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Did moving to new place have intended effect?

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Re: Did moving to new place have intended effect?

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Post by audreyfei »

mindwork wrote: post #4

Ever since I've been very young I wanted to live in the global West. At first England, then USA became more lucrative place. I've spent 10 years trying to move to USA. Sacrificed a lot for it. Lots of self doubt, whether I can make it? Is it a right decision? What about my friends and family? I knew about some of the problems before I moved, but obviously not all of them. I moved to San Francisco about 5 years ago. I…

half-way through reading this comment I was so scared for you but the turnaround is great to hear!! I'm hoping to move to SF soon, do you have an opinion on the culture of its neighbourhoods?

Re: Did moving to new place have intended effect?

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Post by audreyfei »

whether you change might depend on how young you are. younger minds tend to be more responsive to how they perceive the environment around them- I'm Canadian (16yo) and the US is overall similar to Canada...the main thing is that you're living in different housing (your local area changes). I moved back for a year and had a lot of daily habits change.

Re: Did moving to new place have intended effect?

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Post by mindwork »

audreyfei wrote: post #11
mindwork wrote: post #4

Ever since I've been very young I wanted to live in the global West. At first England, then USA became more lucrative place. I've spent 10 years trying to move to USA. Sacrificed a lot for it. Lots of self doubt, whether I can make it? Is it a right decision? What about my friends and family? I knew about some of the problems before I moved, but obviously not all of them. I moved to San Francisco about 5 years ago. I…

half-way through reading this comment I was so scared for you but the turnaround is great to hear!! I'm hoping to move to SF soon, do you have an opinion on the culture of its neighbourhoods?

To each their own, just stay away from Tenderloin and Market and 6th street. I'm sure if you set out some time to explore, you will find whatever fits you best. When I was moving, I sourced a bunch of opinions from my coworkers, non of them were of much help to me. I've charted my own way in the end, made my own mistakes

Re: Did moving to new place have intended effect?

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Post by lostdog »

audreyfei wrote: post #11
mindwork wrote: post #4

Ever since I've been very young I wanted to live in the global West. At first England, then USA became more lucrative place. I've spent 10 years trying to move to USA. Sacrificed a lot for it. Lots of self doubt, whether I can make it? Is it a right decision? What about my friends and family? I knew about some of the problems before I moved, but obviously not all of them. I moved to San Francisco about 5 years ago. I…

half-way through reading this comment I was so scared for you but the turnaround is great to hear!! I'm hoping to move to SF soon, do you have an opinion on the culture of its neighbourhoods?

The major axis is urban+gritty to more suburby and spread out. It's a very personal preference where you want to be, but most people dislike the most gritty areas (tenderloin, most of soma). It's worth aiming for a neighborhood at the median as your first.
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