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Live in San Francisco for 3 years now. Haven't seen a single needle yet or "human filth". AMA.

• exolymph 7y ago
  Dang, you must live in an awfully rich neighborhood.
  • pj_mukh 7y ago
    Nope. I just don’t live in the tenderloin. Unfortunately that’s where all the hotels are. So I’m not surprised that visitors (and twitterati) get a certain sense.
• danielscrubs 7y ago
  How? I was in the city for a week and saw more needles on the street than the slums of China. Even the townsfolk would complain about some mental hospital closing down forcing mentally ill people to live on the streets and you could see them everywhere. That said, I didn't have a guide, I'd just walk with friends for an hour or two aimlessly starting from the pier. On the other hand, this is how I'm used to do it and I've been to 20+ countries.
  • mepiethree 7y ago
    All cities have bad parts. San Francisco is somewhat unique amongst places that I've visited, in that most of the tourist traps are either in or are immediately next to the absolute worst parts of town.
    • danielscrubs 7y ago
      Human suffering (homelessness, needles and mental issues) is not something I'd call bad parts. Whatever that was goes beyond that. I don't even want to know how it would affect a person to see that every day and think it's normal.