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I totally agree, San Jose is not as interesting as San Francisco. That's why I take the train to SF. San Jose is a boring city, but my point is many other citie

I totally agree, San Jose is not as interesting as San Francisco. That's why I take the train to SF. San Jose is a boring city, but my point is many other cities are the same. If I were a young person I wouldn't want to live here. I lived in Portland for awhile and that has a lot more character, but the weather is a huge drawback for me. I like the nice weather in San Jose, pretty much year round. Seattle is ok, but again the weather. I don't think San Jose is any worse than Salt Lake City. If I had the ability to live in any city, I'd move to Nashville. Edit: I'm basing my opinion on a lot of time spent wandering around by car to have a look around North America. Over 100,000 miles. Some cities that have a good rep actually suck in my opinion, like Austin TX. Actually the most interesting city in N. America appeared to be Vancouver Canada, but I'm not a citizen so I couldn't live there.

elcritch 3y ago
What did you find to suck about Austin?
- labrador 3y ago
  The summer weather in central Texas is not to my liking. When I was there it was very hot, very muggy and dusty. It's better than San Antonio, but if I lived in Texas it be down by Corpus Christi. Rockport was really nice. I once thought about retiring to the Gulf Coast. Fort Walton Beach Florida with it's white sand beaches was a real find for me because it was cheap to live too.
jonathankoren 3y ago
I wouldn’t say it’s the same as any major city. Major cities typically have an entertainment district and a vibe. San Jose doesn’t have that. It’s lack of a real entertainment district and general lack of walkability is a recurring problem at city council meetings.
- labrador 3y ago
  It seems pretty hopping to me on Fri Sat night when I ride my bike down there to look around, but maybe it's not the kind of crowd the city wants.
  - jonathankoren 3y ago
    So… homeless?
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    - labrador 3y ago
      Young Asian, Hispanic American "Fast and Furious" type of crowd that also like to do illegal sideshows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow_(automobile_exhibition) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow_(automobile_exhibitio...

elcritch 3y ago

What did you find to suck about Austin?

labrador 3y ago
The summer weather in central Texas is not to my liking. When I was there it was very hot, very muggy and dusty. It's better than San Antonio, but if I lived in Texas it be down by Corpus Christi. Rockport was really nice. I once thought about retiring to the Gulf Coast. Fort Walton Beach Florida with it's white sand beaches was a real find for me because it was cheap to live too.

jonathankoren 3y ago

I wouldn’t say it’s the same as any major city. Major cities typically have an entertainment district and a vibe. San Jose doesn’t have that. It’s lack of a real entertainment district and general lack of walkability is a recurring problem at city council meetings.

labrador 3y ago
It seems pretty hopping to me on Fri Sat night when I ride my bike down there to look around, but maybe it's not the kind of crowd the city wants.
- jonathankoren 3y ago
  So… homeless?
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  - labrador 3y ago
    Young Asian, Hispanic American "Fast and Furious" type of crowd that also like to do illegal sideshows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow_(automobile_exhibition) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow_(automobile_exhibitio...