Two years ago around this time I had a full-day layover in San Francisco after a trip from Japan and South Korea

(I lost my credit card in Seoul before arriving so this might give more context).

As soon as I got off my flight I went through customs and asked the lady if there was a flight that was flying out sooner and possibly if it was going to Detroit instead of Toronto (I am from Detroit but made a round trip to Toronto because it was significantly cheaper). The woman was extremely rude and was getting smart with me when I asked. I just had her check my back so I could see the city for the entire day since I was already there.

It took me a while to understand the BART (which I am sorry if this offends anyone but this is the worst public transport system I have rode and I have been on many different transit systems).

Took me an hour or so to get to Fishermen's Warf but I had some clam chowder, a burger from In-and-Out, bought a sweatshirt, and took pictures of Alkatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge. It was the nicest part.

A few hours before my flight I met up with some guy in the Castro (that I met at a gay bar in Kyoto that lived in SF) for Mexican food. The Castro district was a bit much for me at the time (I was also gay and 20 at the time). I didn't hate it but I was dead tired and was surprised at how much an area could be since it felt like a slap-happy dream.

When I left to get on my flight back to Toronto I was so tired that I was getting dizzy and accidentally started to stare at some woman who asked "Can I help you?".

I can't really say I liked San Francisco and had much higher hopes. In June I am visiting Seattle and was thinking of taking a flight there to meet a date/friend who lives in Sacremnto.

He is really nice and would love to do something random like this. The question is should I try to get him to go to Denver instead? He's is also of Asian descent and I know with the terrible events that have recently happened I don't want anything happening to him.