LAist: An Angeleno Paradox?

celia

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:25:34 -0800

I'm not a size 3, but last night on the way to Cole's, two men stopped their cars to tell me it was too dangerous to walk downtown that late at night. One even followed me at a safe distance until I got to Cole's safely, then he went on his merry way. And when I first walked around my current neighborhood eight years ago, at least five people stopped to ask me if I was lost and needed help. This never would've happened when I lived on the westside. So maybe they meant Third Street in downtown Los Angeles, not Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.

james_hames

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:26:34 -0800

Two things about 3 drivers stopping to ask about her welfare: 1) Not credible... unless she's a size 3 and the people stopping were men. 2) Typical LA bashing. She probably doesn't use that anecdote to describe the overall compassion of Angelenos. Obviously, LA is fat vegans, distance-mad commuters cocooned in cars and concerned so much about their fellow man to stop and ask -- but being LA, there are probably a half dozen just like that.

tanvi

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:40:30 -0800

haha i was also wondering how anyone could stop on 3rd but who knows, it could be possible. anyway, i think los angeles is better off than a lot of other cities in the US. true we dont walk around (we are a sprawling metropolis after all) but angelenos are more health conscious then the article made it seem. ive met more vegans/vegetarians/"gym rats" then imaginable living here these past 3 years.

Gwen

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:15:39 -0800

The site is actually called The Morning News, not The Morning Report.

linda

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:09:43 -0800

gym rats... how true is that!

Ted

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:05:34 -0800

That story sounds completely made up to me. How would drivers stop on 3rd St.? It's impossible to stop and chat with people walking on the sidewalk there, the street is just too busy and there are always cars/valets/etc. on the side of the road. I smell BS