My Road

24.11.2015

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Things I Like About Yerevan – Compared To Los Angeles

YEREVAN LOS ANGELES

Not needing a car	Almost impossible without one
Walk everywhere	Only done as “exercise”; not done in real life
Lots of mass transit	Dream on
Slow pace	Laid back, but with an underlying intensity
People focused	Digital screen focused
Sun ripened fruit/vegetables	Sure, for a price
Nice children	An overabundance of rude, entitled kids
Respect for the elderly	They’re invisible (at best)
Good food	LA’s got Yerevan beat there, but it’s catching up fast
Family oriented	Individual families, yes; others’, not so much
Free and low-cost arts	Tons of stuff to see/do, if you’ve got hours to get there
Never hearing “No problem”	Saying that doesn’t make it so
Great bread	It’s possible, but pricey
No Guns	Guns insanely idolized, brandished and used
Being called jan	Hey, yo
OTC low priced medications	Same ones, sold as expensive prescriptions
Virtually no obesity	Check out “People of Walmart”
Few gyms	Obsessed with Stairmasters instead of using stairs
Convenient shopping	Buckle your seat belts, you gotta drive
No weed-whackers	Noise polluting debris redistribution
Flowers everywhere	Seen through windows; sold indoors
No phone solicitors	Endlessly bombarded
Feels like home	Is home

By Linda Shahinian

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