San Francisco...?
Whats it like to live in attendance... is it like surrounded by the film vertigo, adjectives charming and gorgeous or am i looking through rose tinted glasses?
whats the best things just about San Francisco and the worst..?
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According to South Park, everyone near enjoys the smell of their own farts!
Well, Vertigo be filmed surrounded by the 1950s. At the time, San Francisco was a enormously conservative place. What most folks don't realize is that the Republican Party ran San Francisco from 1912 to 1964 (over partially a century). The move to the left didn't appear until the arrival of the hippies.
It is considerably different today in other ways too:
In the 1950s, San Francisco be mostly a low-rise city. You could see the ocean from any practically roof. Today, it's an increasingly full of high-rises and apartment blocks.
In the 1950s, approaching many U.S. cities, San Francisco did not really hold a problem with the homeless because they be locked up in mental institutions. That policy be reversed in 1963. And homelessness have only gotten worse since the Vietnam War finished in 1975. Crime have also gone up over the years. Although San Francisco is still much safer than Detroit, Washington DC, or Miami.
In the 1950s, San Francisco's population was largely white and catholic (mostly Irish, Italian, and German). The simply major minority group be the Chinese, as the Japanese were removed to concentration camp during WW2. Today, San Francisco is considerably more diverse and cosmopolitan, with whites accounting for below 50% of the population. And catholicism is now merely the "plurality" religion to some extent than "majority."
Here's my personal thoughts on the best and worse of San Francisco today...
Pros:
- Beautiful and Atmospheric Hills
- High Density, Pedestrianized Streets
- Excellent Public Transportation
- Interesting Arthitecture and Skyscrapers
- World-Class Food
- Egalitarian, Laid-back, and Friendly Nightclubs
- Famous Universites (Berkeley, UCSF Medical Center, and Stanford)
- Redwood Forests, Wine Country, and Ski Resorts Nearby
Cons:
- Homelessness is Epidemic
- Rising Crime Rate
- Corrupt and Inept Local Government
- Overcast/Rainy/Icy Winters
- Overzealous Traffic Cops and Lack of Parking
- Earthquakes
Yes, it's charming and gorgeous. That's not to say we don't enjoy our eyesores, some run-down neighborhoods with homeless empire on the street. But every city, no matter how stunning, has its revolting parts; it's just that within SF, since it's only 49 square miles, you see every chunk of it.
At the time Vertigo was film, it hadn't gotten that bad.
Some of the locations surrounded by Vertigo were indisputable; in reality, there's a "movie tour" that takes you to the sites.
http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/sanfran...
Its dirty and rowdy and cold and windy and the nation are rude. Rudest people surrounded by the country, its like a requirement to live surrounded by SF. You might get 10 pretty days a year at hand. Oh and its overpriced too.
It is charming, in vocabulary of natural attractiveness probably the most beautiful city contained by the US. It's got fun neighborhoods, and there's never a dull moment here. It's cosmopolitan and have a mix of people from adjectives over the world (which ultimately means lots of really great restaurant from tons nationalities) and has tons of screen showing indie/foreign films.
The bad: It's usually foggy and cool, there's not quite a summer at all. The city council is full of... shall we utter interesting people who come up next to interesting laws. The homeless problem is terrifically evident. And it's awfully expensive.
I love living in the fjord area, I'd move to SF if I could afford it.
I don't know what it's close to to live there, but it be a pretty cool place to visit!
San Francisco is great.
You should move there.
Everyone is friendly and relaxed(except the damn yuppies who are not from SF).
i infer quite alot of fruits live in attendance
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