The politics are kooky and many parts are dirty and a little dangerous, but there’s something ELSE, far more significant:
Berkeley-ites are RUDE. Rude as hell. To each other. Needlessly, and about super small stuff.
They have a Whole Foods type, non-chain store there called The Berkeley Bowl.
SUPER RUDE PEOPLE.
And on telegraph and around campus there are rude whackos who I think don’t go to Cal (that means UC Berkeley), and they’re grunged out, or goth, and their begging style is...
RUDE, yep.
Berkeley is chock-full of rude, angry people.
Hell, if I wanted that I would just stay...............home!
Got that right. I have been to the Bowl. What you have to do is meet the jerks face to face. ie: If they get in your face you feed it right back. They act crazy but they aren't as crazy as they act and are basically cowards. If you make them realize what ever they think will happen will not be the way it will play out as in they will get hurt. It doesn't happen often but has worked ok for me. I make them aware I am capable and willing to deal as in if they don't STFU we will have a serious problem.