Horribly unfriendly? I'm sorry margalit, maybe you lived in L.A.???And California is not anti-religion, where the hell did you get that idea? Maybe you missed it but about 40 churches from the Bay Area went to the Gulf Coast and rebuiilt homes for hurricane Katrina victims...that sounds totally anti religion to me. Shallow? Maybe if you live in Orange County. And Blog, I have experienced in my twenty years only one major earthquake, maybe one small one. I don't worry about earthquakes at all. Come visit!

I really recommend the Exploratorium and Golden Gate Park. Also while a bit of a tourist trap the Area around Ghiradhelli Square can be fun. You run into the Marina there which is a really great view.
I'm still learning about San Francisco,even though I was born and raised an hour north of the city.  Have a good time!
