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(08-16-2013 09:07 AM)Vaun Wrote:  

having spent a great deal of time in all of the major cities in the US, I would say #1 on my list for SF is the Elitism. There is an Elitism in SF you dont even find in NYC, LA, etc. Its similar to Seattle and Boston, you live in a marginally important city, but the fact you live there makes you culturally and socially superior to anyone. I didnt research it but he is probably a start up guy and all of the elitist midwesterners and east coasters that invade SF every year probably trash him and his company for having a mildly negative opinion. Its beautiful, but when I am there, and I spend a great deal of time there on business, I would rather stay in Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, Sausalito, Berkeley. Personally, the south Peninsula/west San Jose is more interesting than SF. SF can be fun, but I can only take a few days of it. Back in the day they used to have the best music scene in the US, but that is long gone.

Boston isn't elitist. New England as a whole is just pragmatic. In other words, we don't like you unless you give us a reason to like you. Especially when it comes to interlopers. Otherwise, you're just scenery - and scenery doesn't talk. People who grew up here understand that.

Many of the people who live there, and the rest of New England, are descendants of revolutionaries, and we grew up steeped in that history and heritage. Boston has the best healthcare in the world. There is also Harvard, which produces the best doctors which go on to staff the best hospital in the world (Mass General). It's also the seat of football, baseball and basketball teams that represent 6 states. What city in the country can boast that? None. So, my question is, is it actually elitism if we are, in fact, better than you? I don't think it is.