I don't live there yet. When I'm there, I am looking, looking, looking. Pros and cons to every city. Most cities are cons. The pro cities always have hefty price tags. I feel like I'm getting closer and going backwards at the same time. I can't explain it to anyone here. It doesn't really make sense.
About every two weeks, I feel like I need to go there again to a)see Brett b)be in the warm weather c)see Brett in said warm weather. Yet when I'm there, he is at work and I am just driving with realtors and TIRED. I get grumpy. Kate gets grumpy. So then I come home. Yeah! I'm home.....for about two weeks and then, I feel like I need to go again. Hard to explain. I am so grateful to my mom and Syd for coming this time so I had someone to look with me and give opinions.
I decided that L.A. is very racially and religiously separated. I can't tell you how many times I heard, "That is a very Jewish area," or "that is a Persian area," or "asian" or whatever. I am extremely sensitive to that, because I know that people say, "that area is very 'Mormon,' " without really knowing anything about Mormons. I hate that. What does that mean? If you live there, you are going to get WAY too many casseroles when you're sick...? I guess it just means that if you live there, you will be among lots of Mormons. If you don't know anything about Mormons or Jews or Scandavians or Harry Potter fans or accountants, then that might be scary.
The truth is, L.A. is huge. I mean, really, really huge. And a little scary. So, people naturally do want to move where people who "get" them live. Jewish people probably like living among people who share their faith. If I'm Persian and I am living across the world in America, I'm probably going to find some fellow Persians to live around. Why do we have Chinatowns in every major city? I was in West Hollywood trying to drive to Glendale and suddenly, I am in Mexico. Little Mexico I guess. Same general reason. It's comforting. I am probably going to buy in a town with a higher population of members of my church so my girls have kids to go to church with, go to early morning seminary with--so they won't feel so alone as a Mormon in big L.A. However, the problem is, the different groups DON'T GET TO KNOW, LIKE, AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. THE DIVIDE DEEPENS and it is especially noticeable in L.A. NOT GOOD!! Very interesting topic I'm sure I'll understand even more when I move there.
Time for bed in my comfy soft warm bed with frequent visitor Syd and also Rudy nearby on the chair. I hope Brett is liking his sweet King warm comfy hotel bed in Century City with the view of that huge L.A. temple.
** Realtor is not pronounced Real a tor. It's just not.
2 comments:
I strongly dislike it when people say Real a tor. Thanks for making a public declaration about this word. How do you think this word should be pronounced? Disposal.
Huh? I guess dis pose all or dis pose ul, which is how I pronounce it.
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