You'll have a great time in San Francisco. However, remember the line from Wayne's World, when Wayne is in the sleazy record producer's penthouse in Chicago?

You'll have a great time in San Francisco. However, remember the line from Wayne's World, when Wayne is in the sleazy record producer's penthouse in Chicago? "This is totally the kind of place I'm going to get when I move out of my parents' house." As someone who grew up in SF and had to struggle and compromise quite a bit to stay here, I've seen this play out over and over. You probably won't roll out of bed to your spectacular view of the bay, Alcatraz and the bridge. Not for the first 20 years, anyway. Nobody rents an apartment on unemployment checks, opens a camera store, and finds his way in life here anymore. But hey, if you've lived in London, you already know how cost of living can collide with the images swirling in your head. So keeping that in mind, definitely out to SF, and you'll probably love it.