10 Reasons Why You Should NEVER Move to Los Angeles
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Los Angeles is a lousy place. If you live there, this is no surprise. Here are ONLY 10 of the reasons why you should never move to Los Angeles.
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Mainly because Los Angeles is the city of Lost Angels as in Fallen Angels (demons). Where they make all the Satanic predictive programming movies.😏
You completely forgot about the gangs not a place to raise kids
LA is classy if you're rich, trashy if you're poor.
@@teerokh You could buy about 7 to 10 houses for $1M in my town in the Northeast.
@@teerokh 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.
@@teerokh Oh. Are the houses cheap there too with bad economies?
The rich personify trashy.
Jessy Gamer middle class? Never heard it!
“The smaller the restaurant, the better the burrito.”
Truer words have never been spoken
That is a fact.
Idk taco bell makes some good burritos.
Fact: the lower its health board rating, the better the burrito.
Don't you mean the smaller the restaurant the BIGGER the burrito ?
Best are in SF
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.
Where do you live now ? Are you happier in your new city ?
@@sambam.898 one thing is for sure Mr Samba is not born in LA
It’s because of your votes, y’all are your own problem so don’t cry suck it up and stay.
I miss LA , 6 years in Texas now .
born and raised in the valley. moved to miami last year, couldn’t live better
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.
Well said
thank you for sharing this
That’s rather bleak but not untrue. I loved my time in LA but that was 15 years ago
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.
@@williamanderson4999 Home is where the heart is.🙂
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
Awesome David. That's crazy Tim!
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
Seems normal like here in the UK apart from the inflation to the last price tag you put
@@davidortega357 Santa Ana OC Mr Ortega. Wouldn't live anywhere else.
Your dad should of kept it you would've been $800,000 richer
Who here is watching this and has lived in LA their whole life?
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.
Born and raises here and this video was nothing but facts
I moved out here in 03 from Decatur GA and the rent is overpriced here if you don’t have section 8 or live in a low income base apartment building.
Esteban Ortiz
90044 area born an raised
me
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.
@@coupleofbeers31 cool. You just listed all the liberal cities. What more explanation do you need?
@@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.
@@FlyingAceAV8B he also mentioned the cities where most people in the entire state live? Dude throws politics into just about anything lmao. Sad.
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.
I would say usa is doing fine as long as you stay away from the huge leftist cities. Most small towns are doing fine
@@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.
comunist detected.
LA is the symbol of America's fall as a world power? But not places like Detroit, St Louis, Cleveland, etc?
@@zenstratis5030 Of course; those too. Pathetic 'leadership' leads to this.
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.
Hmmm. Crowds can also have benefits. Like the chance to make friends more easily.
You should take the Metrolink train u can truly be alone just u and the train conductor and some nice peaceful scenery.
They should go back to africa, that's right
@@jessedee1633 Black people in LA are like extras in a movie they just chilling in the background.
your alright about that
L.A is a tourist city. You go there to visit. Not to live.
Small with nyc
@@valimback5109 same*
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.
@@SagaciousSilence also screw Coppa rules and San Francisco
No, thank you
Every CZcamsr that I loved went totally insane after moving to LA. That says a lot.
Like who
no one bro
bart baker is one of them oh and logan paul
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.
People complain about high ass taxes and complain and they still vote for them. Love it
That's not how taxes work or are implemented
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.
Marcus INfinity look at @Lb Co reply
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.
The problem is, those two aren't always the same people. I want out of here lol
When all the fake LA people go back home during Christmas and thanksgiving it’s my favorite time of the year period
rhz10 people traveling = fake?
Yall don’t make since
I'm from San Francisco, I visit near LA very year and your calling me fake bro?
Luna Almond I think he’s referring to all the East Coast,Midwestern, people. Frisco nice city! But I hate your guys sports lol.
Place is dead during the holidays...
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.
It won't change, Matt. The weather ain't worth it.
LA is trash and im from here.
@@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!
@@GUITARTIME2024 I have to disagree. There is nothing like SoCal weather...it is actually worth the money.
ive lived my whole life in East LA and yeah, lots of the things said in the vid are true. Homlessness is a huge problem along with rent prices and just everything being so damn expensive. The traffic is also super horrible, it can take anywhere from 40 mins to 3 hours to go to-and-from a destination across the city. It's very overcrowded and the air isn't very healthly. But the people, all the different communities, that grew up and lived here are very kind. Everybody is aware of how different everyones' living situatiins are and treat people kindly. Because I live in an area that's never been safe or necessarily healthy, I can always count on the community around me for help, should i ever need it. LA is a nice place to visit or stay at for a while, but living here is something else. hope this brings some sort of insight.
BS. I have been to LA plenty of times. I'm talking like 20-30 times for at the very least a week. People there are condescending assholes. I have been almover the states for my job, and this would be the last place I would ever live.
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)
Sell it before the bubble burst and it's worth less than you paid. Trust me the bubble will burst soon.
Congrats for taking advantage of the over inflated real estate!
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
It’s beautiful if u are real rich. Middle class or poor why live here. It’s all smoke and mirrors.
It is an amazing place for real rich people. But there are tons of poor n middle class in LA...
what is a god salary in LA?
That why if I win the lottery then I'll get a house in LA
Even then it's there are not so great places, for example Santa Monica and Venice. Multi-million dollar homes on the same street as homeless camps.
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.
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 🤣
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!
Horrific drought isnt what I call perfect weather
@@leob4403 I'll take drought over a monsoon anytime.
@@Resident_Legal see if you can survive without drinking water, sewage water, irrigation water etc , then get back to me
@@leob4403 Son, I've survived an actual war in my country. The things you just named I'm used to without :)
@@Resident_Legal well unless you are Superman you will survive about 3 days without water, then you die
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 in LA. But live like an hour away.
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
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.
LA used to be a beautiful city and still is in small pockets.
Beautiful? when were cookie cutter suburbs, strip malls and pedowood ever beautiful?
@@porthub3553 many decades ago.
@@porthub3553 That describes a small portion of L.A. Dig just a little deeper, you'll find so much more.
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.
Moved out of California 6 years ago , best choice today !
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.
Born and Raised in Los Angeles. Shits crazy here.
And by that you mean what is now dropped on the sidewalk without any consequences (thanks to our "Compassionate" Mayor.
$3 for a dozen eggs?! You’re paying that? I got a dozen eggs yesterday for 85 CENTS!
@@hothotheat3000 cool?
I was too and I don't like it.
The more ppl that leave Los Angeles, the happier I am as a born and raised Angeleno. CZcams 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.
This is the entire country not just LA.
@@dankoher4318 try living in San Bernardino inland empire
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.
CZcams 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 CZcams 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.
@@robroux6074 it's a goddamn shame
Love this video, thank you Nick Johnson. I've lived in LA for most of my life and this video hits home soooooo hard.
I lived in L.A. 2001-2002 and 2014-2018. I know all the problems. Why do I still miss it ? It hurts knowing I will never live there again.
Nah I'll stay in Ohio. 12 minutes to get to work, low pollution, fair cost of living and grocery prices.
Low pollution? You must not reside near Cleveland.
@@crazeyjoe No I don't but I'm from there.
Ohio can’t really compare to LA.... seems like a boring state
@@ms3173 "SEEMS" like
@@3rooklyn you in Cincinnati?
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!
I'd love to have been a surfer dude in LA in the 70s or 80s myself.
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.
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.
you were lucky, timing is everything
The 80's & early 90's was the best time to live in LA. It is now living on past glories and has a billboard mentality.
Everyone’s always complaining about LA
Not everybody!
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.
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.
AGREED! If you roll through Hollywood Hills you just want to live there
Good Point Brian Chann 😉👍
It’s sucks for the middle class people. And that’s the problem. There’s barely any middle class. You’re either rich or poor,
Brian Chann you nailed it 😊
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
It’s 2022, it’s gotten worse since this video was made
lolol love these videos and your humour. I'm having loads of fun learning about the reason why I can't afford to live in places, and why I wouldn't want to.
LA's 4 seasons: Wildfire, mudslide, earthquake, flash flood. Well, really most of California.
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.
Don’t forget the air quality. Yeesh!
You forgot Awards Season!
@@hothotheat3000 no air quality is just bad mainly in SoCal.
Much taxes too
I’m moving ASAP. The weather doesn’t make up for the living costs
David McCloud or the smog, or the traffic, or the crime, or the bad schools.
ASAP?
It's more like when she releases you........
David McCloud cost of living is just a part of things here
@@dennisfrey1818 which is why they want to leave
Donna Frey yea and it’s not worth it. The quality of life is so bad unless your rich
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
Loved the commentary.
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💯
Hey kiddo you stay up and stay out of trouble for reals!!! Get your learn on and be safe! Never listen to otherwise!! You'll be fine :)
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!
Good luck bro
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.
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
Man this video is so spot on and great quality info, you got yourself a subscriber !
Another great video, Nick. Your songwriting is getting better all the time. Thanks!
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.
É porque a cidade está num vale. O ar está atrapalhado entre as montanhas.
It's a summit. So while fresh air does come in, it gets trapped because of the mountains.
Imagine if there wouldn’t be any air coming from the sea 😵
transverse mountain ranges in socal trap the air here
Not nearly as polluted as it used to be. L.A. is surrounded by mountains, which pens in the smog.
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 CZcams 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
Titus, I thought of moving to Boston and i make decent money, but I agree with you, I'm to old for roommates. Not worth it.
We led LA for Nashville and just moved back. We make 3x the money in LA and work less. We get to enjoy life way more in LA then other places
Nick Johnson Welcome to the Hoosier state, what part of Indiana?
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've been to LA twice and I love the scenery but couldn't see myself living there on them prices.
Yet people still keep voting for the same politicians not saying you have to stop being a democratic but sometime you have to shock the system
It's Mexicans who vote for the politicians there.
@@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 a LOT of liberals hate L.A
@@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
When the Hollywood actors leave be the big rush out of wannabes
Nick -- Great video, even if it now is nearly two years old.
I'd love to hear your take, and the takes of those who live here that you interview, on just who moves to L A now!
Really good. Insightful'
I like the music, who's it by? Thanks.
spoiler- your song at the end is great and funny! R uk
Me: I came here to adamantly defend LA!
Me after video: I don’t like this guy but he’s on point.
😂😂
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.
@Franky Padilla absolutely. Thats what makes Texas great..i would never want to change that!
@@npineapple3077 Not true.
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
Thanks for the video. I really appreciate where I live so much more. 🤣
😂🤣😂 Nick! Your little jingles are something else !
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.
No city is without lots of major problems except Calgary Alberta Canada 🇨🇦🌟‼️
Calgary is not what it used to be. Growing up here life was good and Calgary is slowly going downhill.
@@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.
Exactly
honestly idk what y’all expect it’s BIG CITY with almost 4 or 5 million people living in it, like cmon😭
jaheim b ect what I was thinking.
They expect a "sense of community" with a "small town feel" in a "tight knit neighborhood" lol
10 million
Lol right
Dallas Texas is not like that.
I love your song at the end. Classie 😂
This breaks my heart. I lived on the West side for about 20 years, but left a couple decades ago to move to Atlanta, which is getting pretty bad too. But L.A. was a blast when I was there - not perfect, but always something fun or interesting to do. The eclectic nature of the residents opened the whole world to new experiences. I miss it a lot, but would never move back.
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.
So true
I would like to live in Irvine
Patricia Ramirez And I’d rather live in Burbank, home of Disney/Cartoon Network/Nickelodeon and the real Hollywood.
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,
Poor L.A. can't catch a break this week: Kobe's death, large structure fire today, and this video.
Kobe sacrificed himself to his Goat Lucy. Good, may he burn in Hell.
Old school troll. Nice.
@@npkrn6764 Satanist. They'll all burn soon enough.
@@Tinyfurball haha, ok. You said something about a goat so I just thought...well, you know! 😳😁
@@npkrn6764 But Islam is Satanic as well.
4:23 “goes everywhere except where you’re NOT going” sounds pretty good then.
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'm from LA and this video is 92% accurate. People here have a Starbucks glued on to their hand.
Yeah everyone loves starbucks. I have it everyday. $4 bucks for coffee.
@@brianticas7671 That’s around 120 dollars a month. Are you sure it’s worth it?
@@pepearown4968 he is joking im sure but people there are sheep.
The traffic and overcrowding alone will give you an aneurysm. L.A is full, CA is full, stop coming here people.
Cant stop and wont stop....will always be over crowded
I would never move there.
There’s nothing called stop coming here people because they see it’s a good place for them and plz stop being a dumb guy
Go across the border and tell them that.. That's the problem right there
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.
Its the absolute truth! Every single bit. Great video bro
Nick, thank you. I'm glad I saw this one. I just started doing some preliminaries, checking out places around Edwards AFB AND Bakersfield. But not anymore😢.
The Fairfield area near Travis wasnt bad 20 years ago.
When you can't move to la
You watch this video to make yourself happy
😅
I know right. I was just saying I am exhausted of my cold,snowy,destroy your Vehicles with the Salt & Ice on the Roads. Rust Belt Mid-Western State and after watching this Video of the,cost of living,traffic,mannerism and crowds. I was being grateful now of living in a chaotic free smaller town. However I still wished that I could see more Brighter Sunnier 🌞 Days Yearly.
I've lived in CA and FL both a while. FL is way better.
😂🤣😂
I mean alot of people from LA dont even like LA everything the guy in this vid said is true. It is a shitty place to live in all honesty.
I disagree. I’m a native Angeleno and I moved to Greece permanently. And I have an apartment I rent out in the heart of Los Angeles. Which means I could come back whenever I want. Every single thing in this video is 100% true. Zero community. Only opportunist. Number one reason I left.
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
My cousin moved there with his wife when he became a doctor. They moved back to Ohio within 6 months.
😂😂😂
People who just vacate there don't know what it's really like.
"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
Agreed, this guy is just a douchebag hater.
@@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
The only people who stay are the people who actually want to live here. That’s what makes it special.
Mostly liberals....take 'em all.
Pretty much. LA is a town you love or hate. I sont see much in the middle.
What a special load of crap.
Blend In with the Stars 🌟and you will find your rainbow🌈 everything is comming up Roses 🌹when you're at the right place 🏖️I Love L A ❤️
Chris Rambarran waaah! Everyone I disagree with iz a liburul!!!
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…
Great video! Kansas resident that visited in 2015, and all the points covered here seemed very accurate. Great to visit for a few days, but way too much for this guy after that. California sure is beautiful though!
Los Angeles is home. Plain and simple. Sure it has its bad areas but what city doesn't?
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.
@@legendaryTMNICO Even some parts of Pasadena are sketchy! lol
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.
Yes, LA is great, it’s the narrator who is bitter. Don’t listen to him and leave his channel 😬
Sounds like income is more of the problem than LA.
For starters, the rents are too high, the traffic is horrendous, and there are homeless everywhere you go
I agree totally with this video. I live in Los Angeles. I was born in California and can't stand it now. It is horrible here. I am saving the money to move out of this State.
It's worse now than when I made this
Everytime I visit LA, folks, even at a gas station, are like,
"Why are you being so nice? What do you want? Are you from around here?"
-"No, I'm from Oregon."
-"Ooohhh"
Anywhere in the world is not fun if you don't have any sort of income.
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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.
Andrei Plane false
Andrei Plane ever heard of south Africa? You could literally work your ass off and be richer than others
Money doesn't buy happiness, happiness has to be in your heart!
I live in L.A. County and everything you said is completely accurate, I need to get out of this hell hole. I'm moving to Vegas as soon as I can
Haha Vegas isn't much better pal
@@NickJohnson haha you're right maybe I should rethink my plan
Vegas sucks I would rather move back to California.
Go to Midwest
@@michaelgreen3648 what sucks about Vegas just curious? Even more so than LA?
That was very enjoyable as I sit here and enjoy my hot toddy, next to my roaring fire, 10 degree temperature and snow falling outside my window. I feel blessed and blissful. Thank you.
LA is one of the places in the US where you can have a whole street covered in tents but have a $200,000 car parked right beside them
Keep the gentrifiers out of L.A and stop moving here we don’t need more ppl we good
Nobody's moving to that dump of a city!
I’m from south central we will be the last city to get gentrified
NYC feels your pain. We are on life support at this point. The only place that isn’t ravaged is the Bronx & Staten Island.
Leonardo Isidoro I agree.
@@leonardoisidoro3224 enjoy it hope you butt doesn't get blown away.
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?
But once u move out of here, u wont be able to come back ever, u cant afford it.
coupleofbeers31 “Scary and spread out” haha Houston
THE GOOD THING ABOUT LA, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT HERE, YOU CAN MAKE IT ANYWHERE.
coupleofbeers31 Phoenix is also spread out
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.
I live in L.A. there are streets here with really nice homes and families. The news media gives this bad light. Peasants stay away.
"Everyone wanna move to LA"
Me: no.
not everyone
Pietro tw thats the myth that people living in the Midwest tell themselves
luckily for us all, you don't HAVE to.....
As a representative of Los Angeles, I must tell you that all 13 million of us are so so disappointed. Eye roll.
If you don't like L.A. GET OUT. it's that simple
Thank you... And no one is asking for anyone to come
Raul Martinez this is like nyc too
Yes please , way too crowded.
This guy talked about downtown LA. The thing is if you drive out 30 to 40 minutes it’s beautiful. It’s expensive as hell tho
No, stay in the hell hole you’ve created for yourselves and don’t ruin the rest of the country.
That's some real nice Casio background music you got going on there.11:20
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!!
My car would probably overheat and breakdown in traffic lol
Mine too lmao
I'm fro LA, and it's so damn expensive and over crowded.
Because of the illegals from Mexico and now Central America
From? Meaning you moved?
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 .😤
Dude I need to get out of here lol
Thank you for this docu, but it's a few years & maybe you could update us on "the rise of scooters mobilize transportation"(does it make a difference or do most use the popular scooters to commute instead of cars?)...Also, I like your song esp...the part of "you're NOT hot & KKadashian rolling her eyes"🤣😁😂
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've heard it's such a false place to live. Botox, plastic implants, homeless. I'll stay in England.
Meh, it's what you make it, la is great if you don't give into wanting to be part of the hype crowd
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.
Supposedly southern California sucks yet these highways stay crowded....something doesn’t add up
This's 3yrs ago. Way worse in 2023.
I lived in LA from 2005 to 2010 and I absolutely loved it. Granted, I barely ever had to drive on the 405. I used the 101 but not so very often and traffic wasn’t so horrible on it. I lived in Hollywood and usually drove within the parts of the city that didn’t have freeways. I paid $850 a month for a spacious studio apartment. When I moved there I only had four friends, but through their friends, I made so many more friends that by the end of my five years I had at least 20 extra friends that I hadn’t had before and had a wonderful social life. And a great sex life. I loved that about LA. Now I live in Austin, and I’ve hardly made any new friends other than the people that I already knew when I arrived here. I’m not doubting generally what this video says- I know people who have moved away from LA for some these reasons. But I still don’t think it’s the hellscape that you describe in this video. I have visited it four times since I moved away and I don’t see that it’s gotten so horrible. I miss my LA friends and social life so much.
?? Cause LA full of weirdos from different stattes.. One thing i hate about LA hipsters like you dude..
@@professorfinesser4015 Wow you hate somebody you don’t even know. And you don’t even know that I’m not a hipster. I’m a 53-year-old high school teacher with very not much fashion sense. But you go on living your life with hatred and judgment. Good luck with that.
I think those years some of the issues were not as severe, like it was more affordable, at least for renting, and fewer homeless all over (still a lot but less). The prices really started climbing once hipster consensus changed to it being cooler than Brooklyn, which started around 2010 (can find some articles online talking about it, like Moby's), and the whole influencer / social media celeb phenomenon started. That said, big cities have the benefit of there being a lot of new people moving to them that are also eager to make new friends, whereas smaller cities often have long time cliques that aren't as welcoming. If you prioritize opportunities, entertainment options, variety, and networking and friendship opportunities, the big cities, including LA, are the best despite quality of life issues with them. This video and others like it usually focus on quality of life things like cost of living in relation to wages/salaries, traffic and time it takes to commute, cleanliness, safety, etc.
@@professorfinesser4015 wym, LA is LA bc it's so diverse, good to have ppl coming from all over the world, you want a hick town there's literally hundreds of cities out there with 1 personality
@@insooleedat1asiandude you are those weirdos in america that want america to be like china HAHHAHA