1) crazy high rents
2) lots of homeless people
3) urine smell every where
4) horrible parking and traffic
5) foggy cold summers -- maybe a plus in your book
As a recent visitor to your city, the large number of people sleeping rough was a shock. I am from a small social-liberal democracy though, so we typically have less homelessness in general, but yeah, it was confronting.
Down by the ferry terminal (on the Embarcadero I think?) there was two homeless people sleeping under a tarpaulin at the base of a flagpole proudly bearing the American flag. The juxtaposition was so ironic that I wonder if they were part-time performance artists when they weren't sleeping outdoors.
How do Americans reconcile the homeless to their place as the wealthiest nation?
7) public transportation that goes on strike several times a year
8) 2) except with untreated mental issues due to lack of UHC and others