When moving to the West Coast/Los Angeles you would expect a.) beautiful beaches b.) live music at almost every bar you go to c.) a distinct change of culture, including a wonderful laid back look at life, and d.) endless sunny skies. But little do you know, Los Angeles holds a whole different atmosphere that you wouldn't always expect. Here is a list of the fabulous things that you run into everyday in good old Los Angeles, CA.
1. Donut Shops-This was a huge shocker but wonderful surprise to me. Donut Shops rule this town. You cannot go 2 blocks without seeing a glorious donut shop! I lived it up for the first month or so but then the excitement of the donut shop wore off a little. It's marvelous though and I certainly have never seen anything like it! *Usually ran by none English speaking workers.
3. Dispensaries-There is absolutely no getting around these. Without them Cali wouldn't really be Cali. You present your ID along with our certification to be medically treated with Weed. Inside you will find hundreds of different strands, sativas and indicas, pre-rolled joints, along with lollipops, cookies, brownies, peanut butter, basically anything you can imagine for you to eat laced with weed. Pretty damn spectacular! 
4. Thai Food-You cannot escape it. In L.A. Thai food is available on almost every block and even when it's bad, you still suck it up and eat it. Along with the Thai food you will often find FABULOUS burger joints such as; FatBurger, In-N-Out, Carls Jr., Astro Burger, etc.
5. Bicycles-Biking is everywhere you go. I even own a nice classy used blue bike and it serves as my usual way of transportation. This is one of my favorite things about of L.A. Watch out for bad or really advanced bikers. I'm still on the bad side and you really don't want to come near me cause wrecking into walls, people, and palm trees is still quite apparent. P.S. If you are going to be in Santa Monica/Venice or live in that area, biking is a blast! Bicycles have there own cement path right in the middle of the sand. Gorgeous. 
6. 7-11-Is your town missing out on all the goodness that lies in the convenience store that we call 7-11? No slurpees near you? Well fear no more because 7-11 is the main corner store in every single neighborhood. I know in Pittsburgh that I only see 7-11's downtown and that sucks. Here they are free flowing and perfect for a late night hot dog, slurpee, and chips when you have the late night munchies.
7. Converse Sneaks-It's pretty much the only shoe worn. Period. 
8. Palm Readers and Fortune Tellers-Don't fear when having a weird day or feeling a little lost in life because in Los Angeles you can get your fortune read, tarot cards done, palm read, and your numerology told on literally every other block. It's crazy but so is L.A. so I suppose they go hand in hand. You can also find a lot of fortune tellers that are open 24 hours too for your convenience!
9. And to top it off, I dedicate my last "cali things" to all the wonderful "Hipsters"-They're everywhere you go but mostly reside in East Los Angeles such as Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, and Little Armenia. You can spot these folks by there outfits which include; tight tight tight skinny jeans on men, smoking American Spirit Cigarettes, wearing plastic rimmed eye glasses(some prescribed, some not), scarfs mainly tied around the neck, drinking a can of PBR, and a great arrogant, I'm better than you attitude! 
Well that's all for now but more discoveries are sure to be obtained. Ohh and please don't forget my blog about the Taco Stands(you are also practically living in Mexico). They are pretty much the #1 Cali fixture and ohh soo delicious!!!
Peace & L.A.
S
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