So I will have the opportunity to go abroad for one semester next year and I would like to visit the states. I can make a list of 5 schools abroad to which I can go to for an exchange program and depending on my grades I will be allowed to go to one of these schools. I am allowed to pick 2 places in America and the one I will put as my number one choice will have the priority for me when my school starts allocating people to different schools.

I always wanted to go to NY, but now people around me keep saying that I should go to LA. Some of their reasons are things like the weather and that NY people are a little bit rude. Only thing that would be better in LA is the weather I think but you guys know it better I think.
Now I was wondering what you guys were thinking what is a better destination for a foreign exchange student like me, NY or LA?

Well what ever school you mention and place you want to go you better make it your priority pick or you won't get in.

On LA I hope it sinks in the fucking ocean. My best friend lives there he knows I will never travel there and I won't even buy anything from there.

For me NYC is the place even though it has become another liberal city. But not for me. I don't hang out with liberals. I do hangout with soccer people. Since I never talk to them about politics I have no clue how they feel and I am not interested in finding out

What's schools are you interested in attending realistically?

If you want to come to NYC don't let schools in Queens or Brooklyn stop you from going. They are less then an hour from Manhattan.

One semester sure Your never go back after that one semester

LA

the weather is better an the women look better

they have nice skin tones because of the weather....no spray on tan

plus new yorkers are rude because it's a fast rip n run type of city

plus new yorkers don't get their face blown off for running off at the mouth

LA, CHI, PHI, NOLA, DET,etc.....cities that u have to show people human respect

people get murdered for being rude for no reason in alot of cities....not NY

The weather is better in LA. But, LA is not really a city--it's a sprawl of urban and suburban areas. You must have a car to get around in the LA area and the traffic is beyond horrendous. New York has an efficient public transportation system and has a lot to do and see in a far more compact area.

I don't see where there is even a doubt. New York City is THE destination to see/live in once in your lifetime.

It is the world's cultural center. Its citizens are no ruder than any others; in fact, most of them are quite helpful.

Why would you want to live in a place where you NEED a car for most every day things? Why live in a place under constant fear of your building coming down on top of you in an earthquake?

Definitely NYC unless you can go to UC San Diego. California is one of the most beautiful states with the best climate on earth but NYC WINS as far as giving you exactly what you want as an exchange student. Then you can take a trip to LA in the winter when NYC is miserable and cold.
Today it's 75 by me. Beautiful.

What does any of this mean? That people should travel to a place where there's a better chance of getting murdered?

You never disappoint, Cook .


Perfectly put.

NYC is the RIGHT CHOICE. I agree completely.

Love the earthquake line CLASSIC Just to scootch you SC I'm outside in shorts today soaking up the sun in my 75 degree weather just HOPING my house doesn't fall down cuz of an earthquake How are you doing over there in NY ?

Hey, I'm wearing shorts, too.... (under my longjohns)

Shoveled out my car this morning. Another foot of snow is due by Tuesday. The past five weeks here have been miserable between ice, snow, and cold. And the coldest weather of the winter will be here by Thursday (below zero). THere's even some talk already of a huge snowstorm (biggest of the season) that will be hitting us NEXT Sunday (Valentine's Day).

On the bright side, we have had no earthquakes, Santa Ana brush fires, droughts or Charles Manson followers here.

We do have the STRANGEST people on earth living here that's for sure.
Those brush fires are horrible.

I do feel badly about your weather. Be Safe. And don't forget to wear white shorts with red hearts under your long johns for Valentine's Day

Wow, NY/LA on THIS board? ha ha ha. Don't think I'll go there with so many NYers here. You can't win. That's like talking politics with mostly RWingers. You'll never make people see your side.

I love both NYC & LA.




TIS

@sc

new york is a smorsborg(sp) of mixed race women...from all races

yall get lobster cheaper, clothes cheaper.....cook county is crooked smh


@pb

i'm moving from cook county asap


@alfano's girl

feb.14th is for treating ur wife/gf proper n then cheating later the same day

@ Cook Co
Feb 14 is the day when a wife knows that what she has to offer her husband/boyfriend is BETTER than anything he can get from paying a WHORE or another woman. AG still has her husband of 18 years drooling for her cuz she knows how to treat a man.

NYC for sure, LA is a dump.

If you move to NYC, I'll give you a nice deal on an apartment. No bullshit. It's a New Year. Bygones be bygones and all that.

Between NYC and LA, I'd go with NYC, for sure. But that's not to say that southern California doesn't have just as much to offer. I love Orange County and the IE, and Hollywood is good for a visit, but I'd never live in L.A.

And our weather is pretty great!

flip a coin


heads new york, tails los angeles

When it's in the air, you'll know what you're hoping for. lol.

In all seriousness though I've only been to NYC so I can't speak about LA. It was as you can expect, urbanized, fast-paced and messy but if you already live in a metropolis or big city then you must be used to that.
NY is the cultural center of the world as they say, but LA is also very interesting, Hollywood, the movies, etc which I'm sure are an interest of yours.
What do you study, yigido? Because if your major is anything related to entertainment, film, etc then the choice is obviously LA, but if it's finance or marketing, then it's NYC for you my man.

Overall, you're absolutely right, Malandrino. But don't forget a little school called NYU when it comes to film. It's only one school, where California has dozens. But what a school it is!

Ah yes that's where Scorsese went to, right? It's always been a dream of mine to study abroad in one of the major US cities. Maybe in another life.

The transportation is definitely a plus point in NY.


I forgot to mention I can only go to the schools my school has a partnership with. The one in NY is the Baruch college and in LA it is CSU long beach.

Yeah I am studying business right now but I still haven't made my choice regarding the direction I will take marketing or finance. So NY would be the better choice career wise.

My taughts exactly and I was 100% sure that I would choose NY as my priority choice, but a lot of people around me say that I should go to LA.


I was thinking about this and I will probably do it if I have the time.

One problem in NY will be the rent from what I can see, it is amazing what you have to pay for a room close to the university which is in Manhattan.

Spike Lee, too. But I'm pretty sure they both did their post-grad work there. Either way, wonderful school. Great neighborhood. Greenwich Village is really a special place, all the weirdos aside .

Then I guess career-wise NY is a no-brainer, LA seems more like a fun place to go.

You don't have to live in Manhattan, try getting a place in Queens or Brooklyn, preferably near a metro stop. You can take the metro and be there in a couple of minutes.

Yeah and I also have the possibility to extend my stay with another semester for an internship in NY.

living outside Manhattan would be the solution as you said and if I am not wrong you can get a monthly pass for public transportation for 100$ or something.

Well it is clear to me now that NY is the wiser choice.

Prince Akeem had to make the same decision...

Classic '80s, Gets. Makes me smile every time.

CSU Long Beach is a nice school. It's relatively close to all of the "hot spots" in the LA/Orange County area. And it's literally a hop/skip/jump from the Aquarium of the Pacific and the Queen Mary, both worthwhile visits.

I'm currently attending CSU Fullerton. I'll be graduating this semester with my BA in Criminal Justice (Minor in Sociology).

it is a new year but nyc's taxes are too high just like chicago

LA's fine, but it ain't home. New York's home but it ain't mine no more...

My first tenant went to that college. He was my tenant for three weeks when I bought my first house it was a two family. He was there when I bought the house.

I had an argument with him and told him and his wife they had to move out. He thought I could not get him out because he paid the rent. I told him you can live somewhere else who him and his wife could just stop living.