Quick take. (L.A. Stories).Is Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , the hip, cutting-edge city that has been the origin of countless fads and trends “Craze” redirects here. For the material science topic, see crazing. “Fad” redirects here. For the acronym "FAD", see FAD (disambiguation). A fad , actually staid staid adj. 1. Characterized by sedate dignity and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; sober. See Synonyms at serious. 2. and boring? That's what the folks at Polaroid Corp. would have you think, based on a survey they concocted up to promote sales of a new camera. The survey ranked 10 cities on their spontaneity and L.A. came in a less-than-spontaneous eighth, ahead of Detroit and Washington, D.C. but far behind Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia (Nos. 3,4 and 5). A marketing firm asked 1,000 respondents whether they made impulse purchases, threw impromptu parties, acted before they thought and, of course, took instant photos, among other measures. L.A. did dismally overall, but scored second best on one dubious distinction: whether or not they have ever impulsively im·pul·sive adj. 1. Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought. 2. Motivated by or resulting from impulse: such impulsive acts as hugging strangers; impulsive generosity. quit a job. "The data speaks for itself. That is all I can say,' said Angela Alvarez, a company spokeswoman. |
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