U.S. Cities  

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > San Francisco

Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 400,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 14,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. Within the last few months our forum was cited in an article in 15 newspaper and in a story on AOL's homepage.

Get a detailed profile of any city, county, or zip code:
      Search our forums (advanced):

Reply

 
Old 12-17-2007, 06:01 AM
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
23 posts, read 12,454 times
Reputation: 13
LJB99 is on a distinguished road
Default SF vs. New York?

Hi guys,

I'm from the UK, and am moving to the US to form a new tech start-up mid next year.

I'm mid-20s, male, single.

Which city do you think would offer the most in terms of professional opportunities, as well as lifestyle?

Cheers, -L

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 12:22 PM
Not a member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: earth
463 posts
Reputation: 62
Don Vito will become famous soon enoughDon Vito will become famous soon enough
New York is everything Sf could only aspire to be. Go there.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 01:54 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oakland, CA
462 posts, read 272,926 times
Reputation: 66
City Boy will become famous soon enoughCity Boy will become famous soon enough
Two totally different Cities Both too expensive both hard to find decent paying jobs.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 02:00 PM
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
23 posts, read 12,454 times
Reputation: 13
LJB99 is on a distinguished road
Thanks City Boy - the difference is, I'd be the one *offering* the job, rather than looking for one!

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 04:35 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
300 posts, read 126,183 times
Reputation: 52
gellio_sf will become famous soon enoughgellio_sf will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Vito View Post
New York is everything Sf could only aspire to be. Go there.
Here we go. I love both NYC and SF (they are the two best cities in the US IMO), but it was a no-brainer for me in deciding between the two. Basically, it came down to three things:

1). Weather. Hands down better in SF.

2). Beauty. SF is one of the most beautiful and charming cities in the world. NYC, IMO, lacks both. In fact, I think most of NYC is rather ugly.

3). Get-a-ways. It's easy to be "trapped" in NYC, as it takes so much time to get outside the city, and when you do - not much there. SF, on the other hand, has an incredible amount of things to offer outside the city, and it's fairly easy to get out of the city.

Still, if I ever left SF, I'd definitely consider NYC. I love NYC and it has more to offer than any other city in the U.S., especially in the arts. But, I fell completely in love with SF the first time I visited, and the that's never happened upon first visit of a U.S. city.

Lastly, SF in no way aspires to be NYC. I don't know anyone here that wishes we were anything like NYC. I certainly don't. SF is the most unique American city - I only hope it remains that way.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 04:53 PM
Not a member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: earth
463 posts
Reputation: 62
Don Vito will become famous soon enoughDon Vito will become famous soon enough
The real world is back east.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 08:11 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
358 posts, read 238,080 times
Reputation: 69
Milliano will become famous soon enoughMilliano will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Vito View Post
New York is everything Sf could only aspire to be. Go there.
I don't know about that. Historically and still today, policies driven by the residents of SF sometimes include things that could be considered *against* trying to be like NYC.

LJB99, it depends what you're looking for in lifestyle. They're very different, both very unique cities and each have their own advantages/disadvantages/features. One general thing is that NYC is SO massive. Probably much more professional opportunity in NYC, no? I don't know.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 10:07 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
127 posts, read 82,359 times
Reputation: 39
monti is on a distinguished road
SF > NYC and any who deny are in denial.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 10:17 PM
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: NY
82 posts, read 40,236 times
Reputation: 20
newyorkborn&raised is on a distinguished road
New York is where it's at.

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2007, 11:28 PM
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
184 posts, read 110,958 times
Reputation: 45
capoeira is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by LJB99 View Post

Which city do you think would offer the most in terms of professional opportunities?

Cheers, -L

Given the choice I say avoid the San Francsico area no matter what if given the choice. It is one of the highest tax,highest overhead places to do business. Don't take my word for it though,this survey was done by a San Jose based research firm.


"SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley ranks dead last in an annual ranking of 12 U.S. technology hubs because of the region's notoriously high housing costs, traffic congestion, high unemployment rate and other quality-of life
problems."


http://www2.nccommerce.com/eclipsfiles/14826.pdf


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14625179/

[+] Rate this post positively
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.



Reply


Quick Reply
Message:

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Similar Threads

Forum Jump

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > San Francisco

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:11 AM.

Copyright © 2005-2008, Advameg, Inc.

City-Data.com - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 - Top