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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by labrador on Thursday June 08, 2023 @03:59AM (#36238631)
I totally agree, San Jose is not as interesting as San Francisco. That's why I take the train to SF. San Jose is a boring city, but my point is many other cities are the same. If I were a young person I wouldn't want to live here. I lived in Portland for awhile and that has a lot more character, but the weather is a huge drawback for me. I like the nice weather in San Jose, pretty much year round. Seattle is ok, but again the weather. I don't think San Jose is any worse than Salt Lake City. If I had the ability to live in any city, I'd move to Nashville.

Edit: I'm basing my opinion on a lot of time spent wandering around by car to have a look around North America. Over 100,000 miles. Some cities that have a good rep actually suck in my opinion, like Austin TX. Actually the most interesting city in N. America appeared to be Vancouver Canada, but I'm not a citizen so I couldn't live there.

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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by elcritch on Thursday June 08, 2023 @05:06AM (#36239099)
What did you find to suck about Austin?
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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by labrador on Thursday June 08, 2023 @05:14AM (#36239152)
The summer weather in central Texas is not to my liking. When I was there it was very hot, very muggy and dusty. It's better than San Antonio, but if I lived in Texas it be down by Corpus Christi. Rockport was really nice. I once thought about retiring to the Gulf Coast. Fort Walton Beach Florida with it's white sand beaches was a real find for me because it was cheap to live too.
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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by jonathankoren on Thursday June 08, 2023 @10:49AM (#36242780)
I wouldn’t say it’s the same as any major city. Major cities typically have an entertainment district and a vibe. San Jose doesn’t have that. It’s lack of a real entertainment district and general lack of walkability is a recurring problem at city council meetings.
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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by labrador on Thursday June 08, 2023 @12:13PM (#36244318)
It seems pretty hopping to me on Fri Sat night when I ride my bike down there to look around, but maybe it's not the kind of crowd the city wants.
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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by jonathankoren on Thursday June 08, 2023 @01:30PM (#36245540)
So… homeless?
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Re:Google doesn’t want employees working remotely anymore by labrador on Thursday June 08, 2023 @02:20PM (#36246317)
Young Asian, Hispanic American "Fast and Furious" type of crowd that also like to do illegal sideshows

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow_(automobile_exhibitio...

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