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Having lived in SF for a few years now I would say it is very unique (not necessarily in good ways). The weirdest thing about SF is that there are no kids.
by dawhizkid 8y ago
Having lived in SF for a few years now I would say it is very unique (not necessarily in good ways).
The weirdest thing about SF is that there are no kids.
- zampano 8y agoThat really depends on which part of the city you’re in, my neighborhood is a sea of strollers!
- valentinemsmith 8y agoDo you also live in Noe Valley? I'm surrounded by children and strollers on the J most days.
- dawhizkid 8y agoI guess, but I'm just saying walking downtown you just don't see families, kids anywhere...whereas in most other cities you see kids, families, retirees, students, workers, etc in the "public centers" of a city.
- zampano 8y agoMy experience is only anecdotal, but I think most city centers I've spent much time in (Austin, Houston, Tokyo) haven't had many families around during the work week either. If you go to fisherman's wharf, you'll find it crawling with families (undeniably mostly tourists), and most weekends you'll find Union Square swarmed as well.
- valentinemsmith 8y agoThe real difference I've noticed with kids in this city is, compared to other places I've visited recently, the parents elsewhere acknowledge and/or comfort their kids if they are crying or signaling for attention. Here in SF it seems commonplace for parents to ignore their kids entirely and pretend they don't exist when they are screaming/crying on MUNI, running around at restaurants, or asking "hey mom, hey dad, hey mom, dad, hello?". Parents here either tune out or just don't care.
- dpark 8y agoThat is in no way an exclusive SF phenomenon. Shitty parents who don't care about their kids' impact on others exist everywhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYvYjWgPh-k&t=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYvYjWgPh-k&t=20