Are there neighborhood communities in the South Bay?
I moved to the south east bay from the east coast about a year ago and I can’t help but notice a lack of community in my neighborhood. I’ve lived several places in the states and have always been greeted by neighbors, welcoming me to the neighborhood, but not here. My street is typically quiet but I try to go out of my way to say hi to neighbors, but most of the time it doesn’t go past the initial brief greeting. Is this normal in the Bay Area? Or are the traditional concepts of local community limited to apps like Nextdoor?
Techies are like that. Especially the apartment complexes. Non-tech areas are better
👀 yes.
The funny thing about nextdoor is that there are all these people who supposedly live on my block and are so vocal and borderline annoying but I never see these people. Ever.
I'd prefer they stay on nextdoor. Can you imagine having to deal with their complaints irl?
This area is a big hotel. People come and go, nothing except for work happens here
This
Bay Area doesn’t have the neighborhood feeling! I partially grew up in east coast watching Wonder Years ( yes I’m old). When I bought and moved to my first home in the Bay Area, I was waiting for the Welcome Wagon that never came, no one even came and said hi :( after 20 years here, still don’t feel an attachment to call this place Home! I believe majority of us are transplanted workers!
Alviso is a pretty cool area. The post office ladies know everybody in the city.
The community feeling may be better in the nicer zip codes. Most of the people in my neighborhood are retirees and working class people. I don't think they have the time or energy to be really friendly.
Define “working class people.” Based on the different places I lived, at least here in the states, blue collar families have been the most welcoming.
Welcome to bay area !!