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San Francisco
05-31-2011, 11:15 AM
I love San Francisco, it is hands down my favorite city in the U.S., and probably one of my favorites in the world, the city just has a good energy to it, it's got a real unique feel that's hard to find any where else. I could probably do a long write up, but I will say some things that I like about the city, it is extremely liberal and you can get away with a lot of shit that you never could in 95% of the U.S. Here in CA, and especially in the S.F. bay area, weed is more or less legal and if you have a doctor's RX (which is incred. easy to obtain), you can legally stroll into a "dispensary" and buy some of the world's best cannabis product. Smoking weed on the streets is the norm and believe me, smelling the good herb and seeing people smoke it is everyday life out here, no one bats an eyelash.
On top of that people are just more laid back, chilled out, and open minded, ignorant fucks in other states like to talk shit about SF being so gay, well I'm not going to dispute it, but the thing is people are less judgmental out here which means you can live whatever lifestyle you want, whether that's flaming homo, punk rocker, hipster, hippie, hip hop head, etc.
I haven't spend much time in NYC or LA as of late, but in my opinion San Francisco has the best food in U.S. or at least has to rank in the top 3. The food is just so damn good out here and you can get just about anything you want, organic soul food, Burmese, German, Mexican, etc., lot's of food is grown produced in the surrounding areas (Marin, Sonoma, etc.), so there is an abundance of quality, fresh, organic food.
S.F. nightlife definitely won't stack compared to NYC, Miami, etc., but there is always shit popping in the city, live music every night, good bars/clubs, festivals and events, (some I can think of are Bay to Breakers, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass,etc.) There is never a dull moment in S.F., just walking down the street is like live cinema, you're almost always guaraunteed to see some crazy shit.
The city is probably one of the most diverse places in the U.S., you will find people from all over the world, no shortage of hispanic, asian, indian, etc. women to choose from. Unlike other cities, people in S.F. get along well and you won't find the division you'll find in other cities/states.
Finally, there are so many neighborhoods, someone could just spend all day breaking that down, I will say that my favorite hood is the Mission District, here you will find a mix of an entrenched Hispanic (Mexican) community that has lived here for decades, mixed with pretentious hipsters, gang bangers, college kids, hip hop heads, hippie-ish potheads, musicians/artists and a cross between all of them.
Last thought, as much as I love SF, two things that suck are the weather, and the cost of living, it's fucking expensive outside of Manhattan it's probably the most expensive place in the whole U.S.
P.S. do a forum search for San Francisco, there are already other threads we've posted info. on.