Things New Yorkers Like: Writing About SF In A Patronizing Tone
"[San Franciscans] have clothes, but they wear them in private." -- Miguel Lopez, owner of "default outfitter to the Castro tribe" Sui Generis, quoted in...
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christinawrites said:
September 8, 2010 12:54 PM
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Your take on this article was hilarious. The opening line about glass-blowing was better than the entire NYT piece.
As a current San Franciscan and a former New Yorker, I'm curious about where the "San Francisco" discussed in the NYT piece is actually located. I'm thinking 1969, but I'm not really sure. Thoughts?
Nina said:
September 8, 2010 2:13 PM
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Dear NYT, "tribes" is soooo 2002. Anyone still using "tribe" to describe their group of friends seriously needs to be kicked in the teeth. Ugh!
Loved your piece Ramona. It warms my heart knowing that most San Franciscans don't give a fuck about what's fashionable in New York City.
netzard said:
September 11, 2010 3:43 PM
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Hilarious take on NYers' provincial attitude toward our fair city. Been wracking my brain to even think of a lasting cultural trend that New York has produced in the previous 20 years. Food-wise NY came up with "foam". Spare me. The SF Bay Area? We can claim California Cuisine, Slow Food, and culinary cocktails. As for the arts and culture, San Francisco can claim Burning Man, love it or hate it. What is the last major cultural transformation New York has launched? Disco, maybe?
Alex said:
September 25, 2010 11:10 AM
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Typical response and I might add, rallying supportive comments. I lived in SF for over a decade and got to understand it as an outsider looking in. What I found was this desperate need to believe that the city is the best in the country, the Paris (lol) of the US.
The best restaurants (lol again), shopping...right.
I moved back east to Manhattan and let me tell you how refreshing to be in a place filled with REAL superlatives and actual substance. NY is not the greatest city in the world, but the only U.S. city that is truly world class.
SF style, polar fleece, ill fitting, poorly washed denim, and flip flops. Sorry folks, take off your blindfolds and open your eyes. Dont be afraid to look in the mirror and see yourselves for just who you are and where you live! It is liberating.