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Originally Posted by carnutzzz
Well... I don't think you will find too many people that will agree with you that LA is "real" America. It's an oddball city no doubt- mostly because of Hollywood.
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Oh, I really have to disagree. Second generation kids of immigrants assimilate here as well as anywhere in the U.S. They end up becoming real Americans very quickly. The Hollywood Industry is just another industry like autos in Detroit, aerospace in Seattle, or textiles in Northern Georgia.
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Originally Posted by carnutzzz
Color of skin isn't important- but culture is. A true American city is not one where different cultures tolerate each other, but one where the differences in culture are set aside to promote the one true American culture..
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What is the one true American culture?
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Originally Posted by carnutzzz
Cities lke Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Charlotte, Albuquerque, etc all seem more like real American cities to me. No offense- I just think California has gotten so weird no one can relate, and LA is pretty much ground zero for weird.
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Atlanta is just like L.A. - plenty of rich people in Buckhead, plenty of gangs downtown near CNN.
Also, speaking of "weird" or non-American, I think Georgia is heart of the latest culturally-related controversy, where a Muslim father strangled his daughter to death because she wanted a divorce from her husband. It was called an "honor killing," and took place in a very small, American-type town with, as the detective described it, "not a lot of diversity."