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comparing SV and the UK (where I live atm), it's very different.

in SV you will be meeting people working on a startup idea of some kind literally everywhere, people are focused on maximizing potential upside rather than minimizing downside, employees are willing to take some risk, and you have an actual market for investment (i.e. there is a sizable number of equity investors who will compete). i also think that UK people lack the level of passion and greed I have seen in SV.

while there are other good reasons to be in the UK i would choose SV over the UK for a startup anytime, especially if you are US based at the moment.