50 Reasons Los Angeles Is the Best Effing City in America

p.s. This list made me want to move away from Los Angeles. 

Aside from leaving behind the silk shirt wearing sports reps, desperate fake tanned to oblivion wannabe starlets, thousands (not a typo) of gangs and their ugly tags everywhere, the nastiest air this side of a toxic waste dump, and self righteous mediocrity-loving crap-defenders, another city can boast that the local rags don't print self-absorbed cutesie borderline sanctimonious tripe like this. 

Sayonara LA. You seriously suck. Mostly because you know you do and you tell people that that somehow makes you cool. And then you shred them for pointing out the obvious: that this city is completely overrated. You know what comes from LA? Kardashians! And velvet workout pants that have mindnumbingly stupid slogans across the ass. And ED HARDY shirts. And Tribal tattoos.

I will miss the music scene. It's pretty damn cool. But in every other city in the world, the people don't stand there with a s***-stink expression across their face convinced that it's only cool to stay frozen in stillness. No, they dance. Or pogo. Or whatever. But at least they tap their feet and they sing along. LA, you are just that sad anorexic girl who has jacked up teeth and is malnourished and gross, calling every other girl fat and ugly. Poor poor you. You never figured out how to have fun. So you glorified crap. And you actually believe that misery makes you happy. All the other cities (and the people in them) that you think you hose see what you really are. Nothing much.

BTW, what's a "Doyer Dog"?  We don't say that in America.

Demographics, weather, tons of things to do! Seriously Los Angeles encompasses the best a city can offer. I love this city with all my heart and soul. Every day is exciting in LA!

This list made me more sad than happy to live in LA. There's lot's of cool things about LA (weather, Hollywood Bowl etc). But when you have to tout smog, traffic etc as positives, you should have considered making it a top 10 or 20 of things that are real positive things that makes LA stand out.

The beach at my doorstep!!

Oh LA, why do you always have to justify yourself? Great cities like SF and NYC don't need to make lists about why they are the best, because it is common knowledge that they are. They don't need to remind their residents about how awesome their town is, because those residents love living there, and therefore don't need to be constant reminders of the reason they moved there in the first place. LA, it's ok that you are not "The Best Effing City in America," just be yourself. You are weird, fake and completely fascinating, but anyone who claims that LA is the best city to live in the states only says that because they are trying really hard to like it even though they secretly don't. 

Are you still living in L.S. ? I thought maybe headed out west. It's nice to see you're still a perv! Ha....ha.....ha !!!!

The music scene.

all the new yorkers and bay area people here who've realized the "dark side" is actually the "greener grass"!

I love LA as much as the next guy, but where's your rationale for #15? How does having 3 universities mean we have more books than DC? DC also has at least 3 universities, plus the Library of Congress. Just keep other cities like DC and NYC out of lists like these. It always makes LA look like it has an inferiority complex. I think it has enough merits on its own, without doing the comparison thing.

The best effing reason to live in L.A. is that there are too many good reasons to list.

Good reasons, but I don't think starting off with a John Lennon quote bashing the city is the best way to prove them. p.s. Today is the anniversary of his death. :(

Burritos!!!!

Hmmm the girls, the bars the endless restaurants and endless options!!

Haha suck it VICE!

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Donuts are ethnic food? ololololol

besides the food? just the excitement of the hustle n bustle ❤

the Fn fresh weather!

Well for starters effing is such a Naff thing to say!!

because we can

Ive seen so many different countries and they're nice....interesting.... But NOWHERE is as diverse, cultured, sexy, artsy, contemporary, cutting edge and GANGSTER as LA. Traveling has helped affirm the fact that LA is the shit!!!!

I fucking LOVE LA

Thanks. I needed that!

... an influx of sad sad hater transplants who will NEVER know. and we love it that way! lol.

@danielle.. really? you're from west covina, go home.

L.A. FINALLY GOT FAST & UP ON THE MENU. I'LL TOAST TO THAT!

I'm tired of LA tryin to get out overrated

#41 is good, but ... so is #38! LOL #12 ... as long as you've got the legs for it. #6 ... Yeah #5 ... Absolutely!

Public Transportation, easy freeway travel, lack of graffiti, great public education system and my favy - No Gangs.

Well..it's certainly the largest, which means there's a lot of good to go with a lot of bad. But I've lived in LA (25 years), NYC (4 years) and SF/Bay Area (10 years) and LA is definitely # 3 on my list. Except when it comes to burgers. No one beats LA at burgers.

Reason #51 why LA is the best effing city in America --- ALL YOU HATERS.

As a native Angeleno, born and raised in pico union, south la and now westside. I'm tired of all these LA haters that always compare LA to NYC. Seriously there is absolutely no comparison. NYC is NYC no comparison to any city in the planet. Los Angeles is the city of angels, sunshine everyday, happy people, traffic jams, awesome people, trendy people, creative folks, earth friendly believers, community organizer & revolutionaries, immigrants warriors, poetic travelers, organized union workers and struggling working families and much much more… this list can go on!

The Los Angeles I know and proud to call home has its faults like many cities but has its benefits of a more innovative, global, socially conscious city it can become and is becoming… this lovely metropolis outshines many other cities. I’ve lived in various cities and the city of angeles is no comparison to others. It has all you need, if you’re willing and able to be open-minded and find many treasures all over the city & county. From the valley, to the westside, to south la, to LBC, to boyle heights to downtown LA --- LA has what you need and more. LA’s small communities define the people that live and breathe in that community – i.e. echo park, silverlake, eagle rock, glendale, el monte, san pedro, culver city, santa monica, mar vista, rosemead, leimert park, etc…

Seriously, if you don’t like Los Angeles, get the HELL OUT OF HERE. We don’t need haters, negative people, non-innovative individuals… we are the trendsetters just like the rest of CA. (i.e. twitter taco trucks…) Many of you were probably one of the many tourist that come to LA and do the Hollywood thing and really never step out of the blvd. Next time come to Little centroamerica, jefferson park, boyle heights, van nuys – don’t restrict yourself from doing the same ol’ 10 things to do in LA. Don’t get me wrong I love all these 10 things, but instead of criticizing LA – embrace its difference and forward thinking.

TRUE ANGELENOS don’t hate, they congratulate and embrace.

So, if your still hating --- Seriously get the F’ out! Before I bust a cap on your ass. Yup! A true LA native can say this with a SMILE will beating the crap out of you. Haha… yes take that! Love always – a proud LA chica! Si Se Puede bitches! Rock on LA!!!

yeah, no.

The best Mexican food in the US !

I call bullshit on number 50. "Best architectural profile"? Are you kidding me? This whole region is overrun with stucco boxes. Hot girls? Check. Great Weather? Check. Everything else? Awful.

I liked the creativity- everything else got exhausting, the traffic, the police helicopters, the gangs, graffiti, noise, pollution, heat, lack of seasons, parking enforcement agency, LAPD, silicone tits and lips, fires, earthquakes and riots. But other than that I loved the place!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LG2DGDndKmg "under the bridge" Red Hot Chili Peppers ❤

We have the best weather on the planet!

All the music ! Shout out to the smell and the echoplex :)

I concur!

Welcome to Hollywood! What's your dream? Everybody comes here; this is Hollywood, land of dreams. Some dreams come true, some don't; but keep on dreamin' - this is Hollywood. Always time to dream, so keep on dreamin'.

West Coast is the BEST Coast!!

Climate. Bikinis in December ! Hot girls

I can't believe they left out "trying to drive through Hollywood on a Saturday night."