People in the south don't think about San Francisco at all. Only the Fox News anchors based in New York but charged with representing the politics of the south care about San Francisco.
This is not true. I live in the South (Nashville) and I've heard (and overheard) multiple disparaging comments about people from the coasts. It's not like they're obsessed, but they talk about NY and CA as much as NY and CA talked about the South when I lived in both places.
People in SF don't think about the south either besides in political discussions.
Or when it's time for BBQ.
Couldn't agree more. They are too busy having a great life down there. I definitely miss a lot of aspects of that culture.