[JLS]

I lived in Adana, I only visited LA. I can tell the difference between a third world city and LA.

[SoCalPol]

Lets say it is as close as you can get for sake of argument.

I live 15 miles north of Tijuana, a third world
city. You can see everything any other third world city
is and you can see extreme wealth and luxury.
Same thing in LA