People hang out with similar people. Its because they feel they belong to the group (comfort) and don't get judged.
Its the same for where you live. You don't want to get judged when you go outside and want to run into people who understand you.
I lived in small city in Midwest for awhile.
I liked visiting big cities because you can dress modern/metro and you don't stand out.
People ride bicycles and use public transportation without getting judged 'you can't afford a car?'
You can also drive small cars like mini or fiat. No one would care. I think driving a Vespa in a suit is very cool. You can only do that in the big city.
Its nice to have parking lot everywhere in small town but I think its also cool to just skateboard to your work or ride bicycle (electric, no sweat these days)
You don't walk around in small town. I thought it was cool to walk to local businesses in the city.
I'm also into a tech business. You will just run into techy guys at a bar and talk about apps and other IT Business. Its not by nerdy guys anymore. they are normal dudes you see everywhere. I haven't met anyone in my small town who's into IT startup yet. If you want to network with those people, yeah you can do that just by hanging out at bars (especially Polk st in SF)
so it depends on your interest. If you are outdoorsy guy in north face gear all the time, you don't want to hangout in the city talking about next climbing trip. If you are city guy, you don't want to hangout in a blazer among other outdoorsy people talking about boring stuff they don't find interesting.
I think visiting the place and standing out is one thing but if you constantly run into differences, you will get stressed out and start bitching 'people are different here' then you should consider moving.
Its the same for where you live. You don't want to get judged when you go outside and want to run into people who understand you.
I lived in small city in Midwest for awhile.
I liked visiting big cities because you can dress modern/metro and you don't stand out.
People ride bicycles and use public transportation without getting judged 'you can't afford a car?'
You can also drive small cars like mini or fiat. No one would care. I think driving a Vespa in a suit is very cool. You can only do that in the big city.
Its nice to have parking lot everywhere in small town but I think its also cool to just skateboard to your work or ride bicycle (electric, no sweat these days)
You don't walk around in small town. I thought it was cool to walk to local businesses in the city.
I'm also into a tech business. You will just run into techy guys at a bar and talk about apps and other IT Business. Its not by nerdy guys anymore. they are normal dudes you see everywhere. I haven't met anyone in my small town who's into IT startup yet. If you want to network with those people, yeah you can do that just by hanging out at bars (especially Polk st in SF)
so it depends on your interest. If you are outdoorsy guy in north face gear all the time, you don't want to hangout in the city talking about next climbing trip. If you are city guy, you don't want to hangout in a blazer among other outdoorsy people talking about boring stuff they don't find interesting.
I think visiting the place and standing out is one thing but if you constantly run into differences, you will get stressed out and start bitching 'people are different here' then you should consider moving.