I've been living in Bay Area for the past couple of years, and every time I go back home (Helsinki, Finland), first thing I notice how quiet it is.
Even in the middle of the city, with people hustling around, its not noisy. Somehow the city streets, cars and people are quieter.
Same with restaurants, you can actually have an conversation even with a larger table without yelling since everyone in the restaurant talks with a respectful volume.
And you can live in a downtown apartment and hear absolutely no street noise during the day or night.
The quiet times or less noisy places is one of the things I miss. In Bay Area you really need to look for it, to find a place with quietness which is usually far away from highways, roads and apparently people.
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I've been living in Bay Area for the past couple of years, and every time I go back home (Helsinki, Finland), first thing I notice how quiet it is.
Even in the middle of the city, with people hustling around, its not noisy. Somehow the city streets, cars and people are quieter.
Same with restaurants, you can actually have an conversation even with a larger table without yelling since everyone in the restaurant talks with a respectful volume.
And you can live in a downtown apartment and hear absolutely no street noise during the day or night.
The quiet times or less noisy places is one of the things I miss. In Bay Area you really need to look for it, to find a place with quietness which is usually far away from highways, roads and apparently people.
In California, you do have access to some pretty spectacular national parks and such, though, I suppose?