I'm a Belgian guy who lived one year (2016-2017) in SF. It took me a while to admit to myself it really wasn't as awesome as I had envisioned it. In fact I hate

I'm a Belgian guy who lived one year (2016-2017) in SF. It took me a while to admit to myself it really wasn't as awesome as I had envisioned it. In fact I hated it after a year. Besides what's already in the article (which was definitely the biggest shock) I also felt like: - Nightlife is boring, not much to do for a city of about a million people and the 2am alcohol limit. - Uninteresting architecture-wise - Dating life sucks for a heterosexual male who's used to 50/50 men/women ratio in bars & clubs. - Being a hipster is the norm. Admittedly, I did very little research before moving. And it wasn't all bad, I loved driving my bike in the nearby hills and the work was interesting and well paid.