tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679437.post1566769030468259508..comments2023-10-26T08:03:46.636-07:00Comments on Joe Pennant's 'Itinerant outta New York' blog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679437.post-12871955845773514612009-07-06T17:08:49.751-07:002009-07-06T17:08:49.751-07:00New York is no laid back place, but it doesnt pret...New York is no laid back place, but it doesnt pretend to be. SoCal is just as rough, but it pretends to have a different gestalt.<br /><br />California has the reputation and initial feel of being a relaxed place. After awhile, you learn lassez-faire and laid back are two quite different things. There is a reason California has the largest prison system and incarceration rate in the US.<br /><br />In New York, even if you dont like or care about the person next to you - youre still aware you had better live together. In LA and much of SoCal, the bare naked hatred and aggression to other classes and cultures would shock the average New Yorker. <br /><br />Vegas may be an exurb of SoCal, but it is nowhere near as nasty. After years of Cali, my blood pressure has gone down. Finally.<br /><br />And Im just as broke. :)Joe Pennanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399416914853040282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1679437.post-8896547546452006532009-07-06T16:35:15.428-07:002009-07-06T16:35:15.428-07:00there isn't this in nyc? and i'm not a big...there isn't this in nyc? and i'm not a big fan of los angeles. tho the food is better than most places i've been to. it's a sprawling monstrosity and very intimidating.cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175698109176599954noreply@blogger.com