Which city has more of an identity Seattle or Miami? (compared, places)
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Seattle might have one of the weakest identities of any major US city --- not in terms of the city lacking unique qualities, but in terms of its residents identifying with the city and feeling like it's contributed to who they are. It's a newer, fast-growing, transplant-heavy like Miami, but the people moving here are overwhelmingly USAmerican, so the culture they bring is obviously a lot more like the rest of the country. At least Portland has the whole "go home gentrifiers/newcomers/Californians" thing, that's much less present here.
The progressive factor here at least creates something of an identity. I think it's not as pronounced in other tech cities (Austin, Boston, and especially SF/Silicon Valley), so that does mean a lot of people here feel they have a cultural affinity with other locals, and aren't just here for an Amazon job or whatever. In particular I know a lot of trans people who feel strongly that coming to Seattle allowed them to become self-actualized and explore their own identities without constantly being judged --- and some of them are from places like north NJ and LA.
Seattle might have one of the weakest identities of any major US city --- not in terms of the city lacking unique qualities, but in terms of its residents identifying with the city and feeling like it's contributed to who they are. It's a newer, fast-growing, transplant-heavy like Miami, but the people moving here are overwhelmingly USAmerican, so the culture they bring is obviously a lot more like the rest of the country. At least Portland has the whole "go home gentrifiers/newcomers/Californians" thing, that's much less present here.
The progressive factor here at least creates something of an identity. I think it's not as pronounced in other tech cities (Austin, Boston, and especially SF/Silicon Valley), so that does mean a lot of people here feel they have a cultural affinity with other locals, and aren't just here for an Amazon job or whatever. In particular I know a lot of trans people who feel strongly that coming to Seattle allowed them to become self-actualized and explore their own identities without constantly being judged --- and some of them are from places like north NJ and LA.
But yeah it's nothing like Miami.
Strongly disagree - Seattle actually has quite a strong identity for a Western city. Its music history, coffee/Starbucks, tech companies, rain, general maritime culture, movies and shows like Sleepless in Seattle and Frasier, the Space Needle.
It may not be up there with Miami - which has an extremely unique identity due the strong Cuban population and culture, but again compared to most cities west of the Mississippi it has a very distinct culture and identity.
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