san francisco?

Question

when i say i'm from san francisco what are some sterotypes that pop into your head?

Answer 1

Hippies and homosexuals seem to have stereotyped San Francisco forever.

Answer 2

I'm from San Jose (50 Miles south) and the stereotypes are:

Hippie
Gay
Green
Anti-Business
Anti-white
Anti-Christian
Anti-U.S.
Hate Republicans
Most left-wing city even compared to NY and Boston
Hate statistically-normal people
Hate historical European dominance and think all cultures and their achievemnts through history are equal and equally valid
Think illegals should have more rights than citizens
Love abortion but are against the death penalty
Would prefer to chant the Islamic articles of faith instead of supporting the troops because it trashes America (I personally saw that at a demonstration with an Imman having a crowd recite it near Van Ness Avenue)
Glorify Allen Ginsberg, a known pedophile
Think they are better than others
Would rather rescue a cat from a shelter than feed a homeless person
Thinks it's normal/desirable to have 8 piercings and a body covered with tattoos
Don't go to a normal Church - but would go to the Church of John Coltrane (No I am not making this up) or a Buddhist Temple
An unmaneagable city from a Mayor's standpoint, with divisive ethnic groups all fighting for political control
Yugoslavia-type neighborhoods with no melting except (ironically) Black and White, who at least KNOW what the other is about
High land/rent prices
High taxation and extortionate unions
Way overpriced restaurants (read the previous stereotype)
Spoiled Yuppies paying $100 for lunch consisting of barbequed tofu and raw fish
Love the ACLU and are in a state of denial that the founding fathers were almost to a man religious, and that that somehow makes them evil imperialists that they are, or ought to be, ashamed of

I know you think I should have said North Beach, Lombard Street, Chinatown, Cable Cars, Rice-A-Roni, Grace Cathedral, The TransAmerica Pyramid, Coit Tower, The Masonic Temple, AT&T Park, Alcatraz, The Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39. That's all tourist stuff and I never knew ANYONE here who ever ate rice-a-roni - - in fact, when the adds started showing up San Franciscans all scratched their heads (we did even in San Jose) and wondered WTF is THAT!!!

P.S.: I have personally observed that the above list is more often true than not. I can also say that I have hardly ever run into what the rest of the country would consider to be a normal person in SF. Why? Because living there drove them nuts and they moved away!

Answer 3

i actualy from the bay area
when heat the word San francisco i imediately think of high costs of living and astronomical land value; i also think of great climate and cultural diversity.

Answer 4

Since your a female there is nothing that really pops into my head...but I guess Hippies and maybe greenies.

Answer 5

Tolerance, beautiful city, high cost of living, not enough straight men for the number of single women.

Answer 6

awesome open minded happy sunny bay person =)

Answer 7

treason, homosexuality, mental instability.........but these are NOT stereotypes.