Seattle vs. San Francisco: Amadolobha Aqhathaniswa

Ukuqhathanisa Ukuhlala e Seattle / Tacoma naseSan Francisco Bay Area

I-Seattle ne-San Francisco zombili imizi ethandwa kakhulu e-West Coast. Zombili zindawo ezikhulayo futhi ezinamandla (nakuba zibiza) ukuhlala nemisebenzi eminingi, imisebenzi yokuzilibazisa kanye nokuphila okuphezulu.

Zombili yizichwephe zasePacific ezinezifundo eziphakeme, ezisikhululekile kwezombusazwe, ezithandayo ngaphandle, abantu abalambile ngokwenkolo. Kukhona ukufana okungafani nakakhulu kunokungalingani. Njengoba amaFulentshi athi, vive la umehluko .

Kodwa yini eyenza i-Seattle iyingqayizivele? Uphi lapho kungekho khona? Futhi liphi lapho liwela ngaphezu kweSan Fran eningizimu?

Izindleko zokuphila

Ukungafani okubonakalayo kakhulu e-Seattle vs. San Francisco kuyindleko yokuphila. I-San Francisco ingamanye amamethrikhi idolobha elibiza kakhulu eMelika (ngabanye lifika ekupheleni kwesibili kuya eNew York ). Ukuqashiswa kuphezulu, izinsizakalo ziphezulu futhi izimpahla ziyabiza. Ngaphezu kwalokho kukhona into encane yentela yomholo kahulumeni ( isimo saseWashington asikho). Mhlawumbe induduzo kuphela ukuthi izithelo nezimifino ezingabizi kangako izakhamuzi zaseSan Francisco zihlala eparadesi yezolimo eCalifornia. I-Seattle ayikho idolobha elishibhile, futhi izindleko zokuphila ziyakhula njengoba iminyaka idlula, kodwa kuyisenzo sokukhala ngokuqhathaniswa neBay.

Unqobe: Seattle

Ukuthutha komphakathi

Nakuba kungenjalo ngokuhambisana neNew York noma eChicago, iSan Francisco inehlelo lokuqala lokuthutha umphakathi.

I-BART iyithengeka futhi iyabonakala kuyo yonke indawo yedolobha. UMuni uhlanganisa izikhala edolobheni. Futhi i-Caltrain ivukela ehloneni futhi ngaphesheya. Ngaphandle kokuphelela, kwenza isinqumo sokungabi nemoto engaphansi komhlatshelo nomqondo ozwakalayo kubantu abaningi bomuzi. Uhlelo lwebhasi lika Seattle lungcono uma ukhetha ngokucophelela ikhaya lakho nasemsebenzini, kanti i- Light Rail inikeza umbono wekusasa elithembisayo kakhulu, kodwa ekugcineni izakhamizi eziningi zikhetha ukuba nemoto.

Umnqobi: San Francisco

The Great Outdoors

I-San Francisco ingamahora ambalwa ukusuka ekudumeni eSierra Nevadas noma eTahoe. Kusemanzini futhi unikeza ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ukubhukuda (ehlobo) namathuba okugijima. Uma kuqhathaniswa naphezu kwanoma yimuphi omunye umuzi omkhulu, iSan Francisco inikeza okuningi kumuntu ongaphandle. Kodwa, empeleni, akukho dolobha enkulu eMelika (okufaka nawe, ePortland) ejwayelene nobuhle bemvelo njengo Seattle. Ngamanzi ahlanzekile avela eLake Washington, amanzi ensawoti eMsindweni, eqaqa futhi ehamba ngehora, iMat. U-Rainer uthatha umoya wakhe ezinsukwini ezicacile, futhi emaphandleni aluhlaza okwedlula wonke unyaka, akuyona into ehle ngempela.

Unqobe: Seattle

Amasiko

I-Seattle iyidolobha elihle lamasiko. I-museum yezobuciko ephuthumayo kakhulu, i-opera ehlonishwa kakhulu (ku-Wagner, okungenani), iballet eqinile, umkhosi omkhulu wefilimu wezwe, kanye nomculo womculo wendawo ohehayo wonke udonsela abanethalente futhi abanesithakazelo ku-Seattle. Kodwa kunzima ukuphika i-San Francisco nje ukusika ngaphezulu. Ubukhulu kanye nengcebo yeSan Francisco kanye nomgwaqo we-metro kwenza inkundla yokudlala iminyene kakhulu, i-ballet yomhlaba wonke, indawo engasekho e-New York noma eLondon, kodwa nokho engxoxweni, i-feat I-Seattle ayikwazi ukufaka izicelo ezingxenyeni eziningi.

Manje yonke le nhlonipho ifika ngezindleko eziphakeme, kodwa umkhawulo usacacile nomuzi yi-Bay. Ngaphandle kokuthi ukhethe kuphela isiko lakho embukisweni we-punk rock we-$ 8, uSan Fran uyinqobe.

Umnqobi: San Francisco

Ukuhlukahluka

Ukuhlukahluka kuyindaba ekhohlisayo ngoba ayikho ibhalansi yemilingo evunyelwe (ingabe i-General Assembly yeZizwe Ezihlangene ingaba umphakathi omuhle?). Ngokuvamile, iningi labantu abahlala emadolobheni namuhla bazisa ukuhlukahluka njengokubaluleka okuvamile, nakuba lokhuhlukahluka kungase kungabi nje ubuzwe, kodwa kwezomnotho, ngokwenkolo nangokwemasiko. Ukudalulwa kubantu abavela ezizinda ezihlukahlukene kwenza izwe lethu libe yindawo enhle kakhulu.

Ngakho ubani onqenqemeni? Akusekho isikhathi eside kakhulu ukuthi bekungeke kube yimpikiswano, neSan Francisco idolobha elide kakhulu. Manje izinto azicaci kahle. Abantu base-Afrika-base-San Francisco sebeye bawela ngaphezu kuka-6%, njengoba i-Seattle ikhuphukela cishe ku-11%.

I-San Francisco inabantu abaningi kakhulu base-Asia (abangaphezu kuka-30%) kanye nabantu abaningi baseSpanishi abaphakeme kakhulu. Le mizi emibili ibhekwa njengama-beacons emibili yama-gay-friendly, ne-15% eSan Francisco kanye nama-13% wabantu base-Seattle abesilisa abashadile noma abesilisa nabesifazane. Ngenkathi iSan Francisco ingase ibe nokunciphisa okuncane kokuhlukahluka kobuhlanga, indawo eyodwa yokuhlukahluka ayinakho umnotho. Imali engenayo yemindeni yaseSan Francisco ingama-dollar angu-65,000, ngaphezulu kwe-median e Seattle ($ 45,000). Eminyakeni yamuva uSan Francisco ulahlekelwe ngokushesha phakathi nesigaba esiphakathi emadolobhaneni njengoba idolobha libeka abantu abacebile nabampofu.

Unqobe: Ukugeza

Konke

Ngakho ekugcineni iSan Francisco inikezela kancane kodwa ifuna kancane ngokubuyisela. Kulabo abanesabelomali esilula noma isifiso sokuphila kancane kancane, Seattle cishe isitayela sakho. Kulabo abafuna ukuzizwa besondelene nendawo yonke futhi ungakhathazeki ukukhokhela ilungelo, i-Bay Area ingaba yimi.

Kubuyekezwe nguKristin Kendle.