DHH: Are you sure you want to be in San Francisco?

Re:DHH: Are you sure you want to be in San Francisco? by ardit33 on Wednesday April 23, 2008 @01:28AM (#171307)

I did upvote your post mainly b/c I don't want more people to move in here. hehe.... My major gripe with SF is actually the dating scene, it sucks ass (unless you are a gay guy, which probably will be great). Ratio of guys to girls in most work places is 3/1. It is expensive to live, so girls in early 20s choose to live somewhere else.

There is also very expensive housing (second after manhatan), and potential of earthquakes, but compare to Boston and most of the South is much much better.

And I agree, transportation is kinda sucky. I find myself using a car, even within the city.

BTW, not everybody works in Southbay or peninsula. I actually do work in emeryville (east bay), and the commute is about 25-35 mins, depending on traffic.

But, also many young startups are choosing SF and not peninsula to start up. The problem to find cheaper place will come only when the startup grows a lot, and you really need a lot of space.

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Re:DHH: Are you sure you want to be in San Francisco? by menloparkbum on Wednesday April 23, 2008 @02:01AM (#171332)

The heterosexual dating scene in SF is indeed horrible. The only bittersweet encouragement I can offer young men in the Bay Area is this: If you stay here long enough, you will eventually get lots of dates with attractive young women... when you are 7-12 years older than they are. Just make sure you take it easy on the free soda and pizza. My apologies to all the 23 year old dudes, but 23 year old nerds are just nerds. 30 year old nerds are endearing, or a way to get back at her parents, or an easy mark for free drinks, or, most likely, simply a boyfriend who can afford to not have roommates.

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