Los Angeles
Los Angeles by Simon Haines May 3, 2005
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Los Angeles Galaxy
A Major League Soccer team that plays in Los Angeles (obviously) at Dignity Health Sports Park and sponsored by Herbalife Nutrition. They are the first MLS team to reach 5 MLS Cup titles (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Los Angeles Galaxy by bmhorton March 20, 2021
Los Angeles
1. The short version of the full name "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Poriuncula," which is what the city was originally called.
2. The city that represents California to the rest of the country. In reality, Los Angeles is as dissimilar as it is possible to be from the rest of the state.
3. An amazing city that is resented by people in most other parts of the country for assorted reasons. Supposedly, we're all liberal, weed-smoking, anorexic gangsters who drive around in SUVs with a Starbucks fat-free latte permanently grasped between our manicured fingers and dream of making it big in Hollywood one day.
Okay, maybe not all at once.
LA does have a lot of suburbs, but over time they've all sort of melted together. It is divided roughly into two main regions. The City is south of the Hollywood Hills and The Valley is north of them (there's no definite line, but you usually know which one you're in. I generally go by whether you're north or south of Mulholland. Probably if you haven't been to LA you don't know what I'm talking about). Some sub-cities in The City are West Hollywood, Hollywood, Downtown, Santa Monica, and Beverley Hills. Some in The Valley are Studio City, Pasadena, Burbank, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, and Valley Village.
Truths: Usually you don't see people walking like in New York. We drive. There are tons of freeways. There is a lot of traffic and you have to learn how to navigate so that you don't get stuck on the 10 freeway for six hours. This city is immensely cosmopolitan. We have slums. We have gangs. We have good restaurants. We have many studios such as Disney, Paramount, Nickelodeon, etc. There's smog, but it's just sitting on the horizon, not bothering anyone. In fact, it makes the sunsets beautiful. We're not as superficial as people think. Our public transportation is horrible. Our public school system is broke. Our weather is perfect 99.99999% of the time. If we have more than two days of nonstop rain local news stations start a StormWatch2000 segment. People here are nice. If you pass someone on the street they will say hello and sometimes even ask you how you're doing. We have really nice museums such as the Getty Center, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), and the La Brea Tar Pits (better than it sounds). We have beaches. It is not surprising to see someone getting arrested or to sit a table away from an actor/actress at a restaurant. We're pretty laid back people. You will never run out of stuff to do here. I can't think of any place I would rather live.
Misconceptions: Hollywood is NOT THAT GREAT. If you come here you would be better off at The Grove. Many of us are, in fact, aware of the state of humanity. All of the good theme parks are in Florida. Our Universal Studios and Disneyland get old fast. We're not that obsessed with plastic surgery. We don't have big earthquakes that often, though there are minor ones now and then. I've only been in one serious quake, so all you east coast people can stop freaking out.
2. The city that represents California to the rest of the country. In reality, Los Angeles is as dissimilar as it is possible to be from the rest of the state.
3. An amazing city that is resented by people in most other parts of the country for assorted reasons. Supposedly, we're all liberal, weed-smoking, anorexic gangsters who drive around in SUVs with a Starbucks fat-free latte permanently grasped between our manicured fingers and dream of making it big in Hollywood one day.
Okay, maybe not all at once.
LA does have a lot of suburbs, but over time they've all sort of melted together. It is divided roughly into two main regions. The City is south of the Hollywood Hills and The Valley is north of them (there's no definite line, but you usually know which one you're in. I generally go by whether you're north or south of Mulholland. Probably if you haven't been to LA you don't know what I'm talking about). Some sub-cities in The City are West Hollywood, Hollywood, Downtown, Santa Monica, and Beverley Hills. Some in The Valley are Studio City, Pasadena, Burbank, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, and Valley Village.
Truths: Usually you don't see people walking like in New York. We drive. There are tons of freeways. There is a lot of traffic and you have to learn how to navigate so that you don't get stuck on the 10 freeway for six hours. This city is immensely cosmopolitan. We have slums. We have gangs. We have good restaurants. We have many studios such as Disney, Paramount, Nickelodeon, etc. There's smog, but it's just sitting on the horizon, not bothering anyone. In fact, it makes the sunsets beautiful. We're not as superficial as people think. Our public transportation is horrible. Our public school system is broke. Our weather is perfect 99.99999% of the time. If we have more than two days of nonstop rain local news stations start a StormWatch2000 segment. People here are nice. If you pass someone on the street they will say hello and sometimes even ask you how you're doing. We have really nice museums such as the Getty Center, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), and the La Brea Tar Pits (better than it sounds). We have beaches. It is not surprising to see someone getting arrested or to sit a table away from an actor/actress at a restaurant. We're pretty laid back people. You will never run out of stuff to do here. I can't think of any place I would rather live.
Misconceptions: Hollywood is NOT THAT GREAT. If you come here you would be better off at The Grove. Many of us are, in fact, aware of the state of humanity. All of the good theme parks are in Florida. Our Universal Studios and Disneyland get old fast. We're not that obsessed with plastic surgery. We don't have big earthquakes that often, though there are minor ones now and then. I've only been in one serious quake, so all you east coast people can stop freaking out.
Los Angeles isn't as horrible as people think it is. In fact, it's probably one of the less horrible cities in this country. I quite like it.
Los Angeles by No one in particular July 28, 2008
los angeles smog
the sexual act of rubbing your salty skin baton in baby powder and proceeding to anally plunder your partner. when the anal is done, the person receiving the anal poundage then releases his or her stanky butt wind into the other persons face, resembling the smog that covers the city of los angeles.
after a long dinner at the nearby Indian restaurant, Miguel and Tonya decided to go home and have another round of Los Angeles smog
los angeles smog by collin^2 May 7, 2011
Los Angeles Clippers
(n.) The wannabe Los Angeles Lakers. They try to be Los Angeles' basketball team, but they can never past the second round of the playoffs.
Los Angeles Clippers by KyuubiTamer March 7, 2017
Los Angeles vs San Francisco
A California rivalry between Nor Cal city "San Francisco" and So Cal city "Los Angeles". Here is a list of the rivalries listed: redwoods vs palm trees, wine country vs dessert, crossfit vs built lean, star wars vs star trek, SF Giants vs LA Dodgers, iPhone vs Android, Mocha vs Latte, vodka vs wine, twilight vs big lebowski, bukowski vs thoreau, katy perry vs rihanna, and post modernism vs post modernism, Golden Gate vs Santa Monica Pier. There are still more than what is listed. SF Giants has won more World Series Titles than the LA Dodgers beating them by one title.
LA Boy: Hey, mind if you can move over to my place?
SF Girl: I would rather die than live in Los Angeles.
LA Boy: Well, we got something better than San Francisco. We got the celebrities, Santa Monica Pier, Hollywood Hills, Universal Studios, UCLA, LA Dodgers, Beverly Hills, the museum and whatever nice is out there.
SF Girl: Well we have the Golden Gate Bridge.
LA Boy: Hah, that is nothing compared to beautiful Los Angeles.
SF Girl: You never been on the Golden Gate and plus we got the 49ers and the Giants.
LA Boy: Forget the Giants.
SF Girl: At least they won more titles than the Dodger.
Random 10 year old boy: Yeah! They just won the 2012 World Series!
LA Boy: Well, we got more celebrities while you guys don't have as much!
SF Girl: THE! We got Clint Eastwood, and actors and directors will be coming to our city to shoot a film here!
LA Boy: Huh, forget about the Los Angeles vs San Francisco crap. Let's make love instead.
SF Girl: Let us meet at the Golden Gate Bridge.
SF Girl: I would rather die than live in Los Angeles.
LA Boy: Well, we got something better than San Francisco. We got the celebrities, Santa Monica Pier, Hollywood Hills, Universal Studios, UCLA, LA Dodgers, Beverly Hills, the museum and whatever nice is out there.
SF Girl: Well we have the Golden Gate Bridge.
LA Boy: Hah, that is nothing compared to beautiful Los Angeles.
SF Girl: You never been on the Golden Gate and plus we got the 49ers and the Giants.
LA Boy: Forget the Giants.
SF Girl: At least they won more titles than the Dodger.
Random 10 year old boy: Yeah! They just won the 2012 World Series!
LA Boy: Well, we got more celebrities while you guys don't have as much!
SF Girl: THE! We got Clint Eastwood, and actors and directors will be coming to our city to shoot a film here!
LA Boy: Huh, forget about the Los Angeles vs San Francisco crap. Let's make love instead.
SF Girl: Let us meet at the Golden Gate Bridge.
Los Angeles vs San Francisco by WHOEVER IT IS June 21, 2013
Los Angeles
Second-largest city in the United States, after New York City. Located in Southern California and home to about 9 million people in about 4 counties. One of the most (if not the most) diverse cities in the United States. The largest city in California and a major financial center for the Pacific Rim. Competes with New York City as the cultural capital of the United States; most movies and television shows are made in coordinated efforts between Los Angeles and New York, although most movie studios have their headquarters' in Los Angeles.
LA has about a billion suburbs that are essentially considered part of Los Angeles as a single city, although the city itself has only a population of some 3.7 million. Los Angeles is notorious for smog and gang-related crime; seperate inner-city working-class suburbs such as Compton or Long Beach have been made the subject of rap songs talking about the crime levels that have gained some notoriety and earned LA one of it's less-enviable titles as "the Gang Capital of the World".
Fortunately, the beautiful Pacific coastline and the numerous beaches and tropical climate offset some of the not-so-good parts of the city. LA also has an awesome music scene, a great clubbing sector, and countless appreciative cultural institutions such as the Getty Museum to visit that provide the city with a depth, culture and history that are enviable. It's an awesome city. Watch out for the traffic though.
LA has about a billion suburbs that are essentially considered part of Los Angeles as a single city, although the city itself has only a population of some 3.7 million. Los Angeles is notorious for smog and gang-related crime; seperate inner-city working-class suburbs such as Compton or Long Beach have been made the subject of rap songs talking about the crime levels that have gained some notoriety and earned LA one of it's less-enviable titles as "the Gang Capital of the World".
Fortunately, the beautiful Pacific coastline and the numerous beaches and tropical climate offset some of the not-so-good parts of the city. LA also has an awesome music scene, a great clubbing sector, and countless appreciative cultural institutions such as the Getty Museum to visit that provide the city with a depth, culture and history that are enviable. It's an awesome city. Watch out for the traffic though.
Person who has never been to Los Angeles: Man LA is such a shithole, it has so much smog and traffic and gang-related crime
Me: Have you ever been there
Person who has never been to Los Angeles: No but I saw Training Day
Me: Die please
Me: Have you ever been there
Person who has never been to Los Angeles: No but I saw Training Day
Me: Die please
Los Angeles by Perfect_Cheezit September 16, 2004