Asian Life in San Francisco | Asian American Poll

ASIAN LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO
(Updated Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 06:39:10 AM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Which San Francisco Bay area offers the best environment for Asian Americans?
Downtown SF | 47%
East Bay | 31%
Marin County | 8%
South San Francisco | 14%

What's the best thing about living in the San Francisco Bay area?
Breathtaking Scenic Beauty | 40%
Clean Air | 19%
Lots of Fine Chinese Restaurants | 15%
Asians Everywhere | 18%
Great Universities, Skiing and Wine | 8%

What's the worst thing about living in the San Francisco Bay area?
No Summer Weather | 12%
Perpetual Gridlock | 40%
Too Crowded with Asians | 1%
Shortage of Decent Housing | 47%

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To Hell and Back:
Yup, those damn poor Asians living in unattractive housing really piss me off too. Why can't they just have the courtesy to the rest of us Asians to be rich and drive good cars? I know, I bet if they moved to L.A. they'd suddenly be able to start driving at least a 3-series and move into a house with an indoor pool right away.
T.H. Lien Friday, March 01, 2002 at 21:40:43 (PST)

Jay... the hapa,

When I go to Hawaii...you know the saying...when in Rome... Hapa girls will definitely be on my hit list.

I really like the olive coloring some hapa girls get when they tan. Not crispy like whites, and not coco brown like asian. And the hair lightens to a nice light tan with some sun. I always found a reason to go to the Hapa girls dorm rooms right after long breaks when they come back from Hawaii....yummie.

Well if we ever meet up in Hawaii, you can be my wingman at the bar and take out the non-hapa chicks, while I go for the kill with a phat Hapa chick. :P

I'll even have some pickled fish eyeballs to show some support when I get to the island.
AC Dropout Friday, March 01, 2002 at 15:15:55 (PST)

Also, speaking of Hawaiian hapas, Nicole Scherzinger is soooo damn fine! She's my second favorite star after Kristin Kreuk.
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Friday, March 01, 2002 at 12:25:03 (PST)

"You have super racist towns like Simi Valley."

I know that Rodney King tormentors come from Simi Valley...but do you have any specific examples...such as DWA...Driving while Asian or AWWF, Asian with a white female being stopped by police and harassed. Happens frequently here in the south...like Northern Georgia and Alabama.
Asian American Male Friday, March 01, 2002 at 12:20:15 (PST)

"who then completely rejected the multiculturalist philosophy,"

Gay lifestyle is not multicultural...it is a western philosophy. By the way, what is your definition of multicultural? I always thought that it is living together in a neighborhood with people of different ethnic backgrounds and hand nothing to do with permissive lifestyle. Diversity to me has always been different foods, clothing etc. from all over the world.

And you know why, AG Ashcroft is not telling the world more about the detainees in G-Bay, Cuba. Simple. Most of the boys there are whites from places such as the UK and Germany and if the world comes to know, it would seriously undercut is racial profiling philosophy and practice which has now snared a few Arab Americans as well.
Asian American Male Friday, March 01, 2002 at 12:16:18 (PST)

Hey Jay. I heard that Hawaiian people really resent Bay Area folks since most of them are there just to "hit it and split it" (kind of like what we do with LA girls). Most of Hawaii's mainland visitors are from California, and I heard they don't appreciate this much. Bay Area guys have a reputation nationwide of being players also (due to popular culture and rap songs), which doesn't bode well. Is this true?

Yeah, Japanese girls are definitely the most dominant in Hawaii, but most of them don't even look Japanese. They have tans, and have developed more native looks. The only way you can tell is their eyes, much like that Japanese/Hawaiian girl who flirted with me the other day at work. She had a nice golden tan, but with Japanese style eyes... damn, she was fine. She filled up her shirt quite nicely, however, the backside was a bit on the flabby side, but it's nothing I can't whip into shape (I'm a personal trainer. What were you thinking? =P)

I usually don't dig Japanese American girls on the mainland because most of them are 4th - 5th generation, and are not very in touch with their roots. Not too many come here from Japan anymore, except car parts manufacturers and sushi bar owners. I always liked Japanese girls from Japan though... those foreign students... rrRRrrRR.

I noticed that Hawaiian peoples' tans are different than others'. It is still dark, but it looks more golden and shiny instead of just dark and dull. Actually, people from the Caribbean have that same kind of tan too. Maybe it has something to do with the water.

Also, do Hawaiians just get sick and tired of being just for tourists? I mean how much of handing out leis at the airport and performing hula dances and eating fire for haoles can they take? It's like they are just some circus sideshow to entertain the masses. I see the hula girls smiling all the time, but deep inside, they are probably just saying, "Damn all these haoles. Why don't they all just go home?!"

I doubt most tourists even give a damn about the cultural aspects of the dance. They just want to see the girls shake their asses. This is not a very good analogy, but since it's Chinese new year, it's like the lion dance. People see it, and are like, "Ooh! Look at that," but they don't give a crap about the history and culture.

Tourists are a stupid bunch. We get our fair share of tourists in SF, and they just drive me crazy. I guess it's flattering that people from around the world would like to visit your hometown, but please treat the native residents with some respect!
Toi San Jai Eric@KristinKreuk.net Friday, March 01, 2002 at 11:39:30 (PST)

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