RottenChester

I hate Rochester too, I am gone now.

(continued, end) Until you leave Seattle, don't let anybody argue otherwise, because then, my friend Rotten, you will find yourself arguing with a mental patient inside the walls of the asylum, and that is always a losing proposition. My advice, leave the asylum however you can, escape, seek a parole or pardon, but just leave, then when you are out in the real world again among good people you can reflect and argue about it all day long! Good luck to you brother, and never forget, because I've had my own problems and doubts regarding this: it isn't you. Let them say what they will and try to make you feel you are the abnormal one, but just remember that entire cities and populations can become spoiled and degraded, its possible, and you're just a visitor, just a transient victim of a far larger societal problem that is way bigger than just you. Never forget that, its important to keep the spirit strong. Cheers

(continued) Those who lack a good spirit will always be confounded, angry and confused by those who do, because it is like explaining a sunset to a blind man. You either have it or you don't, and to anyone with a heart and a brain in full working order it doesn't take long being in Seattle to realize just how inhospitable, negative and oppressive the spirit of the place is. But they don't understand that here, because they lack perspective, they lack a good spirit against which to compare their own, or that of their precious city. But for people like you and me, these words are all we need to know the truth, because we know what humans should be like at their best, and how awful they can also be, and given the choice, we will choose life in its fullest over any mediocre, dimmed version of it, and we can definitely tell the difference.

I dont intend on being a regular at this forum, but while I was here i caught your message and thought I would reply. I wrote alot of words in all my recent posts combined about Seattle and how frozen it really is, but I think for someone like you Rotten, from another corner of the globe who understands cultures and populations a little better than some Seattlelite comfortable in his smug little shoes here, all i have to say is: people of good spirit are able to readily perceive it in others.

Hey I was born and raised in Rochester and agree with everything you've had to say about it. I can't wait to get out of here. That being said, I enjoy reading your opinions on the town and wish you would post more. Let other people see the darker side...Best of luck in whatever you pursue. I hope you find your tropical paradise somewhere.