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I thought San Jose was pretty boring for being such a large city. The only thing that redeemed itself was having San Francisco so close by & being able to go up on those high hills.
I thought San Jose was pretty boring for being such a large city. The only thing that redeemed itself was having San Francisco so close by & being able to go up on those high hills.
Only a suburban dullard would say San Francisco was close and only a myopic scenester would consider it the one place with stuff going on.
I had the unfortunate experience of spending a week in New York and then a week in Washington D.C., so D.C. really seemed empty compared to New York, however, it wasn't boring at all. Probably for me LA. To me it's essentially just Sunset Boulevard, and the rest is boring to me.
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I thought San Jose was pretty boring for being such a large city. The only thing that redeemed itself was having San Francisco so close by & being able to go up on those high hills.
Generally the first time I visited my cousin I said the same thing about San Jose.
But the times after that, the hiking, and all the outdoor things my cousin and I did changed my mind completely about San Jose.
I still find Jacksonville, Florida to be the most boring city. Sorry, I know it's a great city to raise a family, but it's plain boring for most other things.
Portland, Maine. I went to college there for 2 years. It's a very nice city, don't get me wrong. But like Miles said, when you come from a very large city, a lot of places can get boring after a while. There's Old Port in downtown Portland, but you get tired of going there after about 5 times. The only other exciting place is the Maine mall lol. I like to go visit, but could never live there.
I agree with you. I moved to DC from LA and DC to me is boring. I have been to Portland that city is a good fit for retirement lol
I thought San Jose was pretty boring for being such a large city. The only thing that redeemed itself was having San Francisco so close by & being able to go up on those high hills.
I pretty much agree, having lived in and around the bay area for 16 years. Don't get me wrong, I know a lot of people in San Jose and have had some fun times there, but yeah, for a city it's size it's rather dull compared to other places in the bay area like San Francisco, Oakland or even Santa Cruz to the south.
Also, even though San Francisco is an amazing place, I always felt that it went to sleep rather early for having a reputation as such a "cosmopolitan" place.
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