r/geography • u/villehhulkkonen • 1d ago

La is a wasted opportunity Discussion

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Imagine if Los Angeles was built like Barcelona. Dense 15 million people metropolis with great public transportation and walkability.

They wasted this perfect climate and perfect place for city by building a endless suburban sprawl.

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u/Captain_Smartass_ 1d ago

It's a clip from a movie with Steve Martin

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u/_deep_thot42 1d ago

It’s from LA Story and it’s a fantastic satire

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u/ThisStrawberry212 1d ago

Ah must be blocked for copywrite of the movie or something. My german isn't great so I didn't understand what the message said fully.

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u/Kayakular 1d ago

welcome, when you got your passport stamped he didn't say anything about GEMA?

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u/ThisStrawberry212 1d ago

Mmm maybe. I can't remember anything he said.

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u/Kayakular 1d ago

lmao I'm just fucking around, GEMA is like the shit that blocks (or blocked, I haven't lived in Germany in a little while) all of the music videos on youtube. it was the ultimate cancer 2012-2015 or so