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Jersey City has everything Oakland has, and better public transit. I don't really feel like going on and on, but your a fool if you think the Bay Area can compare to NYC, or that NYC is surrounded by nothing.
San Jose is boring and suburban, and Oakland is nothing more than a glorified ghetto suburb.
We can all agree that they're both better than Philly though right?
Yea, but how should we trust anything you say at all? How do you know what is and is not comparable? What do you know about the metro?
If you're going to go on about how East Coast homers probably have little or no experience with the Bay Area, then make sure you at least got the flip side covered yourself.
This section of the forum is full of homers and boosters. Thats it. Thats all. Alot of people automatically vote NYC no matter what the poll is.
The truth is that these are probably two most exciting metros in the nation. New York is of course the beast that it is, but the Bay Area has very different and spectacular things to offer.
Jersey City has everything Oakland has, and better public transit. I don't really feel like going on and on, but your a fool if you think the Bay Area can compare to NYC, or that NYC is surrounded by nothing.
San Jose is boring and suburban, and Oakland is nothing more than a glorified ghetto suburb.
For someone who's never been to Oakland or the bay area for that matter you seem to be an expert Never mind that calling Oakland a "glorified ghetto suburb" is about as truthful as calling Brooklyn a "glorified ghetto suburb".
I'm expecting you can give a better comparison of Hudson and Oakland since you've seen both. I have an aunt in Hoboken but I've never been there. Are they similar at all?
Much better mass transit, and a surprisingly good music scene. I also have a friend who lives on twentieth floor of a waterfront condominium and the views of Manhattan are amazing. It feels denser and more vibrant than most of Oakland, and I mostly like that.
They are similar in being diverse and a bit poorer and more rundown than their wealthy neighbor across the water.
We can all agree that they're both better than Philly though right?
Nope, Given it's location, Philly does not have an equivalent in the entire nation, possibly the world. The perfect base for a wall street political lobbyist, right between the richest city and the most powerful city in the world. Not to mention Philly was the original model from which many American cities(including San Francisco) were designed. Philly easily has the most to see and do within a hundred mile radious, and is the second most vibrant city within a 1 mile radious of it's core. I could go on, but I'll stop.
Nope, Given it's location, Philly does not have an equivalent in the entire nation, possibly the world. The perfect base for a wall street political lobbyist, right between the richest city and the most powerful city in the world. Not to mention Philly was the original model from which many American cities(including San Francisco) were designed. Philly easily has the most to see and do within a hundred mile radious.
Talk about a coat tail rider, lol. So Phillys greatness is based on it being close to DC and NYC? Thats funny.
Much better mass transit, and a surprisingly good music scene. I also have a friend who lives on twentieth floor of a waterfront condominium and the views of Manhattan are amazing. It feels denser and more vibrant than most of Oakland, and I mostly like that.
They are similar in being diverse and a bit poorer and more rundown than their wealthy neighbor across the water.
Oakland isn't more run down than SF. The most run down areas of SF - ie the projects - are considerably more run down than their counterparts in Oakland. You can arguably get the best views of the entire bay area from the Oakland Hills and Jack London Square. Oakland is no slouch in the music department... West Oakland was known for its Blues and Jazz scene and currently Oakland is known for its gigantic hip hop scene. Oakland has the largest artist scene on the west coast...
Oakland is by far the most underrated city in the bay area.
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Never mind that calling Oakland a "glorified ghetto suburb" is about as truthful as calling Brooklyn a "glorified ghetto suburb".
