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Why San Francisco Is The Best Place For A Southern Californian

Why San Francisco Is The Best Place For A Southern Californian
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Southern California has it perks, such as warm weather, convenient frozen yogurt shop around the corner, and the beach, but you can't help yourself from falling in love with San Francisco. You might be a Southern Californian native, but San Francisco is the perfect place for you. Here's why.

It's the best place to speak your mind.

San Francisco is the most liberal city in the United States by far. This is the place to make a stand and to speak your mind. You can’t really do that In SoCal without having people question your integrity.

Hipsters, like a lot of hipsters.

You thought you've seen hipsters in SoCal? San Francisco is Hipster central.

But first, let me take a selfie.

There's this notion that everyone from SoCal has an obsession with selfie It’s true, but you'll forget to take a picture of your glorious face when you’re surrounded by cute houses and coffee shop aesthetics.

You're not too far from home.

At most it’s an 8-hour drive home or you can hop on a plane and be home in a little under two hours. So if you’re ever feeling a little homesick, you can make a quick trip down home.

Hate traffic?

You can get anywhere in San Francisco by public transportation or by car services. It isn’t too much of a hassle to get to point A to point B. Southern California traffic will be the thing of the past.

There’s always something to do.


Yes,
there’s a lot to do in SoCal, but San Francisco is always buzzing. There’s always something going on in the city from Bay to Breakers or the Bluegrass Festival. You don’t need to dig deep into your pockets. The best part? Most of these events are free!

Fashionista?

You can transition from the year-long summer attire and actually have seasons to rock certain trends. Those coats you have stored in bins or boxes that you have not worn since late December? You can bust those bad boys out by late October in the city. Anything and everything that you've been wanting to try are possible in the city, this is the place to make a statement.

You still have the beach.


Yes, the weather doesn’t really suffice for a beach trip, but you can bask in your birthday suit at Baker Beach while enjoying a view of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Crazy about exercise?


Worry that you’ll lose your southern California bod? Don’t worry -- these San Francisco hills will keep you in shape.

“But Southern California food is so much better.”


If you really think that food in SoCal is better than they are in SF then you are going to the wrong places. San Francisco is the place for a foodie. In the mood for Chinese make an adventure down to Chinatown for authentic Chinese food, if you still aren't satisfied then maybe you should hop on a plane to China.

Trust me you’ll fall in love.


And as hard as you try not to admit to like San Francisco, your heart will forever be in the city.

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