Black Population In Seattle (buses, homeless, food)

[lastonestanding]

Incredible pics. I've never been to Seattle, but your really selling it to me right now. I might have to take a visit. Im in the process of checking out different places to relocate to and my main choice right now is Texas due to all the Best places rankings Ive seen, but these pics plus the previous ones has me interested in checking out Seattle. How's the job market their??? I also heard the cost of living is pretty high, is this true as well. I'm a young African-American male from Ohio just recently graduated from college and is currently seeking a new place to live. I'm open to any suggestions. The job market here is horrible.







































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[orangeblossom]

Originally Posted by Ethiope

I've been reading about this Seattle freeze thing which makes me a little nervous. I've never lived anywhere where I didn't know people, so I'm not sure if that kind of thing could be encountered anywhere, but I haven't seen any other place produce YouTube videos about it :-)

There are youtube videos about it...I must check these out. How funny!

As far as Seattle freeze you can always join SULYP or join a meetup.

[Anders15]

The "Seattle Freeze" only applies to people who don't have a life.

[tindo80]

Originally Posted by lastonestanding

Incredible pics. I've never been to Seattle, but your really selling it to me right now. I might have to take a visit. Im in the process of checking out different places to relocate to and my main choice right now is Texas due to all the Best places rankings Ive seen, but these pics plus the previous ones has me interested in checking out Seattle. How's the job market their??? I also heard the cost of living is pretty high, is this true as well. I'm a young African-American male from Ohio just recently graduated from college and is currently seeking a new place to live. I'm open to any suggestions. The job market here is horrible.
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I recommend staying away from anywhere in Texas than is not Houston, Austin or Dallas (and the urban or inner suburb areas of those places). Youll find a job in Tx, but from how you describe yourself, you will likely not be treated well, which will either result in 1- You quitting out of frustration somewhere down the line, 2- Learning to live with it and becoming another educated depressed northerner living in Texas or 3- Your employee finding you to be 'uppity', due to your background or not falling into their stereotype of what you should be, and finding a way to fire you.


Seattles job market sucks, but being working class or even working poor class in Seattle beats being middle class in Texas if you are not of the good ol boys group. If you stay and get your name out long enough, eventually someone will pick you up...most likely. I guess every paradise must have its price.

[oriszulma]

I'm from the south and I find Seattle to be a very racism city and Afro-Americans out here have this go along to get along attitude and as soon as I graduate from college (2010) I'm going back home.

[Anders15]

Originally Posted by oriszulma

I'm from the south and I find Seattle to be a very racism city and Afro-Americans out here have this go along to get along attitude and as soon as I graduate from college (2010) I'm going back home.

We have to do that just about any where.. at least if we want to succeed.

[Neutre]

Originally Posted by aupz23

AS I said in another thread, my friend and I are thinking about appying to the University of washington - Seattle...I heard that Seattle is a very beautiful city, despite the rain; i also heard that the rain isn't as bad as people say it is..I've read through some posts on Seattle on diversity...I' from the South (Alabama to be exact) and I was wondering if there is a nice size of black middle class residents in the area? A couple of blacks that my friend knows who live in Seattle said that they really like it

I love the rain.
Has anyone noticed that Blacks from the Northwest are much less likely to have an "African-American accent" than those from other parts of the country? They don't even code-switch.
I don't really know what's the reason behind this.
I'm not talking about downright AAVE or Ebonics, but just the accent, which IMO is not a bad thing to have. Just like I don't mind the Southern Accent at all.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by Neutre

I love the rain.
Has anyone noticed that Blacks from the Northwest are much less likely to have an "African-American accent" than those from other parts of the country? They don't even code-switch.
I don't really know what's the reason behind this.
I'm not talking about downright AAVE or Ebonics, but just the accent, which IMO is not a bad thing to have. Just like I don't mind the Southern Accent at all.

I haven't been here in a while.
I have noticed it somewhat. I have a friend who is African-American and from Tacoma. She doesn't have an accent. I started kindergarten in Everett,WA. Could that be why I don't speak ebonics.
I watched Bill Nye The Science Guy as a child and I happen to know it was filmed in Seattle. The black people on that show didn't speak any ebonics or have an accent. One of the persons on that show was featured on a Rice Krispies commericial in the mid 1990's in Seattle.

[pwright1]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

I haven't been here in a while.
I have noticed it somewhat. I have a friend who is African-American and from Tacoma. She doesn't have an accent. I started kindergarten in Everett,WA. Could that be why I don't speak ebonics.
I watched Bill Nye The Science Guy as a child and I happen to know it was filmed in Seattle. The black people on that show didn't speak any ebonics or have an accent. One of the persons on that show was featured on a Rice Krispies commericial in the mid 1990's in Seattle.

It is definately a distinct accent for african americans here in the Puget Sound region. It is like no other. Its almost sort of countrified imo.

[pirate_lafitte]

I was on the internet researching motorcycle clubs with predominantly African-American membership. I came across this motorcycle club: http://www.buffalosoldiersmc.net/

The Seattle-Tacoma chapter of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club