LA - too big for comfort (Los Angeles)

Name: JBeau18

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Product:	Los Angeles
Date:	18/02/01 (121 review reads)
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Advantages: Friendly locals, good looking ladies & the good atmosphere

Disadvantages: Quite expensive drinks, very de-centralised, strict over 21s.

I spent 4 days in LA a few months ago, and feel i had a brilliant time. But this wasn't due to LA but the good friends i was with.

Having lived all my life in London, LA was a completely different environment to what i was used to. Not only is it very de-centralised, with bars, pubs & clubs sparsily distributed over very large distances making a pub crawl impossible, but the Yanks are very strict with their over-21s licensing laws. However unlike here in England, there is no stigma attached to being asked for ID when entering such premises, and it was not uncommon to see a long queue of folks in their mid 20s - 30s queuing up with their passports/ driving permits readily displayed.

I was very disappointed with the choice and quality of drinking establishments in LA. To be honest there isn't much of a drinking culture in LA as there is in many parts on England. Because of the strict over 21 laws, most college students stick with their house parties, leaving LA bars & clubs for the more mature adults, or the few with convincing fake IDs.

I would not recommend LA as any sort of 'clubbing' or 'drinking' holiday destination, however there are a few good, atmospheric & very lively bars should you be heading to LA. An Irish pub/club called 'Dublins' & a Japanese restaurant/bar/club directly opposite called 'Miyages', both situated on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, are the places to be seen on Fri & Sat nights & are busy every day of the week. Not only do they get ram-packed inside, but outside every hip 'West Hollwooder' can be seen cruising down the strip in their convertible Jeep, leading to considerable traffic jams when they close dead on 2am!! Even the police join in to get everybody off home!

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