Seattle, Washington

IHeartAthas
Living in Seattle
7mo ago
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Pros -

Cost of living won’t be a huge issue if you’re finishing a residency

The cascades are as awesome as you think they are, and then some

If it’s important to you to have a lot of other Asians (and asian culture) around, it’s a great place to be

Cons -

Some folks find it very difficult to make friends here

Everything’s expensive, you’ll live in a much smaller house than you would in many other places

Some people do their first Seattle winter and nope right the fuck out.

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I have a sneaking suspicion that based on your age, income bracket/education, etc. your likely dating pool is going to be a LOT of tech-bros. Dunno if that’s a pro or con for you.

What's it like living in Seattle? Be brutally honest please!

Probably_Outside
Living in Seattle
7mo ago
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Same situation as you - I moved here when I was 29 and didn’t know a single person, and it was the best decision I have ever made.

Yes the 3 months of the year when the sun sets early stinks, but we more than make up for it in the Summer when it’s months and months of perfect weather with 10 pm sunsets.

I moved from the Northeast and I don’t find the weather to be any moodier here than there. COL is slightly higher, but the no state income tax helps.

Making friends as an adult is difficult no matter where you are, but I have made a ton of friends through my hobbies - skiing, MTB, trail running. There’s so many women in the outdoors group and meet ups. Don’t let the “Seattle freeze” scare you off. There are so many awesome people here.

I met my fiancé on Bumble here and did not find dating here to be any worse than the East Coast. Yes they will likely work for tech, no they are not all “bros”.

Seattle does shutter super early compared to other cities - we live in Ballard and it’s kind of crazy how at 10 PM our neighborhood feels like a ghost town. I’m not a night owl, so I generally don’t mind, but if you’re super into night life you might keep that in mind.

I think our outdoors scene is our stand out. I love that people here dress casually. Our beer is exceptional. There’s so many great places within a road trip of the city.

What do you love about living in Seattle?

anythongyouwant
Living in Seattle
Edited 9mo ago
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I’m originally from New Orleans. I love the proximity to the mountains, the views of the mountains and water from so many places in the city, the weather in the summer and fall, the public transit options, the sports culture, and the Asian food. I don’t like how expensive everything is, the drug/homelessness problem, how insulated people are and how that’s made it more difficult to connect with others, and the weather in the winter. I’d say the drug/homelessness problem takes the cake. I’m so tired of walking past needles and human feces and just having to deal with the general erratic behavior of these people. It just feels like they’re everywhere you go, and they completely disrupt the peace of an otherwise pretty peaceful city. I also don’t think the people here are very fun, which can make the city itself feel a bit boring. Definitely doesn’t feel like home in the way New Orleans does, but it does a lot of things better than New Orleans. Those are my thoughts!

What is it like to live in Seattle, Washington?

UnicornBestFriend
Living in Seattle
Edited 9mo ago
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Transplant from the Midwest. A blue state. But I have also lived on the east coast and in several countries.

I like the forward-thinking out here. Other parts of the country haven’t yet caught up to where Seattle is. We have clean air, plenty of green space, access to quality food and a lot of it local (try living in a food desert), work/life balance, an outdoorsy culture with a focus on health. Climate change impacts us less severely than it does other places.

A healthy environment makes a huge difference in quality of life.

There’s a seasonality to living out here that isn’t predicated on work. I find it makes one more aware of the cycles of life - activity, then rest.

We aren’t as glamorous as NYC or LA, we aren’t as culturally rich as Chicago or NOLA, but Seattle gets a lot right about How To Live bc we have fewer distractions and less bullshit.

The Pros & Cons of Living in Seattle