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Old 07-16-2009, 01:00 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Chinatown Oakland is much more walkable than San Gabriel, which is Suburban, plus you can BART to the real Chinatown. Have you looked at Outer Richmond District of San Francisco, that's the real Chinatown. Clement St
What is a real Chinatown? What is a fake one?
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Old 07-16-2009, 01:16 PM
 
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Wondering if the OP's wife / girlfriend is Japanese, Chinese, Filipina, etc.

Are many Chinese in Oakland, not many Japanese.
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Old 07-16-2009, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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I believe he said she's Filipina so in that case he should be looking at Daly City
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Old 07-16-2009, 10:13 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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What is a real Chinatown? What is a fake one?
Real asin in where the Chinese actually live vs. the tourist trap
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Old 07-16-2009, 10:19 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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Oakland has a very real Chinatown.
You bet I am a Ying Kee Noodle Dandy

Then there's Toshis
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Old 07-17-2009, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Real asin in where the Chinese actually live vs. the tourist trap
Not many tourists in Oakland's china town.
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Old 07-17-2009, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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Not many tourists in Oakland's china town.
Oakland isn't really a tourist mecca, is it?
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Old 07-17-2009, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Oakland isn't really a tourist mecca, is it?
No but what does that have to do with Oakland not having a real Chinatown, you implied the only real China town is in San Francisco (Clement) because it's not touristy.
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Old 07-17-2009, 05:23 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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No but what does that have to do with Oakland not having a real Chinatown, you implied the only real China town is in San Francisco (Clement) because it's not touristy.
That's not what I said at all, I go to Oakland, Ying Kee is on 9th St.
I suggest you are trying to pick a fight where there is none.
What I was saying is that the "CHinatown" section of San Francisco is great for tourists but not where most Chinese, or Asians for that matter live.
Outer Richmond is a good neighborhood to live in. I don't know about living in Chinatown Oakland, seems really priceey with all those new condos
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Old 07-20-2009, 12:43 AM
 
Location: BK
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I wouldn't consider Chinatown in SF fake at all, there are still many Chinese residents in the area, particularly poor recent immigrants. Compare the shops on Stockton St, which target the Chinese population much more so than tourists, like Grant St does. Of course the Chinese and Asian population here is quite large and assimilated, and those who can afford better housing do live outside the 'Chinatown" section. However, I have friends whose family's still hold close ties to the historic neighborhood, despite living in the burbs. Chinatown is very much so still a functional ethnic neighborhood, compared to say North Beach.
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