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As someone who has lived in the southern U.S. all of my life (except three years in Paris when I was younger), San Francisco has a lot going for it that makes i

As someone who has lived in the southern U.S. all of my life (except three years in Paris when I was younger), San Francisco has a lot going for it that makes it well worth the price: - Like-minded people. Living in a region where people are genuinely interested in and passionate about the same things that you are is invaluable. There are a few people who live near me that are just as interested in science and technology as I am, but they are vastly outweighed by the people who aren't interested in it. Some of my friends in tech say they eventually get tired of hearing about tech all the time in SF, but as a twenty-something who just finished grad school, it will be a very long time before I get "sick of tech". Plus all of the VCs are in San Francisco, and failure (at starting your own company) doesn't have the same stigma there that it does in the rest of the world. SF always seems to be on the cutting edge. - Beautiful environment. This is subjective, but I love the rolling hills, the bay, and the weather. I love how there are bike lanes all over the place, and how nature is just a couple hours drive away. - The food. No city in the South can compete with the diversity of food in SF other than a few rare restaurants. (One could argue that I should just learn to cook better... which is a valid point.) - The diversity. I like the mix of cultures and the exposure to things that are new. I'm one of those people who constantly craves novelty, and there's not many cities that can provide that.

santaclaus 10y ago
> No city in the South can compete with the diversity of food in SF other than a few rare restaurants New Orleans has an amazing food culture! You can walk into dive bars and have some amazing meals in that town, for like 5 bucks...
- Xcelerate 10y ago
  That's true... I forgot about New Orleans. There are also some other southern cities known for food (Asheville), but they're so small, so once you've hit all the major restaurants, there's nothing else out there.
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jimmywanger 10y ago
> Like-minded people. Living in a region where people are genuinely interested in and passionate about the same things that you are is invaluable. I was just talking about San Francisco. You can meet like minded people all up and down the peninsula, and in the East bay these days. > Beautiful environment. This is subjective, but I love the rolling hills, the bay, and the weather. I love how there are bike lanes all over the place, and how nature is just a couple hours drive away. Yet again, you don't get much of this in San Francisco. You could live in Marin County and get much better environment for a less expensive cost of living. > The food. I know I mentioned the food as a plus, but there's just one thing. Restaurants run on tiny margins these days, so if you're shelling out 10k a month for rent, a lot of restaurants start doing the same things. Sort of like how if you need a big budget for a movie, a studio would rather prefer you make a superhero movie sequel. > The diversity. I like the mix of cultures and the exposure to things that are new. There is little of that in the city, sadly enough. The novelty is fairly sanitized. It's like, sure, you go to burning man, but during the day you still work at the same kind of white collar job everybody else does
sotojuan 10y ago
> The diversity. I like the mix of cultures and the exposure to things that are new. I'm one of those people who constantly craves novelty, and there's not many cities that can provide that. I think the only US city that fits that is NYC and even then you have to go look for it.

santaclaus 10y ago

> No city in the South can compete with the diversity of food in SF other than a few rare restaurants New Orleans has an amazing food culture! You can walk into dive bars and have some amazing meals in that town, for like 5 bucks...

Xcelerate 10y ago
That's true... I forgot about New Orleans. There are also some other southern cities known for food (Asheville), but they're so small, so once you've hit all the major restaurants, there's nothing else out there.

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jimmywanger 10y ago

> Like-minded people. Living in a region where people are genuinely interested in and passionate about the same things that you are is invaluable. I was just talking about San Francisco. You can meet like minded people all up and down the peninsula, and in the East bay these days. > Beautiful environment. This is subjective, but I love the rolling hills, the bay, and the weather. I love how there are bike lanes all over the place, and how nature is just a couple hours drive away. Yet again, you don't get much of this in San Francisco. You could live in Marin County and get much better environment for a less expensive cost of living. > The food. I know I mentioned the food as a plus, but there's just one thing. Restaurants run on tiny margins these days, so if you're shelling out 10k a month for rent, a lot of restaurants start doing the same things. Sort of like how if you need a big budget for a movie, a studio would rather prefer you make a superhero movie sequel. > The diversity. I like the mix of cultures and the exposure to things that are new. There is little of that in the city, sadly enough. The novelty is fairly sanitized. It's like, sure, you go to burning man, but during the day you still work at the same kind of white collar job everybody else does

sotojuan 10y ago

> The diversity. I like the mix of cultures and the exposure to things that are new. I'm one of those people who constantly craves novelty, and there's not many cities that can provide that. I think the only US city that fits that is NYC and even then you have to go look for it.