I'm not a regionalist. Both places have their pros and cons. And the cultural differences are slighter than they are made out to be. L.A. riots, N.Y. shops. Both are good for stress relief.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I feel comfortable in places like London. You get many cultures in L.A. but it's strangely segregated.
New York and LA are both great places to visit, but I wouldn't want to live in either of them now. I find New York extremely claustrophobic and dirty. LA is quite a nice place. But there's no hustle and bustle, no street life.
Downtown, one has less time. But there are in Europe much people who have the faith, in South America, too.
New York has a great energy, but London is better.
I love New York. I love the multicultural vibe here. Los Angeles doesn't inspire me in any way. Everyone is in the same industry, yet you feel very isolated.
I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
People used to say I'm regional, but I'm not... We all have the same human condition.
In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally.
I kind of grew up on the East Coast, lived in New York for a while, then moved to L.A. So I'm not a New Yorker at all, but I'm much happier in New York; I've always liked it better.
I'm all for it. In these days, regional marketing is the only way to survive.