[threwawaysoff]

I noticed a large decline in friendliness, and it was one of the reasons why I moved out of California; Chico to the SF Bay Area were basically the same. And, new mail people eventually wouldn't even acknowledge my presence.

It seems like most average people were struggling and near the boiling point of discontent.

Even worse, because so many people in the SF Bay Area are semi-temporary transplants, they are often in "vacation"-mode and don't care about the area or other people as much because they're uninvested.