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"I thought this board is about the LA area. Who gives a crap about SF/Bay Area on this board. If you want to express your opinions about SF/Bay Area, go to that board. There is one for that here also."

So, where do you go to compare the two? There is no specific forum for that. It doesn't look like you have contributed much to this forum yourself either.
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Monday, March 18, 2002 at 16:44:23 (PST)

I thought this board is about the LA area. Who gives a crap about SF/Bay Area on this board. If you want to express your opinions about SF/Bay Area, go to that board. There is one for that here also.
This Is LA Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 19:34:35 (PST)

I won't even pretend that I completely comprehend everything everyone is talking about, because I don't live in L.A. or even California, for that matter. I did visit Los Angeles, statyed in the Monterey Park area, several months back (August 2001). Los Angeles was interesting b/c I was able to see and experience a more diverse lifestyle during my two week stay. It's just a completely different world from the South where I was born and raised. Anyway, when I was there, I visited a few areas, and even though there is a lot of diversity, everyone lives in their own separate neighborhood. I was the only black person walking around the Montery Park area. And believe me, I felt completely out of place once I realized the people were staring at me, especially when my Chinese boyfriend would hold my hand. I asked him about it, and he told me, yes, California has many diffrent cultures, but these very diverse cultures live separate from each other. I understand that people wish to feel secure with their own, but don't they think wish to experience a little excitement in their lives by being with people of different cultures from their own? Dont' they want to learn about another group's culture? Everyone talks about how bad it is in the South, but it's not as bad as what I saw and experienced in L.A. L.A. wasn't bad all together, b/c I enjoyed it and plan to go back soon. But, I did experience a little discomfort. For example, I went into a very expensive Asian clothing store, and yes, I realized the clothing were a little too small for me to wear, but I was there to shop for my mother and my little sister (they're smaller boned than I am). No one would help me, so I left and I was willing to spend a lot of money. I don't know if it's because they were shocked that a non-Asian was in their store, or they thought why waste their time on someone who doesn't look like she has money or is going to buy anything (I was wearing jeans a t-shirt). And yes, they saw me, because one of the sales ladies just stared at me for the longest before turning away. I saw her through a reflection (I guess she was worried I'd steal something, I guess, I don't know). My boyfriend was outside using one of the payphones, and was walking in just as I said let's go and walked out. He wanted to know what was wrong and when I told him, he said they're probably just too busy wondering what I am (my ethnicity), because everyone there was Asian, and they don't see too many mixed (blacks) in the area. That much was obvious, because everywhere we went, people were staring. Is L.A. racist? Because everyone is segregated, I'd say yes, but then I'd say no. People do what they do best, and most cases, they stick to their own. It happens everywhere, not just L.A. If you're not use to it, it's just really noticable.
lilli98 lilli98@collegeclub.com Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 16:15:43 (PST)

The Hop Sing Tong lost much of its power in LA Chinatown. Now they're just a bunch of old men who play mahjong pretending that they still can instill fear in people. They don't controll the Wah Ching anymore. But I did see those old farts try and beat up a homeless guy right outside that bakery near the Hop Sing Tong's LA headquarters on Broadway. Most young Chinese people now don't even know what the Hop Sing Tong is. It's history. Occasionally, they still try and muscle some of the Chinatown bookies, but nobody is affraid of them. They're a joke.
Doug Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 11:38:50 (PST)

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