It’s not all gloom and doom. “Silly” Valley values booming

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[quote=ctr70] It is also more “commercialized” and has a lot of unsightly suburban/cookie cutter, sterile, characterless areas (like Rancho Penasquitas where I live now and most of inland North County IMO). These areas are just totally car culture mall oriented places, you never see anyone on the sidewalks! They are so sterile feeling and devoid of any uniqueness. There are only a few places in SD which are kind of cool, interesting and have some character (parts of North Park, Univ Heights, South Park, Hillcrest)…and even those areas can lack.

SD is blessed with the best climate in the world, a very cool landscape with mountains/desert/ocean, not bad traffic for a city it’s size, and much cheaper housing than SF (and NYC and close in Boston too). And those are VERY strong points. I would give climate/landscape an A+. But I would give the *city itself* a C and the architecture maybe a C- and the quality of people probably a C-. [/quote]

I agree.

But, I think that San Diego has better quality housing near employment centers, at a better price. That’s a huge advantage because it’s a pocketbook issue.

It’s much easier to do without culture than without money and comfort (or if you make more money and all your money goes to housing and you have to take in a roommate, then that doesn’t do much to your standard of living).

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[quote=sdrealtor]I think you are confusing education level and culture. I dont where I saw it but several years ago, I saw an article on education level. On the whole, SD has one of the highest (if not the highest) average educational levels in the country.
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Yes, i absolutely agree.

[quote=sdrealtor]
Our waiters/waitresses have college degrees as do the many of the check out persons at our supermarkets because it is such a great place to live. We may be the capital of well educated but under employed individuals.
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That would be certain parts of LA, San Francisco and Manhatttan.

In those places, you can ask a hotel concierge what do to and he’ll give you an extremely educated answer.

[quote=sdrealtor]
The percentage of folks with advanced degrees here is very very high. With that said, if you want to talk about culture….well thats a completely different topic. We have a beach culture and not much else.[/quote]

I like cosmopolitan culture more, but beach culture has some good aspects.

With beach culture, you’re supposed be relaxed, non-stress and cool with everything. Health, beauty and a sunny attitude is also part of So Cal thing.

I like that in So Cal, you don’t talk about money and careers like you do in San Francisco or New York.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]I think you are confusing education level and culture. I dont where I saw it but several years ago, I saw an article on education level. On the whole, SD has one of the highest (if not the highest) average educational levels in the country.
[/quote]

Yes, i absolutely agree.

[quote=sdrealtor]
Our waiters/waitresses have college degrees as do the many of the check out persons at our supermarkets because it is such a great place to live. We may be the capital of well educated but under employed individuals.
[/quote]

That would be certain parts of LA, San Francisco and Manhatttan.

In those places, you can ask a hotel concierge what do to and he’ll give you an extremely educated answer.

[quote=sdrealtor]
The percentage of folks with advanced degrees here is very very high. With that said, if you want to talk about culture….well thats a completely different topic. We have a beach culture and not much else.[/quote]

I like cosmopolitan culture more, but beach culture has some good aspects.

With beach culture, you’re supposed be relaxed, non-stress and cool with everything. Health, beauty and a sunny attitude is also part of So Cal thing.

I like that in So Cal, you don’t talk about money and careers like you do in San Francisco or New York.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]I think you are confusing education level and culture. I dont where I saw it but several years ago, I saw an article on education level. On the whole, SD has one of the highest (if not the highest) average educational levels in the country.
[/quote]

Yes, i absolutely agree.

[quote=sdrealtor]
Our waiters/waitresses have college degrees as do the many of the check out persons at our supermarkets because it is such a great place to live. We may be the capital of well educated but under employed individuals.
[/quote]

That would be certain parts of LA, San Francisco and Manhatttan.

In those places, you can ask a hotel concierge what do to and he’ll give you an extremely educated answer.

[quote=sdrealtor]
The percentage of folks with advanced degrees here is very very high. With that said, if you want to talk about culture….well thats a completely different topic. We have a beach culture and not much else.[/quote]

I like cosmopolitan culture more, but beach culture has some good aspects.

With beach culture, you’re supposed be relaxed, non-stress and cool with everything. Health, beauty and a sunny attitude is also part of So Cal thing.

I like that in So Cal, you don’t talk about money and careers like you do in San Francisco or New York.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]I think you are confusing education level and culture. I dont where I saw it but several years ago, I saw an article on education level. On the whole, SD has one of the highest (if not the highest) average educational levels in the country.
[/quote]

Yes, i absolutely agree.

[quote=sdrealtor]
Our waiters/waitresses have college degrees as do the many of the check out persons at our supermarkets because it is such a great place to live. We may be the capital of well educated but under employed individuals.
[/quote]

That would be certain parts of LA, San Francisco and Manhatttan.

In those places, you can ask a hotel concierge what do to and he’ll give you an extremely educated answer.

[quote=sdrealtor]
The percentage of folks with advanced degrees here is very very high. With that said, if you want to talk about culture….well thats a completely different topic. We have a beach culture and not much else.[/quote]

I like cosmopolitan culture more, but beach culture has some good aspects.

With beach culture, you’re supposed be relaxed, non-stress and cool with everything. Health, beauty and a sunny attitude is also part of So Cal thing.

I like that in So Cal, you don’t talk about money and careers like you do in San Francisco or New York.

[briansd1]

[quote=sdrealtor]I think you are confusing education level and culture. I dont where I saw it but several years ago, I saw an article on education level. On the whole, SD has one of the highest (if not the highest) average educational levels in the country.
[/quote]

Yes, i absolutely agree.

[quote=sdrealtor]
Our waiters/waitresses have college degrees as do the many of the check out persons at our supermarkets because it is such a great place to live. We may be the capital of well educated but under employed individuals.
[/quote]

That would be certain parts of LA, San Francisco and Manhatttan.

In those places, you can ask a hotel concierge what do to and he’ll give you an extremely educated answer.

[quote=sdrealtor]
The percentage of folks with advanced degrees here is very very high. With that said, if you want to talk about culture….well thats a completely different topic. We have a beach culture and not much else.[/quote]

I like cosmopolitan culture more, but beach culture has some good aspects.

With beach culture, you’re supposed be relaxed, non-stress and cool with everything. Health, beauty and a sunny attitude is also part of So Cal thing.

I like that in So Cal, you don’t talk about money and careers like you do in San Francisco or New York.

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Bubble 2.0 is forming in Silly Valley. Here is a funny YouTube link about it

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Bubble 2.0 is forming in Silly Valley. Here is a funny YouTube link about it

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Bubble 2.0 is forming in Silly Valley. Here is a funny YouTube link about it

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Bubble 2.0 is forming in Silly Valley. Here is a funny YouTube link about it

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Bubble 2.0 is forming in Silly Valley. Here is a funny YouTube link about it

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