Pretty amicable, Niners fan was interacting fairly amusingly with Hawks fans, jokes flying back and forth and whatnot. Granted, he knew they had no chance at all against Seneca Wallace in the 4th quarter Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander.

The opposing fans I’ve come across certainly don’t seem to be afraid, most of them are standing and cheering their team on like everyone else. But I’m also in club seats.

I’ve read some not-too-cool accounts of visitors at what was Qwest. I’ve seen some treatment of visitor fans at Qwest, stuff I’d never do myself, but stuff I’d expect were I a visiting fan, and I wish that stuff didn’t happen, but I get the sense that it may be among the most mild for pro football.

Then there’s the reputation and accounts I’ve read at a handful of places that sound pretty intimidating. SF among them. On a macro level, the difference may seem indistinguishable, but on a practical level there is probably a fair amount of variance. Probably somewhere like Jacksonville or Indianapolis is pie when it comes to hazing, but places like Boston, SF, Philly are a bit intimidating to me. I am (again!) planning my first away game, this time targeting Miami, and each of the past 3 years I’ve planned but not gone, anticipated treatment by other fans is a part of the consideration.