Review of Petaluma, California


Beautiful Town with Vapid People
Star Rating - 6/18/2020
I give one star for the restaurant quality, and one for the charm of the town, which also has pretty great weather. What a great town it would be if it wasn't for the people. Some say that LA people are ungrounded and not living in reality. They can also say that about far flung places like Kauai. I know both. But let me tell you, when it comes to meeting people who've never had a reality check, who wouldn't know reality if it bit them in the behind, this town is quite something. It's a very expensive town, but what's amazing about it is just how many people can still make a living, still pay the mortgage or rent, while mentally living in outer space. See the previous one star review. All of that is true. It's worse than hippies though. It's like cleaner, put together, totalitarian corporate hippies, if that makes sense. But even worse, I've never met such a boring group of people in my life. And as super polite as they are they'll get quite offended if you present them with a real, heartfelt opinion. Authenticity doesn't count for much in this town. You have to be there to really understand.
Jack | Santa Rosa, CA
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Well said. Couldn’t quite put my finger on it but this sums it up.
Wynne | Bishop, CA | Report Abuse
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