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LA *is* racist. LA *is* segregated. LA *is* dirty.

But y'all wanna come here anyway:)
achtungbaby Saturday, March 16, 2002 at 01:56:33 (PST)

i love l.a. because of the night life. has nothing to do with the affluence of the cities. in fact, i love l.a. because of k-town. and k-town is as ghetto as you can get =)

ghetto life in l.a. is the best!
penelope Friday, March 15, 2002 at 13:52:51 (PST)

"East Bay meaning Contra Costa County, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Richmond, Orinda, Moraga, Piedmont, Danville, Blackhawk" What's the difference?

Correct, not a ghetto, more like rich hillbillies with newly accumulated tech wealth but sorely lacking class."

Now, I know you are just spouting out whatever comes out of your small ass. Walnut Creek, Orinda, and Moraga, are NEW MONEY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
WALNUT CREEK has the oldest average age of any city in the Bay. It's one of the most established upscale communities around. The East Bay is not some newly discovered wasteland to accommodate urban sprawl. It has been around just as long as San Francisco and Sutter's Mill. It has been around longer than the sprawl in the Peninsula and the South Bay. Walnut Creek has been a playground for the rich since the beginning of time.

Also, what's your definition of "poor" and "hillbilly"? When is your birthday? Maybe I'll send you a thesaurus. Your lack of vocabulary really doesn't help in your argument, which already consists of poor reasoning and name calling. In real life, does the loudest mouth always win? I doubt you would win any debate if a major part of your speech is chanting LA is #1!
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Friday, March 15, 2002 at 10:53:58 (PST)

"East Bay meaning Contra Costa County, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek, Richmond, Orinda, Moraga, Piedmont, Danville, Blackhawk" What's the difference?

Correct, not a ghetto, more like rich hillbillies with newly accumulated tech wealth but sorely lacking class. These are people who could not afford to live in the wealthier areas of the Bay like the peninsula, etc. No one would willingly put themselves through that nightmare commute over those bridges to get to work on purpose. Sorry there is no real class in the East Bay only cookie cutter land tracts as far as the eye can see and nothing to do as far as entertainment goes. Richmond haaaa, Richmond is a ghetto in remission, still too untamed for my taste. Would you really walk or jog around at night there? I don't think so, sorry. The only thing fancy about Berkeley is the Hills, which are too close to the slums to be safe. The East Bay is the true Ghetto of the Bay Area Ghetto. The best way to get out of a bad situation is to move to a better place like Penelope did. Apparently Penelope would agree, "as i stated, i love l.a. and am having a blast here." hehehehehe.

LA is #1, just ask Penelope, she knows!
Steve, laughing my ass off Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 17:01:03 (PST)

"cantonese people will mostly be found in monterey park (in s.g.v.) taiwanese people are usually in alhambra and san gabriel. still, the cities are very close and you can still find cantonese people in the latter two cities."

What about Diamond Bar, Rowland Heights, and Hacienda Heights? I don't know much about these places, but I passed by on the way to Ontario Mills, and I saw a whole bunch of Chinese shops in these towns.
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 14:28:13 (PST)

Boy, this is so pathetic. L.A. is racist, your rational is one of the most pathetic things I have ever read here at Goldsea. The reason why you experience more vocal racists in L.A. compared to the Bay is NOT because the Bay Area are full of closet racists. It's simply because there are MORE racists in the L.A. area! Don't try to sugarcoat this issue with your phony idealism about finding this refreshing and a chance to "teach" others. What garbage. And the truth to the truth, you are not much better with your phony vision of how LA is undergoing growing pains and an example of what America is going to be like. We're not talking about simple tensions here, we're talking about people beating and killing each other for the color of their skin, and it doesn't even involve whites! The fact that so many races in L.A. are segregated and have no respect for each other shows you how little people in L.A. care about America or what makes her great. You speak about how SF is more segregated. Bull. I'll be you a million lira that L.A. is more racist and segregated and you know it. And to think that JFK asked what you can do for your country. Seems like everyone in LA is bitching about what everyone can do for them. Why should there even be a problem, isn't America the utopia melting pot and shouldn't people be mature enough to realize this?

Penelope makes excellent points. Integration does indeed promote harmony and friendships across racial lines in the Bay Area. Like I said before, I didn't start to have Black friends until I came to the Bay Area (NEVER had even one Black associate when living in L.A.). Everywhere you go you will see different races outside of the ghettos and exclusive areas (everywhere has those). We've lived diversity and harmony long before la la land.

the truth Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 12:35:56 (PST)

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