6/25 dim, what is it about LA you like and SF you don't like?
\_ kchang, why do you insist on calling people out without
leaving your name?
\_ Huh? I live in LA and I love LA -kchang
\_ why do people using various motd trackers call people out even
though these tools are provably unable to accurately identity
posters?
\_ Mostly the weather.
\_ If so, you may prefer San Diego.
\_ I like San Diego, but it's a little bit too provincial for me.
Maybe when I get a lot older. San Diego is basically a
suburb of LA anyway.
\_ Not as long as we have Camp Pendleton between us and them
it's not. As for provincial, well, sure, but I thought the
only reason you liked LA was the weather; SD beats LA.
\_ A main (not the only) reason I like LA > SF is the
weather. The weather is obviously not the reason I
prefer LA to San Diego, since the weather is pretty
similar (although San Diego's is *slightly* better).
As for SD being a suburb of LA, it pretty much is. I
even know people who live in SD and work in LA and
vice-versa. Maybe people in SD don't like to think it
is, but it is.
\_ And people can think that SD is a 'burb of LA, but
it isn't. Irvine is a 'burb of LA, as is Riverside.
\_ What's the difference between Riverside and SD?
They are both about equally far. In fact, a
lot of North County SD people commute to
Riverside and OC for work and there is commuter
rail service between SD and greater LA. Why
would you argue SD is not a suburb of LA? If
SD was the bigger city I'd call LA a suburb of SD.
\_ I don't live down there but I'd say it has more
to do with the size of SD and the cultural
identity of SD being distinct. Is Berkeley a
suburb of SF? Whereas Irvine and Riverside,
are pretty anonymous.
\_ Yes, Berkeley is a suburb of SF. I'd
even say San Jose is, even though SJ
is bigger. What about Long Beach? Is it
a suburb of LA? I'd say it is.
\_ Merriam-Webster: "suburb: 1 a : an
outlying part of a city or town b : a
smaller community adjacent to or within
commuting distance of a city"
A city is, by definition, not a suburb.
However, Irvine is most certainly a
suburb of LA, so I concede that this may
be a matter of opinion.
\_ I graduated HS in '88 from San Marcos and my
parents still live there. Although some NC
folks may commute to LA, many, many more
commute to San Diego. The Pendleton divide is
both geographic and cultural.
\_ Pendleton Divide? 15, dude. Do you
really feel the culture in SD is any
different from LA? How so? (My sister
lives in Escondido and has for 20 years.)
The culture is all "Southern California"
\_ If by Southern California Culture you
mean strip malls and pre-packaged
Jamba Juice-Starbucks-Panda Express-Gap
pods, sure, North County's SCC. Downtown
SD is not so.
\_ How is downtown any different
from Santa Monica or downtown LA
or other large parts of LA area?
\_ Baseball team and stadium, among
other things.
\_ Huh? So downtown LA has
Staples and Dodger Stadium
is nearby. These are
amenities, not cultural
issues.
\_ Isn't the weather better in Redwood City than in LA? |
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