Brits seeking advice for USA trip

"Gregory Morrow" schreef in
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Sjoerd wrote:

I made the mistake of taking a holiday in LA and not renting a car. To
make
a long story short: I ended up hating LA. There is almost no public
transport, people in LA don't walk (that's why they are all fat there),
and
in general there is little to do or see in the city.


In some areas (namely Beverly Hills) the police will even stop and
question
you if you are walking around

I was stopped by the police in Pasadena when I was walking in a residential
neighbourhood on my way to a bus stop. The police told me some locals had
called them to check out a suspicious character walking in their street!

Sjoerd

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:30:11 +0200 "Sjoerd" wrote:

:"Gregory Morrow" schreef in
:bericht link.net...

: Sjoerd wrote:

: I made the mistake of taking a holiday in LA and not renting a car. To
: make
: a long story short: I ended up hating LA. There is almost no public
: transport, people in LA don't walk (that's why they are all fat there),
: and
: in general there is little to do or see in the city.

: In some areas (namely Beverly Hills) the police will even stop and
:question
: you if you are walking around

:I was stopped by the police in Pasadena when I was walking in a residential
:neighbourhood on my way to a bus stop. The police told me some locals had
:called them to check out a suspicious character walking in their street!

Might it have been at the time that little boys were going to school?

--
Binyamin Dissen
http://www.dissensoftware.com

Sjoerd wrote:

I was stopped by the police in Pasadena when I was walking in a residential
neighbourhood on my way to a bus stop. The police told me some locals had
called them to check out a suspicious character walking in their street!

Sjoerd

I was never stopped in Pasadena. Years ago I would regularly be stopped
while walking around in San Marino though. I thought it was fair
enough. Those living there rarely walk and certainly not at 1 or 2 in
the morning. After a while the third shift police got to know me and
would just drive by slowly, see it was the weirdo student, and go on.

"Frank F. Matthews" schreef in bericht
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Sjoerd wrote:

I was stopped by the police in Pasadena when I was walking in a
residential
neighbourhood on my way to a bus stop. The police told me some locals
had
called them to check out a suspicious character walking in their street!

Sjoerd

I was never stopped in Pasadena. Years ago I would regularly be stopped
while walking around in San Marino though. I thought it was fair
enough. Those living there rarely walk and certainly not at 1 or 2 in
the morning. After a while the third shift police got to know me and
would just drive by slowly, see it was the weirdo student, and go on.

Well, I was stopped at 11 AM or so. For a European, it was a very
enlightening experience. One must be really scared of *life* to report
someone who is just walking on the sidewalk minding his own business.

Sjoerd

"Binyamin Dissen" schreef in bericht
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On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:30:11 +0200 "Sjoerd"
wrote:

:"Gregory Morrow" schreef
in
:bericht link.net...

: Sjoerd wrote:

: I made the mistake of taking a holiday in LA and not renting a car.
To
: make
: a long story short: I ended up hating LA. There is almost no public
: transport, people in LA don't walk (that's why they are all fat
there),
: and
: in general there is little to do or see in the city.

: In some areas (namely Beverly Hills) the police will even stop and
:question
: you if you are walking around

:I was stopped by the police in Pasadena when I was walking in a
residential
:neighbourhood on my way to a bus stop. The police told me some locals
had
:called them to check out a suspicious character walking in their street!

Might it have been at the time that little boys were going to school?

You are a very sick person Binyamin. When was the last time you saw your
psychiatrist or did you just forget to take your pills today?

Sjoerd

Thanks for all the replies, sounds like San Francisco would be our best bet
for this trip.


--
Matt Robinson

Sjoerd wrote:

"Gregory Morrow" schreef in
bericht link.net...

Sjoerd wrote:

I made the mistake of taking a holiday in LA and not renting a car. To
make
a long story short: I ended up hating LA. There is almost no public
transport, people in LA don't walk (that's why they are all fat
there),
and
in general there is little to do or see in the city.


In some areas (namely Beverly Hills) the police will even stop and
question
you if you are walking around

I was stopped by the police in Pasadena when I was walking in a
residential
neighbourhood on my way to a bus stop. The police told me some locals had
called them to check out a suspicious character walking in their street!



That's what I mean when I referenced Beverly Hills - in 1980 I was walking
down Santa Monica Blvd. and thought I'd take a "detour" down some
residential streets to see how the "rich and famous" lived. A cop stopped
me, asking what I was doing...I simply replied that I was a tourist taking a
walk. No problem, but the local residents may get "suspicious" when they
see a stranger in their midst....

--
Best
Greg

Juliana L Holm wrote:

Washington DC has much that can be done without a car - weeks worth! But
not
a beach.


For that you can take a Greyhound bus out to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware ;-)

--
Best
Greg

"Sjoerd" wrote in message
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But honestly, the only part of the US where one could have a nice time for
more than 2 days without a car is the city of New York.
Sjoerd


You forgot about Honolulu. KM
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"Sjoerd" wrote in message
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I was stopped by the police in Pasadena when I was walking in a residential
neighbourhood on my way to a bus stop. The police told me some locals had
called them to check out a suspicious character walking in their street!
Sjoerd


Were you wearing your "I hate America" sign or "Kill Americans" tee-shirt? KM
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(-:alohacyberian:-) At my website there are 3000 live cameras or
visit NASA, play games, read jokes, send greeting cards & connect
to CNN news, NBA, the White House, Academy Awards or learn all
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