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kmfseattle · 10-10-2007, 07:48 PM

Travel and Leisure has posted the results of their survey of major US cities -

Seattle got high ranks for it's....cityness?...and not surprisingly, we're the #1 city to hang out and drink coffee. We're also ranked as the most intelligent US City. Near the bottom for weather (surprise...), attractive people, style, and singles scene. Seems the rugged outdoorsy naturalist look isn't in right now, give it time!

Interesting to look at the ranks by visitors vs. residents, seems Seattle locals ranked the city far lower than visitors in many categories (...except coffee. Still #1).

America's Favorite Cities 2007 | Seattle | Travel + Leisure

41Willys · 10-10-2007, 07:59 PM

To be perfectly honest, if I could afford to live in Manhattan thats where I would be. You don't need a car because it has argueably the best mass transit system in the USA. But I would need to send my daughter to private school because the public school's in NYC are the ones every parent fears! That and the fact that 2500 a month gets you about 650sqft.

My second choice is Seattle, and I "will" visit before coming out!

argo69 · 10-12-2007, 01:30 PM

Most of the lists from the Travel and Leisure poll strike me as extremely accurate. The list for 'Ease of Getting Around/Public Transit' for example seems absolutely dead on. I am a little puzzled why Portland Oregon would show up as more "gay-friendly" than New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Chicago, etc...cities with much larger gay populations. Not that PDX isn't a gay friendly city of course.

Rage · 10-12-2007, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kmfseattle

Travel and Leisure has posted the results of their survey of major US cities -

Seattle got high ranks for it's....cityness?...and not surprisingly, we're the #1 city to hang out and drink coffee. We're also ranked as the most intelligent US City. Near the bottom for weather (surprise...), attractive people, style, and singles scene. Seems the rugged outdoorsy naturalist look isn't in right now, give it time!

Interesting to look at the ranks by visitors vs. residents, seems Seattle locals ranked the city far lower than visitors in many categories (...except coffee. Still #1).

America's Favorite Cities 2007 | Seattle | Travel + Leisure

Seattle ranks near the bottom for attractive people, style and the singles scene?........................(gulp)

wythors · 10-12-2007, 02:01 PM

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Seattle ranks near the bottom for attractive people, style and the singles scene?........................(gulp)

I'm actually always taken aback when I go to Vancouver BC at how beautiful the women are up there compared to here. It's quite amazing.

argo69 · 10-12-2007, 02:07 PM

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I'm actually always taken aback when I go to Vancouver BC at how beautiful the women are up there compared to here. It's quite amazing.

I find Canadians to be generally very good looking (especially French Canadians!) and some of the most attractive movie actors today are originally from up north. This goes for the men too by the way...

Rage · 10-12-2007, 02:14 PM

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I'm actually always taken aback when I go to Vancouver BC at how beautiful the women are up there compared to here. It's quite amazing.

Glad to hear you say that wythors.............my fiance lives in Shawnigan Lake Vancouver Island, and personally I think she is beautiful. So I would have to agree with you.

But it does pose the question...............would you rather be ugly and smart or good looking and dumb.

personaly I adhere to the ugly and smart ......................................Geeks unite

ladyjuliek · 10-12-2007, 02:53 PM

I agree. What's "pretty" anyway - they "have" to airbrush Beyonce and Cindy Crawford, etc etc., what chance does the average non-plastic surgery-actually-average person have anyway. *jk* Besides my Dranei Priest is pretty cute. >> (Geeks Unite)

I have to say, I recently went through Dave's Flickr album of his trip to Seattle, and I was quite blown away by how much it reminded me of a European city. I expected it to be attractive, but it was different then I expected, from the US cities I've been too. More like London/Prague. Yay!

doni · 10-12-2007, 02:59 PM

People must be crazy....I have noticed a definite difference in body mass since moving south.I was shocked at how many overweight young adults and children are down here
(It's a shame). I don't see that in Wash. People tend to look more healthy and vital IMO
in the PNW.

chris · 10-12-2007, 03:42 PM

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People must be crazy....I have noticed a definite difference in body mass since moving south.I was shocked at how many overweight young adults and children are down here
(It's a shame). I don't see that in Wash. People tend to look more healthy and vital IMO
in the PNW.

Which part of the south are you referring to? I gained 50 lbs in two years after moving here but that might just come from marriage.

I always thought the opposite about Seattle. I hope this doesn't come across as mean but I've never seen so much waist flab hanging out of girls pants anywhere in America. I didn't tend to notice that in Georgia/Carolinas. Maybe that's just the trend these days.

I kind of disagree with the beauty thing (thought Seattle had more (quantity) attractive women than the south), although that probably depends on *where* you live again.