Do Seattleites realize how lucky they are to live in Seattle? (Tacoma: best cities, house)

[Don Penhold]

I grew up in Seattle- or more accurately was forced to spend most of my childhood in America's most overrated city- and I can't get what the OP is getting at.

Live in a place with lousy weather- and yes, it does rain a lot and even when it doesn't rain it's cloudy ten months of the year. A place with unfriendly people? Google "Seattle freeze" and educate yourself. Awful public schools- schools where teachers don't care if you learn anything, teachers who look forward to the summer months as much as the students do? And absolutely horrible traffic- an friend of mine who still lives there told me it once took three hours to move nine miles.

And Seattle may have scenery- but SO WHAT?!?!? A lot of places have mountains. A lot of places have water. There's nothing special or unique about Seattle that can't be found elsewhere.

I lived in Seattle for 20 years- and the happiest day was the last. There isn't enough money in the world one could pay me to live in that awful place ever again. Or anywhere in the Pathetic North-waste.

[bloom]

Originally Posted by Don Penhold

I grew up in Seattle- or more accurately was forced to spend most of my childhood in America's most overrated city- and I can't get what the OP is getting at.

Live in a place with lousy weather- and yes, it does rain a lot and even when it doesn't rain it's cloudy ten months of the year. A place with unfriendly people? Google "Seattle freeze" and educate yourself. Awful public schools- schools where teachers don't care if you learn anything, teachers who look forward to the summer months as much as the students do? And absolutely horrible traffic- an friend of mine who still lives there told me it once took three hours to move nine miles.

And Seattle may have scenery- but SO WHAT?!?!? A lot of places have mountains. A lot of places have water. There's nothing special or unique about Seattle that can't be found elsewhere.

I lived in Seattle for 20 years- and the happiest day was the last. There isn't enough money in the world one could pay me to live in that awful place ever again. Or anywhere in the Pathetic North-waste.

Where do you enjoy living, Don P ?

[CrazyDonkey]

Originally Posted by bloom

Where do you enjoy living, Don P ?

He's in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City...

[Seacove]

I'm amazed that anyone would dig up a two year old thread to diss Seattle. For what it's worth, I do realize how lucky I am to live in this beautiful place. Have been to almost every state in the country and this is still the favorite, hands down.

[bloom]

Originally Posted by CrazyDonkey

He's in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City...

What are the favorable and unfavorable features of OPKS ?

[Sockeye66]

Originally Posted by Don Penhold

I grew up in Seattle- or more accurately was forced to spend most of my childhood in America's most overrated city- and I can't get what the OP is getting at.

Live in a place with lousy weather- and yes, it does rain a lot and even when it doesn't rain it's cloudy ten months of the year. A place with unfriendly people? Google "Seattle freeze" and educate yourself. Awful public schools- schools where teachers don't care if you learn anything, teachers who look forward to the summer months as much as the students do? And absolutely horrible traffic- an friend of mine who still lives there told me it once took three hours to move nine miles.

And Seattle may have scenery- but SO WHAT?!?!? A lot of places have mountains. A lot of places have water. There's nothing special or unique about Seattle that can't be found elsewhere.

I lived in Seattle for 20 years- and the happiest day was the last. There isn't enough money in the world one could pay me to live in that awful place ever again. Or anywhere in the Pathetic North-waste.

Dude! A current Seattle Mostly Sucks topic going and you unearth this old rock and post off topic.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by Don Penhold

I grew up in Seattle- or more accurately was forced to spend most of my childhood in America's most overrated city- and I can't get what the OP is getting at.

Live in a place with lousy weather- and yes, it does rain a lot and even when it doesn't rain it's cloudy ten months of the year. A place with unfriendly people? Google "Seattle freeze" and educate yourself. Awful public schools- schools where teachers don't care if you learn anything, teachers who look forward to the summer months as much as the students do? And absolutely horrible traffic- an friend of mine who still lives there told me it once took three hours to move nine miles.

And Seattle may have scenery- but SO WHAT?!?!? A lot of places have mountains. A lot of places have water. There's nothing special or unique about Seattle that can't be found elsewhere.

I lived in Seattle for 20 years- and the happiest day was the last. There isn't enough money in the world one could pay me to live in that awful place ever again. Or anywhere in the Pathetic North-waste.

Overland Park, Kansas City metro area, certainly isn't better in terms of economic opportunities compared to Seattle metro area, that is for certain. The state of Kansas is in a severe downward spiral, and you are currently in a small island of relative growth there compared to the massive decline in every direction outside of the OP bubble. Seattle has mild pleasant weather compared to the joke of a climate that is Kansas City.

[hurricane harry]

Did the sun come out yesterday in Seattle?
Did it come out today?

[fillmore241]

Thread started in 2012, I'd call it 5 yrs old! :-)

[SpringrainN]

I don't get the whole "Seattle freeze" thing. People in Seattle act just like everywhere else. If anything, I'd say Spokane folks are a bit more "edgy".

I lived in Montreal for 4 years, and the people there were ten times ruder than in Seattle.