Comments on: 10 Reasons People Move to Seattle (in no particular order)

By: Seattlelite(:

Seattlelite(: — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:35:57 +0000

Seattle is amazing. While it is gray and wet majority of the year, its beauty is something that usually only a born and raised local can truly appreciate. I have lived here my entire life and it is absolutely incredible. Since I have lived here my entire life, I have obviously not experienced anything like the “Seattle freeze,” but can understand the concept. Seattlelites are much different from any other city dwellers. Intelligence is respected above all other attributes. Indeed, I must say, that people here do not tend to smile. The seriousness portrayed in this city is definitely sometimes comical, but it is also relieving to know that there is some place that actually values efficiency rather than procrastination. Realistically, the only way to make legitimate friends is to find your niche. Like any major city, Seattle has a little bit of everything. Join a sports team, church, or countless activities to find people to connect with. In addition, what I have noticed is that once a newcomer finds one friend, they usually latch on to that one friends group. Everything takes time and effort. Someone said something about Seattle being rundown and uncleanly, I disagree with that completely. Seattle is one of the cleanest cities in the nation. Walking around the city it is hard for the cleanliness to go unnoticed. There are some places, like every city, that are less modern and need some work, but really I see no real problems. Maybe if you are in the suburbs or neighborhoods with low income families, such as White Center or Rainier Beach. Every city has some trouble spots. Beauty is found everywhere in Seattle. Whether it is the incredible art throughout the city, or the cleanliness of the streets, or, most noticeably, its natural beauty. The puget sound encompassed by a sea of perfectly green grass and trees. The beauty is truly captivating.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:36:35 +0000

I don’t like Seattle at all. It should be a very nice city but it only looks good on the outside. Once you get inside the city it looks dirty and quite run down. And the people tend to be moody, cold, immature and in some ways deranged. Hasn’t anyone ever heard of the rate of suicide up here? It really feels like another world up here, isolated and not a happy place. It’s beautiful but the beauty wears off fast because of the people. And the ugliest most run down houses I have ever seen. Too bad because as I said, it should be a very nice city but it isn’t. It really needs to be cleaned up and cleaned out.

By: Ali Mooree

Ali Mooree — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:05:14 +0000

After retiring from “Howard Hughes” Hughes Aircraft , Los Angeles (23yrs)…. Boeing Aerospace moved me here in 1996.

Seattle is the cleanest city of the many of which I have lived. People here tend to be “Territorial” meaning people in community Magnolia, Ballard, Queen Ann, etc. do not know anything {or} very little about Capital Hill, Leschi, Mt. Baker, Madison Park, etc.

The most challenging experience that I had was getting direction from the locals, given their territorial nature. The second was {and} still is that it is hard to make friends.

I live in Leschi/Water Front of Lake Washington and have had many, many people over to my house for “Sea Fair Parties” but, in 13 years, I have never been invited to anyone home for dinner or a Sea Faair Party.

Finally, too many of the local will solicit your phone number or email address with no follow-through.

Yet, it is a magnificient city where there does not seem to be a coherent sense of a “Black Community” and one is challenged to see a black couple down town in the shopping areas 6th/Pine street.

Finally, Jerry Large/Seattle Time’s staff writer, wrote several years past “if you are a black woman, moving to Seattle and wishing to find/date a black man? You better bring your own.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:22:16 +0000

Hey guys , I am moving to seattle next year .. I really hope that the ppl in seattle are not unfriendly like was mentioned in the “seattle freeze” I am a very friendly and outgoing person and I love making friends … Pls feel free to add me on BBM , here’s my pin : 25753CA1

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:58:36 +0000

I mean where on earth can you truly find a bunch of friendly folks. If there is, it probably be in a small town when they are not too opened with diversity.

You cannot expect people to smile all the time. Since they are intellects, they tend to be more serious and low in their social skills.