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Alison
New York City

I moved here from NYC about a year and a half ago. The people are pretty much the same to me. The only real difference that has been significant for me is the driving. You must drive EVERYWHERE in LA. The buses do run, but they take at least 2 or 3 times as long as driving would, factoring in the wait, the traffic, and the longer routes. Also, LA isn’t really a metropolis, but a bunch of suburbs crammed together.

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