Official "Seattle Freeze" Discussion Thread (move to, food)

[CityGirl72]

Yeah - it's definately NOT racially diverse here.

I grew up in LA and then in Nor Cal, and there are a bunch of white people in Seattle...a bunch. If I fly back to Calif I can really notice the diversity....and I miss it.

[pwright1]

Originally Posted by cobolt

I don't find Seattle racially diverse, then again, I grew up in Chicago so that is my barometer.

My hairdresser is a native Washingtonian who is married to a Texan. She said on her visit to Texas last year, she and her husband were shopping in a store, and two older ladies started up a friendly conversation. Her reaction: "What do these people want from me? Why are they talking to us?" Her husband's reaction: He had a ball chatting it up with these women. My hairdresser even admitted: "Growing up in Washington, you're just not used to that sort of social interaction."

Seattle freeze exists people. Accept it and move on.

In some people's minds it does. But not for me. I found D.C. a much colder place, especially within our neighborhood. I've had many conversations with strangers. My ex girlfriend from D.C. visited me many times and always said these are the friendiest people she ever met. My mother says the same. Never have I ever had strangers invite me into their homes except here in Seattle. The old white lady inviting me in for lemonade. I thought, is this a dream? Inviting the tall black guy in for lemonade? Come on.

CityGirl it might not be as diverse as L.A. but I chose to live where it is diverse. Come on over to central and southern Seattle. You will see plenty of diversity.

[toughguy]

Originally Posted by CityGirl72

Yeah - it's definately NOT racially diverse here.

I grew up in LA and then in Nor Cal, and there are a bunch of white people in Seattle...a bunch. If I fly back to Calif I can really notice the diversity....and I miss it.

In Greenlake, definitely not. Try visiting some of the lower income neighborhoods.

[CityGirl72]

I was just in Rainier area last week, and yes it's diverse there - but I meant the whole Western WA region like from Issaquah on over to Port Orchard....

When I lived in LA, the WHOLE area was diverse...

[seattlerain]

Originally Posted by Topaz

Seattle is definitely NOT diverse. The U.S. Census says the Seattle population is 84.8% White, 3.6% Black, 6.6% Asian, and 9.1% Hispanic/Latino. By comparison, Chicago's population is 42% White, 36.8% Black, 6.6% Asian, and 26% Hispanic/Latino. Houston's population is 49.3% White, 25.3% Black, 5.3% Asian, and 37.4% Hispanic/Latino.

After living in Seattle for almost a decade, I've been living in the Houston area for six weeks now. I am constantly being surprised by how talkative strangers are with each other here. The cultural vibes in Seattle and Houston are extremely different. I would think that people who are quite reserved would feel more at home in Seattle because in Texas the culture is so much more outgoing and expressive.

Something is wrong with those figures. Here is the C-D figures for Seattle.

People always compare the diversity of Seattle to Chicago, or LA or Houston or Dallas, of course compared to those places it's not particularly diverse.

• White Non-Hispanic (67.9%)
• Black (8.4%)
• Hispanic (5.3%)
• Two or more races (4.5%)
• Chinese (3.4%)
• Filipino (2.8%)
• Other race (2.4%)
• Vietnamese (2.1%)
• American Indian (2.1%)
• Other Asian (1.8%)
• Japanese (1.6%)
• Korean (0.9%)
• Asian Indian (0.5%)

And here are 2006 estimates:

67.1 percent White, 16.6 percent Asian, 9.7 percent African American, 2.38 percent from other races, 1.00 percent Native American, 0.50 percent Pacific Islander, and 4.46 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.3 percent of the population

[CityGirl72]

Races in Issaquah:

White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
Hispanic (5.0%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Chinese (2.6%)
Other race (1.5%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Black (0.9%)
Japanese (0.9%)
Korean (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)
Filipino (0.6%)

Races in Everett:

White Non-Hispanic (77.9%)
Hispanic (7.1%)
Two or more races (4.2%)
Black (3.3%)
Other race (3.1%)
American Indian (2.8%)
Filipino (1.6%)
Vietnamese (1.5%)
Other Asian (1.4%)
Korean (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)


Races in Bellevue:

White Non-Hispanic (71.8%)
Chinese (6.2%)
Hispanic (5.3%)
Two or more races (3.2%)
Asian Indian (2.6%)
Japanese (2.6%)
Other race (2.5%)
Black (2.0%)
Korean (2.0%)
Other Asian (1.7%)
Vietnamese (1.4%)
Filipino (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)


There is a bunch of diversity in Seattle City Proper - it's not happeniing much outside of the city

ALthough I didn't look at Tacoma or Olympia - maybe I'll check those out

[scirocco22]

Remember, the City-Data reference pages should be giving the population figures for the 2000 U.S. Census which of course is the last "official" census. So keep in mind that those figures are seven years old and certain shifts could have taken place.

[5chevin5]

Just struck my freshly woke coffee free mind....
These are obviously cut and paste from somewhere...

Why for "Race" do they state "Black" or "White" since really those are shades or pigments not a race or even really a color? I recall we are all actually from the same "race" Its called the human race..(science class around 4th grade I believe)
I think these demographic studies would be more accurate if they were more like....

Bugs Harmless Non-Creepy (44.2%)
Bugs Creepy-Biting-Stinging (32.6%)
Birds (13.2%)
Squirrels (5.9%)
Dogs (1.6%)
Cats ( 1.5%)
Human Beings (1.0%)

Whoops I guess we are the minorities and cant live in that neighborhood!! Those roving squirrel gangs are tough...beat you up and steal your acorns.

Good Morning!!
Im off for the coffee now...

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[seattlenextyear]

Those are species. We're all the same species, not the same race. A race is just a group of individuals in the same species with origins from a particular area, usually with a shared genetic background. It's much less distinct than say, a subspecies, since there's more genetic variation within a human race than between.

[Topaz]

Originally Posted by 5chevin5

I recall we are all actually from the same "race" Its called the human race..(science class around 4th grade I believe)

I'm sure if you contact the U.S. Census Bureau they would jump at the opportunity to use your classification system.