[pbarnes_1]

Fins has a point though.

I live in SF but was down in SJ recently and honestly... it's just nice suburbia with the same strip malls and everything that's copy-pasted across the US?

Am I missing something there that makes it... unique?

[twtw]

I absolutely agree that fins has a point, and I'm serious - if it doesn't work for you, move away. There is certainly no lack of people.

I also dislike the strip malls everywhere; I was serious about the orchards part too. I wish that I could rewind to having fewer houses and strip malls and more orchards.

But for people who like suburbia but also want to work for technology companies, it works out pretty nicely. If you take the "everything that's copy pasted across the US" and splash in world class semiconductor company HQs (in San Jose and surrounding areas, like Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, etc), you get San Jose. Seems sorta unique to me, but I won't try too hard to sell it to anyone else who disagrees.

[electricslpnsld]

> Am I missing something there that makes it... unique?

I would almost live in San Jose for La Victoria Taqueria... almost. Their orange burritos are so damn good.

[burfog]

There is no better place for growing apricots.

Apricots are simply divine. For this alone, bulldozing would be justified.

[Apocryphon]

It used to be quite a nice place to grow up in.

[usaar333]

Proximity to San Francisco.

[Fins]

Sarcastically, not everyone enjoys stepping into human feces and dodging used needles.

Less sarcastically, how is that an advantage?

[usaar333]

Culture - shows, restaurants, museums, etc.

[epynonymous]

don't forget the landfill that tends to stink up every year when it starts to warm up.