Good grief, I can see why a bizarre incident like that would stick in your mind. That said, I can relate a story where I was ordering takeaway on a Friday even

Good grief, I can see why a bizarre incident like that would stick in your mind. That said, I can relate a story where I was ordering takeaway on a Friday evening in (the UK city) Bristol, when one of the customers started weeing where they were sat, on a bar stool at the counter. I think some of these incidents are a reflection of cities in general, but also - like shark attacks and plane crashes - they're talked about because they are so unusual and rare. The consequent discussions aren't necessarily proportionate to the number of incidents. I also wonder whether the "must relocate to San Francisco" phenomenon has brought in people who have previously lived in more suburban or rural surroundings, and are attributing their changed experiences specifically to SF, rather than to cities in general. Or it could simply be that SF does have a significantly different homeless population to most cities, which would make for a fascinating study in behavioural science. It sounds like your experiences support that, and I'll keep an open mind to the question.