl's legs; I can tell she's nervous. She swats my hand away at first but a few minutes later lets me keep going. Incredible body on her; total doll face, thin, big bubble butt, just right. We're all talking, at various points my buddy has to translate for me but we're talking with our hands, getting drunk, laughing.

When we leave I get my girl's number. I lean in to kiss her and she pushes her cheek out. She's touching me all over and asking me to call her asap.

It was incredibly refreshing to hang out with a girl that acted like a GIRL. My buddy told me that on the way back to their car they were chattering in Korean how this was the most fun night they've had since they've been here.

I think I'm in love.

Post: #275

thedude, I am totally jealous of that scene. There's big Korean pop in DC area too, but not sure if there is comparable thing here.