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City of Seattle
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Category: Public Services & Government
Neighborhood: Pioneer Square600 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98124
(206) 684-2489
38 reviews for City of Seattle
One must realize, that because I am from Alabama, any other place is pretty much a dream. I now live in Orlando, and I have always felt that I would really really love Seattle.
So I decided to visit, and when I did, I did not want to leave. I was there for almost a week, and felt a really strong connection with the place. The recycling, the cleanness, the free bus downtown, the music. . .the music. . .the music!!!
Everything from the architecture, the boats, the art, the zip cars, the parking meters. . .just felt like me. I felt that I connected with this city on many different levels. Ok, sure it might be difficult to find a rest room downtown, but I figured it out.
I have heard about the Seattle freeze, as well as the homeless situation. In fact, my dad told me about his visit to Seattle and how he thought a free outdoor concert was about to begin and then learned that no, it was not an event, just the homeless bedding for the night. I looked for the homeless during my trip, I even contemplated packing food care packages for them but I could not find them. Maybe on future visits I will be introduced to both these phenomenons. . . maybe, maybe not.
I'm not a fan of the gray weather, I must admit I enjoy the Florida sun, however, the Florida sun does not give me the connection to the city that I have with Seattle. The grayness offers a cozy, comfy, cuddle in bed feel for me, and I understood very quickly why coffee is such a necessity here.
I love this place, I love this place, I love this place, and I cannot wait to visit again!!
Two words:
DUMP NICKELS.
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Seattle, you are beautiful and I know you know it! You are not filled with flannel, doc martens, rain (well, not the weekend I went), depression, grunge, and Grey's Anatomy.
Please tell us your beauty secrets. Teach the Bay Area how to keep a big city CLEAN AND SAFE! How do you do it? There is no litter on your floor, no one peeing on the walls of your buildings downtown, no "lil wayne wannabes" getting "hyphy" on the corner, no graffiti with terrible grammar. Your air is CLEAN and I feel so good breathing it in! You have trees lining every street and even buildings downtown that are absolutely beautiful. You have trees with little nets around them to preserve them. Your downtown area is safe to walk at night, something I would NEVER do in my own city.
Your citizens are cheery and nice, even a homeless man let me know how to properly get into a restaurant (though, he had to yell at me when I used the wrong door. he still helped!). They seem to take pride in your city and keep it clean and safe. I love that!
My only complaints is that your drivers are not so nice. I've lived in LA for several years so I know about bad drivers. And what's up with your freeway exits SOMETIMES being on the LEFT side?! Scary. And while I drive in SF frequently and am quite familiar with hills (but know how to avoid them in the city), I am scared of your downtown hills leading from the piers to the freeway entrances and your drivers being obscenely close behind me at red lights.
I loved visiting you and loved taking in the air, bay, food, and trees! I hope you scribble a little handbook soon. I know a land of Oak that could use your help, find us in the news.
What no zero stars that sucks as much as this city does
and no I can't get in any trouble for talking about the FREEZE !!!! because I don't care if you don't like it, you people are mean and cold hearted that's why its called the Seattle Freeze !!!!!
go down town 1st and pine and see the dealers they are there what you want Pot? heroin ? meth ? Oxy ? they are dealing it all it that don't work for you head over too Belltown they are taking over there also after 9 pm you can't leave your condo unless you want to deal with drug dealers
Cleaner ? you say I have seen bumms take a copy of the stranger on 4th and Pine and open it lay it out and take a crap on the sidewalk not even go down the alley, and talking about alleys have you walked by the alleys down town they smell worse then a high school locker room from all the pissing that goes on in them
I have had just last night, homeless on Broadway aggressively panhandling for beer money, how do I know they wanted beer ? maybe it was the forty oz they were passing around
Less rude people ? just look at the yelp talks you will see lots of rude people, its OK to hurt other peoples feelings and treat them bad if they are not Elite like you ........
less waiting for the bus ? the snow is mostly gone and buses are still not running open a news paper there was a article on it today in the PI about the buses are still not running, Tacoma and surrounding areas have been back to normal but not Seattle
as far as clean goes you have never been out of Seattle I can see go to any...any major city in the US of A and it is cleaner than it is here I have never seen so much garbage all over the place and I have been to all 48 states
you try to compare this city to San Fran ? how dare you !!!!
San Fran is cleaner and they still have there Porta potties, they didn't spend millions on them to just tare them back out of the ground, because the druggies and bumms want to deal drugs out of them and have the prostitutes use them for sex
Take the Horse Blinds off and wake up Seattle
the friends I have made here are all from out of state they are not narrow minded or cliquish and that includes the Yelp Elite that think they can talk to other yelper's any way they want but its all good I'm leaving the Freeze behind me
after 18 yrs I am done with this town time to move back to a real city
Chicago I'm coming home
It is so hard for me to give Seattle a score. There are so many things I adore about it, yet some seriously bad flaws that I can't ignore.
Seattle has so much going for it. No other major city in the US can rival its scenery, or the variety of outdoor activities available within a short driving distance. The restaurants and local flavor are the best I've seen anywhere. And hands down, Seattle makes the best beer in the world. In short, I love this area passionately, and plan on staying here for a very long time.
But the problems arise mainly from the social scene. The taboo "seattle freeze" is very real, despite the defensive natives' constant denial. As a non-native, I have never seen a place so introverted, or so difficult to break the thick ice of the social scene and just meet people. Any place you would normally go to meet people in any other place I've ever been/lived, people stick to themselves or their own cliques, and really don't like to be bothered by strangers. And the few people I've managed to get acquainted with I could never get to come out and do anything after the initial getting to know you session. People here just don't understand the concept of enjoying new company, and keeping and expanding a group of friends and acquaintances. And I am not the only one complaining about this... a majority of new people to this city will tell you the same exact story.
Another problem (for me) is the general attitiudes of the local culture. For a city that claims to be so liberal and accepting of other cultures, they certainly don't handle being around people that are truly different than them very well. If you don't fall in to the mold of the local culture, you're going to have a very hard time being accepted; especially if your political views differ. Seriously Seattle, stop taking yourselves so seriously, and realize that it's okay to disagree with someone and still be friendly. My best friend is about as opposite from me as one can get in every way possible, so it can be done, I promise.
Everyone's experience is going to be different. But the few things I love about this place outweigh the bad, and I don't think the scenery or any of the things I love are going anywhere.
Bars close at 1AM?
FAIL.
Seattle is currently our favorite place to visit on the west coast -- during summer. It has more energy than Portland, where we live, and its downtown area is more focused than San Francisco's. On a recent holiday in Seattle, we enjoyed ourselves so much that we extended our visit. We were able to walk or take public transportation to everything we wanted to see or do. Seattle's public transportation is not on Portland's level, but neither is that of any other city on the west coast, and it's good enough for tourists. Seattle's downside? Like San Francisco, it has a lot of steep hills up from and down to the water. Its hotels are overpriced and its restaurants are overrated. And, oh, yes, there was my comment about visiting during summer, but you know what I meant by that.
It does suck pretty bad, and I took the only good advice offered by the 4 and 5 star raters and left as fast as was humanly possible (in my case, a couple of rain-soaked, miserable years):
1. A monorail that leads to no-where and has taken longer to build than any small-transit system known to man. Not to mention it got stuck a few times with riders' lives in precarious balance.
2. Ungodly amounts of - no, not rain- but cumulus clouds that challenge the mind to consider just how many shades of gray there really are
3. A fantastic source for civil engineering case studies gone bad
4. Makes Portland look damn good
5. People, there was a reason why Seattle was put on the Yelp map., and it's not because it's the "greatest city"
Seattle, I have a bone to pick with you.
I visited you on business earlier this year, at the behest of a buddy of mine who thought it'd be neat to check out your wonders while we got some continuing education credentials under our belts.
Now, I'm not sure if those sedation meds we were learning how to administer to our patients caused the whole city to fall into a deep slumber during our visit, but seriously, do you normally shut down at eight o'clock on a Saturday night?
Admittedly, being in a convention hall from seven in the morning until six at night preempted any kind of daytime exploration. Fortunately, we were able to get a couple of decent dinners before you scurried off to bed.
Pike Place Market? Closed by 7 PM. We got an abbrieviated tour during our lunch break--it was now or never. I got a bag of deep-fried chicken livers to snack on and a cocobolo fountain pen as a souvenir. The venison jerky treats were also cool. I saw the original Starbucks, but since there's plenty of those everywhere, I didn't bother to check it out.
Night life? An hour in total, spent between a hostile locals-only Irish pub, some weird whiskey bar, and a bar-nightclub evoking one of King George's mad nightmares. Three more hours wandering your desolate, rough streets looking for something to do before resigning ourselves to the fact that sleep was the best option.
No matter, we had to be up bright and early the next morning anyway. You were still asleep when we ventured out the following night. Oh well. Better luck next time.
everything is over-priced. Freeways feel like LA.
I wish I could give it a 5.
I love living here.
However I find the mayor's office unhelpful re homeless problems and the city blessed development is eating our skyline.
We have views, natural beauty.
We have groups which work together to have very healthy lives and communities.
We are truly blessed with festivals, culture, universities which are diverse, international and have something for everyone from community colleges to state universities to private universities. Knowledge!
We have Boeing! Love it or not.
We have PCC and yoga and dance and many friends.
Seattle, I love you.
Please work with the homeless problem.
I love the people here but hate the city. What's with all the tool shed looking buildings with the ridged sheet metal used for roofing and siding?
I have lived here all my life and there's no place I'd rather be. Not too many other cities where you can be right in the center of Downtown amongst all the beautiful tall buildings but look one way and see mountains, look the other way and see water. Our kids are in the public schools and they're good for the most part, its a great place to raise kids in my opinion.
Seattle: The winner of my personal cities of the United States competitive bakeoff.
There used to be a concise review for Seattle here, which now seems to be missing. It said "Like a cleaner San Francisco with affordable housing."
When you first encounter them, the people of Seattle will disturb you. They have a quality that I hadn't encountered much previously, so I will refer to this strange condition as "happiness" going forward in this review.
I find this town cosmopolitan enough for me. It doesn't have top-end rampant excess all over the place, but why would people want for lack of that?
If you've heard complaints about Seattle, it is because Seattle people love to whine. They whine whine whine about how they have to actually pay money for food and shelter. They cry about the absolutely beautiful weather here.
"It's soooo expensive!": It can be a bit pricy here in some aspects. Not in rent. Not in living expenses (if you can shop at all). Mostly in dry cleaning, the more successful restaurants that doubled their prices, and hard alcohol (sold in state-run liquor bunkers). Go to Trader Joes. Avoid the super expensive farmers markets. Even real estate prices aren't bad. If you're from a hayseed town in the middle of the mountains, I'm sure it seems expensive, but not to me.
Also, no one can drive here. It is like the water makes everyone driving retarded. They go 20 miles an hour down the road and then blow through stop lights. In 40% of all accidents here, someone is either on drugs, drunk, or both.
This town is completely safe. So safe that teen junkies can get fucked up in parks without getting brutalized, the homeless and the insane come here from thousands of miles away to mess with the natives since they're so nice, and if there is a mugging or a shooting, it is a conversation topic for months. Basically if you're from or have spent time in a big city, you'll see immediately how soft this town is and appreciate it for being so.
Seattle proper is largely white and asian. I like this. This is a positive for me. It's not the arch retarded serious White like you'll find in DC or the ghettoized Asian you'll find in southern California. People get along up here.
Washinton state has no income tax, so they cover it with consumption taxes. That's how they roll.
The air is clean, the land is green, the people are happy and nice (despite what you might hear from whiners), and theres plenty to see and do.
Reluctant in Seattle
It's not your fault Seattle, you know the old joke.
No? Oh, okay; it's attributed to Herb Caen, not that I'd expect you to know who that is:
A San Franciscan dies and goes to heaven, she looks around and says "It's not bad... but it ain't San Francisco".
That being said, I like the unique neighborhoods and the really great coffee.
I love that the Ballard Neighborhood Association has a plan in place to integrate and welcome newcomers into the neighborhood. That is a brilliant idea and will preserve the wonderful community spirit there.
I like the Queen Anne neighbors because they are so proud of their hood and the beautiful historic homes there.
Fremont, well, Fremont will always hold a special place in my heart because it's funky and quirky and they like it that way, and so do I.
I love The Market, and that it is full of tourists and locals - I mostly stay away in the summer cuz it is so crowded, but I really love going there and wandering around till I find dinner inspiration.
I appreciate that there are many people working on the "homeless problem" in a compassionate and humane way - so different from my hometown (I'm talkin' to you Mayor - I wanna be Dianne Feinstein when I grow up- Gavin).
I love that I can satisfy huzbeaus' and doggerels' lust for a quiet country life and still catch the boat to the city and be there in 30 minutes (although I wish it ran more often).
I know you all love your viaduct, but as a girl who has survived many a California earthquake - it's really sceery - please let's figure out something about that..
I hope Seattle can hold onto it's Emerald City moniker cuz they seem to be chopping down trees like nobody's business.
Is it not *somebody's* business?
Save the Emerald in Emerald City!!
I love Seattle so much I wrote a book about it. Even as a native I have so few negative feelings about newcomers that the book is written for them. I'm a simple gal. If you like Seattle, I like you.
Some things to know about Seattle:
If you're coming from NY or SF, this city is a Daiso budget to you. http://www.yelp.com/bi...
If you bought a 2 bedroom house in 1986 in Seattle for $45K or rented an apartment on Capitol Hill in 1993 for $450, then this city is now expensive.
If you think 1993 is a really, really long time ago, you need to adjust your way of thinking. This region was created and carved by retreating glaciers and we still move at a glacial pace around here. Especially when it comes to politics and change. We get there eventually, but this ain't life in the fast lane. The only difference between us and the dinosaurs is that we're still around.
Seattle has a temperate climate. This rules our lives. We freeze below 45 and broil above 75. This makes us a temperate people. We're easy going and laid back dude, so chill out. Wear fleece and goretex, slow down, don't worry, be happy.
It isn't the rain, although there is a lot of it, it's the overabundance of gray days that gets to people whose genetic makeup isn't designed for it, like Alaskans are for 24 hour nights, or residents of the Sahara for no rain at all. Get a light box. Go outside on every single sunny day along with every other resident of the city.
Traffic sucks if you work 8 to 5, don't check the traffic cams and don't know or can't use alternate routes. But CA traffic is worse. I work 6:30 to 3:30 and never have a problem, except for one thing: refer to the glacial pace comment above, many people don't realize the speed limit changed years ago from 55 to 60.
I'm not talking about the Seattle Freeze. You shouldn't either. You can get in a lot of trouble doing that. Yelp is a great way to meet new people and make friends.
It's pretty here. Thank the glaciers. And the rain.
I left here in 1984, and you better believe I didn't let the door hit my ass on the way out.
Twenty-two years later I'm back. Probably for good.
In the meantime, I lived in the Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York City, and the Hudson Valley. New York City taught me I can't take that much city; the Hudson Valley taught me that I can't take that much country. Los Angeles taught me that a blond girl named Tiffany better be a porn star to get any attention at all.
Like Goldilocks, I came back to the town that was juuusssst right.
A cleaner & cheaper version of San Francisco!
Seattle has that city feel, surrounded by clean nature. Less bums, less toilet usage in the street, less rude people, less waiting for the bus, and unfortunately less sun. But despite the hiding sun (which it does come out occasionally), it is a well rounded city! Plus the bus with NICE drivers is free downtown (take that Muni!) AND you can park on the streets facing the opposite direction-man I feel like a rebel doing that!
I'm no heart breaker, but San Francisco you better watch yourself, or I'm leaving you for Seattle. And flattering or not Seattle, I confess I do have a crush on you. See you soon!
I love to hear people whine about Seattle....and here are some of my favorites.
1 People in Seattle don't know how to drive in the snow.......well for 1 we dont have snow plows and sand trucks and the out of towners that moved here like to drive their 4 wheel drive SUV's on frozen overpasses and expect to stop on a dime (peronally I love watching that)
2 Our pizza doesn't taste like the pizza back in Chicago or NYC...........ever think that maybe people don't like those types of pizza? Quit your bs-ing and open your own if you don't like ours. (then we can yelp your arse)
3 People in Seattle are standoffish.......it's cause you rip everything about Seattle and our food or driving......and I would like to show that I for one and very friendly to out of towners........here is the link to (http://www.mapquest.com) I hope you find your way home.
I love our food.......tons of great places to check out......I love our weather.....rain gives us good water quality and helps clear our air.......I even love to watch the people who love to come to Seattle and bash it........makes me realize how lucky I am........after all...I could go around being bitter and hateful.........but then I would have to move to fit in.
Imagine this conversation:
Why aren't you wet?
I don't believe in getting wet!
But why are you tan?
Because I believe in being tan!
If you don't like getting wet/overcast days and like getting a tan live in another city somewhere tropical. Not being mean, just telling the truth. We have long, weird, unpredictable winters. Pale is normal. The summers are amazingly gorgeous and it never gets too hot to handle. The scenery is fantastic.
The reason there is 1 star missing? Traffic. That's the one minus. The pluses make up for it.
Great place to settle down and raise a family.
Cool to visit for a weekend.
Nightlife sucks.
Weather sucks.
Not very diverse (primarily White and Asian folks).
Grew up there and had a lot of good times, but I don't miss it at all. I just go back to see my family and friends.
(I could've done a more thorough review, but hey, I'm lazy)
I have to go with Sam on this one. I love living in Seattle.
I moved here over 9 years ago from Tucson, AZ, where I was a native. And let me say that being a native of any city or town has it's own problems. For starters when people realize you're a native they won't leave you alone. They hound you with questions as if you've been a native for thousands of years.
Anyhoo, Seattle. Yeah, great city where it doesn't quite rain enough for my taste but I stay nonetheless because I've met some really wonderful people here, I don't have to live in a trailer, there's green trees all year round, I don't have to step over snakes to get into my house, I have had some of the best jobs ever up here, and I'm a part of this great Yelp community.
In the great words of Stan Lee, "Nuff said!"
Seattle is my favorite city in the world. And if you've been, I'm sure it it's yours too. So I AM from here, whatever. I've lived in Seville, London and Los Angeles and I still think it's the best. SEA-TOWN represent!!
It's beautiful and has culture and great neighborhoods and restaurants. It's liberal and has good colleges. And the summer's cannot be beat! The city is surrounded by water and green trees and you're never far from a view of Mt. Ranier.
Whenever something from Seattle is broadcast nationally, my mom always says, "Oooh, stop showing scenes from the city! Everyone will realize how beautiful it is here and want to move!" Sorry mom, I had to educate.
If you didn't know, now you know.
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If you don't like the city, you are MORE THAN WELCOME to move.
oh my turn, my turn to write a review!!! (and it's long)
So having the grandiose grand's vacationing up here in the summers with a house on the Hood Canal, I spent a lot of time growing up on my school breaks here. Granted, I never experienced the "rain" portion so much in that season, but I still loved it and yes, the water was still chip your nipples off cold. Trees everywhere something I was not use to as a child being from the Riverside Ca, I was actually afraid of the forests, monsters and what not. Memories of digging for clams, the family gathering in the kitchen cooking fresh crab we caught earlier in the day, and the barnacle covered rocks you wouldn't dare walk barefoot on. Sleeping on the deck and watching the shooting stars. Saying rosary payers with my Grandma while overlooking the water. Picking wildflowers and wandering into the city on beautiful sunny days.
Needless to say my desire to live here grew over the years. After my wonderfully elegant special lady of a grandmother passed when I was 13, the Canal house went on the market, and we strayed from our 2nd land. My heart never let the void get filled. When I flew here on vacation with my parents in 03, I actually cried when we broke through the clouds on our decent, I was back! It was a great trip and I vowed to move here.
Fast forward a few years, my life had taken some bumpy turns but I made the resolution in 06 to start anew. Seattle or London. London was not doable at the time, so my heart went with what I knew. I literally packed up my house and moved. I don't regret it, I truly feel home.
Every city will have its lows, its dirty underbelly and stereotypes. Not everyone will be happy living or growing up in the same spot and some might even move to better horizons. I can honestly say, this only being the 2nd place I've ever lived, that this place is tops on my old hometown. The green, the air, the scenery, creativity, lifestyle acceptances, nightlife, culture and yes, even the rain. I can understand how Seattleites would bitch about the insurgence of new comers; it's a good thing they've got going here.
And if you don't like it...leave
Seattle how do I love thee, let me count the stars....one, two, three, four, five, I'd give it more stars if I could. I've been here for over a week on a business trip and I can tell you right now I'm in love with this city. Let me tell you why:
Restaurants: I don't know what you guys put in your food (nicotine, vocodin, crack) but god damn it's so good! I've had the best seafood here, minus that incident at Liberty, and the best beer. Again what do you put in your beer that makes me coming back for more? Mac & Jack, Amber Pale (or whatever it was called, I was obviously too drunk off my ass to remember the name. Just like the name of the guy I was hitting on the other night. If you're still reading this call me)
I love how pet friendly this city is. A dog greeted me at the coffee shop, a dog walked along the Pike Market Place, another dog tried to pick pocket my purse (I kid) It's awesome! If I had a dog I'd drag with me more often. If only it knew how to drive so it would be my designated driver when I go out at night.
People: Holy crap someone opened the door for me and I didn't have to tell them to. I simply walked up and someone let me walk through. I mean, I know I'm not THAT big of a celebrity but I felt famous because someone opened the door for me :) And I haven't run into that many rude people. Everyones really chilled and relaxed here.
Environment: When I came to Seattle I noticed two garbage cans. One was for trash and the other for recycling. I didn't understand this whole "recycling" process. Being from LA, we don't do that stuff back home. Hell we don't even throw trash in the trash can. We just leave it where it lies. If only LA could adopt your environmental friendly process that town would be a lot better place to live.... almost I'd say. There's a lot more than trash pick up in that city.
Express Lane: How awesome is that lane? I imagine myself as a race car driver hauling ass through the city and feeling unstoppable. Then I noticed flashing lights, a blue police car behind me and a speed limit sign. Crap I thought the express lane also meant I could go as fast as I wanted to..... sorry officer I'm from out of town :)
(too many bay area reviews lately. need to get back to my true love.)
a short story:
this one time, [company] offered me a management position in the east bay, and covered the cost of the move. i sold or packed my shit, and headed south. i thought it'd be perfect. i'd just been to SF and i had crazy, naive dreams about living in a quaint little apartment in the city. i knew it'd be expensive, but [company] was paying me pretty well and i was told i'd be moving up and getting a raise after a few months.
well, things didn't work out as planned and it never quite felt like home. i decided to leave [company] and return to seattle.
somewhere in oregon, it hit me that i was homeless and unemployed. i broke down. i pulled over and started sobbing in the car, thinking i'd ruined my life. but eventually, i got back on the freeway and kept heading north.
as soon as i could see the space needle, i knew everything would be ok. sure enough, i got a job and an apartment that week. :)
seattle gets a solid 4 from me.
pros:
1) love the layout of the city, yes it really requires a car, well that or a really lucky bus route, but for the most part, love the layout
2) this is my kind of city, rainy depressed and yearning for caffeine at every turn
3) music music music. you can deny that.
4) coffee is at its pinnacle and i lovez me coffee!!!!!
5) so close to portland (little seattle) and yummy vancouver
6)fish o'plenty
7) the janitor at mircosoft has a million bucks!
things not in my interest:
1) too much rain? i know i know, but high suicide rates lead me to wonder if i made any friends here, would they not kill themselves?
2)the odds of your sports teams being good ever, well, at least you have great coffee.
3)if you dont know computers, can you get a job??
i was close to moving to you seattle, maybe in another life.
ah, you devil you.
you have seduced me into staying another week.
then you go and show off your eclectic neighborhoods, your fun people, your beautiful views...
..your hot men.
i'm just sayin', you've got a lot of fine lookin' mens.
all kidding aside, i am not complaining one bit i stayed an extra week in the attles by the sea. so many things to explore. so many people to meet. so many places to go.
i love this freakin' town. and i can't seem to get enough of it.
sign me up for more, my dear. sign me up for more.
unfortunately, if you actually signed me up for more i'd lose my job.
but don't think i'm leavin' you for good, mr. seattle.
i'll be back. and maybe this time, you'll be the one to get me to stay put.
you hot stud.
you lure me in, mr. seattle. and i'll never let go, jack. i'll never let go.
No it doesn't. :)
Seattle, I know I left you abruptly, with little explanation or apologies. I just needed more. I didn't feel like we were right for eachother anymore. I wanted to branch out and explore, and I didn't feel I could do that with you. You didn't really like to party and stay out late. And you didn't really support me in my career. Sure, we talked about high tech and burgeoning markets, but I wasn't really able to grow with you raining on me all the time. And with all the fleece and socks with sandals, I just didn't feel sexy anymore. I needed some sunshine.
Now that I'm in the Bay Area, I miss you. I miss the straight shot on the 358 to my office. I miss the locally owned gym. I miss having Greenlake there so if I was too tired for a real workout, I could "just do a lap around the lake". I miss the PCC and the produce guy cutting me a sample. I miss the "affordable" real estate. I miss my house, my friends, my Ultimate Frisbee team and community. I miss being "the crazy party girl" because the party that I contribute to SF is innocent child's play. I miss Saturday mornings at Herkimer, being able to get tickets to anything good at Crocodile, Tractor Tavern, Triple Door. I miss house parties and back yards. I miss people dropping by on their way home to have a beer and say hi. I miss having a kitchen.
I miss your rainy days where we spend the day making a pot of chilli, sipping tea, playing scrabble, watching movies, reading and enjoying some time indoors with close friends.
I miss the men, oh, yes, the men - the ones who bike and run and play frisbee and ski and want me to come with them. The ones who don't just work and scout chicks, but the ones who see live music and volunteer and aren't threatened if their arm candy has biceps and who can't wait to get out camping on the weekends.
I'm not saying that I'm coming back, but I'm interested in becoming re-acquainted and we can see how it goes from there. Maybe we'll just be friends. Or maybe we can make it work out for real this time. Let's meet in February and take it one day at a time.
Go back to Korea, Howie. ;) or SF, whatever.
I visited Seattle to see my cousin. What a spectacular city. I went to see the Space Needle, the park by the Space needle. The nightlife here is incredible there is always something to do at night. People are very friendly and courteous. Nice weather. Great public transportation. It seems like lots of people take the bus because it is a very environmental friendly city. Their buses are either hybrid or run on electric cables. The restaurants are real cool it seems like a lot of the restaurants cater to vegetarians which is real cool. The waterfront is spectacular. Downtown is great too. I plan on coming back here.
Tried a couple of years back to get some friend a help with getting a meeting with the mayor, and was just totally treated very rudely. The offices here in seattle are very snooty, and don't just let anyone come in and try to schedule a meeting either - it's more like it's a business than a public office - which really upsets me.
pros: scenery (truly amazing, alsmost anywhere you are you will see green, lakes, mountains, saltwater, snoceapped, glaciated maountains even in the summer), huge trees , no billboards (or very few) summer (july 11-sep 5th--yup that is right 50% of the time the july 4th firewoiars are seen through the rain..), music, beer, proximity to whistler and VANCOUVER, b.c., native american art (outdoors and at burke and SAM). burke-gilman trail
cons: if your not from here--the seattle freeze is REAL (my grandma moved here in 1901 so Im saying this as someone who's family is from here -although I was born in switzerland). people truly hang out with theri own. even the local research univerity the UW. during their RUSH for fraternities . they start in the SPRING of your senior year of high school and then go on into the summer before your freshman year of collge. by the first day of school every fraternity has its freshman rush class...so if you dont llive int he greater pugest sound area...??? you r expected to fly up or drive p or they proebbaly dont really want you becasue your not from here...very strange... no friggin diversity. I live in LA and when I come here I always think ...ok I get it you have tons of white people...and were not even talking 'ethnic' whites with a little soul such as italians, greeks or jews. nope in this town were tallking mostly nordic/scandinaivan types with some germans and british stock thrown in and a few sprinkling of Asians. the wheather her jsut sux...do not even think it is not that big a deal, it is.... the PROVINCIAL aspects of this place..it does not have even a single world class art museum. it only has 2 major pro teams (baseball and football). it has no college basketball or football program in contention. if you are african-american , think long and hard beofroe moving TO THis city, you will NOT enjoy the culture unless you don't mind being overwheled by 'white/northern euro' cutlrue. although I dont think the locals are racist they are judt hella reserved and closed minded. his town is PRogrressive/conservative. friendly/standoffish.. it has all of these you will more likely make frinds with the transpalnts. there is a samll black community but it is slowly moving outside the city. if you are latino, upoui proabbly will not like it here either, thsi city does not really welcome you here. it is open to differnt culture but does not truly want immerse itself in other people's cultures. You will be bored. this city shuts down VERY early. thre is a small latino community but you will also feel overhwnled by the scando-japanese reserve. YES things are changing but this town is still an outpost in the middle of nowhere. here's the deal I love this town but it is very difficult to live here if you are single and used to live in one of the worlds gloabl cities (LA, NY, tokyo, london, etc.) public transport si actually not that bad but coinsits moslty of reliable , clean buses. do not move here for the urban life ineven in belltown it is not that happening. but move here for the outdoor life (of course only if you like doing sutff outdoors whn it it dark, damp, cold, drizzly)
I love Seattle except for the stupid politicking. And the drivers. But everything else? The coffee, the scenery, the music, the proximity to millions of cool things? Love.
Seattle is all it is cracked up to be! I may still be in Honeymoon mode but hey the possibilities are endless!!
I really dislike this big town. Honestly it is NOT a city. You want a city go to LA, Chicago, NYC. Those are real cities with flair and personality. Public transport? Love buses? We got them! Want a monorail? We don't really have one even though it was voted on and APPROVED BY THE VOTERS like 3 or so times. But guess what? Mayor dick head Nickles didn't want it so the city council put up every barrier they could and the project was shot dead. Love gutter street punks and an over abundant of homeless? Oh Seattle has that too. Why? Because the city refuses to build enough housing and what not to get them off the street and the citizens of this shit hole keep handing out change. *hint* Giving out change wont solve the problem and get them to go away. Love a city that shuts down because of a little bit of snow? Well welcome to Seattle! For some fucked up reason they city or Mayor can't pull their heads out of their asses and get enough trucks to deice the roads. And for some reason the city refuses to use salt to deice the roads which is more effective then sand. So in closing Seattle you have been a total let down! Oh yeah before I forget thanks for the baseball stadium even though we the voters DID NOT approve of it being built. G-d I hate this town!
yes it rains a lot. everyone wears northface everything. only tourists carry around umbrellas. but come summer, it is beautiful beyond description. lakes, mountains, oceans, islands, rivers, gorges- you name it.