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As a gay man in Boston, I'd be fascinated if someone revisited those numbers in a queer context: how do things change for bisexuals? Homosexuals? What's the effect of mixed genders in a bar? The common trend seems to just be packing more 21-35 year old men into a room, and I don't know how far that is from optimal.
You're asking what the gay scene is like in San Francisco?
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I lived in SF for years and think you're nuts. Completely nuts! The Lower Haight!?!?! The only explanation I have is that you've contracted the dating version of Stockholm Syndrome. Where are the beautiful women hanging out in the Lower Haight? Noc Noc? Peacock Lounge? What's your idea of beautiful? Janene Garafalo? The Lower Haight was the one neighborhood I could count on where I'd go into a bar and there would be…
I lived in SF for years and think you're nuts. Completely nuts! The Lower Haight!?!?! The only explanation I have is that you've contracted the dating version of Stockholm Syndrome. Where are the beautiful women hanging out in the Lower Haight? Noc Noc? Peacock Lounge? What's your idea of beautiful? Janene Garafalo? I met my wife at the Noc Noc, and she doesn't look like Janene Garafalo (not that there's anything wro…
You are right - I moved to Manhattan.
As someone who is considering moving to San Francisco, this is terrifying. Please, can a local soothe me with a rebuttal?
This isn't something I've experienced in my 7 years of living in San Francisco. It sounds like a sour grapes, or as a commentator on the blog stated, "external attribution error". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_theory
As someone who is considering moving to San Francisco, this is terrifying. Please, can a local soothe me with a rebuttal?
I think it's more that most men here aren't into the same sorts of things women are into, so they self-segregate by sex. If you're going to work 70-80 hours on a startup, basically no sane woman is going to join you (I know a couple women that'll do startups, but most seem to want some semblance of a life too.) If you're going to read TechCrunch and Reddit and Digg all day, same thing. If you go to a yoga/pilates/yog…
Thats very false. Here is a sample of companies and their ratio:
Google: Median Age 29 years Gender Male 65% Female 35%
Yahoo:
Median Age 32 years Gender Male 66% Female 34%
Facebook:
Median Age 27 years Gender Male 68% Female 32%
Sun:
Median Age 37 years Gender Male 74% Female 26%
eBay:
Median Age 32 years Gender Male 62% Female 38%
Non Tech:
UC Berkeley (employees):
Median Age 29 years Gender Male 51% Female 49%
City of San Francisco:
Median Age 32 years Gender Male 62% Female 38%
As someone who is considering moving to San Francisco, this is terrifying. Please, can a local soothe me with a rebuttal?
For instance, it's common for bars to have a higher ratio of guys; I know a lot of 'nice' guys who will give up in this situation. You might have to step out of your comfort zone to interact with girls, but it's doable.
SF is a massive, dynamic city and it can't be modeled in such a simple way.
As a gay man in Boston, I'd be fascinated if someone revisited those numbers in a queer context: how do things change for bisexuals? Homosexuals? What's the effect of mixed genders in a bar? The common trend seems to just be packing more 21-35 year old men into a room, and I don't know how far that is from optimal.
You're asking what the gay scene is like in San Francisco?
As someone who is considering moving to San Francisco, this is terrifying. Please, can a local soothe me with a rebuttal?
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/27/best-cities-singles-lifesty...