Silicon Valley gets rave reviews because it's less boring than all the other office parks. It does have good food, and a lot of interesting people, and techie e

Silicon Valley gets rave reviews because it's less boring than all the other office parks. It does have good food, and a lot of interesting people, and techie events, etc. But if you're looking for nightlife and actual local culture (in the non-tech sense), don't move to silicon valley. The impression I get is that Silicon Valley is a great place to live if you're a geek who is married and has kids.