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I guess to each their own. I never found the clubbing in SF to come close to any of the places in Asia (Tokyo, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei). Simi

I guess to each their own. I never found the clubbing in SF to come close to any of the places in Asia (Tokyo, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei). Similarly for bars Japan, at least for me, have SF beat by a long shot. You have your choice of quiet bars. Bars with 5 people. Bars for every type of drink. Themed bars. In SF all I found was extremely loud and crowded bars. Maybe it was just the bars my friend chose in SF the 7 years I lived there. SF has tons of crime. Walk down any street in SOMA or the Mission and you'll see piles of glass from all the cars that were busted into in the few nights before. Down in the south bay you lose any of the "city" benefits as it's all just suburbia. If you like suburbia (kids/family) that's great but it wasn't for me.

largote 10y ago
Yeah, the clubbing in SF has nothing on other places.
- Kinnard 10y ago
  Do people move to SF for . . . "clubbing"?
- scurvy 10y ago
  The rave scene in SF was pretty good for a while. Then the club scene hit, followed by dotcom implosion, and the good times never really recovered. There were some dope dnb/jungle scenes that went down in small clubs/bars, but the large club scene in SF is not great.
  - jtmcmc 10y ago
    I would say that the SF rave / underground music scene continues to be one of the strongest in the country
    - slashink 10y ago
      As someone who recently moved and previously spent 5 years within the Northern Europe underground techno scene, what's a good in to these circles in the bay?
jsemrau 10y ago
I lived in the area for roughly 2.5 years and absolutely agree with you. There are many 'no-go' areas at night in SF, try to find those in Singapore, Tokyo, etc. In addition, you know in Asia that the likelyhood someone is pulling a gun on you is mighty low. (Not to trigger a gun discussion) During that time I have been to several music festivals. In the main area they had chairs....chairs! This is a rock-concert what do you need chairs for? Hardly anyone was dancing. Compare that to festivals in Europe. It is not even close. Napa and Tahoe are beautiful areas. But come with a price tag.
are595 10y ago
I totally agree with you on Southeast Asia beeing hip, but (as an upcoming graduate), it is very hard to find a job there without fluency (or some cases, with total lack of knowledge of the language).

largote 10y ago

Yeah, the clubbing in SF has nothing on other places.

Kinnard 10y ago
Do people move to SF for . . . "clubbing"?
scurvy 10y ago
The rave scene in SF was pretty good for a while. Then the club scene hit, followed by dotcom implosion, and the good times never really recovered. There were some dope dnb/jungle scenes that went down in small clubs/bars, but the large club scene in SF is not great.
- jtmcmc 10y ago
  I would say that the SF rave / underground music scene continues to be one of the strongest in the country
  - slashink 10y ago
    As someone who recently moved and previously spent 5 years within the Northern Europe underground techno scene, what's a good in to these circles in the bay?

jsemrau 10y ago

I lived in the area for roughly 2.5 years and absolutely agree with you. There are many 'no-go' areas at night in SF, try to find those in Singapore, Tokyo, etc. In addition, you know in Asia that the likelyhood someone is pulling a gun on you is mighty low. (Not to trigger a gun discussion) During that time I have been to several music festivals. In the main area they had chairs....chairs! This is a rock-concert what do you need chairs for? Hardly anyone was dancing. Compare that to festivals in Europe. It is not even close. Napa and Tahoe are beautiful areas. But come with a price tag.

are595 10y ago

I totally agree with you on Southeast Asia beeing hip, but (as an upcoming graduate), it is very hard to find a job there without fluency (or some cases, with total lack of knowledge of the language).