Some years ago, I moved to San Francisco. When I was shopping for an apartment there, I learned that neighborhoods seemed to be very important for people’s identity. For example, some people identified themselves with living in The Haight-Ashbury, others to The Castro, and the “hip, techie” people were proud of living in Noe Valley.

The Haight Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco has a unique personality
The neighborhood where one lived seemed to be very important for society. To my surprise, I used to get comments like: “Ooh, you’re looking in The Haight-Ashbury? Wow!”