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n0nsensical · 06-15-2009, 11:24 PM

San Francisco Best:
Culture. Whether you want fine art, theatre, or just a drugged-out all-night rave, you can find plenty of it around here.
Job market is still strong, at least in my field (tech), probably one of the best anywhere right now
Not much space to sprawl, yes this is actually good from an urban planning perspective, means everything that matters goes in a small area.
I'm walking distance to just about any type of food or business you could imagine, and few homogenized chains
Weather. Foggy and cold a lot of the time but it never gets REALLY cold or hot and doesn't rain all summer.
Cool people. Everyone is pretty tolerant and nobody gets all judgmental or up in your stuff.
Worst:
Cost of living. I'm paying $1500 for a 1br apartment.. so it's certainly a good thing I've got that job or I don't know where I'd go
No parking anywhere, ever, don't even think about it (hehe so I'm exaggerating a little)
Too many rich assholes, often imported from elsewhere who think buying a piece of SF is a good idea, people in Beemers and SUVs that own the road etc.
Lots of homeless people, fortunately not many in my part of town
Politics. Regulations and red tape up the ass and probably nobody wastes money like California/Bay Area/SF politicians, because they have a lot to spend and a populace that generally supports liberal programs (myself included but I will always say to cut the hours of the legislators or their staff before services). Lately nothing ever gets done except spending more tax money and cutting services.
Too far from Europe

06-15-2009, 11:24 PM	#64 (permalink)
n0nsensical Junkie Location: San Francisco	San Francisco Best: Culture. Whether you want fine art, theatre, or just a drugged-out all-night rave, you can find plenty of it around here. Job market is still strong, at least in my field (tech), probably one of the best anywhere right now Not much space to sprawl, yes this is actually good from an urban planning perspective, means everything that matters goes in a small area. I'm walking distance to just about any type of food or business you could imagine, and few homogenized chains Weather. Foggy and cold a lot of the time but it never gets REALLY cold or hot and doesn't rain all summer. Cool people. Everyone is pretty tolerant and nobody gets all judgmental or up in your stuff. Worst: Cost of living. I'm paying $1500 for a 1br apartment.. so it's certainly a good thing I've got that job or I don't know where I'd go No parking anywhere, ever, don't even think about it (hehe so I'm exaggerating a little) Too many rich assholes, often imported from elsewhere who think buying a piece of SF is a good idea, people in Beemers and SUVs that own the road etc. Lots of homeless people, fortunately not many in my part of town Politics. Regulations and red tape up the ass and probably nobody wastes money like California/Bay Area/SF politicians, because they have a lot to spend and a populace that generally supports liberal programs (myself included but I will always say to cut the hours of the legislators or their staff before services). Lately nothing ever gets done except spending more tax money and cutting services. Too far from Europe __________________ "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." --Abraham Lincoln Last edited by n0nsensical; 06-15-2009 at 11:51 PM..