4 ms·

9 months of oppressive cloud cover a year and people that refuse to drive over the speed limit even a little and overt racism a short drive in any direction vs

9 months of oppressive cloud cover a year and people that refuse to drive over the speed limit even a little and overt racism a short drive in any direction vs ridiculous rents/home prices and a culture that would rather see people die on the streets than mess up their neigbohood character by building houses but the weather is better and there’s more VC money and startups. Source: I’ve lived both places and currently reside in San Francisco. Sorry, that was probably not helpful.

weatherIt 8y ago
SF has slightly better weather than Seattle, but we're not talking SoCal weather better. I also find it a bit silly to base your life on the dang daily weather. Of all the human experience and pain, the daily weather matters not.
civicsquid 8y ago
I didn't realize those were problems in Seattle. I guess both places have their downsides though. Professionally, did you have any problems after living/working in Seattle? I had slight concerns that people in the bay might lack preference for engineers coming from outside of the bay, but hopefully that isn't true.
- Jeremy1026 8y ago
  Most engineers in the Bay Area didn't start in the Bay Area.
- andymoe 8y ago
  To be fair to Seattle I never worked there. Lived there for several years as a teenager so hopefully people have gotten more tolerant since then. I do have family there and was there a few weeks ago. Can confirm everyone still drives too slow:) No one in tech in sf cares if you’re a transplant.
paulcole 8y ago
> people that refuse to drive over the speed limit even a little The nerve! Personally, I like riding my bike and sharing the road with people who aren't driving as fast as possible. There are still plenty of idiots driving, but at least they're driving a bit slower than where I grew up (deep South).
- andymoe 8y ago
  To be clear this is on the freeway and it’s super annoying.
  - paulcole 8y ago
    Sorry, I misunderstood. I don’t actually drive so I wasn’t aware that the speed limit on the freeway was just a recommendation.
badpun 8y ago
> people that refuse to drive over the speed limit even a little A place with responsible drivers! Sounds like heaven compared to where I live.

weatherIt 8y ago

SF has slightly better weather than Seattle, but we're not talking SoCal weather better. I also find it a bit silly to base your life on the dang daily weather. Of all the human experience and pain, the daily weather matters not.

civicsquid 8y ago

I didn't realize those were problems in Seattle. I guess both places have their downsides though. Professionally, did you have any problems after living/working in Seattle? I had slight concerns that people in the bay might lack preference for engineers coming from outside of the bay, but hopefully that isn't true.

Jeremy1026 8y ago
Most engineers in the Bay Area didn't start in the Bay Area.
andymoe 8y ago
To be fair to Seattle I never worked there. Lived there for several years as a teenager so hopefully people have gotten more tolerant since then. I do have family there and was there a few weeks ago. Can confirm everyone still drives too slow:) No one in tech in sf cares if you’re a transplant.

paulcole 8y ago

> people that refuse to drive over the speed limit even a little The nerve! Personally, I like riding my bike and sharing the road with people who aren't driving as fast as possible. There are still plenty of idiots driving, but at least they're driving a bit slower than where I grew up (deep South).

andymoe 8y ago
To be clear this is on the freeway and it’s super annoying.
- paulcole 8y ago
  Sorry, I misunderstood. I don’t actually drive so I wasn’t aware that the speed limit on the freeway was just a recommendation.

badpun 8y ago

> people that refuse to drive over the speed limit even a little A place with responsible drivers! Sounds like heaven compared to where I live.