Brooks
Eyes Wide Open
Who said anything about hippies?
Hippies stay north up in the woods for the most part, unless Bob Weir or Dark Star Orchestra are playing in town. Other than that, there are a few in the Upper Haight (but they're being driven out by gentrification slowly but surely), and a few on 'hippie hill' (duh), but there really aren't too many burlap skirt wearin' dreadlock'd hippies in here.
Hipsters are far more numerous, especially in my neighborhood. As has been pointed out here a few times, I'm probably turning into one - damned by my proximity - but that's really not so bad a thing; the only threat they pose is a scoff at your 'shitty' taste in music. Otherwise, they're harmless, and probably know just as much about good food and art as you do, so they're not a total waste of time to talk to.
There are plenty of gays, but they leave their faggotry in the Castro. Outside the Castro, they're just regular folks, often times smarter and more self-confident than most people (coming out is a big deal, so if they've done it, they've got a sense of self that most straight fags don't).
SF isn't a city of hippies, hipsters, thrashers, fags, liburals, or any 'type' of person in general. It's a city where people don't judge other people for doing what they do, and thus are free to do or be anything they want. And added to that, it's fucking gorgeous. What's not to like?
Hippies stay north up in the woods for the most part, unless Bob Weir or Dark Star Orchestra are playing in town. Other than that, there are a few in the Upper Haight (but they're being driven out by gentrification slowly but surely), and a few on 'hippie hill' (duh), but there really aren't too many burlap skirt wearin' dreadlock'd hippies in here.
Hipsters are far more numerous, especially in my neighborhood. As has been pointed out here a few times, I'm probably turning into one - damned by my proximity - but that's really not so bad a thing; the only threat they pose is a scoff at your 'shitty' taste in music. Otherwise, they're harmless, and probably know just as much about good food and art as you do, so they're not a total waste of time to talk to.
There are plenty of gays, but they leave their faggotry in the Castro. Outside the Castro, they're just regular folks, often times smarter and more self-confident than most people (coming out is a big deal, so if they've done it, they've got a sense of self that most straight fags don't).
SF isn't a city of hippies, hipsters, thrashers, fags, liburals, or any 'type' of person in general. It's a city where people don't judge other people for doing what they do, and thus are free to do or be anything they want. And added to that, it's fucking gorgeous. What's not to like?
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