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04-03-2007, 11:02 AM
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Minister of Offense
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"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" - Mark Twain
SF can get downright cold, depending on where you are. The west side of the city, closest to the ocean, gets cold and foggy quite often, and the beaches aren't all that warm. (Although a sunny day on Baker Beach can be glorious, despite the hideous nudists...)
Some neighborhoods are shielded from this constant fog and wind. Those would be Alamo Square/NOPA, Hayes Valley, The Mission, and SOMA. But looking for a place is much farther down the line for you.
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04-03-2007, 02:44 PM
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I'm looking to move to SF for a few years as well (I can apply for a green card since I'm from norn iron!). It is an amazing place nowhere like it in america!
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04-09-2007, 12:32 PM
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If you're interested in a technology job -- you said mapping/GIS, right? -- then consider Silicon Valley, that is, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto. The heart of the tech industry. Stanford U. is right there, so there are plenty of young people of all types. Lots of good Asian food, since there are so many Asian people there. There's also the CalTrain, which takes you directly into San Fran, near the Giants' ballpark (or you'd take the CalTrain to Milbrae, transfer to the BART, and take that to the middle of SF). The weather is also slightly warmer and sunnier in the southern portions of the Bay, if that makes a difference.
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04-09-2007, 03:06 PM
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For what its worth, SF is one of the few places in the states I would move to. I have lived here and there, and hoping to move internationally, but SF is actually a option in the U.S. for us. Good luck to ya
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04-12-2007, 05:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iomaggio
If you're interested in a technology job -- you said mapping/GIS, right? -- then consider Silicon Valley, that is, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto. The heart of the tech industry. Stanford U. is right there, so there are plenty of young people of all types. Lots of good Asian food, since there are so many Asian people there. There's also the CalTrain, which takes you directly into San Fran, near the Giants' ballpark (or you'd take the CalTrain to Milbrae, transfer to the BART, and take that to the middle of SF). The weather is also slightly warmer and sunnier in the southern portions of the Bay, if that makes a difference.
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Ohhhhh, so that's why it's called Silicon Valley. I thought it was called that because of another slightly different, but equally useful silicon product implanted in certain areas of the female body. Oh well, silicon chips are cool too i guess . Cheers for the info iomaggio.
Ok, so another place that i thought might be cool is San Diego. It satisfies the good weather and abundant rock climbing criteria, and has the added bonus of being extremely close to the Mexican border (a country that i want to do a lot more travelling through). So, do any of you guys know what San Diego life is actually like? How would it compare to San Fran life?
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04-12-2007, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by omisan
Stockton, Lodi and Modesto are a big NO in my book - unless you like the provincial redneck and meth lab culture
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Why you gotta hate?
But yeah you should try and live in SF itself and not an outlying area. There is nothing like actually living in one of the greatest cities on earth.
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04-13-2007, 08:04 AM
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Weasel Jones
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"There is nothing like actually living in one of the greatest cities on earth."
How do you know, sucka? You live there too?
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