My Road
24.11.2015
Tips
Things I Like About Yerevan – Compared To Los Angeles
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YEREVAN LOS ANGELES
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Not needing a car
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Almost impossible without one
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Walk everywhere
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Only done as “exercise”; not done in real life
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Lots of mass transit
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Dream on
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Slow pace
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Laid back, but with an underlying intensity
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People focused
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Digital screen focused
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Sun ripened fruit/vegetables
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Sure, for a price
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Nice children
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An overabundance of rude, entitled kids
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Respect for the elderly
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They’re invisible (at best)
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Good food
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LA’s got Yerevan beat there, but it’s catching up fast
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Family oriented
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Individual families, yes; others’, not so much
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Free and low-cost arts
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Tons of stuff to see/do, if you’ve got hours to get there
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Never hearing “No problem”
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Saying that doesn’t make it so
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Great bread
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It’s possible, but pricey
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No Guns
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Guns insanely idolized, brandished and used
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Being called jan
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Hey, yo
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OTC low priced medications
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Same ones, sold as expensive prescriptions
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Virtually no obesity
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Check out “People of Walmart”
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Few gyms
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Obsessed with Stairmasters instead of using stairs
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Convenient shopping
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Buckle your seat belts, you gotta drive
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No weed-whackers
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Noise polluting debris redistribution
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Flowers everywhere
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Seen through windows; sold indoors
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No phone solicitors
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Endlessly bombarded
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Feels like home
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Is home
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By Linda Shahinian
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