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Nah I grew up in L.A. and it is the worst.
I've had no problems like that in Hawaii, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, or Cambridge, Mass.
Biggest problems:
Studios***
Malls****
Beach culture**
Salons*
Cars/Sprawl*****
The upside is that strategically applying a small amount of wealth or knowing certain people will leverage sex like Hercules.
A small boat and a yacht club membership is less expensive than it sounds, and it works.
For the south bay: beach house, convertible, surfboard, drugs.
see shel silverstein's song "California C's" at banned-width.com
Girls in Santa Monica tend to be smarter and friendlier. Same with Westwood, Brentwood, Bel Air, etc. They often know enough not to care much for studios, salon, beach culture, and malls. a lot of them know or are related to entertainment industry people. the pretense factor goes away.
South Bay + Orange County just plain suck IMO.
Getting to know movie people is easier than it sounds if you're determined. SAG directory or IATSE. Certain clubs. Parties. Film viewings. Agents. Doctors. Shopping behavior. Dining habits. Phone numbers, name drops, birthdays, compliments. UCLA is actually a good network point. Being able to tell jokes is better than having nice breasts. For whatever reason, most women i've met there who are interested in that scene are too scared or lazy to make those moves themselves.
At some point I said "fuck LA" and I've been gone since.
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