You won't see the sun for 10 months out of the year they said... (Seattle: vacation, activity)

[happygrrrl]

Originally Posted by Mossa

Probably true. They are so sensitive to lack of sunshine, it is insane. One - two days of overcast sky and there are moans "where is the sun" and "the weather is awful" and "the weather is depressing" all over the place. They want their light bulb strictly on schedule. In the morning lights on, in the evening lights off.

So much overgeneralization, misinformation, and stereotyping about California AND Washington.

[happygrrrl]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

People who complain most about the weather here are from SoCal.

Gross stereotyping (again) and not at all true. I have talked to born-and-raised Washington Olympic Peninsula natives who grow extremely weary of the winters.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is real for MANY people. Stop implying that it is a *attitude* of SoCal transplants, that statement reeks of ignorance.

[pnwguy2]

Everyone complains about Seattle weather. It is either too gloomy in the winter, or too hot in the summer. Neither of which are really true at the end of the day. Yeah, I know the headline this month is there has been rain everyday for a month. But that doesn't mean the sun hasn't come out here and there in between. We tend to exaggerate these type of conditions to make a point, when there is really no point to be made. Seattle is an oceanic maritime climate. Get used to it. And enjoy the beautiful sunny days, which actually occur outside of July through August.

[Mossa]

Originally Posted by happygrrrl

Gross stereotyping (again) and not at all true. I have talked to born-and-raised Washington Olympic Peninsula natives who grow extremely weary of the winters.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is real for MANY people. Stop implying that it is a *attitude* of SoCal transplants, that statement reeks of ignorance.

You are right about SAD. But I was talking about personal experience in SoCal where it’s really hard to develop SAD due to the lack of sunshine.

[Angry-Koala]

Originally Posted by thatguy950

Seattle is not green in winter at all, that’s a total myth. It’s grey, darker grey, brown and the “green” trees are really just light black

Yeah, there's some truth to that light black thing, although I'd call it more of a muted dark green. I love it but it's not for everyone.

[Angry-Koala]

Originally Posted by blau808

Its funny, in 2006 in Hawaii we had 40 straight days of rain too, but you would never hear anyone complain about it being too dreary, overcast, and rainy in Hawaii.

Somehow I doubt Hawaii experienced this much overcast. It's more likely that there were lots of rain showers and lots of clouds, but lots more sun than we've been seeing here lately.

[Angry-Koala]

Originally Posted by saibot

Are you saying normal January weather is 100% chance of rain every day? Can that be right? Where exactly are you?

Originally Posted by Botev1912

Of course not. There is no place like that, not even Forks.

Originally Posted by happygrrrl

How much time have you actually spent in Forks?

[mayfair]

The Midwest is not devoid of evergreens (especially places like northern Wisconsin), and the sun comes out sometimes in winter to shine on the snow. It's not green like this, but is not a post apocalyptic wasteland with an unchanging sky. It's easy to stereotype places, but stereotypes never tell the whole story.

[87112]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

You are a troll. Have you been to the Midwest or East coast in the winter? They don't even have grass in the winter and their trees are bare until late April. Somehow haters forget that Seattle is located at the same latitude as Quebec City.

Real classy, keep it going with your put downs of people who dont share your view. This is the 3rd person who you have insulted on the WA forums. I bet you dont have the guts to do this in real life just another keyboard bully.

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by Angry-Koala

Yeah, there's some truth to that light black thing, although I'd call it more of a muted dark green. I love it but it's not for everyone.

A muted dark green is fair, but it looks muted only because of the dark days during winter caused by cloudiness and short daylight. BTW, Seattle's grass stays green year 'round, unlike the midwest and northeast.