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Originally Posted by drunkengoldfish  lol. so yeah, i'm a indonesian, and i'm moving next year to LA. so i've got some questions that i need to be answered:
1. are there lots of asians there?
2. good gaming community? ( like, do they have lots of game stores, gaming tournament, etc)
3. lots of good folks?
4. how about the teens? are most of them like druggers or alcaholic? rofl. my mom insist me to ask people about this.
that's all. and you guys may give any info you like about LA that you like.. thanks !! |
Being that I've lived in L.A. my entire life (sans the 6 months I was in Arizona in '06 (Refer to old-as-hell posts about Gameworks Tempe in the Southwest board), I think I'll be able to help you out. First off, let me be the first on here to welcome you to the great city of Los Angeles. Uhhh...........yeah.
1) Uhhhhhhhh.......yes and no? No more than any other major city (on the Pacific coast, no less). L.A. is a VERY diverse city.
2) Game stores, yes. Plenty. Both in chains (EB, Gamestop), electronics stores, and independent stores. Tournaments are a little harder to find, but your best chance to find a tournament would be at any of the conventions held around the city during the year (Anime Expo, Pacific Media Expo, and Japancon just to name a few).
3) Again, big city. That's sort of like asking "Well, are there plenty of nice folks in New York City?" I mean, you'll run into nice people in your own neighborhood, but in the big parts of town (Downtown, Mid-City, Century City), maybe not. It's just how big cities are.
4) Teens? Drunks? Druggies? Uhh.......no? At least outside any of the "slum" areas.