Anyone else here want to leave SD for SF?

[dharmagirl]

I have lived in New York City (Brooklyn Heights and Upper East Side), Chicago’s Lincoln Park and Wrigleyville, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., Mexico City, San Diego and now call Temecula (or as some call it, “RedNeckula”) home.

I have friends/pseudo-family in West Marin County (Pt. Reyes) and have traveled to San Francisco regularly for work for years.

I think all of this “North vs. South” stuff is interesting. With all of the moving I’ve done, I have learned that every place is WHAT YOU MAKE IT. If you are bitter and angry in San Diego, you will probably be bitter and angry in almost any another city. Positive people find things to enjoy and appreciate wherever they are.

San Diego has some decent restaurants and cultural stuff to make it interesting enough. No, it’s not NYC or SF but any sane person would have known that BEFORE moving here and would not have moved to San Diego for the “culture.”

I lived in NYC for 3 years, and when I found out I was leaving I spent my last two weeks running around trying to frantically catch up on all of the museums, long-running shows and restaurants that I had never had time for as a full-time, working resident.

TuVu, if I were in your shoes I would rent an apartment up in SF for 6 mos or a year. Rent out your house in SD and just go up there and play and have fun. You dont have to pack up lock, stock and barrel. Especially in this RE market.

For example, this site features two condos…I think one of them is $3500/mo for a 1 mo. minimum rental.

I love San Francisco, too. But, I’m quite happy to be in a quieter, slower place – and thankful for SW Airlines!

Good luck, TuVu!

[pwilson]

[quote]San Francisco on the other hand is a like cultural beacon of light. People there tend to be highly educated and in tune with the latest happenings in the world of fine arts and culture, in addition to being on the bleeding edge of technology.

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That’s funny!

[pwilson]

[quote]San Francisco on the other hand is a like cultural beacon of light. People there tend to be highly educated and in tune with the latest happenings in the world of fine arts and culture, in addition to being on the bleeding edge of technology.

[/quote]
That’s funny!

[pwilson]

[quote]San Francisco on the other hand is a like cultural beacon of light. People there tend to be highly educated and in tune with the latest happenings in the world of fine arts and culture, in addition to being on the bleeding edge of technology.

[/quote]
That’s funny!

[pwilson]

[quote]San Francisco on the other hand is a like cultural beacon of light. People there tend to be highly educated and in tune with the latest happenings in the world of fine arts and culture, in addition to being on the bleeding edge of technology.

[/quote]
That’s funny!

[pwilson]

[quote]San Francisco on the other hand is a like cultural beacon of light. People there tend to be highly educated and in tune with the latest happenings in the world of fine arts and culture, in addition to being on the bleeding edge of technology.

[/quote]
That’s funny!

[TuVu]

Wow. This turned into a really interesting thread despite my whining. For the record, I didn’t choose to live in San Diego. My parents did. WWII vets, they met when they were in college on the GI bill and my mom wouldn’t marry my dad until he promised they would live in San Diego (where my mom had been stationed). She had just had enough of the crappiest weather on earth. I have always lived here except for my college years and a few years after that.

I often muse about living elsewhere because San Diego has changed so much. These days, you have to plan everything around the traffic, but that’s true in L.A. and S.F., too. At any rate, we aren’t gonna move till my father (who is ancient, obviously) dies. I think I will be happier when we retire, don’t have to commute, and can get anywhere we need to go via a golf cart.

[TuVu]

Wow. This turned into a really interesting thread despite my whining. For the record, I didn’t choose to live in San Diego. My parents did. WWII vets, they met when they were in college on the GI bill and my mom wouldn’t marry my dad until he promised they would live in San Diego (where my mom had been stationed). She had just had enough of the crappiest weather on earth. I have always lived here except for my college years and a few years after that.

I often muse about living elsewhere because San Diego has changed so much. These days, you have to plan everything around the traffic, but that’s true in L.A. and S.F., too. At any rate, we aren’t gonna move till my father (who is ancient, obviously) dies. I think I will be happier when we retire, don’t have to commute, and can get anywhere we need to go via a golf cart.

[TuVu]

Wow. This turned into a really interesting thread despite my whining. For the record, I didn’t choose to live in San Diego. My parents did. WWII vets, they met when they were in college on the GI bill and my mom wouldn’t marry my dad until he promised they would live in San Diego (where my mom had been stationed). She had just had enough of the crappiest weather on earth. I have always lived here except for my college years and a few years after that.

I often muse about living elsewhere because San Diego has changed so much. These days, you have to plan everything around the traffic, but that’s true in L.A. and S.F., too. At any rate, we aren’t gonna move till my father (who is ancient, obviously) dies. I think I will be happier when we retire, don’t have to commute, and can get anywhere we need to go via a golf cart.

[TuVu]

Wow. This turned into a really interesting thread despite my whining. For the record, I didn’t choose to live in San Diego. My parents did. WWII vets, they met when they were in college on the GI bill and my mom wouldn’t marry my dad until he promised they would live in San Diego (where my mom had been stationed). She had just had enough of the crappiest weather on earth. I have always lived here except for my college years and a few years after that.

I often muse about living elsewhere because San Diego has changed so much. These days, you have to plan everything around the traffic, but that’s true in L.A. and S.F., too. At any rate, we aren’t gonna move till my father (who is ancient, obviously) dies. I think I will be happier when we retire, don’t have to commute, and can get anywhere we need to go via a golf cart.

[TuVu]

Wow. This turned into a really interesting thread despite my whining. For the record, I didn’t choose to live in San Diego. My parents did. WWII vets, they met when they were in college on the GI bill and my mom wouldn’t marry my dad until he promised they would live in San Diego (where my mom had been stationed). She had just had enough of the crappiest weather on earth. I have always lived here except for my college years and a few years after that.

I often muse about living elsewhere because San Diego has changed so much. These days, you have to plan everything around the traffic, but that’s true in L.A. and S.F., too. At any rate, we aren’t gonna move till my father (who is ancient, obviously) dies. I think I will be happier when we retire, don’t have to commute, and can get anywhere we need to go via a golf cart.

[TuVu]

Forgot to add that I once saw a survey that showed that most East Coasters who came to California in the 50s/60s chose the Bay Area, while most Midwesterners chose So Cal. I wonder why.

[TuVu]

Forgot to add that I once saw a survey that showed that most East Coasters who came to California in the 50s/60s chose the Bay Area, while most Midwesterners chose So Cal. I wonder why.

[TuVu]

Forgot to add that I once saw a survey that showed that most East Coasters who came to California in the 50s/60s chose the Bay Area, while most Midwesterners chose So Cal. I wonder why.

[TuVu]

Forgot to add that I once saw a survey that showed that most East Coasters who came to California in the 50s/60s chose the Bay Area, while most Midwesterners chose So Cal. I wonder why.

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