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As a proud San Franciscan I go out of my way to help tourists (or anyone) with directions, local history, recommendations or to take pictures of them on their cameras. I think The City should solicit such involvement from San Franciscans. Sure - we have kinder people here than most cities (though not as kind as we were in the past to be sure), but not everyone will go out of their way to help people - and let them know - and feel - the unique loving quality of The City. Give people a pass to something (a free parking ticket?) for taking the time to be a docent - or just offer it up as a thing to do on a day off. Many of us are so proud to live here we do it on our own, and payment doesn’t even occur - but if more people felt it was a thing to do that was appreciated locally perhaps we’d make even more of an impression.
This is of course good for local businesses (and life in general) due to recommendations and the sense of good will shared, which makes people more comfortable and happy - and therefore more likely to spend time (and theoretically money) here.
Gil Frishman
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