I asked three people to sum up Los Angeles in one word. My Latino immigration officer at Passport Control said, "big". My Punjabi taxi driver had great trouble deciding, but finally settled on "expensive". My sister, who is a nurse here, thought "litigious" summed it up best. For myself, put it down to the 'June gloom' weather they are suffering here, or maybe even my jet-lag (and take into account all I've seen is a little bit of the city and its environs from the air, the arrivals hall and the 24-mile ride from the airport), but there is a drabness here and the adjective that jumps to mind is 'jaded'.
Posted by Joe at June 20, 2003 03:25 PMI lived in LA for about nine months when I was in college. The word that comes to mind is "artificial". Everything comes with a façade - buildings, people, everything. But I don’t mean this in an entirely negative way. It’s kind of fun too. LA is a patchwork of overlapping fantasies like an amusement park.
Posted by: Ed at June 22, 2003 11:17 AMJoe,
I love your entries and have found a great way to distract myself from doing reports.
About LA.... never been never want to go, which is what I feel about USJ as well. Both are just big amusement parks.
Hey Guys,
A bit short of entries, but I'm off to Chicago in the morning and I think I'll have more to say there.
I like your description Ed, I think it also sums this place up quite well. Colin, you wouldn't be missing a great deal by never coming here, but _definitely_ keep away from USJ. Let Alison's first boyfriend take her there. ;+)
Posted by: Joe at June 22, 2003 02:41 PM