[Noisebridge-discuss] Fwd: strange things in the bay area

[Brian Morris]

oops sorry forgot to work around the gmail reply bug.

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From: Brian Morris <cymraegish at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] strange things in the bay area
To: Glen Jarvis <glen at glenjarvis.com>


Maybe its a more open mind set here. Men and women can be friends without
implying anything else. Even if one is 60 and the other is 28. But if you
are from a more repressive area, you may see all these "Spring-Autumn
Romances" going on which are really a product of your imagination. The
"couples" stand out only because you are not used to it, or worse because
hanging out with such an age / gender difference was taboo where you came
from.

Another factor is that here many people out walking, out of their cars. Also
may likely used to if you are not from SF, many places people drive so much
they are effectively out of sight from the community. If there is a
community, maybe a few church or civic groups and that's about it.

I tend to think it is they who are strange not us, much of the US is a very
very artificial life, ours is more natural IMHO.

Brian




On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Glen Jarvis <glen at glenjarvis.com> wrote:

> I'm confused. What was strange again?
>
> All ages with wonderful bouncing babies and happy lives, beach bums,
> tweakers, nudists, keyboard thieves, crazies with all disembodies
> voices/imaginary friends are all normal :)
>
> I personally feel the bay area is about acceptance in general... and it all
> just becomes.. normal...  I like that :)
>
> G
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Jeff <acrneon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Writing to you as an outsider whom is new to the bay area, the strangest
>> thing that I've noticed here is all the old guys (60+) that dress as-if
>> they're 28, have a 28 year old wife, and a new baby.
>>
>> Is this a normal thing here? Isn't 70 a little old to be bringing a kid
>> into the world? I imagine that these guys are on their third or fourth
>> family by now. *Lather, Rinse, Repeat *until they die, the viagra stops
>> working, or they run out of dotcombubble-era money.
>>
>> Just an observation. To me, it's more unusual than the beach bums,
>> tweakers, nudists, keyboard thieves, and other characters of the bay.
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
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