Glad you pointed out the vast differences in wealth as a negative of the Bay Area. Even if you&#x27;re not an envious person by nature, it&#x27;s really depressing and grates on you when you see it day in and day out. A 15 minute drive can take you from &quot;bullets whizzing over your head crime and poverty&quot; to filthy, shameful mega-wealth. Parking my Toyota between a Tesla and a Maserati when I go downtown with the family. People at work talking about paying [my salary * 0.5] for their kid&#x27;s private school. Sheesh...<p>I come from a small town where the best off made maybe 3X the worst off. The Bay Area is total culture shock.