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Originally Posted by Chisouthside
San Jose doesn't surprise me. As long as you can afford to live there it's a great city to live in. Safe, quiet sunny. The homeless issue is not as big as in the city and east bay, great food everywhere. Traffic can be bad but IMHO you don't need to leave San Jose for anything.
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Meh. Safe and quiet, sure--but I would characterize it as "boring." Now, I turned out to be something of an urbanist, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. However, I'll note that my parents and sister--all of them deathly allergic to urban living--disliked living their decidedly suburban lives in San Jose. The traffic congestion stressed my Mom and sister. My Dad was bothered more by the area's high costs and mediocre qualities (and he never hurt for money). He felt life there was a bad value relative to what he could afford elsewhere. They all left shortly after I did.
And sorry, but you do have to leave San Jose for something. San Jose has no world-class attractions and has a very boring cityscape outside its small downtown. Fortunately, there are many interesting and beautiful places within a relatively easy drive of San Jose, and that proximity is its greatest asset.