It is one of those places that has the gift of making you naturally lazy and not want to move anywhere in a great hurry. If you wish to further explore the intricacies of the city then taking a bus and just staying on is a good idea. You will notice the city has a European touch in some of the housing as well as imposing elegance, as typified by the tall buildings that line Haight-Ashbury. A ride on the bus is relaxing. There is no attitide on the buses, not like you may get in somewhere like London or New York.
People have a breezy, noncholant tolerance of others which is a pleasure to see.
The downside is San Francisco is also touched by an unhealthy snobbery at times. It seems they will tolerate you as long as you don't try conversation with them, as long as they can observe you from a distance, like freaks in a circus. By Jerome Pugmire.