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Old 03-19-2012, 09:32 PM
 
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Pros:
1. Spectacular natural setting
2. Not too hot and not too cold - temperate climate
3. Not as much crime as other big cities
4. Cultural and educational amenities - becoming more world-class, and UW is a stunning university
5. People who are polite

Cons:
1. Desirable housing is ridiculously costly, to live someplace that gloomy....see next item
2. Depressing weather - too overcast most of the year
3. Infrastructure (roads/bridges) that can't keep up with the growth and late adopters of rail transit
4. Isolated region of the country - only nearby big cities are Portland and Vancouver BC (in another country and you NOW need a passport to get in there)
5. People who are not friendly - self-absorbed, materialistic "lip service" liberals...and too many "granolas"/Subaru drivers who are too packaged to be liberal and can't see how ridiculous they are
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Old 03-20-2012, 11:35 AM
 
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living in d.c. or northern virginia people would kill for a decent home worth 300k. For a single family home you're looking at 450k and up, and that's just with a quarter of an acre of land. hopefully 300k will stick a little longer and i'll be able to get me a house at that price by the time i get out there (to seattle). it's terribly expensive here. 9% sales tax doesn't bother me with all the taxes we pay here. 5% sales, 2.5% food, personal property is at least 7%. it's impossible to live here unless you work for the government.
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Old 03-21-2012, 02:02 PM
 
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PROS:
Views & access to nature
Educated, liberal culture
Multiple large vibrant neighborhoods that are family centered
Safe and fun place to raise children (lots to offer in parks/arts/education)
Thousands of small independent businesses

CONS:
Poorly organized public transportation. Need better light rail! Buses suck.
Traffic can be horrendous during rush hour (230-630pm M-F)
Expensive housing and of lower quality (old)
Public schools system has lots of issues, private schools very expensive
Bureaucracy at every level of government, change happens slowly

Live in D.C. for a week. You'd be begging to go back to Seattle traffic. Traffic here lasts from 530am-930pm. And even then there's still traffic because of the constant construction going on EVERYWHERE.
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Old 03-21-2012, 06:01 PM
 
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1) Open minded people
2) the SCENERY, SCENERY, SCENERY
3) the number of recreation options
4) the best summer on Earth (anyone that complains about the weather here has never lived anywhere else)
5) Forward thinking communities

Cons
1) Self absorbed people lacking common sense
2) November and March
3) People that try harder to be cool than necessary
4) the Eastside
5) Housing cost
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Old 03-21-2012, 06:02 PM
 
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living in d.c. or northern virginia people would kill for a decent home worth 300k. For a single family home you're looking at 450k and up, and that's just with a quarter of an acre of land. hopefully 300k will stick a little longer and i'll be able to get me a house at that price by the time i get out there (to seattle). it's terribly expensive here. 9% sales tax doesn't bother me with all the taxes we pay here. 5% sales, 2.5% food, personal property is at least 7%. it's impossible to live here unless you work for the government.
I don't know of any single family homes in the downtown area that would go for less than $400K. Most condos I recently looked at (granted they were new), ran about 730 sq feet for $375K+
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Old 03-21-2012, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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You hit the nail on the head!

If I see one more loser driving a Subaru, wearing a Patagonia jacket and glasses with a beard and the worst possible self-absorbed manners, I might punch one of them. They are just as bad as the neo-conservatives in that they can't even stand to hear another point of view and just pass people off as being less-educated and "elite."

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Originally Posted by robertpolyglot View Post
Pros:
1. Spectacular natural setting
2. Not too hot and not too cold - temperate climate
3. Not as much crime as other big cities
4. Cultural and educational amenities - becoming more world-class, and UW is a stunning university
5. People who are polite

Cons:
1. Desirable housing is ridiculously costly, to live someplace that gloomy....see next item
2. Depressing weather - too overcast most of the year
3. Infrastructure (roads/bridges) that can't keep up with the growth and late adopters of rail transit
4. Isolated region of the country - only nearby big cities are Portland and Vancouver BC (in another country and you NOW need a passport to get in there)
5. People who are not friendly - self-absorbed, materialistic "lip service" liberals...and too many "granolas"/Subaru drivers who are too packaged to be liberal and can't see how ridiculous they are
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Old 03-21-2012, 06:59 PM
 
Location: WA
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I find Subaru-driving Patagonia wearing men with glasses extraordinarily sexy. It must be the beard that you find objectionable?
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Old 03-21-2012, 07:40 PM
 
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Cons
4) the Eastside
I just love this one. This one will NEVER go away. Another in-towner with the "oh, you live on the Eastide...I'm sorry" mentality. The Eastside is one of my favorite Seattle areas, IMO, which would definitely be better if and when served by rail service to Seattle. There is this conception that Eastside is too conservative, plastic, and cookie-cutter. This vibe is definitely there, that's FOR SURE. Lots of plastic surgeons in Bellevue and Kirkland. However, there is nicer housing stock hidden in way more trees, more places to park, and lots of nice vistas, in addition to intelligent and equally cosmopolitan people. I don't like the older houses in Seattle proper, anything south is not interesting, and up north, really only Edmonds and Mukilteo are nice, though they kind of sit there alone. However, the whole swath of the Eastside is reliably nice.
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Old 03-21-2012, 08:22 PM
 
Location: Seattle, WA
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Then you must be aroused 24 hours a day because they're everywhere. Dare to be different, anyone?


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I find Subaru-driving Patagonia wearing men with glasses extraordinarily sexy. It must be the beard that you find objectionable?
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Old 03-21-2012, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Bothell, Washington
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I don't know of any single family homes in the downtown area that would go for less than $400K. Most condos I recently looked at (granted they were new), ran about 730 sq feet for $375K+
However, there are plenty of suburban areas where 300k gets you a nice single family home. Bothell has a fair number in this range and there are quite a few here in Lynnwood.
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