Not born in San Francisco? What experiences must you have after moving to the city to become a local?
on the rites of passage that you must experience to become a true San Franciscan. The idea is that people born here are automatically locals, but those who move here must jump through certain hoops — from reading Armistead Maupin's"Tales of the City" to eating a bacon-wrapped hot dog in the Mission — to call themselves a local.from earlier this year that sparked a lively discussion and received some 788 comments.
“I recently moved to the city in July 2021 and had a bunch of newbie experiences, so I wanted to see what the hard-core San Franciscans experienced to make them genuine members of the city,” said Hayden Smith, who moved from Connecticut to the city for a job. “I hope the exposure to the Reddit thread helps more folks dig into all of the cool stuff everyone recommended on the thread.”
The SFGATE story also struck a chord with readers, and they sent in dozens of emails suggesting what it takes to become a San Franciscan. We especially liked this email from a reader that sums up what it takes in simple terms:"Either you were born in a San Franciscan hospital ... or when the time comes and you question yourself if you should leave SF because it is easier, or stay. If you decide to stay and figure out how to live here then you are truly San Franciscan and no one should question you."
Here are more suggestions from readers that present more of the city's delights . Of course, readers wrote in about the negative experiences you must have to fully understand the city as a sort of hazing, but as you'll find below, we opted to focus on the positive ones. -Tuesday yoga class on the labyrinth inside Grace Cathedral.-Going to a drag show at
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