Los Angeles and New York City are often compared, and more frequently, they’re pitted against each other — with residents of each city insisting theirs is superior. But, instead of emphasizing the differences, we wanted to celebrate the similarities. So, we asked our Los Angeles audience what they think we share in common with NYC, and we’ve gathered the best responses below! (With some of our own!)
1. “Respecting street vendors: LA 🤝 NYC”
2. “The ability to act unbothered even when surrounded by honking, yelling, etc.”
3. “More than half of their check goes into rent.”
4. “We appreciate the diversity ♥️”
5. “Good food, good art, and good-looking people 😁”
6. “Texas hates us”
7. “As a NYer living in LA both cities have made classic contributions to hip hop”
8. “Dedicated sports fan with popular teams Dodgers, Yankees, Lakers and Giants.”
9. “Airport Traffic. JFK and LAX 🤦🏾♂️”
10. “Both are the city of dreamers 👑”
11. “Street Smart! Thick Skinned! If you can survive here you can thrive anywhere! And we don’t take no sh*t from nobody!”
12. “Roaches”
13. “Traffic and mileage not equalling actual drive time”
14. “As a native New Yorker who lives in LA but also spends half of my time back in New York the thing that they have in common is that they are both the best places to be. In fact if it’s not in LA or if it’s not in New York I just consider it elsewhere“
15. “We both think we’re #1”
Feel free to send over your response to our question on our Instagram, @secret.losangeles.