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Just being realistic and getting info from actual New Yorkers. Remember, I didn't make this up. The New Yorkers, who have been to San Jose, said San Jose is nicer than New York and easier to have fun. If you guys want to lash out, blame the New Yorkers, lol. I just happen to agree with the New Yorkers I've talked to or just heard them on the press. San Jose wins hands down because of its climate, Silicon Valley, leaisure, downtown and its good quality of life.
Just being realistic and getting info from actual New Yorkers. Remember, I didn't make this up. The New Yorkers, who have been to San Jose, said San Jose is nicer than New York and easier to have fun. If you guys want to lash out, blame the New Yorkers, lol. I just happen to agree with the New Yorkers I've talked to or just heard them on the press. San Jose wins hands down because of its climate, Silicon Valley, leaisure, downtown and its good quality of life.
yea off coarse they did. The only new yorkers who would say such a thing are the ones who never left their houses in this big city which would make sense seeing how dead and boring downtown jose looks.
Jon Smith, you got to be there to feel how good Dt. San Jose is. Everything you need in a few block area. In Manhattan, you have to go to the whole borough to find what you need. San Jose is better than NY and Baltimore, IMO!
San Jose has a nicer downtown, while Baltimore has more of rundown downtown. Baltimore is working on improving its downtown. Give it 10 years, and then it will rival San Jose's.
No, I know this from using your spot as a starting point, and "exploring" the downtown using Google Streetview, as well as the "straight-down" view of Google Maps (which will have most stores/restaurants tagged), as well as sjdowntown.com, which shows just how few stores there are in the entire downtown.
Don't show me a picture with two pedestrians despite obviously being taken during daytime and tell me it's "pedestrian friendly". Because it's not.
Your opinion is based on what is marked on Google maps? You realize there is no official authority on those labels, right? I guess I shouldn't be shocked on these forums. I am looking at Baltimore on Google maps right now and trying to find an abundance of labels (the truest signs of life, culture, entertainment, etc.) and not seeing a ton. Then again, I've actually been to Baltimore and I know the downtown offers more than what I see on a computer screen.
Go back to writing your book report with Wikipedia.
Downtown shopping is not really a west coast thing, so it's stupid to single out San Jose for that. Only San Francisco has a couple stores in Union Square, but that's just novelty as there are two actual malls not far away. Downtowns are for smaller business, not Macy's and Sears. That's a seriously antiquated and backward concept. I would be ashamed if Target were actually downtown, eating up whole blocks of valuable space.
Plenty of West Coast cities have great downtown shopping vibrant downtowns: San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and San Diego. Even smaller West Coast cities like Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, Eugene, etc have vibrant downtowns with good shopping.
The first three listed above .especially all have more vibrant downtowns than just a handful of East Coast cities.
And while Im not fan a San Jose's nightlife scene, there are around 40+ bars in a relatively small area, which really isn't bad in terms of quantity. The quality isn't great, sure, but there a number of blocks packed with bars. That said, many San Jose residents go to other parts of the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland/Berkeley, Palo Alto, etc.) for nightlife or shopping.
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That's all I was saying. So why are you getting your panties in a bunch when I suggest dt. San Jose has very few stores, very few restaurants, and very few bars/nightclubs. There aren't even a lot of cultural institutions like museums or performing arts venues. We are in agreement. There is very little to do in dt. San Jose. It's boring.
If you're honestly suggesting that all other activity is contingent upon the presence of huge department stores, then you're not fit for adult conversation.
Jesus Christ, I just checked the site you're bashing all of this on and it's bare bones. I wouldn't be surprised if the only places listed are paying for the 'privilege.'
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