Roffle!!! I have to agree! That city is so stuck up in their self-importance. How many times did I have to endure their guards telling me to "move along foreigner"? Oy, way too often. Not only that, but the only place where they were friendly was... "Welcome to Bostaunieux Oubliettes!" Boy, were they glad to see me going down in the brig!
Not only that, I've spent about 20 seconds trying to get up the first step of the northern Holla Crag pad. I'm sure those San d'Orian WHMs are so jealous of us Tarutarus they dug up a bit of earth under those steps so we wouldn't be able to get our gate crystals! I say it's conspiracy!