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one has a high opinion of itself, the other a low opinion of itself
that said, SF is more world famous, but like someone said, Philly has character that is well known
i've spent a week in SF and was underwhelmed, maybe because i flew over there from JFK. its a very vibrant city, yes, there are people but its a much slower, simple, touristy scene. much more laid back . and the cab drivers spoke english??? its not east coast (so why compare to NY?) every lounge/bar was very west coast. it's just amazing how much love there is for SF...i don't get it
its probably better than philly, but not by much...i think LA is worth a trip back to Cali for a non naturist (me)
Last edited by john_starks; 07-08-2010 at 06:47 PM..
you've just exposed that you know very little, if anything about Philly.
I AM FROM PHILADELPHIA...don't tell me I dont know about my own city. Do you know the Philadelphia accent? I hear it everyday. Who cares? Boston has its own accent, and so does New York. Just stating that its not just Philly that has a personality/authenticity.
San Francisco has a lot of good stuff, certainly more than Philadelphia, but that doesn't necessarily make the living experience more enjoyable. We can't compete with NYC and DC in terms of global impact, but what we lack in political and economic influence, we make up for with personality and authenticity. I mean, you have to admit, the city is a funny place to live. Riding a trolley or bus is an adventure in and of itself. And the gay bars in Center City are by far the funniest. Where else can you go and have a ripped, 200 lb Asian DJ, blasting Madonna, yell out to a black muslim, "I want YOUUU!!!"? Or when my girlfriend ran into a little Italian lady in Center City and decided to give some lip, the lady put her purse down and replied, "Do you want a piece of this, honey?" Stuff like that happens in Philadelphia all the time, and it's just fun oberving everyday life there. It has so much personality. Do you think the show "Parking Wars" would be as funny anywhere else?
Yeah that would never happen in the Bay Area... all those straight, white people wouldn't want to ruffle their polo shirts.
The reality being that San Francisco is a bland and sterile city? It is nearly soul-less. I don't think I saw a non-tourist family in the city the whole time I was there. If you make more than $22,000 a year but less than $500,000, there's no way you can raise a family there. You'd probably have to move to Richmond, where most people I know from the Bay Area grew up. I just don't consider vibrancy to be a bunch of 30 year old trust fund babies parked outside of cafes and gulping down bottles of Pellegrino. Some people actually like seeing children play stickball, girls skip double dutch, and kids go wild in streams of water blasting from a fire hydrant. Philadelphia has these things called "neighborhoods" that have "families" that are "middle class." We also do this thing called "work." Ever heard of that? We are a working class city and we're proud of that.
Excellent Post! I love Philly for it's authenticity and refusal to give up on it's people and traditions.
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