Admittedly I've never been to Frisco, but when I visited New York (back in 2003 I believe), I haven't encountered anything what I - being from Europe - would pe

Admittedly I've never been to Frisco, but when I visited New York (back in 2003 I believe), I haven't encountered anything what I - being from Europe - would perceive as out of the ordinary in this aspect. I have no such recollection at least. Obviously I may not have gone to the right places; or other locally specific factors could be at play, such as some homeless-hostile regulations. For this reason though I'd be sceptical of broad explanations such as "that's because the core values of your society are so and so". Ironically, it's no other than San Francisco that is reputed to be (culturally) the most European city in the US...