1. When you live in Oakland, you don’t just hella ♥ it, it makes you wanna…
2. But no matter how pumped you are, you always come off as laidback.
3. You and your bicycle have an… intimate… relationship.
4. You come up to some warehouse for a party and you're like...
5. But then you go downstairs and it's like...
6. You may live in the only American city where Eritrean food is a real and present thing.
7. If anyone mentions the Farmer’s Market, you’re already walking out the door.
8. Taco Tuesday is often your primary reason for existence.
9. Your friends who live in other big cities hear about you buying a car and they're like...
10. But you know that when it comes to parking in Oakland, everything’s a snap.
11. When your friends in SF complain about fog/rent you're like...
12. But when you ask your friends from SF or the Peninsula to visit, they make this face
13. One game you play every night is “Gunfire or Fireworks?”
14. Your urban farmer’s garden looks nice, but his roosters are another story, especially in the early morning.
15. And when a can lady tries to break into your building you’re like…
16. You see a carjacking across the street and all you can say is: “Again?”
17. Don’t even get me started on having to leave SF early because of BART…
18. But why would you leave when there’s the Oakland Museum music/food/science smorgasbord on Fridays?
19. And can experience all the feelings of being a member of Raidernation?
20. And whenever you’re stressed out, just rent a boat on Lake Merritt.
21. With all the new bars and music venues you discover every weekend, you feel like...
22. It’s no surprise, though. Everyone knows Oakland is the Brooklyn of the Bay.
23. Basically, for all the ups and downs, if anyone ever said, “Don’t you want to move?” you’d be like…
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