If cities offer the best of things, they also seem to foster the worst of things.

For me pollution and rudeness seem most intrusive, perhaps because crime has not been a big factor in my urban experience.

What do you think is the urban worst ?

The overreaction to even small explosions.
No camping under the stars.
No stars.

-Blast

I can see that might become a pet peeve!

It takes so darn long to get out of the city.

In L.A., the smog and the traffic makes me hate the place. What's deceiving is that TV and movies always show L.A. to have perfectly clear skies and a nice view. I have never seen L.A. look how they portray it. The land of make-believe has the worst smog of any U.S. city.
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/daily_green_news/44/100-cities-the-best-and-worst-air-quality.html

Having to come home to our urban existence always causes me pain. Today was a very good and timely example...

ireckon,Why would you need to come to L.A. from the Backwaters of NorCal?If there should be a next time,come down the Coast Hwy instead,you'll see a different point of view,I promise!Traffic? well,we definitely have that one in the bag,Avoid the weekends is a Good idea!

That would be Superior California.

NYC, has to be the innate rudeness of the 'crowd'

I prefer to see Los Angeles at 3-4 AM because the traffic is usually light and I can move straight through unimpeded.