A quick summary of some observations I made while I was in Los Angeles.
People strictly adhere to crosswalk signs even if there are no cars coming, completely opposite of New York City. Pedestrians also have the right-of-way, cars will stop if you are walking when you shouldn't, but as stated before I rarely saw anyone not wait for the signal to light up.
Southern hospitality does not apply in California. While people are not necessarily rude, they do not go out of their way to offer help. The bus drivers are very impatient and will look at you like you are stupid for not knowing that you need to be at the bus stop on the other side of the street to catch the same bus going in the opposite direction. I literally had one bus close its doors right in my face as I was about to step on. There was a line in front of me so I guess the driver did not see me; however, as soon as the person in front of me was on that first step inside the doors closed. Like I just said: impatient.
The city is very clean. I didn't see anyone littering, there was very little trash in the streets.
The public transportation system is fairly well-organized and on-time, but definitely not the fastest means of getting around. The network of buses and metros got me where I needed to go, but I would definitely want a car if I was going to live there.
The seagulls are at least double the size of the ones on the NC coast. I'm not sure what the tourists and/or locals are feeding them. Or perhaps they are genetically-modified? I'm not really sure what the advantages of a large seagull would be to the city though.
Overall it was an interesting place to visit but not somewhere I'm keen on living.
People strictly adhere to crosswalk signs even if there are no cars coming, completely opposite of New York City. Pedestrians also have the right-of-way, cars will stop if you are walking when you shouldn't, but as stated before I rarely saw anyone not wait for the signal to light up.
Southern hospitality does not apply in California. While people are not necessarily rude, they do not go out of their way to offer help. The bus drivers are very impatient and will look at you like you are stupid for not knowing that you need to be at the bus stop on the other side of the street to catch the same bus going in the opposite direction. I literally had one bus close its doors right in my face as I was about to step on. There was a line in front of me so I guess the driver did not see me; however, as soon as the person in front of me was on that first step inside the doors closed. Like I just said: impatient.
The city is very clean. I didn't see anyone littering, there was very little trash in the streets.
The public transportation system is fairly well-organized and on-time, but definitely not the fastest means of getting around. The network of buses and metros got me where I needed to go, but I would definitely want a car if I was going to live there.
The seagulls are at least double the size of the ones on the NC coast. I'm not sure what the tourists and/or locals are feeding them. Or perhaps they are genetically-modified? I'm not really sure what the advantages of a large seagull would be to the city though.
Overall it was an interesting place to visit but not somewhere I'm keen on living.
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