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- Nightlife - Equal, both cities are near the top
- Diversity (economy) SF Bay Area, is generally rock solid
- Diversity (culture/people) Equal, both outstanding
- Languages spoken - Equal but different
- Education - You'd think Boston, but the Bay Area is 1b. In my mind with all due respect to Yale, Princeton Berkeley & MIT....Harvard & Stanford are tops, just depends on which coast you want to live on.
- Lifestyle - Equal, slight edge to SF for weather. Both have proximity to great areas.
- Friendly people - Theyre all bastards...
- Climate - SF Bay Area
- Medicine (Hospitals, clinics, health related things) - Equal
- Natural scenery - SF Bay Area; Great scenery abounds
- Shopping - SF; has it all
- Economy overall - SF
- Population city proper and metropolitan area - SF by a bit
- Benefits from location - Boston, location on eastern seaboard
- Public Transportation - Equal
- Airports - Equal, although the Bay Area seems to have more
- Skyline - San Francisco alone, but then add Oakland/San Jose
- Vibrancy of downtown - Close, but the entire city of SF is vibrant
- Museums - Equal
- Theater, Music, & Arts scene - Equal
- History - Boston has more modern history, but SF's is great to
- Parks - SF - Golden Gate Park and natural open space/beaches
- Food - SF....very close
"While earthquakes are typically thought of as a West Coast phenomenon in the nation, strong quakes do occur in the Eastern United States, just much less frequently. Importantly, the geology of the East — lots of hard rock leftover from glacial times — makes any rumbling travel a lot farther and with greater intensity from the epicenter.
A 5.0 temblor in 1737, for example, knocked down chimneys in New York City and was felt from Boston to Philadelphia.
...And even though eastern quakes are infrequent, the risk is high, because of the overwhelming concentration of people and infrastructure, said lead researcher Lynn R. Sykes of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
...Based on history, the researchers say quakes at least 5.0 in magnitude should be expected, on average, about every 100 years."
You're not living in fear of them over there, and we don't spend our days scared over here either. We're more likely to have one happen, but our infrastructure is much, much better prepared to deal with one as well. Not saying you suddenly need to be afraid; I'm just saying they can happen anywhere and even though we are LIKELY to get a big one at SOME point in the next 30 years we are not necessarily doomed to have one. Nor is the East Coast immune to such an occurrence.
Besides, all the little ones that occur regularly here that are too small for virtually anyone to feel only help to alleviate the pressure that causes massive ones. So if a big one has to hit, hopefully it won't be quite as big as people have been worried it may.
Lol oh the irony. Brady is like the perfect marriage of SF and Boston, football-wise. Funny to see him used as an example of what SF has that's better than him lol. If we had drafted him maybe he would have carried that exact same torch! (Probably not b/c of all the drama that ensued with the 9ers management/ownership this past decade, but its a nice thought. )
- Nightlife - Equal
- Diversity (economy) San Francisco
- Diversity (culture/people) Equal
- Languages spoken San Francisco
- Education Boston
- Lifestyle Equal
- Friendly people San Francisco
- Climate San Francisco
- Medicine (Hospitals, clinics, health related things) Boston
- Natural scenery San Francisco
- Shopping Equal
- Economy overall San Francisco
- Population city proper and metropolitan area San Francisco
- Benefits from location Boston
- Public Transportation San Francisco
- Airports Equal
- Skyline San Francisco
- Vibrancy of downtown San Francisco
- Museums Boston
- Theater, Music, & Arts scene Equal
- History Boston
- Parks San Francisco
- Food San Francisco
- Nightlife - Equal
- Diversity (economy) San Francisco - Diversity (culture/people) Equal - Languages spoken San Francisco
- Education Boston
- Lifestyle Equal
- Friendly people San Francisco
- Climate San Francisco
- Medicine (Hospitals, clinics, health related things) Boston
- Natural scenery San Francisco
- Shopping Equal
- Economy overall San Francisco
- Population city proper and metropolitan area San Francisco
- Benefits from location Boston
- Public Transportation San Francisco
- Airports Equal
- Skyline San Francisco
- Vibrancy of downtown San Francisco
- Museums Boston
- Theater, Music, & Arts scene Equal
- History Boston
- Parks San Francisco
- Food San Francisco
Not to criticize, but you'd think if San Francisco had more languages spoken it would be more culturally diverse right?
"While earthquakes are typically thought of as a West Coast phenomenon in the nation, strong quakes do occur in the Eastern United States, just much less frequently. Importantly, the geology of the East — lots of hard rock leftover from glacial times — makes any rumbling travel a lot farther and with greater intensity from the epicenter.
A 5.0 temblor in 1737, for example, knocked down chimneys in New York City and was felt from Boston to Philadelphia.
...And even though eastern quakes are infrequent, the risk is high, because of the overwhelming concentration of people and infrastructure, said lead researcher Lynn R. Sykes of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
...Based on history, the researchers say quakes at least 5.0 in magnitude should be expected, on average, about every 100 years."
You're not living in fear of them over there, and we don't spend our days scared over here either. We're more likely to have one happen, but our infrastructure is much, much better prepared to deal with one as well. Not saying you suddenly need to be afraid; I'm just saying they can happen anywhere and even though we are LIKELY to get a big one at SOME point in the next 30 years we are not necessarily doomed to have one. Nor is the East Coast immune to such an occurrence.
Besides, all the little ones that occur regularly here that are too small for virtually anyone to feel only help to alleviate the pressure that causes massive ones. So if a big one has to hit, hopefully it won't be quite as big as people have been worried it may.
An earthquake in Boston, is as likely as snowfall in San Francisco.
A city's greatness isn't tied to its geology or climate anyway.
A city's greatness isn't tied to its geology or climate anyway.
Well, perhaps not greatness, but climate and geography can be major factors when it come to desirability.
Especially to a city that is located in an iconic, world-reknowned, beautiful natural setting such as San Francisco is.
Boston is no slouch btw, it also has very pretty surroundings.
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