[savilerow]

Considering a move there soon from the midwest.

I wanted to point out a difference there. Every other city in America, for the most part, the people are a carbon copy of the next. All high-value men are probably working in a professional, yet replaceable field.

Lawyers, doctors, businessmen, website developers, financiers, insurance agents, etc.

In LA...all of a sudden you have celebrities of all types, some established, some up-and-coming, some aspiring.

You have rockstars, popstars, porn stars, models, famous musicians & dj's, high-paid artists, famous tattoo artists, celebrity doctors, famous PUA's, professional athletes (not just the Lakers), and finally guys with so much money (whether it be trust fund or self made) they don't know what to do so they moved there to live the dream.

There are even residences in Beverly Hills owned by Saudi royalty. You just don't find that in the rest of the US.

So, my question, to those of you who do live in LA, have lived in LA, have spent considerable time in LA...

How can a regular American guy stand out there when you have arguably the strongest collection of either the most attractive, impressive, and wealthy men in the world at any given time?

Most other cities I've been to, Chicago for example where I lived, most rich guys are hardcore Bears fans and at least 15 pounds overweight. So, they are competitive in the financial sense, but not across-the-board (obviously some are) the way you'd find in LA.

I've also heard women in LA are different in the respect, that as long as they find you attractive & edgy, they don't care how much money you have, as long as you aren't broke. Opposed to everywhere else where provider status and the promise of a big house in the suburbs is all that matters. Maybe the Country Club if you're in Dallas.

[speakeasy]

Lifetime Angelino here. I think you're basing your assessment of this city on a lot of stereotypes and hype. I'm guessing you have never visited. Outside of Hollywood, Beverly Hills and some parts of the westside, it's just another American city. Absolutely normal guys still date and get girlfriends. We don't all work in "the bizness" and we're aren't all living on the edge out here. Most Angelinos have the same normal, boring jobs that people have anywhere else.

The glitterati crowd is easy to avoid and best avoided in my opinion. The most shallow, fake and flakey people you could ever encounter. These people have nothing to say to you unless you have something to offer them, be it status, cocaine, an inroad to a job or exclusive parties. Only redeeming quality is the hot women that run in that circle. But unless you are tied into that scene, you have no access to them anyway.

Focus on areas with cute but more down to earth girls. Santa Monica, Venice, Culver City, Los Feliz, maybe downtown, Silver Lake, Ecco Park, even some parts of the south San Fernando Valley.

[delicioustacos]

The guys who hang out where the Saudi second cousins and great grandchildren hang out have less game than Don Knotts' character in the Andy Griffith Show. Related: Don Knotts probably owned an estate on the same street where the Saudi Royalty did.

I've been to parties held by the sons of third world dictators in L.A. They were the worst parties I've ever seen, at the best venues. Beautiful homes with incredible pools, crowded with fat chicks because Suharto's kids don't know how to get laid if it isn't by threat of death.

When you come to L.A., and you should, don't fucking focus on rich neighborhoods. Those places are about guys who fell ass backwards into money (e.g. Don Knotts, the regimes of Saudi Arabia or Indonesia) fucking sad desperate molested women.

When you come to L.A., focus on downtown, Hollywood, Echo Park, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, etc. There is incredible pussy here, it's just not where they tell you it is on Saudi Arabian TV.

[Drazen]

LA takes some time to acclimate but once you do its great to live here. I agree with above, don't get caught up with all this stuff about rich people, models, actors, etc. LA is a big city with a lot of different niches. When you first move or on a short visit here its easy to get caught up, but as you live here longer you discover LA is probably more of a "3rd world" city as a whole than this glitzy gold paved streets by the beach stocked with models and actors...its kind of a shock when people do visit here and are disappointed with "Hollywood" based on pre-conceived notions.

You'll only be caught up in the "LA thing" if you're chasing it. Its pretty simple, just stay away from the "hot spots" in general...in those places, its pretty connected and there are circles and barriers to cross but that is an extremely small segment of what LA has to offer.

Once you get over it, its very livable and a simple place to live. The best thing about LA, IMO, is that people don't settle down here. When they do, they move...its ingrained in the culture to stay single and "have fun", even when you're in your 40s/50s....its totally normal wheras in other cities across america its "creepy"

[poutsara]

I'm been in LA forever. As others have pointed out, there is the LA you describe, and then there is the LA that anyone who grew up here knows. The Valley, South Bay, Pasadena, Long Beach, Santa Monica, West LA, East LA, Downey, Culver City, San Pedro, basically most parts of LA are like most anywhere else. Sure, you have people with money throwing it around here. But even that is less than what's in New York.

There is a scene for the entertainment world, parties in the hills where they blast text/fb messages ahead of time to every wannabe model and model in training to show up at Shangri La Drive or wherever for some exclusive party with the hollywood money guys, the normal industry parties, networking events, all that, it exists. There are a lot of girls trying to get into the business and are exactly how you'd imagine. There are a lot of girls who are like those in any other city, just doing their thing.

I will say this of LA. It is a city of with niches. Almost like 10 cities all next to each other. And they all have a different feel. Lot's of different groups, lots of different girls. You got the Mexican Latinas all over the place especially the east side, Armenian girls from Glendale, FOB Persian girls from Beverly Hills and Orange County, Jewish girls from the west side, Asian FOBS from San Gabriel, all kinds from the Valley and Long Beach, smatterings of Russian girls right off the plane, random chicks from whothehellknows showing up to do acting etc. And there are more.

LA is good because there is so much, and the weather.

[jordypip23]

You mentioned that it's perfectly normal to stay single & creepin well into the 40's/50's, but I'd add that in the States, you can also get away with this in NYC, Miami, and while visiting Vegas. Sadly, my hometown (Chicago) where I'm no longer at at @ the moment falls in a nightlife tier right below these cities, where 40's/50's does look a bit off for living the lifestyle.

(12-08-2012 01:48 AM)PartyonBro Wrote:  

LA takes some time to acclimate but once you do its great to live here. I agree with above, don't get caught up with all this stuff about rich people, models, actors, etc. LA is a big city with a lot of different niches. When you first move or on a short visit here its easy to get caught up, but as you live here longer you discover LA is probably more of a "3rd world" city as a whole than this glitzy gold paved streets by the beach stocked with models and actors...its kind of a shock when people do visit here and are disappointed with "Hollywood" based on pre-conceived notions.

You'll only be caught up in the "LA thing" if you're chasing it. Its pretty simple, just stay away from the "hot spots" in general...in those places, its pretty connected and there are circles and barriers to cross but that is an extremely small segment of what LA has to offer.

Once you get over it, its very livable and a simple place to live. The best thing about LA, IMO, is that people don't settle down here. When they do, they move...its ingrained in the culture to stay single and "have fun", even when you're in your 40s/50s....its totally normal wheras in other cities across america its "creepy"

[NoShameAllGame]

I grew up and spent a majority of my life in LA and can agree with all the posters in their response to the original poster.

Be forewarned that gas, car insurance, a car, rent will be expensive - not crazy expensive like San Francisco proper or New York, but you're going to need a car to get around and car insurance and those will be a huge expense. Now I know some friends who try to get by without a car, but that means you'll have to be located in a very central part of LA (very close to a Metro or a bus stop in downtown LA or on the Westside, and you'll be limited to those areas as you're only riding the Metro or bus stop to and from work during normal business hours).

If you're gonna go out late at night then you'll need to cab it (please, don't drink and drive) and those costs will add up as by the topology of LA, you're gonna have a long distance cab ride either way.

You're gonna have to make friends fast, because there will be days your car will break down, or you need a ride in emergency circumstances.

Find an ethnic enclave you like and an "ethnic culture" you could fall in love with and get to know the language, culture, and where they shop for groceries. For instance, I'm ethnically Chinese and groceries at Chinese and Korean supermarkets are dramatically more inexpensive and fresher than at a "white people" supermarket (Ralphs, Vons, Gelson's, Whole Foods, Albertsons). I could vouch for the 1st generation American Chinese and native Chinese from Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore when they say the Chinese food in LA is of a higher quality, freshness, and taste and abundance than in East Asia proper. Same goes with Korean food from my previous Korean friends.

Finally, be forewarned that dating in LA is totally messed up and it is entirely opposite from the enthusiasm of the original poster. Look, PUA was invented here, with David DeAngelo, Mystery, and Neil Strauss all being based here. Girls in LA will have heard every game run on them before-bitch shields are usually high. Especially with Indian/South Asian and Asian-American girls, but for other reasons, mostly cultural.

[savilerow]

I really appreciate the feedback.

I have visited LA twice, both times stayed in the Valley. Not for an extended timeframe though, and didn't get to check out the high-end Hollywood/Vine or West Hollywood clubs.

Now, I do agree, there are some filthy rich guys out there who are nerds, not cool, etc. What I wanted to get at that though, is if the bar is raised because of all the celebrity culture. I understand it's avoidable for the most part, but it's still woven into the fabric of the city.

The other thing, LA is half hispanic (mainly Mexican) and those guys are rarely into the Hollywood thing, but they are a majority of LA in terms of just one race.

To those of you who do live in LA...how is the overall competition? Including aspiring actors? Musicians? I know the established actors already have their pool of established female actors they typically go after, so they sort of cancel themselves out. LA also has a large gay population which may be offsetting in its own right.

I do remember reading an article before about how at any given time there's no more than 100 "A-list" actors at any given time. I know I'm sort of buying into the LA stereotype, but I do think it's sometimes downplayed as well.

I'm basically to compile as much information on the social dynamics of LA as possible before making the move.

[HiFlo]

hey man LA is so diverse. there's hollywood which is the see-and-be-seen scene. then there's the rock n roll scene vs the club scene in hwood. there's hermosa and a bunch of others which are much more chill, but still a u-gotta-be-cool scene. then there's the porno scene in hwood, vs the nightclubing, vs the hills. plus, not to mention the overlap when you're with the cool crew. god, the most difficult thing about LA is NOT picking up chicks, but finding where you fit in. first figure out who you are, then ask where the best place in LA for you to hang is IMO.

[speakeasy]

The bar is definitely raised. People are more stylish, more trendy, more flashy than in the heartland. Literally every third car on the street is a luxury import. You have to have good game, good logistics and ideally a good social network(niche/fishbowl) to do well here. Looks probably play a much bigger role here than other places so there's lots of fit people out jogging and hitting the gym. Women here more than any place I've ever been save for Miami want good looking guys with beach bodies. So the competition for non-frumpy non-hipster women is quite stiff. The city is extremely spread out so logistics are a bitch. Meet a girl at a bar in Hollywood and there's a big chance she lives in Long Beach, or Pasadena or Culver City or some shit that will take at least a 30 minute one-way drive(*without* traffic) on the freeway to meet up. I think this is largely what's behind the notorious flakiness of LA women. You have to be really motivated to want to drive 30 minutes on the freeway to meet up with some guy you met in a bar last weekend. That's the one thing I hate about this place, everyone is the equivalent of "bridge and tunnelers", people commuting in from far away to party just due to the decentralized nature of the this beast of a city. You may be able to get around that by getting a pad like right near the the sunset strip or right in the middle of downtown or Santa Monica and hopefully bounce girls to your place for a SNL. This isn't a place for beginners. If you can do well here, you can do well anywhere. In fact I don't even recommend anyone coming here for pussy to be perfectly honest. If you have a reason like a job or just want a change of scenery, cool. But coming here just for girls...probably way better places to get more bang for your buck, no pun intended.

I have kind of a love/hate relationship with this town. I'm thinking hard about other options though for the future because I'm just tired of living in a city where *everything* is so damn spread out without much in the way of efficient public transit. The weather is great and I love the beach, but I get tired of feeling like I live in a giant suburb rather than an actual city.

Btw, this is pretty hilarious. They are walking up to random girls in Hollywood asking for a kiss. These guys have a whole youtube channel dedicated to saying funny shit to random strangers and recording the reaction.

[lavidaloca]

The typical high value careers you listed pay out late in life. Those guys shouldn't be your competition even outside of LA. Most of them aren't done school until their late 20's atleast and by then are sunk in debt with a job when factoring in their debt hardly makes them have a lot of spending power.

The real competition in any city for beautiful "young under 25" woman is the people who are popular. The local dj, the night club owner, the local news guy.

I've been to LA and specifically trained in athletics at a high school located in Beverly Hills. I thought the quality of girls (I was in high school at the time) was far higher than typical high schools. Also there was a lot more of a money factor. Quite a few kids were showing up to school in porsches and the likes. The reality is that there is certainly a scene in LA which will predominately be where the super hotties you think of when you think of LA will be a part of. The hard part to accept is that it probably won't be realistic to become a part of it unless you have something to offer or you have some kind of non traditional high value as you've alluded to. Or you decide to blow all your savings in a few months which is stupid. Personally, I prefer Venice beach. I also thought the girls were better looking in Manhatton. Specifically in the area near the Trump condominiums on the water. (I don't recall street names) But hey, maybe thats cause theres a lot of guys who have 20 million dollar condos there.

Competition from A-list actors is not very probable. The amount of woman this will cost you unless your chasing the Paris Hiltons of LA is so negligible that it probably will never happen. With that said I faintly think I read in The Game that Justin Timberlake stole 2 girls from Styles but I could be way off on that as I read that book years ago.

[savilerow]

I like the replies.

I do think it's also possible to meet a woman within 15 minutes of you, just given the sheer population density of LA. I'd try to be in a central location conducive to meeting women. Meeting women is the not the main reason I'm going there. I'd like a change of scenery as well. I'm in shape, attractive, and probably too flashy for the midwest.

The only flashy guys in the midwest are usually gay. Occasional hipster...for some reason, they get a free pass with their style, can be as eccentric as they want and it's not questioned much.

Another thing...I'm not going for "super hotties". I'm good with solid 7's as long as they're in shape.

How is the competition for 7's? Lots of cougar 7's? Cougar 8/9 are rare to begin with.

Also...how is the alpha/beta divide there? The midwest has a lot of alpha guys in terms of toughness and not giving a fuck about style, but they aren't too impressive either. Just big dudes who dress like grown boys, but are tough.

[poutsara]

You are in Iowa?

[savilerow]

Just looking at LA POF...it's like a different world there.

I know the competition to be an actor or musician is hardcore. I also think more of it is found in luck. Johnny Depp for example, sold ball point pens, met Nicolas Cage, got into an acting class, next thing you know - he's in movies.

It's something I've always wanted to do. I love palm trees, the vibe, just being in LA. I've never felt completely right in the midwest. It's a good place for most, but if you aren't trying to own a house by 25 and be married, or fanatical about college football, you might not like it.

It really does work the majority though...maybe that is why I want to leave. Everyone seems to think it's such a great place to live. I'm in Des Moines, IA by the way. Spent a few years in Chicago as well. Late 20s.

[poutsara]

I would leave Iowa for anywhere.

[savilerow]

I'd hope so. Would definitely be interested in meeting some of the forum members. I'm originally from Miami, grew up in Iowa, lived in Chicago my mid 20's, I liked it there, but always wanted to be in LA.

So, LA it is.

How is Valley Village close to NoHo arts district? I have a good friend there and he tells me it's full of hot women, slightly Bohemian (which I like) good local nightlife in Studio City and NoHo, and not that far from the Hollywood scene.

The main thing, it seems affordable by LA standards, he's telling me there are 1-bedrooms for 800 there, more than I pay now, but not that much more. I also like how Burbank is close for "big box" shopping. I'm all about convenience and like having an Ikea nearby.

For me, it's about giving LA a real chance. If it doesn't work out, I'd be fine living in a suburb somewhere in SoCal or even Las Vegas. I also have a weakness for Empress-looking Asian women.

[speakeasy]

(12-08-2012 04:56 AM)savilerow Wrote:  

I'd hope so. Would definitely be interested in meeting some of the forum members. I'm originally from Miami, grew up in Iowa, lived in Chicago my mid 20's, I liked it there, but always wanted to be in LA.

So, LA it is.

How is Valley Village close to NoHo arts district? I have a good friend there and he tells me it's full of hot women, slightly Bohemian (which I like) good local nightlife in Studio City and NoHo, and not that far from the Hollywood scene.

The main thing, it seems affordable by LA standards, he's telling me there are 1-bedrooms for 800 there, more than I pay now, but not that much more. I also like how Burbank is close for "big box" shopping. I'm all about convenience and like having an Ikea nearby.

For me, it's about giving LA a real chance. If it doesn't work out, I'd be fine living in a suburb somewhere in SoCal or even Las Vegas. I also have a weakness for Empress-looking Asian women.

NoHo is a great choice right now. It's at the terminus of the red line metro(the only truly efficient one of the 5 lines or so). You can be in the heart of Hollywood in 10 minutes or downtown in 20. Runs late on weekends. The west side you'll still need a car, though you can still catch the expo line to the Culver City or Orange line to Pasadena for a different scene. That's if you don't feel like driving or want to get loaded and not risk a DUI. Noho has a cool little scene and it's a fairly walk-friendly area, there's a bar there called The Federal Bar that's pretty nice and has a club upstairs with good DJs. Just remember this is in the San Fernando Valley and it gets hot as fuck out here in the summer, like Vegas hot.

$800 for a one-bedroom sounds overly optimistic. That's the going rate for a studio around these parts. My landlord just raised my rent to fucking $1300 for a one bedroom. It was $1150 when I moved in two years ago. Rents are going up fast for some damn reason. I see many going for way more than what I'm paying. Count on no less than $1000 minimum for one bedroom that's not in the ghetto. $1200 for something fairly decent. If you're on the westside, it only goes up from there.

[Tex Pro]

I used to live in LA, so here are my thoughts:

Rent is somewhat expensive. I was paying $1,500/mo. for a one bedroom apartment on the Westside. It was in a very convenient location, but was not anything special. It was just a run-of-the-mill apartment that was located near two freeways, which made getting around easier.

Next, you need a car to get around, and thus the traffic is pretty bad. When I got to LA I drove a piece of crap car. I felt out of place driving such a POS car, so I wound up buying a used BMW 3-Series on craigslist (which can actually be had pretty cheap since people are always selling their cars in LA). Also, parking everywhere is metered or a pay-for-parking place, so you will always be looking for a place to park.

Another thing is that LA is actually mostly non-white. In fact, I think it is only 28.7% white, and that number includes Middle Easterners, so if you are expecting to see hot white chicks everywhere, think again. Furthermore, the hottest chicks are in the Hollywood club scene. Pentrating this scene is like a part-time job since it involves building contacts and making friends with people you would rather not deal with. Also, eveyone in the Hollywood club scene trys to pretend that the are connected in the entertainment industry.

Looks seem to matter a lot to the chicks there, so I used to go to the gym a lot. Also, the way people dress is a bit hipper than in other cities, so expect to spend some money on some decent treads. Lastly, there are a lot of gold digger chicks as well, so I wouldn't say that money isn't a factor in LA. Hell, there is a reason that the reality show "Millionaire Matchmaker" takes place in LA.

Overall, I got tired of LA because I didn't feel that it was much bang-for-buck girls wise or careerwise. Houses are really expensive in the nicer areas, so buying a house would be out of the question. My parents still live in an LA suburb, so I go to visit them every now and then, but overall I am glad I left.

[Screwston]

I thought you were from Nashville speakeasy? My buddy lives in East LA, has a bullshit minimum wage job, no car and has all kinds of girls on his nuts on Facebook. He's a real cool and laid back guy so I'm guessing he has his rocker/stoner "fishbowl" on lock. How did everyone find their niche when they first moved there?

[slubu]

(12-08-2012 04:09 AM)speakeasy Wrote:  

The bar is definitely raised. People are more stylish, more trendy, more flashy than in the heartland. Literally every third car on the street is a luxury import. You have to have good game, good logistics and ideally a good social network(niche/fishbowl) to do well here. Looks probably play a much bigger role here than other places so there's lots of fit people out jogging and hitting the gym. Women here more than any place I've ever been save for Miami want good looking guys with beach bodies. So the competition for non-frumpy non-hipster women is quite stiff. The city is extremely spread out so logistics are a bitch. Meet a girl at a bar in Hollywood and there's a big chance she lives in Long Beach, or Pasadena or Culver City or some shit that will take at least a 30 minute one-way drive(*without* traffic) on the freeway to meet up. I think this is largely what's behind the notorious flakiness of LA women. You have to be really motivated to want to drive 30 minutes on the freeway to meet up with some guy you met in a bar last weekend. That's the one thing I hate about this place, everyone is the equivalent of "bridge and tunnelers", people commuting in from far away to party just due to the decentralized nature of the this beast of a city. You may be able to get around that by getting a pad like right near the the sunset strip or right in the middle of downtown or Santa Monica and hopefully bounce girls to your place for a SNL. This isn't a place for beginners. If you can do well here, you can do well anywhere. In fact I don't even recommend anyone coming here for pussy to be perfectly honest. If you have a reason like a job or just want a change of scenery, cool. But coming here just for girls...probably way better places to get more bang for your buck, no pun intended.

I have kind of a love/hate relationship with this town. I'm thinking hard about other options though for the future because I'm just tired of living in a city where *everything* is so damn spread out without much in the way of efficient public transit. The weather is great and I love the beach, but I get tired of feeling like I live in a giant suburb rather than an actual city.

Speakeasy nailed it in this post. That is exactly how I feel about living in LA. Personally I think it is horrible for game, girls are overentitled, they flake nonstop etc. Every time I travel ANYWHERE I do considerably better. So in a sense, training in LA makes you better everywhere else. But why put yourself through that torture.

You asked about gaming 7s...it's still hard. You will see when you get here, a cunty 6 will think she is a 9 and try to make you jump hoops and bounds to maybe get her to give you a makeout. It's gotten to the point where I don't even take numbers anymore when I go out.

I actually dislike LA a lot. Have to drive everywhere, there is a lot of materialism going on here and competition for girls is strong. And it's expensive.

Let me actually get back to the driving issue - it really kills the quick gaming aspect of things. When you are out, if the girl has to drive back then she won't drink as much, or the DD will cockblock everyone. Have a date? She drives to your place and won't drink that much since she has to drive back. And so on.

[savilerow]

I've heard it's harder, and I've also heard it's easier...if you look the part. My theory, anytime a woman makes a guy jump through hoops just to get a makeout - her baseline attraction isn't there. Relying on gaming a woman when physical attraction isn't there is futile in my opinion (although it probably can be done). I also know this is the debate that never ends, if it's possible to use game to create that attraction. I'd like to stay on tangent here...so I'm going to ask this.

Assuming a woman is attracted to you...how is LA any different? You'd think with how liberated society there is, it might make them wanna get in bed with you faster. I've seen skinny beta hipsters with very hot women in LA, kind of dudes who like they'd cry if Tom Brady threw a spiral at them. It seems like tapping into "niche market" is very important in LA.

I really can't see 6's acting like 9's in LA, when they are constantly surrounded by true 9's in LA. That is known to happen in other places though. DC & SF are big on that.

In the midwest, you get a lot of that, but there's also so many fat women here, or single women with multiple kids by 23.

[HiFlo]

if u make it big out there man, dont forget about us little people

[Tex Pro]

(12-08-2012 04:16 PM)savilerow Wrote:  

I've heard it's harder, and I've also heard it's easier...if you look the part. My theory, anytime a woman makes a guy jump through hoops just to get a makeout - her baseline attraction isn't there. Relying on gaming a woman when physical attraction isn't there is futile in my opinion (although it probably can be done). I also know this is the debate that never ends, if it's possible to use game to create that attraction. I'd like to stay on tangent here...so I'm going to ask this.

Assuming a woman is attracted to you...how is LA any different? You'd think with how liberated society there is, it might make them wanna get in bed with you faster. I've seen skinny beta hipsters with very hot women in LA, kind of dudes who like they'd cry if Tom Brady threw a spiral at them. It seems like tapping into "niche market" is very important in LA.

I really can't see 6's acting like 9's in LA, when they are constantly surrounded by true 9's in LA. That is known to happen in other places though. DC & SF are big on that.

In the midwest, you get a lot of that, but there's also so many fat women here, or single women with multiple kids by 23.

You should make a trip out to LA, even if it is just for a weekend. Round-trip plane tickets are pretty cheap from the Midwest if you book the tickets a few weeks in advance. You can also rent a place for a short time using http://www.airbnb.com. Plus, there are plenty of forum members in LA that you could reach out to. I am sure they wouldn't mind showing you around.

The reason I say this is there is only so much that can be gleened from a forum. Come out to LA and really check it out before you move. If you really love it in LA, there are ways to make it cheaper out there: get a roommate, start a side hustle, get a motorcycle instead of a car, eat most of your meals at your apartment in order save for going out, etc...

[speakeasy]

....

[Veloce]

Listen to Speakeasy and slubu here, truth on all fronts.

I've never lived in any other city for an extended period of time other than L.A. so I can't say this for sure, but my impression is that L.A. is full of the most narcissistic people on earth. You will not find a more self absorbed, self-conscious lot.

It's very cliquey here. You know how a lot of conventional PUA wisdom focuses on going out and meeting new girls OUTSIDE of your social circle? Here that's EXTREMELY difficult, and social circles and cliques tend to be very incestuous. Examples would be going to work at a restaurant; you'll find that everyone hangs out with each other and everyone's banged each other. Or acting studios. Everyone hangs out and fucks each other. Could be an office. Everyone hangs out and fucks each other.

Forget all that nonsense about status, but being unique helps, whatever that means. Thing is, no matter what you do, it's all been done. Just don't be plain. L.A. is a place to experiment with pushing the limits of your personal style.

If my *sole* intent in life was to get laid here, I could probably get more pussy than a toilet seat. I'd simply quit my job and be a waiter and/or bartender. I'd grow my hair out, get all grungy, spend about $200 at a thrift store buying vintage clothing and leather wristbands, and I'd go out 5 nights a week hunting poon at hipster venues.