Question to Americans: do you consider Hollywood to be a good or bad representation of the US?

[Tooting Carmen]

When it comes to the USA's image abroad, that is.

[TheMaestro]

Bad and good at the same time.
It comes of like a place with fake people rich and homeless people with drugs everywhere.
At the same time it comes of like a wealthy prosperous place with nice climate and places.

Im talking in overal about Los Angeles - Hollywood

[Tooting Carmen]

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[Zeus]

Like the neighborhood of LA? or as a metaphor for the entertainment industry originating out of Hollywood?

In both cases, they give a far too liberal and upper-class impression of the United States i'd say...

[Tooting Carmen]

Like the neighborhood of LA? or as a metaphor for the entertainment industry originating out of Hollywood?

The latter.

[maineiac04631]

The US is a very culturally diverse country as far as regional differences are concerned, I live in the midwest now and have spent a lot of time in downeast Maine and no TV show or movie is representative of either area.