There\u2019s a new conversation happening on the LA commute. <\/p>\n
Fresh off earning its first Emmy nomination<\/a>, New York City\u2019s hit social media interview series<\/a> \u201cSubwayTakes\u201d has officially gotten the Los Angeles treatment.<\/p>\n The parody, dubbed \u201cTransit Takes,\u201d swaps bustling train platforms for one of LA\u2019s most recognizable landmarks: bumper-to-bumper gridlock.<\/p>\n Traffic moves along the 405 Freeway. Getty Images<\/p>\n The parody, dubbed \u201cTransit Takes,\u201d swaps bustling train platforms for one of LA\u2019s most recognizable landmarks: bumper-to-bumper gridlock. SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma<\/p>\n The interviews happen between car windows instead of on the subway. Instagram\/stapleview<\/p>\n Interviewer Chris Tcholakian leans into open car windows, chatting with passengers riding in the back seats. Instagram\/stapleview<\/p>\n Instead of chasing straphangers between subway stops, interviewer Chris Tcholakian leans into open car windows, chatting with passengers riding in the back seats while drivers unload about life in the City of Angels.<\/p>\n Among the distinctly LA complaints is one driver who passionately argues that \u201ceveryone forgets how to drive the second it sprinkles two drops of rain\u201d across Southern California.<\/p>\n The sketch also skewers the city\u2019s transit woes, taking aim at the Orange Line, the concept of making \u201ctransfers\u201d in Los Angeles and the recently expanded Metro D Line.<\/p>\n One recurring gag compares driving from Silver Lake to Mid-Wilshire to traveling from Bushwick to Midtown in New York \u2014 a tongue-in-cheek reminder of just how sprawling Los Angeles really is.<\/p>\n \u201cSubwayTakes\u201d has officially gotten the Los Angeles treatment. John McAdorey \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n The sketch quickly sparked reactions online. Instagram\/stapleview<\/p>\n