Reviews & Comments
Seattle, WA
Cool, grey, outdoorsy, educated, polite, reserved -
5/9/2014There's no racism in Seattle. The black community tends to live in SE Seattle, but there's no problem if black people live elsewhere. Seattle is a liberal city, and almost everyone here is a Democrat. If you lived in Dixie and loved it, don't move to Seattle. Seattle is as different from Dixie as you can get. The weather is cool and grey most of the year. Drizzling is commoner than heavy rain. Snow is rare, and it doesn't last long if it does snow. People are very polite, but Seattleites are not very outgoing. If you are a black person in a white neighborhood, and people seem polite but reserved, it's not a racial thing. That's how people treat each other in Seattle, no matter what their race. If you are careful to recycle, your neighbors will approve of you. If you want to talk about Jesus, or praise the 'job creators,' you will find that your audience has drifted away rather quickly, but politely, very politely.
It's a yuppie place - people are very educated here, and often work in high-technology companies in software, the internet, or high end biotec research. If you want to make friends, join a group that engages in outdoor activities, such as the Mountaineers. If you're conservative, Seattle is not for you. Go to east of the Cascade mountains if you want to be a conservative in Washington, and live in a community that is receptive towards your politics. Seattle is for hiking, mountain climbing, kayaking, skiing, sailing (under real sails, not in speedboats,) Go to art gallery openings, and demonstrate for liberal causes. I suspect that the major religion in Seattle is environmentalism. If you think Faux Spews is the best news station on the air, don't come to Seattle, or you will be shunned. Living here is expensive compared to the South or the Midwest. Land in Seattle is at a premium because it is squeezed between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. If you go very far to the east from Seattle, you are in the Cascade mountain range, which is difficult to build on. This is a mountain range that is high enough to have a number of glaciers and volcanoes. There are high mountain ranges both East and West of Seattle, covered with volcanoes, which you see over lakes and sounds. Evergreen trees are everywhere, so it is always very green. Rhododendrons, azalias, and camelias grow everywhere, as do ornamental cherry trees. All of this adds up to a city of stunning beauty.