Mexico City Versus Los Angeles

Text on the meme

MEXICO CITY 2000 YEARS AGO LOS ANGELES TODAY

What it means

A split-image comparison shows an elaborate ancient city above and a simple thatched hut below, labeled as Mexico City 2000 years ago and Los Angeles today. The joke sarcastically suggests that Los Angeles is less advanced or less impressive than an ancient civilization, making it useful as a reaction to criticize the city or modern life. EN: A split-image comparison shows an elaborate ancient city above and a simple thatched hut below, labeled as Mexico City 2000 years ago and Los Angeles today. The joke sarcastically suggests that Los Angeles is less advanced or less impressive than an ancient civilization, making it useful as a reaction to criticize the city or modern life.

Objects

ancient colonnade / древняя колоннада stone building / каменное здание statues / статуи people in robes / люди в одежде thatched hut / хижина с соломенной крышей mud walls / глиняные стены wooden poles / деревянные столбы doorways / дверные проёмы dirt ground / земляной грунт split-panel comparison / сравнение из двух панелей