"Your cousin Alex is from a small town and moving to a “big city” seems daunting to him, especially after he saw the mess of FiDi traffic after work. You need to show him that San Francisco can feel smaller, too. Take him to Biergarten in Hayes Valley. Everyone is there to have a few daytime drinks, there are no tall buildings around, and you can make friends with the people sitting at your picnic table, easy. Grab a few giant beers and settle in for an afternoon of letting him change his own mind." - will kamensky