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Morfos
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Posted: Wed Sep 6th, 2006 07:18 am |
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Visited, I felt like I was home there. 
Has anybody noticed that SF is in fact "Easternizing"?.
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Morfos
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Posted: Wed Sep 6th, 2006 07:25 am |
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Its culturally different from the rest of the country, I can tell you that much. And the drivers are very polite, so are the people. They are also more laid back and less judgemental. The most noticable change is that the city is almost as eastern as it is western culturally [China Town, Japan Center, Asian majority communities dominte west SF, Asian food, Anime Theatre, etc...]. The city gets more and more east every day, its turning into Asia. The city is quite beautiful true, and the streets are safe (no crime). Also, when I was there I was actually happy. I didn't feel so phobic socially, nor did I feel so persecuted anymore. I actually felt relaxed and at home. I have to got to move to that city ASAP. I can't easily explain everything that makes me feel at home there, but I tried.
I feel homesick now and I only been to SF once. 
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thwlruss
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Posted: Wed Sep 6th, 2006 01:16 pm |
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i love san francisco. ![[allamerican]](/forums/themes/default/allamerican.gif)
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War Man
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Posted: Wed Sep 6th, 2006 08:51 pm |
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SF has always felt like a foreign country to me. I don't mean that in a bad way. I like to visit every now and then because its so different, but I would NEVER live there.
However, I wouldn't say people are friendlier, there. People there are more "in their own world" than where I live, in my opinion. People say hello to strangers more often where I live than in SF. And to say there's no crime there is a joke. It's not the worst city for crime, but not the best, either.
-WM
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BayAreaBiker2001
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Posted: Sat Dec 30th, 2006 11:56 pm |
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| As for crime in San Francisco, I can only say that I've had five bikes stolen there, two at 5th and Market, one at the Embarcadero BART station, one at Baker Beach, and one on Eddy Street. All of them were reported promptly. One person told me the best place to look for the stolen bike is in a pawn shop.
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thwlruss
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Posted: Sun Dec 31st, 2006 12:36 am |
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| did you lock them up?
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EHJ
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Posted: Thu Jan 4th, 2007 11:39 pm |
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Overpriced shi* hole
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franca30
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Posted: Sat Jan 6th, 2007 12:37 am |
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I have always loved San Francisco - I am from Montreal in Canada and SF reminds me of Montreal, but with an oceanfront, and Spanish instead of French. Lovely people, food, entertainment. Not too hectic/crazy like a lot of the US. Just perfect.
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The Rain
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Posted: Sat Jan 6th, 2007 01:46 am |
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Will let you know. 9 days to go....
Woo Hoo!
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Mr. Dur
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Posted: Sat Jan 6th, 2007 05:17 am |
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I've been to San Fransisco once and it's easily my favorite city in the U.S. There is so much to do and the street performers are great.
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The Rain
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Posted: Fri Jan 26th, 2007 08:37 pm |
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I loved San Francisco (Vegas was a little too surreal for me) however some of the Americans we met in Vegas said San Francisco and Vegas were the two craziest elements of America and certainly not “typical” America. (Must admit San Francisco did not seem that crazy to me). A lady from LA on my Sonoma wine tour was complaining that San Francisco was too European.
Must admit hadn’t prepared myself for some (fun) language barriers.
Me: Hi, could you point me in the direction of the Gym, thanks.
Reception Desk: Who?
After some discussion it emerged I wanted the wellness centre.
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BayAreaBiker2001
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Posted: Mon Aug 18th, 2008 11:28 am |
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Morfos wrote: Its culturally different from the rest of the country, I can tell you that much. And the drivers are very polite, so are the people. They are also more laid back and less judgemental. The most noticable change is that the city is almost as eastern as it is western culturally [China Town, Japan Center, Asian majority communities dominte west SF, Asian food, Anime Theatre, etc...]. The city gets more and more east every day, its turning into Asia. The city is quite beautiful true, and the streets are safe (no crime). Also, when I was there I was actually happy. I didn't feel so phobic socially, nor did I feel so persecuted anymore. I actually felt relaxed and at home. I have to got to move to that city ASAP. I can't easily explain everything that makes me feel at home there, but I tried.
I feel homesick now and I only been to SF once.
No crime? I've had 8 bikes stolen in San Francisco, 5 of them on Market Street. The last 4 were locked.
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Posted: Fri Sep 5th, 2008 08:22 pm |
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I'd say that San Francisco is the most interesting city to live in on the West Coast of the U.S., and NYC the most interesting and vibrant on the East Coast.
Hard to compare SF with NY. They're so different.
I love to visit NYC, but I'd rather move to SF because SF is just as artistic/liberal/classy as NYC, but the great outdoors (yosemite, redwoods, sierra nevada mountains) are only 1-2 hours out of the Bay Area.
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Posted: Fri Sep 5th, 2008 08:23 pm |
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But both are above my paycheck. 
Maybe in 5-6 years, when I actually become someone with a master's degree.
Last edited on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 08:23 pm by Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Ness757
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Posted: Sat Sep 6th, 2008 09:34 am |
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I just came back from there. I didn't get to stay too long (I spent most of my time in San Jose), but I loved every minute of it.
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator
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Posted: Sat Sep 6th, 2008 07:03 pm |
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Ness757 wrote: I just came back from there. I didn't get to stay too long (I spent most of my time in San Jose), but I loved every minute of it.
It's pretty crucial, isn't it? I was in SF last spring break for a meager 3 days.
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Ness757
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Posted: Mon Sep 8th, 2008 07:52 pm |
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Pseudo-Soviet Dictator wrote: Ness757 wrote: I just came back from there. I didn't get to stay too long (I spent most of my time in San Jose), but I loved every minute of it.
It's pretty crucial, isn't it? I was in SF last spring break for a meager 3 days.
I think you need at least a week in SF.
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Danokan
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Posted: Tue Sep 9th, 2008 01:19 pm |
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The Wharf
Nuff said!
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BayAreaBiker2001
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Posted: Wed Jan 28th, 2009 01:09 pm |
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thwlruss wrote: did you lock them up?
Four of them, yes! The last of them, I moved the front wheel next to the rear wheel, then passed the lock through both wheels. It got stolen anyway.
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Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 07:00 am |
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| Moral of the story: Expect to have your bike stolen in SF. Me, I love The City. Always have. BUT I don't usually drive while there. I take BART into the city and walk from there. I hate the wharf area. Yuck. Found the best Chinese food off the track in some very Chinese neighborhood - but not Chinatown. Love the park, riding horses there, the galleries, Club Fugazi... Beach Blanket Babylon... Sigh. I think I'll have to go in a couple of weeks. I'll think of a reason.
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