Is anyone as sick of SF as I am? (San Francisco: transplants, hotel)

[jscore]

I think alot of people say - you can meet anyone here from any country. But day-to-day it's just white and asian people. Atleast thats been my experience.

[beone]

Originally Posted by jscore

I think alot of people say - you can meet anyone here from any country. But day-to-day it's just white and asian people. Atleast thats been my experience.

And my day-to-day is whites, African Americans, Asians and Hispanics. If you live and work in the Marina, then your day is probably just white.

I think there are a lot of races in San Francisco, and a fair amount of different races. The discussion should center around segregation rather than diversity. San Francisco is very segregated.

[beone]

Originally Posted by Superpippo

San Francisco is VERY much white American, and a bit Chinese. That's all. For multi-culturalism try Miami.

Racial Breakdown of San Francisco:

White, 58.7%
Black, 7.3%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian, 18.4%
Hispanic, 19.7%

I'd say that's a lot more than "a bit Chinese". Not to mention you completely left off the huge Hispanic population and African American population.

[mandom]

What happened to black San Francisco?

[jscore]

Originally Posted by beone

Racial Breakdown of San Francisco:

White, 58.7%
Black, 7.3%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian, 18.4%
Hispanic, 19.7%

I'd say that's a lot more than "a bit Chinese". Not to mention you completely left off the huge Hispanic population and African American population.

lol, aside from the tenderloin and other parts (bayview and webster st.) i would say i stand corrected.

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by beone

I beg to differ. There is a huge Asian population and huge Hispanic population here. Anyway, that wasn't my point. I wasn't arguing racial diversity...

San Franciscans always cite "the Mission" as the one Mexican stronghold in their city. I never hear another neighborhood mentioned in the discussion. Guess what there are lots of in the Mission? Young, white people. While I appreciate the integration/harmony inherent to this influx of new people (as opposed to more segregated parts of the city), the gentrification leaves little room for said Mexican community to flourish as it had.

[Milliano]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

San Franciscans always cite "the Mission" as the one Mexican stronghold in their city. I never hear another neighborhood mentioned in the discussion. Guess what there are lots of in the Mission? Young, white people. While I appreciate the integration/harmony inherent to this influx of new people (as opposed to more segregated parts of the city), the gentrification leaves little room for said Mexican community to flourish as it had.

There are significant numbers of people of Mexican ancestry throughout eastern San Francisco. Look on the US Census website yourself... they have demographic maps.

Originally Posted by jscore

lol, aside from the tenderloin and other parts (bayview and webster st.) i would say i stand corrected.

That's like saying, "there are no Chinese people in San Francisco. Well, besides Sunset and other parts..."

from city-data:

Races in San Francisco:

* White Non-Hispanic (43.6%)
* Chinese (19.6%)
* Hispanic (14.1%)
* Black (7.8%)
* Other race (6.5%)
* Filipino (5.2%)
* Two or more races (4.3%)
* Other Asian (1.5%)
* Japanese (1.5%)
* Vietnamese (1.4%)
* American Indian (1.2%)
* Korean (1.0%)
* Asian Indian (0.7%)

37% of the residents are foreign born. (22.6% Asia, 7.8% Latin America, 5.1% Europe)
It's not a homogeneous city.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by Milliano

There are significant numbers of people of Mexican ancestry throughout eastern San Francisco. Look on the US Census website yourself... they have demographic maps.

Yup, you're right! It might not be like L.A., but we have more than our fair share of Latino residents... not only in the Mission, but all over the city, especially in the eastern parts. I live in the southeast, and there are plenty here - not that it matters, since I don't care what anyone is (as long as they're good people). Oh, and I think the Excelsior district actually has more Latinos than the Mission... I used to work at Excelsior library, and used my Spanish on a daily basis.

Ironically, my 1/2 Mexican roommate/friend is sitting next to me as I'm writing this. But I speak more Spanish than she does, and she's never been to Mexico - LOL.

That's like saying, "there are no Chinese people in San Francisco. Well, besides Sunset and other parts..."

Touche.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by jscore

I think alot of people say - you can meet anyone here from any country. But day-to-day it's just white and asian people. Atleast thats been my experience.

Like beone said, that probably has to do with which neighborhoods you're in. I live right between Visitacion Valley & Bayview/Hunter's Point, and usually I'm the ONLY White person in a room or store! I see people of all backgrounds - mostly Asian and Black, but also plenty of Latinos and Pacific Islanders. We are less diverse than some big cities (LA, NYC, etc.), but it's still far from homogeneous. Anyway, who cares? It is what it is, and I don't think anyone's purposefully trying to drive out the non-Whites... at least nobody outside of the government. But I do notice lots of talk about "gentrification" in my neighborhood, which kinda ticks me off. I'll save that for a political forum debate, though.

[jscore]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

Like beone said, that probably has to do with which neighborhoods you're in. I live right between Visitacion Valley & Bayview/Hunter's Point, and usually I'm the ONLY White person in a room or store! I see people of all backgrounds - mostly Asian and Black, but also plenty of Latinos and Pacific Islanders. We are less diverse than some big cities (LA, NYC, etc.), but it's still far from homogeneous. Anyway, who cares? It is what it is, and I don't think anyone's purposefully trying to drive out the non-Whites... at least nobody outside of the government.

I think it's a valid view, and agree. I live in downtown so my impression is obviously different. It's just I heard a post when someone said "in Bay Area you can find almost someone from any country..." and then started to list every country. I don't think SF is THAT diverse.

But as for whites, hispanics, asians, pac islanders - those make up the majority of the population.