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Old 08-17-2018, 05:45 AM
 
Location: RI, MA, VT, WI, IL, CA, IN (that one sucked), KY
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East casters seem to adjust pretty well to San Francisco. If you want to try another city on the left coast I would go there. I loved there for a few years and it was pretty awesome, though it seem the gentrification is out of control now so not sure it has as much soul as it did when I was there.


SF was great. Going back for the first time in 10 years this fall, so I'll need to see how its changed. Good politics, great cuisine, FANTASTIC weather, like, nearly perfect. Nice culture. I didn't care for the people socially for the most part, but that was the only gripe.


San Diego isn't much of a city though.
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Old 08-17-2018, 06:24 AM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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SF was great. Going back for the first time in 10 years this fall, so I'll need to see how its changed. Good politics, great cuisine, FANTASTIC weather, like, nearly perfect. Nice culture. I didn't care for the people socially for the most part, but that was the only gripe.


San Diego isn't much of a city though.
Just looking at the forecast now- the highest temperature for SF in the next week in 70 degrees. For me, that is indeed perfection.
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Old 08-17-2018, 06:26 AM
 
Location: RI, MA, VT, WI, IL, CA, IN (that one sucked), KY
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Just looking at the forecast now- the highest temperature for SF in the next week in 70 degrees. For me, that is indeed perfection.


I never needed anything heavier than a sweatshirt my entire time living there, also, never once needed AC. Yup, perfect.


There were maybe a handful of days I couldn't really run outside due to heavy rain, and that's about it.
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Old 08-17-2018, 07:15 AM
 
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I'd much prefer San Diego myself.

Same here. I have family in SF and usually stop in for a few days when I go out to SD for work which is every couple of months.

I really enjoy going to SD. SF, doesn't excite me the same way.
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Old 08-17-2018, 11:09 AM
 
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Eh, I know several people living there now or previously and none of them seem to enjoy living there. It's the same stuff over and over again...Insanely expensive. Horrible commutes. Dirty. Kooky politics. Weird social structure. Overrated food...


I'd much prefer San Diego myself.
Yep, you need money and a job in the city. When I was there over 10 years back it was more affordable and I got to work in 8 minutes by bike. It was pretty awesome and it's the best food city I have ever been to.
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Old 08-17-2018, 11:11 AM
 
Location: RI, MA, VT, WI, IL, CA, IN (that one sucked), KY
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Yep, you need money and a job in the city. When I was there over 10 years back it was more affordable and I got to work in 8 minutes by bike. It was pretty awesome and it's the best food city I have ever been to.


My commute in SF was probably the best I ever had in my life.
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Old 08-17-2018, 12:18 PM
 
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SF was great. Going back for the first time in 10 years this fall, so I'll need to see how its changed. Good politics, great cuisine, FANTASTIC weather, like, nearly perfect. Nice culture. I didn't care for the people socially for the most part, but that was the only gripe.


San Diego isn't much of a city though.
Wait till you see how much worse the homeless situation has gotten.
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Old 08-17-2018, 12:28 PM
 
Location: RI, MA, VT, WI, IL, CA, IN (that one sucked), KY
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Wait till you see how much worse the homeless situation has gotten.
Yeah, I want to see. I have friends living there who say it really hasn't changed, and others that say it is much worse. I'll need to see for myself.


I would have expected it to get worse considering the economy tanked right when I left there (which is why I left there).
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Old 08-20-2018, 09:10 PM
 
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So I just relocated from Mass to SD....I am in a different stage of life than you (45 with kids)...I grew up in Mass but also had the great fortune to leave it and live in LA during my 30's so moving to SD is fairly seamless.

First nobody moves to SD to enjoy the "city"...you are going there to enjoy SoCal life meaning learning to surf or play beach volleyball, jetting to Vegas for long weekends, joining a tennis league etc. My point is that maximizing life in SD is very different than doing it on East Coast where it seems like every summer weekend it's raining and during the winters there's nothing to do but skate/ski. You need to immerse yourself in why you went there.

Another thing about moving to a new city is lack of real 'friends'. When I moved to LA I was very lucky since I went for grad school and met many locals who became real friends + I got time to form bonds that are harder to do once in the work world. That takes time...I recall being in NYC out of college and I knew nobody..it was lonely and challenging. Now imagine doing that 3,000 miles away. There are plenty of people from SD...heck most people born there don't leave there since it's so perfect weather wise. But I do know it's not easy.

It's def less dynamic than LA but a great alternative to the east coast. Consider yourself lucky to have the chance to live in Southern Cal. It's something many people dream of doing but rarely have the chance to do so
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