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Yes! It's super lame here, please move away or don't move here - I'd like to bring the orchards back to my hometown.

by twtw 8y ago

pbarnes_1 8y ago
Fins has a point though. I live in SF but was down in SJ recently and honestly... it's just nice suburbia with the same strip malls and everything that's copy-pasted across the US? Am I missing something there that makes it... unique?
- burfog 8y ago
  There is no better place for growing apricots. Apricots are simply divine. For this alone, bulldozing would be justified.
- twtw 8y ago
  I absolutely agree that fins has a point, and I'm serious - if it doesn't work for you, move away. There is certainly no lack of people. I also dislike the strip malls everywhere; I was serious about the orchards part too. I wish that I could rewind to having fewer houses and strip malls and more orchards. But for people who like suburbia but also want to work for technology companies, it works out pretty nicely. If you take the "everything that's copy pasted across the US" and splash in world class semiconductor company HQs (in San Jose and surrounding areas, like Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, etc), you get San Jose. Seems sorta unique to me, but I won't try too hard to sell it to anyone else who disagrees.
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- epynonymous 8y ago
  don't forget the landfill that tends to stink up every year when it starts to warm up.
- Apocryphon 8y ago
  It used to be quite a nice place to grow up in.
- usaar333 8y ago
  Proximity to San Francisco.
  - Fins 8y ago
    Sarcastically, not everyone enjoys stepping into human feces and dodging used needles. Less sarcastically, how is that an advantage?
    - usaar333 8y ago
      Culture - shows, restaurants, museums, etc.
- electricslpnsld 8y ago
  > Am I missing something there that makes it... unique? I would almost live in San Jose for La Victoria Taqueria... almost. Their orange burritos are so damn good.
Fins 8y ago
Actually, just did., and being 1700 miles away from SJ already feel much better. I guess if you move to SJ from some hamlet 3 hours outside of Cheyenne, it's probably exciting. When I got there from Chicago, I couldn't believe that people actually might think it is a great place to live. Other than some career considerations, it's really a bland suburbia with nothing exciting about it.

Yes! It's super lame here, please move away or don't move here - I'd like to bring the orchards back to my hometown.

by twtw 8y ago

Yes! It's super lame here, please move away or don't move here - I'd like to bring the orchards back to my hometown.

Fins has a point though. I live in SF but was down in SJ recently and honestly... it's just nice suburbia with the same strip malls and everything that's copy-pasted across the US? Am I missing something there that makes it... unique?

burfog 8y ago
There is no better place for growing apricots. Apricots are simply divine. For this alone, bulldozing would be justified.
twtw 8y ago
I absolutely agree that fins has a point, and I'm serious - if it doesn't work for you, move away. There is certainly no lack of people. I also dislike the strip malls everywhere; I was serious about the orchards part too. I wish that I could rewind to having fewer houses and strip malls and more orchards. But for people who like suburbia but also want to work for technology companies, it works out pretty nicely. If you take the "everything that's copy pasted across the US" and splash in world class semiconductor company HQs (in San Jose and surrounding areas, like Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, etc), you get San Jose. Seems sorta unique to me, but I won't try too hard to sell it to anyone else who disagrees.
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epynonymous 8y ago
don't forget the landfill that tends to stink up every year when it starts to warm up.
Apocryphon 8y ago
It used to be quite a nice place to grow up in.
usaar333 8y ago
Proximity to San Francisco.
- Fins 8y ago
  Sarcastically, not everyone enjoys stepping into human feces and dodging used needles. Less sarcastically, how is that an advantage?
  - usaar333 8y ago
    Culture - shows, restaurants, museums, etc.
electricslpnsld 8y ago
> Am I missing something there that makes it... unique? I would almost live in San Jose for La Victoria Taqueria... almost. Their orange burritos are so damn good.

Fins 8y ago

Actually, just did., and being 1700 miles away from SJ already feel much better. I guess if you move to SJ from some hamlet 3 hours outside of Cheyenne, it's probably exciting. When I got there from Chicago, I couldn't believe that people actually might think it is a great place to live. Other than some career considerations, it's really a bland suburbia with nothing exciting about it.