Grew up in LA, living in South London now. Homelessness and inequality is much more of a problem in LA. Skid row is a modern Hoover/shanty town, and it’s impos

Grew up in LA, living in South London now. Homelessness and inequality is much more of a problem in LA. Skid row is a modern Hoover/shanty town, and it’s impossible to walk along the beach or any tourist area without coming across clearly mentally unstable homeless people with no support network/help. In London a lot of homeless sit outside of tube stations or grocery stores selling big issue magazines. There are some tents along the canal, but nothing on the scale of LA. It’s rare to see Inequality is obvious in both cities (nice cars, insanely expensive housing) but it’s more concentrated in London. Everyone is rich in central. Huge wealth in LA, but it’s outside the center and not serviced by any public transit - Beverly Hills, Malibu, Brentwood, etc. Police culture is a huge factor. Police in UK are helpers, while police in US are enforcers.