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  0 0 I've never lived in San Francisco, but I have lived in Seattle, so I might be biased. Plus I've only just briefly been in SF. SF seems quite beautiful and awesome, but things do seem a bit smashed together there (housing and such). I really don't know how people afford to live there! Are there better and/or more jobs in SF??? I've been told the weather in SF depends on exactly where you are, but that it is fairly mild with some sun...more sun than Seattle. Having grown up in the Pacific NW I have to admit that I like rain and am confused by places where it doesn't rain a lot. So, I guess you'd have to consider if you like living where it rains a bit. Seattle is a beautiful city. It is getting more expensive of course, but waking up on a crisp Spring day and being able to see the Sound and feel the breezes...well, it is hard to beat that. I would probably pick Seattle, but it all depends on what you like in a city. Maybe you could tell us what sort of things you like about one or the other cities and we could tell you what it is like in Seattle??? Kristin Bell answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report 3 comments by Kristin Bell, Ed Eve Snifter, and Kristin Bell… 0 0 P.S. Sorry for the long, vague answer... oy! Kristin Bell commented over 3 years ago | Report 0 0 I can't say if there are more or better jobs in SF than in Seattle, but the job I have pays $22,000 more a year than the one I had in Seattle. On the other hand, my rent is about $700 more a month, there's a state income tax and I find I spend more money on transportation, food and medical expenses so, on the financial front, it's kind of a wash. As for which city I personally prefer, it's tough to say. But here are the things I most miss about Seattle. *Being able to afford an apartment in a neighborhood where nearly everything I need is within walking distance. *Bliss soap *The availability of moderately-priced quality fish and seafood *Good Japanese food *The mountains *The availability of moderately-priced quality supermarkets [in San Francisco there's Safeway and Whole Foods and, seemingly, nothing in-between] *The availability of moderately priced quality barbershops *A more normal progression of seasons And here are the things I like most about San Francisco. *The drip coffee at Philz and Bluebottle *The chopped liver at House of Bagels *The Parks *The Museums *Good Chinese food *The pork buns at Yank Sing *The palm trees *The ocean *The rare roast beef at Whole Foods *The diversity Ed Eve Snifter commented over 3 years ago | Report 0 0 Wow...this is a hard one. It sounds like a tie. Let me ask you this: does one place feel more like home, pull at your gut more or somehow make you feel more connected than the other place? Kristin Bell commented over 3 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 God I love SF but Seattle is a more livable city. I will get a place there when I win the lotto but won't give up my yard here. Kip Waddle answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 The problem is that all things aren't equal. SF is the greatest city in America, but also the most expensive. Great weather (compared to here), great art, great neighborhoods, eminently walkable, great transit, great parks, the ocean, Marin ten minutes away, etc, etc, etc. But I could never live there because it's so fucking expensive. Also, it's got a serious inferiority complex to LA, which is funny since as far as I can tell Angelinos don't even know that SF exists. Seattle meanwhile does its own thing and doesn't give a fuck if anyone anywhere cares, or puts us on any "Top 10" lists, or whatever. SF is amazing but Seattle fits like a well worn leather jacket. Big Sven answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 San Francisco, but only if I had a hell of a lot more money...I'm too old to share a studio apartment in the Tenderloin. Michael Strangeways answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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  0 0 I understand if we wait 100,000 years, this move along the San Andres' Fault will happen for us.. O my captain answered in City Living over 3 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question New comments are not being accepted at this time.

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