What I Have Learned After Living In Oakland California For One Week

What I Have Learned After Living In Oakland California For One Week

1. Lots of ‘Diversity’ means cheap smokes.
2. Easy access to good food. Farmer’s markets are popular with chill Chinese families.
3. Rims really do makes cars look better and are totally ‘worth it.’
4. Emeryville has an Ikea for white people (not sure where they live?).
5. Nobody from the burbs walks around Oakland at night. Except for me and Greenday.
6. BART is mostly used by rich people and students.
7. The Mission in SF has good bars. Even on weekdays. Especially on weekdays. Oakland’s bars are like a Denny’s in a really hip union town. With strippers. Not really.
8. Everyone rides bikes. Everyone wants to talk about it.
9. Living one block from a public library is a good idea.
10. Impossible to see fireworks from anywhere I am rich enough/adventurous enough to go to. Ended up on rooftop with an obscured view of the Jack London display. Also: thought about doing whippets but it seemed ‘awkwardy.’ “Hey dudes, ya know what would make this night really special? Little balloons full of laughing gas to celebrate the birthing of American anti-tax sentiment.” Probably not chill.