[mililani]

I want to see the list things San Franciscans should NOT be thankful for. Let me think of some things:

1) crazy high rents

2) lots of homeless people

3) urine smell every where

4) horrible parking and traffic

5) foggy cold summers -- maybe a plus in your book

[EdwardDiego]

> 2) lots of homeless people > 3) urine smell every where

As a recent visitor to your city, the large number of people sleeping rough was a shock. I am from a small social-liberal democracy though, so we typically have less homelessness in general, but yeah, it was confronting.

Down by the ferry terminal (on the Embarcadero I think?) there was two homeless people sleeping under a tarpaulin at the base of a flagpole proudly bearing the American flag. The juxtaposition was so ironic that I wonder if they were part-time performance artists when they weren't sleeping outdoors.

How do Americans reconcile the homeless to their place as the wealthiest nation?

[dylz]

6) poop in addition to urine

7) public transportation that goes on strike several times a year

8) 2) except with untreated mental issues due to lack of UHC and others

[jurassic]

9) Clouds of second-hand drug smoke. And I don't mean cigarettes.