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So Fla by far, all the bay area attracts internationally are asians.
So Fla attracts people from everywhere it is known as a place for international people.
Asians are a really big group though running a pretty diverse cultures.
Also, the Bay Area attracts a decent amount of Mexicans and Central Americans. It also is attractive to Europeans and Latin Americans who want to work at the hub of the startup world--it's actually a lot of Russians and Germans I've met in the Bay Area.
Although I move to California and think it is the best state, I am going to have to go with South Florida.
But it depends on what you focus on.
South Florida is like a true microcosm of all of Latin America. It really almost does not feel American at all. It has that mixed race feel that is a part of the history of the Latin American countries that Miami and surrounding areas come from. Miami looks and feels like Rio without the mountains.
The Bay Area on the other hand, is one of the most educated and progressive areas in the country with Silicon Valley being a global hub for the tech world. However, I feel the Bay area has a distinctly All-American vibe. Just one that is different than what "All-American" means elsewhere.
A perfect example is the Bay areas musical heritage. While being 40 years ago, the pychedelic music scene that started in SF, was cutting edge for the time, but all its very influences were VERY, VERY American. The Grateful Dead, for example was rooted in folk and American roots music.
I know that may not have anything to do with what people might be talking about. But the Bay Area does have a very distinctly All-American vibe despite being one of the most liberal areas of the country. While Miami, feels straight up like a Latin American city.
Although I move to California and think it is the best state, I am going to have to go with South Florida.
But it depends on what you focus on.
South Florida is like a true microcosm of all of Latin America. It really almost does not feel American at all. It has that mixed race feel that is a part of the history of the Latin American countries that Miami and surrounding areas come from. Miami looks and feels like Rio without the mountains.
The Bay Area on the other hand, is one of the most educated and progressive areas in the country with Silicon Valley being a global hub for the tech world. However, I feel the Bay area has a distinctly All-American vibe. Just one that is different than what "All-American" means elsewhere.
A perfect example is the Bay areas musical heritage. While being 40 years ago, the pychedelic music scene that started in SF, was cutting edge for the time, but all its very influences were VERY, VERY American. The Grateful Dead, for example was rooted in folk and American roots music.
I know that may not have anything to do with what people might be talking about. But the Bay Area does have a very distinctly All-American vibe despite being one of the most liberal areas of the country. While Miami, feels straight up like a Latin American city.
I hear ya but I found it fascinating that the Bay Area is actually the mostatypically American area in the country when it comes to consumer habits.
The group found that while "no large metropolitan area's consumption patterns exactly mirrored those of the nation as a whole," consumer behaviors in the San Jose area varied the most from the national norms for sports, fitness, hobbies and aspects of home life. The San Francisco area ranked second.
The group found that while "no large metropolitan area's consumption patterns exactly mirrored those of the nation as a whole," consumer behaviors in the San Jose area varied the most from the national norms for sports, fitness, hobbies and aspects of home life. The San Francisco area ranked second.
Why be normal?
Don't get me wrong, it's always nice getting some tapenade from A.G. Ferrari, but you can find some crazy awesome crap in 99c stores!
Unless Asians count twenty times more in the international category, which is what many people in this thread are doing.
What makes Asians more international than Latin people? I don't get it.
Neither are more international than the other, however, South FLA attracts people from Europe, South America, Caribbean, and more of a cultural mix, Bay Area just does not.
Also, So FLA is more known for being international, just go to MIA and see for yourself, Bay Area on the other hand SF has an American city feel.
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Originally Posted by Tex?Il?
Although I move to California and think it is the best state, I am going to have to go with South Florida.
But it depends on what you focus on.
South Florida is like a true microcosm of all of Latin America. It really almost does not feel American at all. It has that mixed race feel that is a part of the history of the Latin American countries that Miami and surrounding areas come from. Miami looks and feels like Rio without the mountains.
The Bay Area on the other hand, is one of the most educated and progressive areas in the country with Silicon Valley being a global hub for the tech world. However, I feel the Bay area has a distinctly All-American vibe. Just one that is different than what "All-American" means elsewhere.
A perfect example is the Bay areas musical heritage. While being 40 years ago, the pychedelic music scene that started in SF, was cutting edge for the time, but all its very influences were VERY, VERY American. The Grateful Dead, for example was rooted in folk and American roots music.
I know that may not have anything to do with what people might be talking about. But the Bay Area does have a very distinctly All-American vibe despite being one of the most liberal areas of the country. While Miami, feels straight up like a Latin American city.
Wrong. The Bay Area has a larger population of persons born in Europe than South Florida.
Knowledge is power.
Yeah, but how about per capita?
And I'd like to see a country by country stat, because whenever I'm in Miami, there are hot European babes everywhere and lots of rich Euros who have 2nd homes in Miami. I doubt its the same for the Bay Area.
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