[realityfactchex]

Yeah, it's good economically in the sense that it's still near top of market, due to having a large-ish existing economy (even if aspects of said economy seem fundamentally whack).

As in: if you want something at decent quality you can pretty much get it pretty easily with a bunch of options (assuming you can afford it).

Caveat - not necessarily the top of everything for all markets is available, but overall stuff is still around -- even as some things are disappearing from the area.

In contrast, other places are just poor, and you "cannot" find as large a variety of lots of goods and services, I imagine. But I could be wrong -- I'll check my assumptions. Thanks.

[throw8404948k]

Are services really easily available in SF? I was shocked when we went to restaurant at evening without a reservation. Server give one hour waiting time for a table! At normal city you just drop into nearest good restaurant, and if they are full (very unlikely) you go to next.

How easy is to get a dentist or masseuse, with a few hour notice?!

> In contrast, other places are just poor, and you "cannot" find as large a variety of lots of goods and services

I think you need reality check on "poor". The place with the widest selection of services and products (for example types of meat in supermarket, or hand made tailored clothes) is Bangkok in Thailand. Places like SF just do not have enough people to provide all those services.

[realityfactchex]

> Are services really easily available in SF?

IDK about in the city itself, but in the surrounding metro area I would say yes.

> At normal city you just drop into nearest good restaurant, and if they are full (very unlikely) you go to next.

Right, I was biased toward considering the surrounding cities in the SF metro. I think popping into next open restaurant with seating applies to the healthy downtowns in the area metro area. But the city itself, I wouldn't know.

> a dentist...with a few hour notice

I don't think that kind of dental scheduling is typically found/done _anywhere_ in the US AFAIK.

> meat in supermarket, or hand made tailored clothes) is Bangkok in Thailand

Good counterexample, thank you.

[paradox460]

It used to be found in sf, and I've still found it in slc

Back in 2012 I had a raspberry seed work it's way down into my gums and not come out. Made an appointment at Townsend dental and saw him 3 hours later.

A few weeks ago I had a filling fall out. Called up a local dentist here and got it fixed 90 minutes later

[thatfrenchguy]

Yeah if you’re in a culture where everyone gets a reservation for a fancy restaurant (just like in Paris), you’ll need a reservation, that’s just how the market works.

> How easy is to get a dentist or masseuse, with a few hour notice?!

I mean, everyone who lives here is already affiliated with a dental office and they’ll take you in same day for a real emergency. You can get a Thai massage in two hours very easily too.

The quality of medical care is also stupidly high compared to almost anywhere outside the US. Sure your insurance will pay $$$ for it but who cares?