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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Living in LA?
My sister is thinking of moving somewhere, though not sure where. She's a single Long Island girl who loves NYC and is considering a move to LA. Though, I'm trying to talk her into moving to CO, near me. So what are your thoughts on a move to LA? Why do you love it there? Or would you recommend somewhere else?
Thanks, girls!
Re: Living in LA?
Here's my biased input. Take it with a grain of salt.
LA is HUGE, and filled with literally hundreds of neighborhoods. It's really hard to say you want to "live in LA." Hollywood? Santa Monica? South Bay? Downtown? Westside? Eastside? Valley? Which valley? mountains? foothills? Beaches? Harbors?
I love LA because it's where I've always lived. I like the more relaxed vibe of the South Bay (Southern coastal area- El Segundo, Manhattan, Hermosa, Redondo, Torrance). Westside beaches (Santa Monica, Venice) are more "hip" beaches. Westside inland is hip and faster paced. West Hollywood is trendy and has a large same-sex population. etc
I love that in LA, you have your neighborhood and there is a sense of identity about. I love that everywhere is 20 minutes without traffic. And that in 20 minutes you can be in the mountains, beaches, city, trendy, off-beat, etc areas. I love the diversity, and general openmindedness, but this can translate into too much openmindedness and then after a while, everything seems acceptable. There are established communities and up and coming communities. Old houses in historic neighborhoods and brand new homes. When you live in LA, you feel a sense of pride about being in LA, vs. Orange County or San Bernardino or, godforbid, the "909" Riverside areas
Those other people have "tract homes" and "strip malls." Shudder. We have a "city" even if we don't live in it.
I've been to New York but never lived there, and I can see that NYC to LA would be a big change. But I think people from big cities are generally forced into more adaptablity than smaller towns. LA is fun, but not for everyone. Don't expect to see movie stars and year round sun and everyone spends all day at the beach. It's been raining for a week straight and we have earthquakes and wild fires and floods and mud slides. But it's all good. I wouldn't live anywhere else.
I am having a real messed up time
I have to ditto everything PP said about why living here is so good and the bad parts too.
What does your sister do for a living? The cost of living in Southern California is really high and unless she has a fantastic career with potential for high income, I wouldn't recommend moving here. Even then, the job market is really competitive and it can be difficult to find a job.