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- Los Angeles can be a tricky place for someone who has never been.
- To help out the people visiting for the Super Bowl, a reformed member of the Crips has offered his suggestions and they’re awesome.
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On Sunday, February 13, 2022, the Los Angeles Rams will take the field against the Cincinnati Bengals to determine this season’s NFL champion. Although the Super Bowl kicks off at 2:30pm PT, the tourists will start to arrive to the City of Angeles as early as Wednesday.
When most people visit a new city on vacation, they plan their trip a few days or even a few weeks in advance. It’s important to mark off what you want to do in the city before you get there so that you can schedule things accordingly and be sure to make it to SoFi Stadium in time for kickoff.
Among the things that are worth checking out in L.A. are:
- Griffith Park and Observatory
- Disneyland
- Hollywood
- The Getty Center
- Santa Monica Pier
- The Original Farmer’s Market
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Rodeo Drive
… the list goes on. There are plenty of websites and resources to help you plan your trip.
No list, however, is as authentic as this recent Instagram post. A man named Phillip Barnett recently shared a post from his uncle on Twitter. His uncle, a reformed member of the Crips, gave his tips for those visiting L.A. for the Super Bowl on Instagram and they are awesome.
Here is what he had to say, verbatim:
TIPS FOR ALL YALL OUT OF TOWNERS PLANNING TO COME TO LA FOR THE SUPERBOWL.
- YES there is traffic everywhere! Literally everywhere!
- If you are staying in the valley and need to go up the 405 hill, the far right lane moves faster than the fast lane. Don’t ask why it just does!
- It cost money to get in the carpool lane on the 110frwy… but don’t trip the ticket you will get in the mail is like 75 cents with a $2.99 processing fee.
- If you need to go down the 405 Hill don’t pump your breaks just take you foot of the gas and coast!
- Even it if seems like a lot of traffic and the speed limit says 65 MPH still do you best to go 80, or get out the way.
- The Game is in INGLEWOOD… don’t be fooled by the gentrification it’s still the HOOD!!! Please don’t come out here trying to floss what you got with ya PPP LOANS…
- There is no where to park…don’t rent a car, be prepared to take Uber…
- If you do rent a car remember get gas almost $5 a gallon (Again I suggest Uber/Lyft)
- The clubs/bars/lounges will be ridiculously priced, prepare to drop $30-60 to park if your lucky, $ $100 to get in.
- Don’t come out here with them deformed BBL’s you will get made fun of.
- Everyone in LA has the Omarion so just accept it.
- There are homeless people everywhere ALOT of them, 😔 don’t be alarmed when you see their apartment sized tents on the streets and freeways. Unfortunately those are the times we live in.
- Don’t go site seeing In the hood, the moves and tv shows are real!!! It’s not as bad as it was, but still just bc you see palm trees doesn’t mean you in a safe place to walk at night (or day) lol.
- Celebrities are gonna be everywhere especially in Beverly Hills…act like y’all got some sense pls…
- GO HOME!! We have enough people, don’t be looking around talking about “oh this apartment looks nice” NO IT DONT, it’s gonna cost you 3-4xs what your probably paying in your home state… GO HOME!
- It’s perfectly ok to get a hot dog wrapped in bacon (alley dog), tacos or corn off someone on the sidewalk… it taste the best when they don’t speak English… get you some good food!!!