I've recently moved to L.A. and though I love it here; the sun, the dry air, the scenery, etc. As I acclimate though, there are two things that continue to mystify me: earthquakes and....the people.
When I write this, in no way am I trying to offend any Angelinos, and I am asking this question because I REALLY don't "get it." Now I come from the east coast (Boston), where us New Englanders are described as "gruff," "rude," and/or "impatient." I guess if you are comparing us to southerners like maybe Texans, perhaps that is true because southerners exude sooooo much lovely, warm, hospitality. However, compared to Los Angelinos, New Englanders are a picnic!
I seriously don't get the people in L.A. To me, so many of them seem....oblivious? I cannot count how many times I've let someone go in front of me in a line at the store or held a door for someone, etc, and NEVER received a "thank you," much less an acknowledgement! People just keep on talking on their cell phones and ignore you. It's so strange to me! It's like this air of : "Yup! It's all about ME" here. Like (metaphorically and literally), people EXPECT to have doors held open for them without so much as a thankyou in return to the insignificant little peon -me.
I've been pushed in front of and cut in lines by people on their cell phone, more than I can count without a simple, "excuse me," or "oh, I'm sorry." Driving is a joke as well. Compared to Boston, the street signs are great here, but people are even oblivious on the road; turn signals are missing, people stopping in the middle of the road with no direction, and when you let someone go before you, do ya think they give you a wave of "thanks for letting me go?" HA! One of many instances, the other day while I was shopping , this woman was standing in the middle of the aisle, blocking me from passing. I politely excuse myself: twice. She slowly looks up slowly and stupidly with no recognition of the fact that she's blocking the aisle. She tucks her cell into her purse and takes her sweet ass time moving out of my way. No "oh pardon me!" or "I apologize, excuse me!" She just rolled on by, obliviously wtf? I don't get the lack of manners here!! I'm not looking for lollipops and balloons but a simple "thanks" is always nice. Some of these people have their heads right up their asses, and sometimes I'd like to stuff their Chanel glasses coach bags, and cell phones up there as well. LoL
Seriously, anyone whose lived here for awhile, what is this? Why are the people like this? What is it called? I would like to know so I can, I don't know, fit in better? Do SOME (I am trying soooo hard not to offend and overgeneralize here) people in L.A. come off as super-oblivious and rude?
Granted, these may be construed as overgenerlizations, and if anyone has some about new englanders, throw them back at me. I just am having a hard time vibing with the "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME ME ME" air here, without the manners. I'm almost craving to be driving in Boston and have someone cut me off and give me the finger as I curse out my window at them. At least they notice you there.


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People are assholes... I find Toronto to be very much like that as well.






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