My dad bought his first home in the LA area in the mid 1960s. He paid $23,000. Sold it in 1979 for $79,000. It resold in 1992 for $288,000. A family member saw it up for sale recently for $790,000
Amazing is the last 200k of that price. My parents N.Y. suburb house 1968 16k. I sold in 2005 for 450k, and it is still 450k 15 years later as real estate went stagnant there. It seems LA just keeps going up
Born in Los Angeles, have all my family and memories there but, I am one of those people who had to heartbreakingly leave. I have to say that it sucks for our generation of children who grew up there but can't afford to stay.
Lived and worked in LA for over 40yrs. I finally escaped in 2016. I will never return. I think the source of LA's problems is it's overwhelming appeal to all tastes.There are few places on earth with year round warm weather containing the beauty of such a diverse landscape of mountains, valleys, deserts and ocean within a one or two hour drive of each other. But LA is much like a woman who is too good looking. Everyone is out to exploit her. People have been coming in droves since the Gold Rush seeking fame and fortune only to find the hard reality of survival among their fellow adventurers as they pull each other down like crabs in a bucket. Truly LA is the city of Lost Angels. Where good intentions go to die.
I'm born and raised in LA. Did over 20 years in the Army and been off and on in LA, taking leave their etc. I love it. Fortunately, my folks live in a decent part of the city, not the best and not the worst either. A lot of people I've noticed since I been in the Army, especially high school friends etc have moved out of LA to cheaper places with homes, like Riverside, Palmdale, Morena Valley, Victorville etc. Yeah, it was cheaper out their but you get what you pay for. Now its bad out in those parts, gangs, crime, businesses closing, etc. I love LA and the area my family lives. Yes, rent is so dame high. It pays not to have kids, unfortunately. God's Will, I'm going to try my very best to stay in LA. I'm not going anywhere. LA is for me, and I'm not going to flee. Even if I have to turn the garage into a living quarters or put a housing structure in the backyard.
@@BicYaoMing Houses are cheap in many parts of Upstate New York where I am. Don't let the term "New York" fool you. Things get rural quickly just 2 or more hours out of NYC. I am not a fan of pavement, concrete, traffic, crowds, expense, noise, and pollution. However, a lot of people leave Upstate New York because the economy is not good and the winter lasts about 4-6 months.
Went to Florida for about a month this year and I can’t put into words how shocked I was when people MY AGE were willing to come up to me and just talk? At schools in LA most of the kids don’t even bat an eye at you or just make fun of you with their little dog packs that all worship one leader. Gotta say it’s an eye opening experience to move out of LA
LOL. What part of Florida? You go for one month and you think you know the entire state. Lord. I am Florida born and raised and people there don't just come up and talk to you. Believe me. It's VERY stuck up. Especially Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Daytona, and the list goes on. You must have been up in Tallahassee or Jacksonville.
@@FlyingAceAV8B Actually Miami and Fort Lauderdale are full of conservative anti communist Cubans and Venezuelans. Orlando and Daytona can be very redd neqqish. I have been to very conservative places in the US where the people were the vibe was very insular and unfriendly. So no, sorry. Politics has little to do with it. Florida in general isn't a polite state.
I was born and raised in West Palm Beach. Native Floridians are very friendly you people must be running into the snobby know-it-alls that come here from other states.
Esteban Ortiz I lived in LA for 23 years, I left to Indiana state for 1 year and a half. I regret coming back to LA. I rather be in peace than being stuck in traffic everyday.
I spent 8.5 years in NYC, and my mental health improved after leaving. Then I moved to California, and my anxiety levels are back up. My stress levels are back up, and my overall well-being is much worse than before I moved here.
Thing I hate the most about LA, is you can never be alone anywhere. So many people literally everywhere you go! Never any peace & quiet. Even laying in bed, I hear people talking/yelling/laughing. Overcrowded.
First time to visit LA was in the summer of 1972 when I was 17, and it was fabulous! Went back a few years ago to visit a friend, and it was like a completely different place, the thrill was definitely gone. Human beings have a unique ability of turning beautiful into ugly. Nuff said.
I don't doubt what you are saying, but you were 17 years old. Everything is amazing and fabulous at 17, compared to being in your 60's, where the thrill of life in general is almost gone. As I get older I'm finding almost everything doesn't seem as fabulous, or thrilling anymore.
As a fourth generation Californian, your report breaks my heart. I'll try to push ahead here and work for change. Moving away is such a sad alternative...
The only thing good about la is the weather. Literally 1000s of towns in america with better quality of life, safer, less drug addicts and homeless people.
@@junioradult6219 I thought about that when I arrived in LA 11 years ago, but even the weather isnt that great, during summer is always cold and windy at the beach in the eve, if you want to go swimming forget about it water is freezing cold, plus always dirty full of seaweed, disgusting....thats why I decided to move to FL. Cheaper, cleaner, fewer ppl, less traffic, affordable housing, I can be here listing 100 reasons NOT to live here in California. I agree with you indeed!
Bought my home in San Diego in 2000...paid $295,000.00 for a "fixer upper" in an old "up scale" neighborhood. As of 2019 my house is now worth 1.26 million. I own the place and I think it's CRAZY!! Good for me @ 44. But the younger generation is SCREWED!
It’s all based on monetary inflation. Back in 2000 gas was $1.50. Today it’s $4. Or look at cost of health insurance. It’s all relative to money value. You were smart to buy early in life, now you can relax
If I were you I'd take that extra like you just won it in vegas and GTFO! Do you know how nice of a home you could get for that elsewhere?! The answer is - a VERY nice home! (I'm sure you know that)
its the same in the uk too, outside if London is the only way you will get a decent priced house in 2020, although the current generation of teens can look forward to retiring at 75!!, im retiring to Benidorm in the 2030s, by the which time the uk as like many other countries will be too expensive to retire in
thunderbird66613 it’s a shitty city for a tourist too. No walkable neighborhoods anywhere so tourists need to rent a car to drive from one shitty destination to another. Where would a tourist go? Hollywood? That neighborhood is garbage. The beach? It’s a trash rathole with drug addicts and a cold windy beach. Literally there’s nothing that a tourist couldn’t get at better cities.
Very few residents in LA are actually from LA or California, including the homeless population. The rapidly growing crowds, traffic, and competition can make it miserable for an otherwise beautiful and unique city/county. But I never get tired of driving around LA late at night when there‘s hardly any traffic and pedestrians. Without the traffic it’s actually a very enjoyable city to drive with constantly changing scenery and there’s always something to do.
i don't know where this myth comes from that "no one is from LA"..there's approximately 400,000 babies born in L.A county every year..so what, all those families have babies and leave ..? but i drive uber in the L.A area , and i'd say 50% of all my passengers are from the L.A area...it's funny too..cus when you get L.A locals together we always joke about how the transplants are always saying "no one is from L.A"...we hear it all the time, yet L.A locals are everywhere...
conni70 I was born and raised in LA, and most of the people I knew from high school either moved out to Orange County, San Diego, NorCal or stayed in the city where they attended college. When I moved back to LA to work different jobs throughout Downtown and the West Side, almost everyone I met was from a different state. I saw the same homeless people everyday and the ones who would tell me their story were all East Coasters or Midwesterners who settled in LA because of the warm weather and resources like soup kitchens and missions. In the most dense parts of the city (North of 710, South of 101, West of 5, East of 405), the transplant to native ratio has to be around 3 to 1. People from all over the country live there because they‘re trying to make it in their industry. Since the city is so overpopulated with transplants, the cost of living and traffic jams have gotten out of control. It isn’t until you go out to the Valley, 626, or Orange County where so many LA natives moved for a better quality of life. Myself included. I now telecommute from Orange County and when I have to attend meetings in DTLA I’ll travel by Metrolink Train instead of wasting triple the time in traffic. The only times I’ll ever drive in LA for fun is on weekends late at night.
@@conni70 given its size and its population, why are you shocked to come across locals of LA? If 50% of your passengers are local and the other 50% are not then you're basically arguing against your own point. You should be saying 80% are locals and 20% are transplants. Then you'd have a leg to stand on
@@janthony444 well, if you take into account the other 50% consists of transplants, tourists and folks in town on business , i'd say the majority of people in the L.A area are actual locals..so there's my leg to stand on, i guess..but i never said i was shocked, nor did i imply that...don't put words in my mouth, son
I worked in Downtown for 3 years. Apart from the pay scale being higher there I can not think of a single reason to love LA. Unless you enjoy your car being broken into
It’s natural setting is amazing. The hills and valleys. Mountain backdrop. Beautiful beaches and sea views. But the city itself is disappointing. Too much sprawl. Terrible infrastructure. Third world feel in many parts. Would have been amazing in the 1950s. True American dream!
The more ppl that leave Los Angeles, the happier I am as a born and raised Angeleno. RU-vid has really overhyped this city. I love this city, it’s home to me but it’s not as glamorous as it seems. Most of us who have lived here our whole lifetime have lived through and seen a lot. We don’t live as luxuriously as it seems online. It’s the city equivalent of the “Instagram lifestyle” where everything seems perfect but the reality is not nearly as desirable. We have a lot of problems here and unless you want them to be your problems too, better to stay out of this inner city.
Doldoe doldoe In 3 years, the Metro Gold Line will reach to San Bernardino with 3 new stations and transit connection to the LA Ontario Airport. Its a good deal.
RU-vid overhypes every city in the world but it's like theres an obsession with US cities... The rest of the world is being infiltrated by HINDI,Turks and Chinese migrants who watch the 'my life in LA/SEA/TX' videos so that they could move to the US . W/ the US's super easy open door policy, anybody can get in. We might not need a wall but we need halt the influx of people over populating our cities just because a video on youtube is telling them to do so. Seattle in 2005 was just a small city where you could get by with $1500 a month and rent was like $500-$600. After RU-vid videos promoted the place in like 2012.. rent's are now $1500. So now your seeing all these 'influencers' reviewing smaller towns as the next 'seattle' 'portland' williamsburg' and now these small towns are being influxed with people from all over the world. It's crazy.
Born and raised in Hollywood… can confirm all of this! So happy I moved across the country ☺️ Had fun watching this and remembering how hard my life was until I moved 🤣
everything this man said its true. i want to get out of the hood (specifically south central) and take care of my family. its a real hustle out here. every other night i hear gunshots and have seen many drive bys. sometimes i wonder if ill live to see another day. hopefully i can get out of here with my mindset and dedication. i am blessed to have a family to support me along the way. if it wasnt for them i’ll probably be in a gang rn or getting into some trouble. but im a sophomore in high-school and i still have been able to maintain straight A’s since ive started middle school. and i do this all for my fam. it really be funny too cuz people say i look like i bang but in reality im a good kid. yall dont know how many times i got pressed cuz of that.😂 but fr fr, im going to work hard for my goals💯
Good for you! Stick with it and get the best education you can in our horrible school system. The teachers aren't here to teach as much as they are to guard kids in school. If you can get the education you need to get out good for you! Stick with your goals, remember nobody can take education away from you! Keep your self-esteem high and remain proud if who you are and who you will become! Very proud of you! Brian
Young man, get away from the crowds and gangs and high taxes and traffic, among other things. Work hard and stay determined to do great - you got this!
Nick Johnson ok, I’ll give you the fact that there is high poverty rates, rent rates, mortgage rates, tax rates, and Freeway congestion. But I’d also like to say that I have live in LA for all 16 1/2 years of my life since birth. Yeah sure the streets are crappy in admittedly many parts, but did you ever think that CalTrans is stretched thin right now because our Federal government (Not Trump specifically or Obama but in general) does not help, in other words they don’t give us the necessary funds to keep our large state clean and up kept for streets and highways. Without the funds we can’t hire more people or get the supplies to fix the roads. The Smog in our wonderful city is also due to a lot of Federally invested companies that can bypass the OSHA and EPA rules. A lot of the congestion is also due to tourism and commerce since we have the 17th biggest port in the world and 8th largest airport in the world, may I add bigger than JFK in New York. So thank our state and this city specifically for giving other states their lavish relaxed lifestyles and for giving you the Mic equipment you used to create this video. Talking about the city having graffiti, did you know that a lot of graffiti is actually commissioned by artists and it’s not just random tagging with every piece of paint you see. It’s part of the beautify LA movement. Also our airport supplies the US with about 1/2 of its tourism economy, beating that of JFK and O’Hare. Our port supplies the country with about 3/4 of the nations commerce and the state itself produces about 2/3 of the nations wine, technology, corporate funds, and seafood. Our rent is too damn high because of the fact that even though we make most of the money for the nation, we get paid less because than any other state because our own damn Federal government is not willing to give our state money for its commerce in which we get only 1/16 of what we make of commerce. Our house prices are so high because of the same reason. To better explain, Both rent and mortgage rates though happen to be high the people that build the houses and sell them would get paid too low if you sold them at a standard Indiana type rate. Our taxes are too high because the state once again won’t get enough money from the Feds. Yeah sure violence is high, but at least we have the fastest response of EMS services in the nation. You said houses are stacked side by side where you can’t breath, try stacking them on top of each other like in New York where the rent and mortgage is even higher. Our education system is broken because you guessed, the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT won’t give us money to fund our schools and pay our teachers correctly. Also our city has grown and the economy in the city has actually helped ease the economic hardships of many people. Downtown LA is not a dump either, it’s actually one of the nicest parts of the city because that part is really clean nowadays. I’ll give it to you that some of us are kinda rude at times but at least we are not a New York City because I don’t know about you but I have been to every corner of the city, and many people do actually hold doors and have manners most times. We may not care about trash but at least the city is making an effort with the Mayor Garcetti administration in office. Our public transportation has actually improved due to our big light rail expansion that is happening as you read this comment. Our buses have begun to turn into priority rapid transit systems. Bus lanes are now a thing in the city for many parts. And before I post this comment, our community is bigger than any of the nations cities when it comes to interactions. Our communities are connected and caring. We actually have one of the highest rates of people showing up to LOCAL GOVERNMENT meetings. Also don’t play the TWO positives game. We have the most diverse communities. Our crowdedness is because we are making money for the nation. So don’t mock this city with out seeing it’s true nice side and without seeing why something’s happen like rent are so high. Also we can’t control the damn earthquakes, they just happen. At least our state gets ready for them, New York would be down in a finger snap if they were here. So thanks for your nice story of bad things of LA but remember that those bad things happen for a lot of reasons that are beyond the city’s or state’s control. Still the Mexican food is suuuuper good.
Everywhere is great if you’re rich. That’s not an LA exclusive. The money won’t save you from the traffic, the earthquakes, the wildfires, etc., but the money sure helps.
Moved to LA 13 years ago and leaving to go back home. I'll miss the weather, but the price for rent is to much and get to little. I'm to old for roommates, and I makes a pretty good salary but not enough to enjoy it. So back to the Midwest and start back over. See y'all later LA it was some what fun
Aww. I moved away from LA for the first time ever and went to Indiana. at first people saw the CA license plates and thought I was nuts then after I explained it to them they understood and welcomed me.
You’re so lucky. I’m from Greece and a RU-vid there left his job and moved for 7 months in l.a. in an affordable used van. What a life experience, one day I hope I move there
I left LA and the state of California in 2012. I tried really hard for about 6 years to live a good life. But life is short and I was tired of trying to convince myself that LA was worth the hustle. I moved to the Rocky Mountain area and life got better for me almost immediately.
Marcus INfinity In Calif the voters can bypass the state legislature and vote new tax propositions in directly. They seem to vote in tax increases in each election.
Yep, it's no fun living among idiots. Working to leave my parents' home once and for all to have my own life in a normal AMERICAN state, not this seditious shithole.
I grew up and still live in Miami. You can say the same thing about this place. It’s not what it used to be, but you can say that about many cities. Change isn’t always good.
The thing is that younger generations gets bored too easy! Growing up there were aways an tv, phone, videogame or something. They can't stand small or medium cities anymore. Than cities like LA, NYC, London, Miami etc gets really expensive and crowded. Everyone wants to be there. I include myself on that list. Im born in 2000 and moved from Brazil to London. It's crazy expensive, super crowded, and the city is so huge that you spend 45 minutes by underground to cross the city center ( zones 1 and 2... and the city expands till zone 6). However, London is where everything happens, where everybody wants to be and you have the best of everything. That's why i'm staying for good.
@@gabrielcarvalho6085 The problem is we can't all crowd into the same old cities, plenty of mid size and small towns throughout england, germany, france, italy, belgium that don't close their doors like their us counterparts at night. In the US, going to one of those popular cities was your only choice if you wanted a little bit of city life, now for nature and other quality of life factors, then yes it is best to live in a small or mid size city.
Interesting how no one has mentioned how corrupt people are in LA, most Angelinos I have met here are the opposite of wholesome. They can’t have fun when they go out unless they are on multiple drugs and loads of alcohol, but even worse is the fact that that they don’t seem to have a heart and can’t be trusted or relied upon. At least that has been my personal experience and planning my exit now.
Lived in LA from 2006-2019. It was love/hate. If you have a good group of friends it’ll distract you from a lot of the true things he’s talking about here. If you make a little money then it really is a good time if you’re in your 20’s/early 30s. The second I had a kid though I knew it was time to leave. It’s no place to raise a family imo. Unless you’re loaded. Visited last right before rona hit. The homeless situation is now out of control. That should be higher on the list.
I moved here in April 2019 and I’m ready to go now I have two kids. We have our days we love and we have our days we hate it. Honestly I’m ready to move. Definitely out of LA
It sucks anywhere if your poor. Do you think Los Angeles sucks for the people living in Beverly Hills, Bell Air, Or Rancho Palos Verdes. You should retitle your video Los Angeles sucks if you are financially challenged.
Yea but whether you’re poor, middle class, well off or rich, the traffic is terrible for anyone. Being rich or well off in l.a doesn’t automatically make the traffic less terrible
The reason why I still enjoy living in LA is because it's never boring here :) There is always so much stuff to do and various events to attend. The weather is always perfect pretty much and it definitely serves the BEST BURITOS!
Yes, you will appreciate where you live more. Was there for a couple days over New Years. Man. Watching this video made me remember the darkness, emptiness, and sense of loneliness and isolation that place brings. The vanity is real. Couldn't wait to leave.
As someone who has lived here their whole life i can tell you... 1. high rent - very true. it ridiculous. Most areas are at least 1500 per month for a one bedroom. 2. its filthy - downtown is dirty as well as the poorer neighborhoods. But honestly not as dirty as New York city 3. Traffic - oh yes..all hours of the day but now not so much since the quarantine. 4. public transportation- yes it does suck a lot. And there are a lot of creeps on it. Most people drive here 5. self absorbed people - Maybe some people but not everyone. I would say most people are just not friendly here. 6. homelessness -yes yes and yes. Skid row is as bad as you would imagine and if you live in downtown and pay 3k in rent you still have that outside your apartment. Since the quarantine it has gotten worse. They can now live on the side of the freeways and they have set up camp on the hiking trails and on my street. The police have been asked to leave them alone so they can just be wherever now. We will be moving to Texas next year and I am so excited to sell our house and leave this city for good.
Lol I'm leaving Tx and moving to LA, Tx sucks. I've lived in every part, it all sucks. Trashy people, literally everyone in trash. One of the most racists, sexist, anti LGBTQ places, accept for Austin but still 🙃
@@npineapple3077 democratic policies dont fix poverty. Welfare and hand outs are great when people need them briefly and actually get it together. But it becomes a drain on the system when people take advantage and live off of them. Nothing is really free somebody is paying for it and thats you as a tax payer.
@@XX-sv3qu I'm sure thats true. Not everyone is as accepting as in los angeles. Yes we have diversity and tolerance but the quality of life sucks. The grass always seems greener on the other side but the cost of the living is crazy, your hard pressed to find a nice house under 500k
I'm from England but lived in LA from 1988 to 1996. I went travelling and ended up there at the age of 25. It was the most beautiful place I'd ever been to. I loved the Californian lifestyle. I trained at the gym everyday and hit the beach most days. The roads were busy but not anything like they seem to be now. I don't remember hardly any homeless problem. To see the city the way it is now breaks my heart, I have so many amazing memories.
It amazes me how a coastal city can be so polluted. Usually, fresh air coming from the sea helps to enhance the air quality... but not with the huge number of cars they have.
My Husband was so speechless after he found out i have been monitoring his secret relationship with my best friend all these while. a massive thank you to @benjayhacks on Instagram for this great opportunity.
You can still live "in LA" without actually having to live in LA proper. There are plenty of surrounding cities & communities within the greater area that are decent places to live, you just need to have some knowledge of the region. Be smart and you'll be fine.
The same thing with toronto. Probably just as expensive as L.A to live. The GTA tho (surrounding cities of Toronto) have some hella nice places. Still pretty expensive but not as bad as downtown Toronto.
No Name yeah but the difference between toronto and LA is that there’s no crazy drug, gang or homeless epidemic like in LA. Sure , that all may exist in Toronto, but not on LA’s scale. When you’re paying huge prices to live in a city, you should expect the best, not the worst. That being said, Toronto is such a beautiful city in more ways then not,
I went to LA for the first time 50 years ago. Even then, I found the city overpopulated and ugly. When I was back recently, I found the city a nightmare. For me, the city is a symbol of America's fall as a world power. The extreme difference between rich and poor destroys any society in the long run.
@@junioradult6219 most small towns are dying off due to lack of jobs. Trump’s whole appeal to the working class is to restore the greatness or rural and industrial America hence why he got so many votes in rural and burned out industrial areas.
It's mostly out of town failed actors, musicians, "screenwriters" you see sitting at Starbucks. Plenty of people find great jobs not in entertainment and live happy in Los Angeles.
@@williamwilkins2279 One must consider that homeless folks would much prefer to be homeless in a city with temperate year round temperatures. As opposed to having to bare the elements in cities with frozen, brutal winters or blazing hot or hot and humid summers!!!
@@charleshappold4637 it's not a Republican or Democrat issue, it's corrupt as hell progressive Communist that raise taxes, and drive away good company's with jobs to Texas,navada,etc. But they don't care because they got daddy's trust fund, and don't have to work. Just wait till the Chinese bring all there triad, and tong money to California and make you move out of your apartment or neighborhood.🙊🙉🙈☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
Democrats leave los angeles, move to Republican states a d vote democratic, hahah the laughter, everywhere will be democratic.. all bad. Still love los angels tho
Deadass stop coming over here. Most of the problem come from out Towners trying be hip. You think you earning cool points but you not. Keep y’all ass in Nebraska,or Kentucky with the cheap living, so our living can be cheap. Most money,communities,and attractions are more focus on out towners than native.
I always dreamed of visiting Los Angeles, and when I finally went I was so shocked. Venice Beach, Hollywood...most of it was surprisingly uncomfortable to navigate. It definitely had some beautiful scenery and nice areas, but overall it felt dark. "TV" glamourizes it, and the reality is sad.
James Tanniehill You’re right. LA has it’s nice places like Pasadena and Culver City. LA has sketchy areas just like other states too. Nothing is perfect in every state.
Hey there, Mr. Tanniehill. I'm from Rome, IT, EU. I kinna feel the same way 'bout my city. But, believe me, some day it's really really reeeeeally hard.
In my opinion, if you are rich, then nothing beats Californian cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco etc. because then you can afford to live in rich neighbourhoods. But if you are middle class like me, then I really think that cities in Texas like Dallas, Houston and in Arizona like Phoenix should be preferred for good standard of living.
@@cocopebbles7713 What's wrong with Phoenix? I live here and it's great. LA is horrible. Houston, been there. Scary place and VERY spread out. BTW if Phoenix sucks so much why are so many people from Texas moving here?
I'm born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. This is his opinion but it is crowded and expensive here. But people are nice here don't believe that everyone is mean that's not true. Los Angeles is not filled with trash all over the streets that's not true. If you come to Los Angeles, California with a bad attitude and negativity of course your going to have a negative experience. Smile open your prospective and make new friendship with new people. Yes, California is over crowded and Mexican restaurants are not the only food options you have here. Smile be positive and you'll enjoy Los Angeles, CA but your going to definitely need money to live here. But they have free events check eventbrite and live a little. Accentuate the positive and you'll have positive results.
Beverly McFadden maybe if you had lived in another country like mine, Iran or even another city you would have realized how awful LA is and how mean it’s people are! Most people in LA are mentally challenged.
You try to be nice and positive, then people will use you and ask for tips. This is the problem everywhere buddy. Dont understand me wrong, i am very friendly guy but bit tired from opportunistic people
My daughter works in the movie industry in LA. She lives in Hollywood. I was excited for her to move there because I lived there in the 80s. WELL .. a lot has changed since then. I told her about the great night life. It’s too dangerous to walk the streets at night now. I told her about how beautiful the city is. Now the streets are lined with tents and human waste. I told her how awesome the beaches are. Now Venice is one big human sewer with drug addicts living on the beach. You have to worry about stepping on a needle in the sand. I said how safe it is. Now the DA let’s murders and violent sexual predator back on the street. … it’s literally a shitshow today. LA is dead
macross진 7k u must have a lot of money and live in a nice area because people living in the hoods of LA is not saying the same. They tryna make it out of LA
Dude, why do you say stuff like this. All you're doing is you're inviting a bunch of people here. If anybody asked you how L A is, you tell them it sucks. That is the only acceptable answer.
There is a reason why he is trying to monotize his opinion... supplemental income which means... it's probably his only income outside of being a frustrated uber driver... outside of that, he probably doesnt have a successful career and or washed out as an actor.
The only way California maintains population growth is through Foreign immigration, for some reason when people from foreign countries come to America they go to California, poor souls that's their first impression of the United states.
Ethan & Hila Klein, Blaire White, Vaush, Pokimane, Shadman, Precious Child, HasanAbi, Shane Dawson, James Charles, Jeffree Star, Trisha Paytas, Oli London, Lilly Singh, Riley J. Dennis, Gigi Gorgeous, Jojo Siwa, and so many more live there or have lived there. It really speaks volumes about the kind of persons that LA attracts and create. There must be something in the air.
I lived in LA 25 years ago from NYC and it was the traffic that drove me insane. It was exhausting. On Beverly Blvd I rarely got out of second gear (yeah, Nissan Sentra 4 speed shift). There was alot happening, but when I calculated the driving time and headache, I mostly stayed home. However, I did meet many really nice people, so I can't slag on the locals. I was also broke, which never helps no matter where you are.
Yes having no money is a Very Large Problem, i know that for a Fact, your in a very Large Club !!! Perhaps Getting a Union of all the People that don't have much Money, and go on strike !!! Maybe something will come out of that Positive !!! There is too many rich people, Super rich, that could Care less about the Poor ! !! Greed is the Other Problem !!!!
Yeah but LA was nothing like that!!! I was just there!! They are like letting the homeless rape and terrorize the tourists!! I was almost raped twice! 3 years ago it was a nice and pretty city
tetsuyanamamura People from other states as well. If illegals, transplants from other states, and homeless transplants from other states stopped moving here LA would be way better.
@@Armando.Sepulveda Don't worry ! , Oregon has decided its OK to fleece the Tax Payers and made Oregon a Sanctuary State. I left California in the mid 70's and now this is happening . I don't appreciate paying taxes to provide for illegals but I do .😤
Los Angeles is a joke! I moved out of there last year and where I live now has decent weather and I have money saved now! Go ahead people stay and live in Los Angeles where you get charged to breathe!
David Hernandez. I am 74 years old and grew up in Washington D. C. and I can still remember when The City of Los Angeles was called The Paris of The United States. I am very saddened to see what it has now become. God Bless.
Jay Ripper I made enough to survive in la dummy! I rather enjoy my life with my family and not give my life and money to greedy people. And just so you know learn English before you try and talk s***.
Please name that ONE city in America that’s perfect... every city has it flaws! Seems to me the ONLY reason not to move to LA is if your money isn’t right! If the cost of living wasn’t so high the only thing ppl would complain about is traffic and Dallas, Atl and a few more cities have traffic right up there with LA... all I’m saying is if I had millions there isn’t another city in the country I’d rather be in besides LA!
No place is perfect, but the fact is the only thing LA, and the rest of California has is weed and nice weather, everything else about California blows
Ok so name what’s so great about other places WITHOUT mentioning the cost of living because to me it seem like LA would be that perfect City if the cost of living was as low as sh*tty southern states
I find it funny that LA attracts all WEALTHY people throughout the states! It’s never the wealthy people saying LA sucks it’s always people from the backwoods of Alabama, MS and Arkansas that always have something to say!
@@paymenomind8218 well there are tons of places with better schools, better jobs, less crime, better traffic, less homeless, stronger middle class presence, Cheaper utilities, better air quality, better infrastructure and a better court system. Futhermore do I really need to explain that a vast majority of Americans aren't rich? So what it attracts tons of self absorbed douchebags who vlog on RU-vid? That doesn't make up the majority of Americans, so most choose to leave because they are smart enough to realize that the price isn't worth it and the California dream is dead.
@ Drake Smith I understand all of those things but again it’s quite funny nobody who has money feel that way about LA! LA it’s like Rodeo Drive meaning if you don’t have the money to shop there don’t go! Rodeo Drive is for the wealthy so if your money isn’t right there’s no need to say it suck because YOUR money isn’t right, just don’t go! There isn’t a place I’d rather be in this country besides LA (Socal) if I had millions! Absolutely no city in the south or Midwest has a variety of things to do for millionaires like LA... NY? Maybe but the weather sucks half year round in NY! I’m just looking at it from a money view! I just see it as it’s always poor or middle class Americans from weird towns in the south or Midwest complaining about LA meanwhile anybody who actually becomes rich from those meaningless weird towns move to LA... wonder whys that
@@pioneltapinessi947 400K-500K for a very tiny home/duplex in a high crime area. You have to spend quite a bit more to get a yard and a bigger sized home plus be 30 minutes to an hour away from downtown LA.
You will be sadly disappointed. I visited about 6 years ago. I went to the usual places- Venice beach, the observatory, Beverly Hills, Kodak Theater.... It's dirty, crowded, and everyone is very pushy. As for architecture, there are only a couple of interesting buildings like the Roosevelt Hotel and the Capitol Records building, but there are a lot of retro 50's and 60's stuff to see too. Venice beach is not clean at all. I wanted to go swimming in the Pacific, but there was trash washed up all over the beach. Nothing is like how they portray it in TV and movies, so don't go there thinking it is.
Mr. Hooty First question is where are you from out of curiosity what state what city. Yes we are definitely an auto state there is more cars in California than there is people as well people in most other states. I’m a state park employee an we have many trails an open space to see an visit. We are a concrete jungle for sure we have major city’s an small towns as well.
JJ god answer, it's like when I moved to Barcelona , I'd got several friends all doing well out there. The 08 crash happened 2 yr prior and was difficult as rents high rtc. But also cheap areas and places to stay. Made it a whole year. Which epwas my plans anywa realy. My brother went 12 yr ago. Now got 2'kidsmand same gf there.
LA has beautiful weather you cannot find anywhere else in the country LA has more diversity than almost anywhere else The beaches are spectacular. From Manhattan Beach to Hermosa Beach to Venice Beach, the beaches don't get any better than this As long as you avoid overly tourist spots in LA(like Hollywood or Rodeo Drive), LA is a nice place to live in.
Homeless ppl everywhere, even in Beverly Hills & the beaches. Too much traffic, rude ppl, everyone going into debt to survive. California is not what it use to be
Texas was once part of Mexico and what's kinda funny is that they are quietly taking that state back bit by bit. If you move to Houston you will find that there are more Mexican restaurants then All of the fast food joints combined. I have lived in both places and I can assure you that you will need to be a unique type of person to like texas although if you are Mexican you will do just fine there.
Democrat my whole life. Yes, it seems like illegals are priority and we legals second class individuals. Being Republican is not better unless person is white and like orange color dictators.
Kim Geri yeah before Texas is full of california liberals and they can’t be stopped from turning the state blue and destroying it completely oh I’m a california conservative a proud deplorable Trump 2020
I was born there and lived there for 30 years. I am so glad I decided to leave! I left in 1980. I returned to visit relatives in the 80s but that was the end of it. I am so very, very happy I left!
I was raised in Los Angeles (Windsor/Baldwin Hills area) all my life until my husband and I relocated to the Midwest. LA was busy in the 90's freeway traffic was awful during commute time. Now it's awful. I don't see how my family can still live in LA knowing how much the city has changed. LA will always be home to me.
Same here, I grew up in Baldwin hills and west la. La has changed and even in the Baldwin hills area I see caucasian people jogging at night. Living in this area I've never seen that. So I knew gentrification was happening and this was in 2015. Hopefully your enjoying the midwest 😊
The black population here when I moved here 3 years really shocked me. You not lying it has definitely changed from years ago since the 90’s. I’m from the Midwest tho I don’t want to move back home I definitely plan on moving from LA soon. Main reason I’m sick of looking at the trash everywhere and homeless people
Back in the early 1980s I played in a band backing up a famous blues singer! The blues singer Esther Phillips flew the band in from the San Francisco Bay Area to play in Redondo Beach! It was fun, there was no homeless then a renting a hotel was no problem!!
hey people its all about money! if you can afford the area, i say area because SoCal is so vast its still the best place i think in the country! i live right out of LA and within driving distance i have the mountains , the ocean, desert and LA! with the best weather in the nation.Where in the world can you find that? Sure we have our problems, but if you can afford it we have some great areas.So those thinking its going to be easy moving here you better have a good job or opportunities to get started, a down for buying a home! I bought my first home in LA in the 60s for 25grand, sold it several yrs ago for one mil.!
That's what it's all about louis... opportunities.. there are those who sit back and wait to be given opportunities then there are those who go out and make opportunities happen for them. LA is one of few cities that allows for this.. Thank you LA! Much success in life and in the wallet
J Anthony Martinez greatest city on the planet!! Like so many Midwest small town dwellers(I can confirm bc I’m from saint Louis🤮) make it seem like hell bc either 1. They’re legitimately just spiteful of the warm weather 2. They dislike the politics of California 3. They think it’s overpriced bc they work a job where they don’t make money or they’re just not economically stable enough and 4. They’re jealous of the vastness, opportunities, and ocean. I can’t stand all these “why I hate LA” videos and opinions bc people just trash on it bc of their own personal biases.
I grew up in LA, have since lived in Tacoma, Richmond, Savannah, Atlanta, Jacksonville and really traveled all over the country. I was very Californian growing up but it wasn’t like it is now. First, the weather has changed and now u get summer heat waves. The air is visibly dirty. The traffic is horrendous. There’s little islands of nice neighborhoods in an ocean of ghetto. Going to beach or mountains to ski means you need to plan around gridlock. Now, California has beautiful scenery, the central coast, sequoias, Tahoe, Yosemite…but the people changed it for worst. Politics…I was very liberal growing up BUT today there’s mass psychosis and hypocrisy, what others call The Left, Marxism or Woke. In late 90s you could still buy houses under $300k…
"If you're living alone in L.A. you're either broke or you have mommy and daddy's paycheck to fall back on". - Well, this video just lost its credibility...not that it had any to begin with.
J Lock i live alone and went from living in my car to being a self employed medical marijuana delivery driver and i make 10k per month just in the san fernando valley
@@j.ericsandoval566 just an assumption he should of worded it differently but you know what he meant. Most people are broke however some are thriving here.
Elleon DeMuskeres i was born and raised here in the san fernando valley. when i was growing up weed was still heavily regulated but smoking and reading high times magazines was some of my favorite hobbies. i had to go through many bad experiences like getting kicked out by my family and sent to jail for marijuana sales. but i got over all the bs and continued doing what i knew worked and kept plugging my deliveries. now i have a huge network and have orders coming in 7 days per week. i choose my own hours and people who i want to work with. there’s no shortage of anything i need to continue my job duties. green rush is the new gold rush for many of us. if u can figure ur way out. you’ll literally be living a california american dream.
@@LA23R agreed with that. Hard work and doing your thing. Currently making good dough with my music education channel on youtube. LA isn't bad for me but those damm CA income taxes do hurt me haha. Still a good place to be if you got the dough. LA is a city where you have to hustle to enjoy it
Yup he hit the exact point, ive accepted the fact that it isnt the best place to live in, but its home... i live borderline Boyle Heights and East LA . Off the 60 fwy on indiana and 4th street. Near el mercadito, and ive thought of moving out of state but this is were i was born and raised, knowing all of your latino neighbors. Being able to walk around the block saying good evening and good afternoon to people walking by. But then you have to go work and hit traffic, people cutting you off. Homeless everywhere, housing sucks. But i grew into this and im scared to start off somewhere else all over again.
66ish I bought my 1st house in Sunnyvale, CA, and paid $9,995 and sold it 1 year later for $19,995. That house now is valued at $1,500,000. How is that for inflation?
I lived in LA for some times. I found it to be actually nice and exciting. Full of places to go and activities. A lot of good looking people and niceish. People go to gyms, look after their bodies and the weather really cool ! It’s not as bad the video guy is painting it . I lived in much horrible place . Called Toronto . Where people are truely not nice and mistaken for nice or polite. Too much ethnic vibes where no one smiles . I found LA much happier sunnier with more welcoming vibe . Just saying my personal experience! Los Angeles is fun to live at for some time in your life...
Nick Johnson unbelievably less welcoming and impersonal. Everything is way over priced. Rent goes up by greedy landlords, and people are selfish and self absorbed in toxic way. Have you lived there ?
Uh, when was the last time you lived in LA? I’ve been living here for 20 years and in the last 4 or 5 years it has taken a VERY SHARP turn for the worse. I’m trying to find a way to move out now. It is terrible living here. Even my friends that live on the west side hate it now and want to move out of California.
charles happold, uh, I actually live in Los Angeles... I live in Santa Clarita and work in North Hollywood. Been here for 20 years and have lived all over the city. What he is saying is not false or intentional distortions. It is all true and then some!!! Come walk down magnolia and lankershim or go for a jog in the NoHo Recreation Center/Vally Village Park.
I grew up in texas then moved to North Carolina at 23, then moved to the LA area at 32. Been here for a year and a half. Aside from having a lot of different food to choose from, I generally dont like it. And it's so hard to make friends for some reason. Making plans to head back to the east coast...
In Orlando, FL, for $610 a month you can have a master bedroom with its own bathroom in a very good neighborhood with all the amenities you could think of, just saying.
I lived in L. A. from 2002 until 2012 and a lot of this is what I experienced. I didn't find the people nearly as heinous as you describe them but the cost of living, the homelessness, the traffic and believe it or not ; the weather, was enough for me. I never occurred to me how much I would miss the seasons or the rain. I really did enjoy the cultural attractions like the museums: the Getty, LACMA, the Grammy museum and the food for sure. Mexican, Korean, Vietnamese. There are plenty of things I miss but overall, I think I left just in time.
@@NickJohnson They are now. They will stop traffic to come out of their cars and yell on a phone and non of the karens stop when they turn into people in crosswalks when it's the pedestrian's right of way.
