Pros and cons of moving to San Jose please?

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It’s the most boring place in the world.

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@M1 you had me Lol-ing so hard 😂😂😂

San Jose is as expensive as San Francisco, but completely devoid of culture, atmosphere, identity.

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I was so surprised when I did a case there... it is truly miserable

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san jose costa rica? pura la vida baybeiiii

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If you wanna pay to breathe then more there

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High taxes, low fun

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🦈🦈🦈

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Don’t live in San Jose but there are some small cities in the South Bay with fun little downtown areas (Campbell, Willow Glenn, Los Gatos). Definitely has a suburbs vibe

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But I agree they are beautiful cities. Saratoga and Los Altos are nice as well

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From...? What are areas are you considering?

With my current circumstances it’s my only option besides St. Louis area (where I am now) and I’m finding St. Louis to be way too boring

And much more expensive

Lived in SJ Bay Area. It was awful and boring. All I did was travel Mon-Thurs for work and drink wine on the weekends. Good wineries in the area tho.

Napa , SF etc are a short drive on weekends . But the place is way too expensive

Just Cons .

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