Reply #80: New York [View All]

I'm from Southern California and now I go to college in Long Island. I'm back for break now, but since being gone, I've come to realize that I really don't "understand" Los Angeles, but I love New York City.

I've noticed people from other cities here in California don't seem to feel the same type of connection to Los Angeles as Long Islanders feel towards NYC. I'm from Riverside and have always kind of grown up with a "ew Los Angeles" mentality. Never even considered attending any of the colleges in LA, they were automatically off my radar screen..simply for being in LA. While I'm home, I'll have to venture into LA to see if that's justified..you don't really realize how little you know about the areas surrounding where you're from until you've gone somewhere else.

I've never really been to Chicago, I'd like to go there someday..