I grew up in the DC area and lived there for 8 years after college. Moved to SF (now Oakland) 6.5 years ago. I'm not sure it's truly accurate, but the east coa

I grew up in the DC area and lived there for 8 years after college. Moved to SF (now Oakland) 6.5 years ago. I'm not sure it's truly accurate, but the east coast, DC and NYC in particular, feel like a dog-eat-dog, I'll do anything to get ahead, kind of place while the bay area feels like a much more friendly competitive environment. Whatever the cause, there is a very real difference in attitude between the two coasts.