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June 9, 2008 at 4:39 PM #220668June 9, 2008 at 6:19 PM #220560
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ParticipantHeaven forbid that folks actually go to the symphony or the opera (or that our parents made us play the piano) because it’s insufferably “elite”.
I’m pretty torn between SD and SF. Let’s see:
Better museums: SF (but how often do I go?)
Better road biking: SF (up to Skyline down to the coast and Santa Cruz, not really matched by SD at all)Better mountain biking: SF (lot more terrain)
Better skiing: Tahoe versus Mountain High??
Better culture: Yep, it’s true
Rockclimbing: Shade towards SF with local rock and Yosemite
Whitewater: Norcal definitely over SoCal.More exciting companies: Have lots of friends at google and apple. Interesting work. More interesting biotechs up in SF.
Better job market: Biotech is hurting in SD. I think I’ll color this one for the Bay Area.
More affordable: SD hands down
And frankly, after having experienced racism in North Carolina and Texas, I’d rather be in a more liberal city.
Colored me prejudice but I’m certainly happy not living in a state or city that promotes the creationism museum.
June 9, 2008 at 6:19 PM #220656ParticipantHeaven forbid that folks actually go to the symphony or the opera (or that our parents made us play the piano) because it’s insufferably “elite”.
I’m pretty torn between SD and SF. Let’s see:
Better museums: SF (but how often do I go?)
Better road biking: SF (up to Skyline down to the coast and Santa Cruz, not really matched by SD at all)Better mountain biking: SF (lot more terrain)
Better skiing: Tahoe versus Mountain High??
Better culture: Yep, it’s true
Rockclimbing: Shade towards SF with local rock and Yosemite
Whitewater: Norcal definitely over SoCal.More exciting companies: Have lots of friends at google and apple. Interesting work. More interesting biotechs up in SF.
Better job market: Biotech is hurting in SD. I think I’ll color this one for the Bay Area.
More affordable: SD hands down
And frankly, after having experienced racism in North Carolina and Texas, I’d rather be in a more liberal city.
Colored me prejudice but I’m certainly happy not living in a state or city that promotes the creationism museum.
June 9, 2008 at 6:19 PM #220671ParticipantHeaven forbid that folks actually go to the symphony or the opera (or that our parents made us play the piano) because it’s insufferably “elite”.
I’m pretty torn between SD and SF. Let’s see:
Better museums: SF (but how often do I go?)
Better road biking: SF (up to Skyline down to the coast and Santa Cruz, not really matched by SD at all)Better mountain biking: SF (lot more terrain)
Better skiing: Tahoe versus Mountain High??
Better culture: Yep, it’s true
Rockclimbing: Shade towards SF with local rock and Yosemite
Whitewater: Norcal definitely over SoCal.More exciting companies: Have lots of friends at google and apple. Interesting work. More interesting biotechs up in SF.
Better job market: Biotech is hurting in SD. I think I’ll color this one for the Bay Area.
More affordable: SD hands down
And frankly, after having experienced racism in North Carolina and Texas, I’d rather be in a more liberal city.
Colored me prejudice but I’m certainly happy not living in a state or city that promotes the creationism museum.
June 9, 2008 at 6:19 PM #220702ParticipantHeaven forbid that folks actually go to the symphony or the opera (or that our parents made us play the piano) because it’s insufferably “elite”.
I’m pretty torn between SD and SF. Let’s see:
Better museums: SF (but how often do I go?)
Better road biking: SF (up to Skyline down to the coast and Santa Cruz, not really matched by SD at all)Better mountain biking: SF (lot more terrain)
Better skiing: Tahoe versus Mountain High??
Better culture: Yep, it’s true
Rockclimbing: Shade towards SF with local rock and Yosemite
Whitewater: Norcal definitely over SoCal.More exciting companies: Have lots of friends at google and apple. Interesting work. More interesting biotechs up in SF.
Better job market: Biotech is hurting in SD. I think I’ll color this one for the Bay Area.
More affordable: SD hands down
And frankly, after having experienced racism in North Carolina and Texas, I’d rather be in a more liberal city.
Colored me prejudice but I’m certainly happy not living in a state or city that promotes the creationism museum.
June 9, 2008 at 6:19 PM #220724ParticipantHeaven forbid that folks actually go to the symphony or the opera (or that our parents made us play the piano) because it’s insufferably “elite”.
I’m pretty torn between SD and SF. Let’s see:
Better museums: SF (but how often do I go?)
Better road biking: SF (up to Skyline down to the coast and Santa Cruz, not really matched by SD at all)Better mountain biking: SF (lot more terrain)
Better skiing: Tahoe versus Mountain High??
Better culture: Yep, it’s true
Rockclimbing: Shade towards SF with local rock and Yosemite
Whitewater: Norcal definitely over SoCal.More exciting companies: Have lots of friends at google and apple. Interesting work. More interesting biotechs up in SF.
Better job market: Biotech is hurting in SD. I think I’ll color this one for the Bay Area.
More affordable: SD hands down
And frankly, after having experienced racism in North Carolina and Texas, I’d rather be in a more liberal city.
Colored me prejudice but I’m certainly happy not living in a state or city that promotes the creationism museum.
June 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM #228031Anonymous
GuestI can actually relate to her feelings because I grew up in Tijuana, went to HS in San Diego, and I am currently an undergraduate in Berkeley. San Diego, despite a status as a center for tourism, seems homely and boring next to the Bay Area.
True, San Diego has the nice warm weather. However, that doesn’t compensate for the artificial feeling I get from “America’s Finest City.” I have always believed that San Diego has a lack of real character. On other words, the city keeps following trends instead of starting them. Also, how can you compare the diversity offered by the Bay Area (classy SF, semi-radical Berkeley, tech driven Silicon Valley, rural Marin) with San Diego? Let’s face it, San Diego has striven for uniformity and/or suburban sprawl.
Some users claimed that it might have to do with a desire to break free from the “usual.” That is not the case with me. I am generally very eager to go back to Tijuana, but I am never that excited about coming to San Diego.
PS. I never saw any resemblance between Pacific Beach and Rockridge.
June 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM #228150GuestI can actually relate to her feelings because I grew up in Tijuana, went to HS in San Diego, and I am currently an undergraduate in Berkeley. San Diego, despite a status as a center for tourism, seems homely and boring next to the Bay Area.
True, San Diego has the nice warm weather. However, that doesn’t compensate for the artificial feeling I get from “America’s Finest City.” I have always believed that San Diego has a lack of real character. On other words, the city keeps following trends instead of starting them. Also, how can you compare the diversity offered by the Bay Area (classy SF, semi-radical Berkeley, tech driven Silicon Valley, rural Marin) with San Diego? Let’s face it, San Diego has striven for uniformity and/or suburban sprawl.
Some users claimed that it might have to do with a desire to break free from the “usual.” That is not the case with me. I am generally very eager to go back to Tijuana, but I am never that excited about coming to San Diego.
PS. I never saw any resemblance between Pacific Beach and Rockridge.
June 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM #228158GuestI can actually relate to her feelings because I grew up in Tijuana, went to HS in San Diego, and I am currently an undergraduate in Berkeley. San Diego, despite a status as a center for tourism, seems homely and boring next to the Bay Area.
True, San Diego has the nice warm weather. However, that doesn’t compensate for the artificial feeling I get from “America’s Finest City.” I have always believed that San Diego has a lack of real character. On other words, the city keeps following trends instead of starting them. Also, how can you compare the diversity offered by the Bay Area (classy SF, semi-radical Berkeley, tech driven Silicon Valley, rural Marin) with San Diego? Let’s face it, San Diego has striven for uniformity and/or suburban sprawl.
Some users claimed that it might have to do with a desire to break free from the “usual.” That is not the case with me. I am generally very eager to go back to Tijuana, but I am never that excited about coming to San Diego.
PS. I never saw any resemblance between Pacific Beach and Rockridge.
June 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM #228192GuestI can actually relate to her feelings because I grew up in Tijuana, went to HS in San Diego, and I am currently an undergraduate in Berkeley. San Diego, despite a status as a center for tourism, seems homely and boring next to the Bay Area.
True, San Diego has the nice warm weather. However, that doesn’t compensate for the artificial feeling I get from “America’s Finest City.” I have always believed that San Diego has a lack of real character. On other words, the city keeps following trends instead of starting them. Also, how can you compare the diversity offered by the Bay Area (classy SF, semi-radical Berkeley, tech driven Silicon Valley, rural Marin) with San Diego? Let’s face it, San Diego has striven for uniformity and/or suburban sprawl.
Some users claimed that it might have to do with a desire to break free from the “usual.” That is not the case with me. I am generally very eager to go back to Tijuana, but I am never that excited about coming to San Diego.
PS. I never saw any resemblance between Pacific Beach and Rockridge.
June 24, 2008 at 7:42 PM #228209GuestI can actually relate to her feelings because I grew up in Tijuana, went to HS in San Diego, and I am currently an undergraduate in Berkeley. San Diego, despite a status as a center for tourism, seems homely and boring next to the Bay Area.
True, San Diego has the nice warm weather. However, that doesn’t compensate for the artificial feeling I get from “America’s Finest City.” I have always believed that San Diego has a lack of real character. On other words, the city keeps following trends instead of starting them. Also, how can you compare the diversity offered by the Bay Area (classy SF, semi-radical Berkeley, tech driven Silicon Valley, rural Marin) with San Diego? Let’s face it, San Diego has striven for uniformity and/or suburban sprawl.
Some users claimed that it might have to do with a desire to break free from the “usual.” That is not the case with me. I am generally very eager to go back to Tijuana, but I am never that excited about coming to San Diego.
PS. I never saw any resemblance between Pacific Beach and Rockridge.
August 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM #250485GuestTuVu,
Have just been following this thread and wanted to chat with you about life as a writer in San Diego. I live in San Francisco, and am considering a move to SD for the better weather, lower cost of living (relative to SF), and I’m also not really into Tech and non-profits, politics, etc, which are definitely the more prominent industries up here in the Bay Area. I’m hoping that since LA has more diversity, I can pick up freelance (telecommute) gigs and open up shop in San Diego. Just wanted to get your perspective on how things work in SoCal.
August 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM #250642GuestTuVu,
Have just been following this thread and wanted to chat with you about life as a writer in San Diego. I live in San Francisco, and am considering a move to SD for the better weather, lower cost of living (relative to SF), and I’m also not really into Tech and non-profits, politics, etc, which are definitely the more prominent industries up here in the Bay Area. I’m hoping that since LA has more diversity, I can pick up freelance (telecommute) gigs and open up shop in San Diego. Just wanted to get your perspective on how things work in SoCal.
August 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM #250649GuestTuVu,
Have just been following this thread and wanted to chat with you about life as a writer in San Diego. I live in San Francisco, and am considering a move to SD for the better weather, lower cost of living (relative to SF), and I’m also not really into Tech and non-profits, politics, etc, which are definitely the more prominent industries up here in the Bay Area. I’m hoping that since LA has more diversity, I can pick up freelance (telecommute) gigs and open up shop in San Diego. Just wanted to get your perspective on how things work in SoCal.
August 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM #250705GuestTuVu,
Have just been following this thread and wanted to chat with you about life as a writer in San Diego. I live in San Francisco, and am considering a move to SD for the better weather, lower cost of living (relative to SF), and I’m also not really into Tech and non-profits, politics, etc, which are definitely the more prominent industries up here in the Bay Area. I’m hoping that since LA has more diversity, I can pick up freelance (telecommute) gigs and open up shop in San Diego. Just wanted to get your perspective on how things work in SoCal.
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