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Honolulu has two votes really? Have you ever been there? If you haven't lived there for at least a year they treat you like crap. I know people who just moved there and they said they won't even associate with you for at least a year because so many come and go.
Honolulu has two votes really? Have you ever been there? If you haven't lived there for at least a year they treat you like crap. I know people who just moved there and they said they won't even associate with you for at least a year because so many come and go.
I'm LOL'ing at the Bay Area (San Francisco) and Seattle having zero votes so far. The socially awkward IT geeks, we-hate-L.A. snobs, and hyper-feminists have taken their toll on the sociability rating of the regions. I like the Bay Area and Seattle, in fact, but let's call a spade a spade.
I can also see why people think San Diego is a friendly place. I disagree, but that was based on my experience as a resident there. I think it can be friendly if one is a fit or finds a niche.
L.A. is a mixed bag. The entitled of the west side of L.A. and Newport Beach/Irvine are countered, even outnumbered, by somewhat friendlier people in places like Long Beach, North OC, Riverside, and the San Gabriel Valley. L.A. folks are the most extroverted among major California, and arguably West Coast, cities.
Vancouver is more polite than friendly, but I can't say my experiences with the people have been negative. I do prefer the city and its people to relatively close-by Seattle.
Last edited by CaseyB; 06-20-2016 at 07:20 AM..
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Not sure if it says anything about the people from Alaska, but everyone I've met who has lived in or is from Alaska I've been friends with. Granted it's not many people, but the only other people that has happened with universally was people from St. Louis. Michigan folks come close too.
Then again I suppose you could argue since those people left where they came from they could be said to be atypical.
Typically I get along with women from CA so maybe smaller areas in California?
Honolulu has two votes really? Have you ever been there? If you haven't lived there for at least a year they treat you like crap. I know people who just moved there and they said they won't even associate with you for at least a year because so many come and go.
I voted Vancouver because well, Canada.
I've never found Honolulu to be unfriendly at all personally, I've always had great experiences with the people there.
I'm LOL'ing at the Bay Area (San Francisco) and Seattle having zero votes so far. The socially awkward IT geeks, we-hate-L.A. snobs, and hyper-feminists have taken their toll on the sociability rating of the regions. I like the Bay Area and Seattle, in fact, but let's call a spade a spade.
I can also see why people think San Diego is a friendly place. I disagree, but that was based on my experience as a resident there. I think it can be friendly if one is a fit or finds a niche.
L.A. is a mixed bag. The entitled of the west side of L.A. and Newport Beach/Irvine are countered, even outnumbered, by somewhat friendlier people in places like Long Beach, North OC, Riverside, and the San Gabriel Valley. L.A. folks are the most extroverted among major California, and arguably West Coast, cities.
Vancouver is more polite than friendly, but I can't say my experiences with the people have been negative. I do prefer the city and its people to relatively close-by Seattle.
Seattle Metro gets friendlier the further you get from the City of Seattle. The Seattle Metro has more blue-collar towns than the Bay Area, especially in Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. People in Tacoma are much friendlier and more outgoing than people in Seattle, for example.
Seattle Metro gets friendlier the further you get from the City of Seattle. The Seattle Metro has more blue-collar towns than the Bay Area, especially in Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties. People in Tacoma are much friendlier and more outgoing than people in Seattle, for example.
Eh I see what you're saying but I think it's subtle. And what communities are we talking about? In the Southend and Eastside there is a lot of diversity, some different cultural norms, less educated, some poverty, and a very different vibe than in the Northend. The Southend and Eastside are making strides of improvement for education and community development however. Then you have downtown, hilltop, 6th ave, and the Stadium District where the artists have formed communities and is still pretty diverse in many aspects. The Northend itself consists of many neighborhoods. It is a very wealthy part of town with more similarities to maybe Queen Anne. I think that people in Tacoma overall are less work oriented and more relaxed so it's easier to get to know them. It's a mixed bag of culture where I think Seattle is more homogenous but friendly or outgoing isn't a word I would use to describe Tacoma's culture.
Eh I see what you're saying but I think it's subtle. And what communities are we talking about? In the Southend and Eastside there is a lot of diversity, some different cultural norms, less educated, some poverty, and a very different vibe than in the Northend. The Southend and Eastside are making strides of improvement for education and community development however. Then you have downtown, hilltop, 6th ave, and the Stadium District where the artists have formed communities and is still pretty diverse in many aspects. The Northend itself consists of many neighborhoods. It is a very wealthy part of town with more similarities to maybe Queen Anne. I think that people in Tacoma overall are less work oriented and more relaxed so it's easier to get to know them. It's a mixed bag of culture where I think Seattle is more homogenous but friendly or outgoing isn't a word I would use to describe Tacoma's culture.
I've found people to be a lot more outgoing in Tacoma than in Seattle, and it's a much less snooty vibe from my experience. But I was speaking more broadly that the Seattle metro has plenty of areas that are a lot friendlier than Seattle itself.
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