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I went to SD and my impression: Expected pros: weather, beach, landscape, ocean, Asian and Mexican influence Expected cons: prices and homeless, artificial bui

I went to SD and my impression: Expected pros: weather, beach, landscape, ocean, Asian and Mexican influence Expected cons: prices and homeless, artificial buildings, landscapes and often face/bodies Unexpected pros:every one was super nice, Julio’s, cool airplanes Unexpected cons: as a person who has always biked and walked. So cal is made for cars. To get from one part of town to another it seemed like in some cases it was just a hw cutting through a valley. Strip malls everywhere - the price you pay for so many options (consumer wise) seems to be paving over some of the most beautiful land on earth - additionally - the juxtaposition of all the luxury stores, boutique hipster shops w army of homeless is just depressing to look at. Not really California’s fault, but SD kind of just made me get down on humanity

tiredyam 8y ago
haha these are all valid points from a non-californians perspective. I just laugh because as someone who lives in SF and visits SD regularly the homeless issue pales in comparison. My experience with homelessness in SD is that they will generally leave you alone, that is not the case in SF. I have had rotting milk thrown on me on my way to work before.. not a fun time. Also in terms of pricing, SD pales in comparison. So from a bay area perspective, the homelessness and the price become sorta moot points. And yes, california by and large is made for cars. The only place that I have heard people being able to be carless is SF (berkeley/oakland to a lesser extent), so for californians having a car in SD is not unexpected.