Is Seattle turning into California? (Lacey: place to live, costs, vs.)

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by seattlenextyear

Californians seem to just have a harder time assimilating than others do. If they'd just submit to the mizzle, buy some keens and cover their tanned bodies with fleece and gortex, we'd have no problem. But no, they go and walk around town in a bikini and plant palm trees all over the place. Weirdos.

Southern Californians my friend LOL. If it were me, I'd be planting a Redwood wherever I went lol.

[Ira500]

How 'bout us Chi-caw-goans and our long, nasal A's?


Yeah, dem too.
Actually, about the highway thing ... why haven't they been named?

Actually, some parts are named, but nobody calls them by their name. The Aurora Bridge is technically the George Washington Bridge, and the eastbound I-90 Mercer Island bridge is technically the Lacey Murrow Bridge, who happened to be the brother of CBS news superstar Edward R Murrow.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by Ira500

....and they say " The 405" referring to the freeway. Drop the "the", and start using the word "sustainable" in every sentence, and you'll fit right in.

Again, that is so a southern California thing:

Freeway Nomenclature

• Southern California

In Greater Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, freeways are referred to either by name or by route number (perhaps with a direction suffix), but with the addition of the article "the", such as "the 405 North" or "the 605". This is in contrast to typical Northern California usage, which omits the article.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_English

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by Ira500

I'm not saying it's good or bad, but you can usually tell a Californian when they say " The 405"...Locals usually say 405 or eye 5.
Personally, I'm aggravated by Calfornians, native Seattleites, New Yorkers,and almost all other two legged creatures.

In northern cal we often call freeways by specific names:

• Northern California

Northern Californians will typically say "80", "101 (one 'o one)" to refer to freeways. Some long-time San Francisco Bay Area residents and many traffic report broadcasts still refer to such highways by name and not number designation: "the Bayshore" for 101, or "the Nimitz" for I-880, which was named for Admiral Chester Nimitz, a prominent World War II hero with strong local ties. State Route 1 is called "Highway 1" or simply "One" (i.e., "take One down the coast").

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by Under The Clouds

Yeah, I agree. Everyone irritates me in equal measure.

ah, ok I'm guilty of that too. I hate San Diegans the most lol.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by rmkiefer07

While the article was mildly amusing, it really only serves to promote the stereotype of the pretentious, self absorbed Californian. Yes, there are those who fit this to a "T", but in my experience, most Californians are like any one else moving here. Some come by choice, some because of opportunity, and some kicking and screaming. Some bring a little of their home with them (nothing wrong with that) and some try to forget what they left behind and embrace our state fully (nothing wrong with that either). This happens in all migrations regardless of locale.

I'll answer this. If I were to move to Seattle, I would not have to take my home with me (San Diego isn't it). Seattle reminds me a lot...I mean a lot of my real home of Berkeley. It loos like it and seems to have the same attitude and liberal views and great green neighborhoods.

[scirocco22]

Originally Posted by Ira500

How 'bout us Chi-caw-goans and our long, nasal A's?


Yeah, dem too.
Actually, about the highway thing ... why haven't they been named?

Actually, some parts are named, but nobody calls them by their name. The Aurora Bridge is technically the George Washington Bridge, and the eastbound I-90 Mercer Island bridge is technically the Lacey Murrow Bridge, who happened to be the brother of CBS news superstar Edward R Murrow.

...and I personally have never heard a traffic reporter say "traffic is hardly moving eastbond on the Rosellini bridge this morning" --named after Governor Albert D. Rosellini.

[Ira500]

The Rosellini Bridge? Is that the Evergreen Point/520 Bridge?

[BellevueGuy]

I never had any problems with Californians or any people from other states moving here.

Anyone who feels aggravated by "others moving to my own land" probably should move back to Europe or wherever and return the Puget Sound to the Indians.

[pw72]

The Rosellini (520) Bridge, even though it is signed as such, is NEVER mentioned by that name. Same goes for the Lacey Murrow Birdge (I-90). These names are faux symbolic and only matter in Wikipidia entries. Even I-5 is officially the "seattle-tacoma freeway", but again, who calls it that? It gets even worse in Portland, where I-5 is known as the "Blalock Freeay". Huh?

Lesson to be learned...identify major roadways simply, distinctly, and to the point. On the other hand, many LA freeways are still known by geographic names, so I guess one size doesn't fit all.