What do you think the people are like in Silicon Valley?
People in Silicon Valley
People drive much, much slower up here than they do down in Southern California. I was driving home at 10pm the other day and all the cars were going about 60 mph. In Southern California, at 10pm, the average car speed would probably be more like 75 mph. I'm not really loving the slower driving. On the other hand, I've experienced more road rage up here than I did in SoCal. Just yesterday, some BMW driver got angry at me for making him merge behind me on the freeway, and tailgated me all the way to my exit where he then tried to scare me off of the exit by going around me.
What are some common traits of people in Silicon Valley based on your experience?
In Silicon Valley, it's not atypical for people to work 80-hour weeks, accept payment via bitcoin, or travel everywhere by electric scooter. According to the San Francisco Business Times, commuters may live a 10-hour drive from their workplace or live in their employer's parking lots in an effort to avoid the surging real-estate prices of the Bay Area.As it has become a global hub for some of the world's largest tech companies, Silicon Valley has transformed drastically, often shocking the residents who were there before the tech boom.