Should You Move To Seattle? I Asked 3 Transplants About Their Experience

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @ReginaScholey
    @ReginaScholey 3 года назад +96

    I’ve noticed in a lot of your videos that you’re someone who obviously loves the sun and “nice” weather. But there’s so many people who are really drawn to and enjoy the gloomy, rainy, “bad” weather of the PNW. I think especially as a real estate agent now, it’s important to remember that not everyone craves the sunshine all the time. I say this as someone from Newport Beach, CA who isn’t a fan of the perpetual sunshine and craves the dreary weather of the PNW. Great video!

    • @LeftoverPat
      @LeftoverPat Год назад +6

      from Huntington! I'm pretty sure I only go outside & to the beach & to disneyland WHEN it rains. AKA i only go outside 5 days a year

    • @beaustine6093
      @beaustine6093 Год назад +10

      This is me. I every day I wake up and see a overcast day, it puts a smile on my face haha.
      I visited Seattle a month ago and i’m seriously considering moving to Seattle.

    • @SarahJo-Obsidian
      @SarahJo-Obsidian 2 месяца назад

      @@beaustine6093Come!! We have plenty of sunshine mixed in with days of partial sunshine and days of full overcast and some dreary days. It’s wonderful. Sitting drinking coffee, looking out at full blue skies today. Yesterday was overcast with some broken clouds and bits of sun. 10/6/24. ☺️🫶🏽

  • @lydiaponce8817
    @lydiaponce8817 Год назад +7

    I grew up in LA and I'm sick of the sun. I moved to Seattle and I loved the rain and the cold.

  • @EmilyPNW
    @EmilyPNW 3 года назад +155

    I grew up in the Bay Area, moved to Boston for school and then to Seattle for the foreseeable future :) Seattle is surrounded by water and mountain ranges making a lot of amazing hiking/outdoors experience so accessible while still living in an urban area. I also prefer the gloominess over Boston's frigid winters and humid summers.

    • @Mandy-cn8sq
      @Mandy-cn8sq 3 года назад +2

      I was thinking about Boston and Seattle lol and the frigid winters of New England make me question is it worth it to be miserable 😂, but then the rainy gloom all yea also make me wonder if ill be depressed being there 😂maybe i should just reconsider my choices 😂

    • @eviltwin7072
      @eviltwin7072 3 года назад +13

      @@Mandy-cn8sq The gloom is the most overrated thing in Seattle. It's not as gloomy as people say. In terms of inches of rain, it rains less here than in the midwest. It mists and drizzles in the winter (we are in the middle of a temperate rain forest), then we have dry, blissful summers. Spring and autumn exist, but barely - mostly we have a wet season and a dry season.

    • @nomaderic
      @nomaderic 3 года назад +1

      @@eviltwin7072 yea I been up here since early April so I caught a couple months of the rainy season and it's not that bad as they make it seem.
      I'm from Houston where it rains all the time, and when it does rain it's freaking torrential rain. Up here its just like a cloudy day with a drizzle rain.
      I haven't seen winter yet but as long as it doesn't snow it's fine to me

    • @anthonysiler4938
      @anthonysiler4938 3 года назад

      How many more of you people plan on flooding in before its absolutely destroyed??? Oh wait to late!!

    • @nomaderic
      @nomaderic 3 года назад +2

      @@anthonysiler4938 it's ruined by yall, white depressed people.
      Everyone I know here loves me. Mainly because I'm always happy and yall are always gloomy and upset and emotional. It's embarrassing watching grown adults like yall act that way

  • @JC-6969
    @JC-6969 Год назад +5

    Born in Jamaica raised in Florida, was a travel nurse for years before I discovered Seattle 8 years ago. The best thing about Seattle and it’s surroundings cities is the amount of activities that are available.

  • @melissaandreag
    @melissaandreag 3 года назад +46

    I’m from Miami, FL and now live in Oregon. I’d love to live in the Seattle area one day, but I love the whole PNW! The rain, weather, and nature are definitely more my vibe.

    • @raquel8720
      @raquel8720 3 года назад +6

      haha I am also from Miami and lived in Portland for several years! (Now in the bay area) Not a lot of us out in Oregon LOL

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад

      Please don’t come here, we’ve had enough transplants destroying our city

    • @melissaandreag
      @melissaandreag 3 года назад

      @@broklynchedur8757 My husband’s family is from and lives in Seattle. Is it discouraged to move to where we have family?
      How are transplants destroying the city? Do you think the big businesses hiring transplants from all over the world are more responsible than the transplants?

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад +1

      @@melissaandreag Yeah, everybody hates Amazon. Maybe you and your husband should move to where your family is from. We are full

    • @melissaandreag
      @melissaandreag 3 года назад +7

      @@broklynchedur8757 We’ll move wherever we feel is best when the time comes and we’ll take care of wherever we live like we do now 👍🏼

  • @MelanieinAction
    @MelanieinAction 3 года назад +62

    I’m from Florida, born and raised and I’m DYING to move to Seattle. My husband and I have a trip planned for a week the beginning of September. I’m trying to get him to fall in love with Seattle too. 😂 I’m a flight attendant that had a long layover there and I fell in love with it all.

    • @MichelleThao
      @MichelleThao 3 года назад +1

      Same here!!

    • @donovan3152
      @donovan3152 3 года назад +1

      What makes you like seattle?

    • @tnkstudio4622
      @tnkstudio4622 3 года назад +3

      If you are a democrat, love your city being burn down and love the summer camp of love. this is the perfect place for you. I lived here over 40 years and thinking of retire here but not anymore.

    • @chanelgerena6146
      @chanelgerena6146 3 года назад +1

      Haha I’m the opposite, my boyfriend wants to move to Seattle and I’m iffy because I only lived in Florida my whole life 🤣 what stood out to you about Seattle? 👀

    • @MelanieinAction
      @MelanieinAction 3 года назад +2

      @@chanelgerena6146 Personally, I love the weather and nature in the PNW. However, after being there for a week+ my husband can't see himself living in Seattle's type of weather climate. He missed being in a hot and humid environment like Florida lol

  • @salemal-fadalah4151
    @salemal-fadalah4151 3 года назад +3

    definitely . i live in kuwait and two of my favorite cities are anchorage and seattle . i love the gloomy cold weather and rain ,

  • @dinali080
    @dinali080 3 года назад +39

    I moved from the D.C. area to Seattle about 3 weeks ago :) Shared a lot of the same sentiments as your friends. Being able to drive an hour to see some orcas or drive the opposite way and go on some incredible hikes is something I would never be able to experience back home. You really get the best of everything here. Definitely see myself staying in Seattle/WA for at least 5-7 years!

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад +1

      Please go away, transplants like you are ruining the city and making it garbage. Go back to where you came from, fix it if you have to but don’t ruin my city just because you finished ruining yours

    • @dinali080
      @dinali080 3 года назад +8

      I moved from DC and it’s not ruined at all. Despite your rude tone and negativity we’d love to have you. I’m sorry that transplants are ruining your city. If you have a problem with it maybe you should leave or take it up with Amazon employees since it seems like they are truly dominating the city you care about.

    • @will8300
      @will8300 2 года назад +1

      I’m the opposite, moved from Seattle to DC. I like DC so far but I do miss how beautiful Seattle is!

    • @robotikempire
      @robotikempire 2 года назад +2

      I'll be driving to seattle from DC next weekend to begin a new job. I hope you've settled in well and are enjoying your new life!

    • @dinali080
      @dinali080 2 года назад

      @@robotikempire oh wow! hope the drive goes well. I really like it here and I actually just got back from visiting my parents in DC and the whole time I missed Seattle. So you can say I am enjoying my new life! You are going to love the weather :) feel free to PM me with any questions or anything!

  • @aashyy
    @aashyy 3 года назад +12

    I've visited Seattle once in December but grew up in Wisconsin so the winter didn't bother me much. Now after living in Phoenix for 6 years I need to give my sweat glands a break and I'm thinking of moving up there next year. I'll be visiting in October and I can't wait! These videos have always been an inspiration for me.

    • @killjoy117007
      @killjoy117007 3 года назад +2

      That’s funny I’m actually going in October too! Originally from New York and living in California for work. Seattle has been a place I always wanted to move too😌

  • @xtw1995
    @xtw1995 3 года назад +21

    Monica’s videos encouraged me to move from phoenix to seattle for sure. i moved here in june. there was soooooo much i had to get used to when i moved here but i fully romanticized the idea of the cozy, rainy city and i will not give a full analysis of my opinion of this city until i’ve experienced winter!

    • @thrashingmetal
      @thrashingmetal 2 года назад +2

      1 year later ....

    • @ilikexboxalot3060
      @ilikexboxalot3060 2 года назад +1

      Yeah, what is your analysis now?

    • @xtw1995
      @xtw1995 2 года назад +3

      @@ilikexboxalot3060 the winters are really mild! everyone seems to complain about the winters, especially locals, but it’s really not bad! im originally from south dakota so im used to extreme weather and brutal winters. i much prefer the rainy winters here!

    • @xtw1995
      @xtw1995 2 года назад +1

      @@thrashingmetal i love it here! :) the winters are so mild and the summers are the best in the nation in my opinion! i also love that seattle is big enough to have a beautiful downtown with interesting architecture yet small enough to have lots of neighborhoods outside the city center. the light rail has been very convenient for me and im excited for them to expand the lines. the pay here is so much better than any of the other cities i’ve lived in. i was making $35k/yr in phoenix and now i make $80k/yr. (started at $52k when i moved here and have had substantial wage increases and 1 promotion). i like the work culture here. i have so many sick/mental health/vacation days i never had before. the air is so much better here (aside from forest fire days). the water is better. being surrounded by water is incredible. my one complaint is that i think everyone here drives like a grandma but aside from that im loving it!

    • @ilikexboxalot3060
      @ilikexboxalot3060 2 года назад

      @@xtw1995 I'm an Iowan, so I definitely know what harsh winters are like! I'm going to Seattle in May for two weeks and am super stoked. Glad to hear you like it. It's my dream city! My goal is to hit up every neighborhood in the city and do the major attractions when I AirBnB there.

  • @debbY100
    @debbY100 2 года назад +9

    I’m from New Jersey and I moved to Seattle in 2004. I L O V E this city ❤️ It was initially hard to make friends and adjusting to the rain was shocking that first year, but I acclimated fast and never want to leave. ❤️

    • @IslamMES
      @IslamMES Год назад +1

      I am lost between Seattle WA and Denver CO, what do u think??

  • @nicolesantiago1971
    @nicolesantiago1971 3 года назад +16

    Loved that Rachel was in this one! Three years ago I moved here from Florida and Rachel and Monica's videos where all that I watched to get pumped for it and to learn more about Seattle! Best decision I made was moving here!

    • @kharlopena7512
      @kharlopena7512 2 года назад +1

      My partner and I are moving from Florida to Seattle at the end of the month! So nice to see someone else has had a positive experience there! :D

  • @johntramel4250
    @johntramel4250 2 года назад +3

    I’m about to relocate from Seattle to San Francisco, but I’m gonna miss Seattle. I love the Pacific Northwest! It’s amazing here!!! So beautiful and a lot to do.

  • @cDrifty
    @cDrifty 2 года назад +7

    I grew up in nor cal and have lived in San Diego/LA the past 4 years and after visiting Seattle last year I have really been considering moving up there because I fell in love with the city/nature and everything. Also work in Tech so I feel like everything flows together. But I'm scared to get out there and have no friends/family over there lol

  • @XOOOOElizabethOOOOX
    @XOOOOElizabethOOOOX 3 года назад +7

    i moved here from Los Angeles in January and I absolutely love it! It's a manageable small city and the people are super cool.

    • @treacherousviper
      @treacherousviper 3 года назад +1

      not exactly a small city,its a large city just not L.A. lol….where i live is a small city haha

  • @nataliabernardo
    @nataliabernardo 2 года назад +3

    I've been living in Seattle for 5 year and love living here. I don't miss the hot and humid places at all.

  • @eusaybiaparker
    @eusaybiaparker 3 года назад +15

    This was such an awesome video. I loved hearing how differently they explained the way they felt about the city and the things they found interesting and how their answers for best places were are different!

  • @prncssmarie9076
    @prncssmarie9076 3 года назад +16

    I love Seattle and hope to experience living there one day (currently in southern AZ, I hate the heat)

    • @nicolea8205
      @nicolea8205 3 года назад +6

      I’m also from Arizona and am hoping to move to Seattle. I also cannot stand the heat

    • @There_YouAre
      @There_YouAre 3 года назад

      @@nicolea8205 Agree with both of you. From Tucson but now live in Phoenix, NOT looking forward to another 100* October :)

  • @andrielweir
    @andrielweir 3 года назад +10

    Funny I had a nightmare and felt uneasy told myself I wanted to watch Monica she’ll make me relax and here we are! I’m originally from southern Illinois, moved to Texas one semester didn’t have a great education experience so I went to Indiana. I love my teachers but man do I hate the area I’m in. I always thought I hated home but whenever I go back I realize how much I love it! Most people are taught to move away but I’m definitely moving back once I’m done with undergrad and hope to stay close if I choose to continue on. I was literally dreaming about being at home but had to either call off of work or drive back and make it just in time to clock in. I say I want to move try Seattle all the time but who knows maybe I will maybe I won’t.

  • @michellet2024
    @michellet2024 2 года назад +9

    I was born and raised in Seattle, and while I love that so many people now understand why we have always been so proud of our city, I admit that it is in many ways entirely different from when I grew up. That's fine, life moves on, things change. I chose to leave Seattle because of the weather, and because it was growing too fast for me once the tech companies took over. I like to tell people that when I was a kid the tallest building in Seattle was the Smith Tower (happy that your friend liked that building!) Then came the Sea-First building, which was renamed SAFCO Plaza. We called it 'the box the Space Needle came in,' because it was this big ugly black box that was around 50 stories high. I don't know what it is called now. Anyway, happy to watch your videos to remind me that while I no longer want to live in Seattle, it is still a great city and a wonderful place to live for so many.

  • @andrea_rose
    @andrea_rose 3 года назад +63

    Is there like...a Facebook group or something... for transplants looking to make friends?! Hahaha. Hoping to move to Seattle next year myself, but I feel like being older (I'm in my 30's) it's even harder meeting new people to hang out with. Anyway...Love your content, Monica! :)

    • @jaimiemartinez5193
      @jaimiemartinez5193 3 года назад +7

      I'm in my 30's too and have thought about moving to Seattle.

    • @marystravellife
      @marystravellife 3 года назад +9

      28 moving to Seattle (from Europe) next week ☺️

    • @chey4969
      @chey4969 3 года назад +6

      I’m 23 and I want to move to Seattle sometime next year too!

    • @lisas7878
      @lisas7878 3 года назад +8

      Moved to Seattle in May and also realizing it’s so hard to make friends as you get older. I’m 27 but have an old soul. Always happy to meet up!

    • @marystravellife
      @marystravellife 3 года назад

      @@lisas7878 Hej! I’m 28 moving to Seattle next week (Lynnwood area). Which neighbourhood are you at?

  • @Inlieuofsue
    @Inlieuofsue 2 года назад +5

    I’m interested in the “Seattle Freeze”, seems more relaxed vs. hyper extroverted where you have the space to relax without someone in your face 24/7.

  • @johndesohn7973
    @johndesohn7973 3 года назад +9

    I'm not even from America or even from continent and Seattle is my dream city to live in, hope one day i will

  • @marystravellife
    @marystravellife 3 года назад +7

    I’m from Europe dreaming of living in Washington. I lived there for 2 years and soon I’m moving back and I’m so excited. I just love this place!

    • @VKat
      @VKat 2 года назад +2

      I’m from California but currently live in Seattle. I dream of moving to Europe, so opposite you!

    • @marystravellife
      @marystravellife 2 года назад +1

      @@VKat Oh I wish we'd have some California sunshine in Seattle! Which country in Europe would you like to move to?

    • @VKat
      @VKat 2 года назад +1

      @@marystravellife I think London would be easiest because of the language, but I also really enjoyed my visits to Copenhagen. Most probable might be Zurich though because my husband has Swiss citizenship (even though he’s American born), and Switzerland is central. I love France and Italia too, but would likely just visit regularly. My sister-in-law lives in Berlin but I didn’t like it there too much. What part of Europe are you from? Are you moving back to Seattle or a different part of WA?

    • @marystravellife
      @marystravellife 2 года назад +1

      @@VKat I used to live in London and it’s a great place to live! You can basically travel the whole country including Scotland by bus & train for cheap prices. My home in Austria is close to the border of Switzerland and Germany (about a 20 min drive away). I never lived in Switzerland but it’s a beautiful country. When I visited Berlin I didn’t like it that much either. I moved back to Seattle in August 2021 and I’m still here :)

  • @SoHealingSounds
    @SoHealingSounds 2 года назад +3

    Portlander here.. I LOVE Seattle for trips, it's a blessing to be only 3 hours away. I moved to Austin, TX for a new experience though because I needed the sunshine, I fucking LOVE Austin. A difference in culture is amazing for me! I don't think very many Oregonians move to Washington since they are so very similar, but Oregon is more friendly and more affordable. I also find Oregon to be a lot more geared towards hippies where as Seattle has a classy business metropolitan feel. I love every visit to Seattle it has an elevated and fresh feel! Your videos are awesome by the way. PNW LOVE

  • @Fordriasdance
    @Fordriasdance 2 года назад +7

    I'm from Seattle. Moved away 5 years ago ! I'm in Texas in Houston and it's now reached its limit for me. It's ghetto here. 😩. I'm ready to move back home but to an area I did not grow up !

    • @janelytoledo5641
      @janelytoledo5641 4 месяца назад

      hey!! Im thinking of moving away from Houston to seattle. haha. is it better??

    • @Fordriasdance
      @Fordriasdance 4 месяца назад +2

      @janelytoledo5641 Seattle has beaitful summers. Cost of living is more but jobs also pay more. Great transportation systems. Most people live on outskirts of seattle... 15-20 mins outside city limits. Kent /renton/seatac to name a few places.

    • @vikm1341
      @vikm1341 2 месяца назад

      Oh yeah Texas us ghetto in general lol especially Houston.

    • @vikm1341
      @vikm1341 2 месяца назад

      I used to live In Houston, currently in Austin. Its the same people from Houston so it sucks.

  • @TheLoftySloth
    @TheLoftySloth 3 года назад +4

    as a recent transplant. this was a really cool video to see the insights of other transplants and being able to know what places they were talking about was cool. Seattle totally has a vibe and I love it.

  • @MC11231
    @MC11231 3 года назад +8

    Great video! I think about moving to the PNW a lot (I’ve visited twice and LOVED it), so hearing about Seattle from a transplant’s perspective is really interesting!

  • @waterbender19
    @waterbender19 2 года назад +5

    one thing about Seattle is, people seem soo just genuine and chill. honestly I would prefer to be ghosted/flaked on than to force hangouts with people who don't wanna hang, either with me or just at that time. I seriously feel like Seattle is my vibe

    • @m3lodic.33
      @m3lodic.33 2 года назад

      Seattle is similar to Vancouver (Canada) it actually sucks when you’re constantly flaked or ghosted even on dating apps. Dating is terrible. And people rather hang out with their partner only everyday and forget about their friends as if they never existed.
      Not what it’s cracked up to be.

  • @rohanlal6266
    @rohanlal6266 3 года назад +9

    Walk down Pioneer square near the court or even Pike Place Market area and you wouldn't want to live in Seattle. Was not like this a few years ago. It's getting really bad. Now if you stay in MI, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland you will have a great time.

    • @rjvizaka..dprrob1972
      @rjvizaka..dprrob1972 3 года назад +1

      What is MI ?

    • @Jarph0821
      @Jarph0821 3 года назад

      @@rjvizaka..dprrob1972 Mercer island

    • @russ1376
      @russ1376 2 года назад

      yes basically draw a line from highway 167, 405, up to I-5 anything east of that will be nice area. go west then you have to look for areas that are nicer out of the whole community.

  • @jimsea49
    @jimsea49 3 года назад +8

    I can relate both to "sort of" being from here, in that I was born as raised in Spokane, and to being/feeling like a transplant, in that after I left Spokane to join the Army at age 18 in 1978, I lived in so many different places in the US and around the world. I finally ended up in the Puget Sound area (via then-Ft. Lewis) in the Army in 1988, left the Army in 1990, and settled in Seattle in 1991. (It feels ironic to me now that I've lived in the Seattle city proper longer than I've lived anywhere else!)
    Your video touched on so many good points, and the one about the Seattle Freeze resonated with me. I've found that finding friends through shared interests and activities really helped me to start to overcome the "Freeze". But people here are definitely reserved, in my experience, much like in a lot of Northern European places.
    But I'm constantly amazed by the fantastic natural beauty of the region and I really love living in a city by the water.

  • @ebonysharee
    @ebonysharee Год назад +3

    Every time I move from Seattle, I come back! lol It's home...what can you say?! I feel the next move will be permanent though but I will always visit.

  • @Jeroen74
    @Jeroen74 3 года назад +92

    I thought the Seattle Freeze was about the shitty weather and got all confused when they started talking about making friends, so I googled the term, now I understand lol

    • @hannahrowe3902
      @hannahrowe3902 3 года назад

      lmao

    • @murcia27ny
      @murcia27ny 3 года назад +2

      It’s a real thing

    • @wingedassassins
      @wingedassassins 3 года назад

      The Washington freeze.

    • @illla
      @illla 3 года назад

      @@murcia27ny no

    • @msi8311
      @msi8311 2 года назад +1

      It’s real and I love it. Seattle isn’t supposed to be for everyone :)

  • @amberfritsche3381
    @amberfritsche3381 3 года назад +10

    Such a great video idea! Wish more people did this with various cities

  • @grayonthewater
    @grayonthewater 3 года назад +10

    Love this video! Please do more like it!
    Girl I would move to Seattle if I could afford it! I’m born and raised in Texas and I hate it here, Austin is the only place worth living and I do love this city for what it is but the pacific north west is the best! The nature, the water, the food, the culture, the proximity to Canada, the weather, I dream of moving there someday!

    • @nomaderic
      @nomaderic 3 года назад +1

      I came from Houston. Been up here in Portland for about 6 months now but I also spend alot of time in Seattle as well. When and if you get the chance, do it. I love texas and I've got to visit alot of the country but nothing compares to the pacific northwest. It's even more amazing than you think it's gonna be.

  • @jean5833
    @jean5833 3 года назад +7

    Interesting to hear transplant perspectives on the city you’re from!

  • @Erikster1000
    @Erikster1000 3 года назад +25

    I was born and raised here in Seattle and yet some of my best friends are recent transplants. I find it funny how locals always complain about the new people and yet, that's what it took me to beat the freeze.

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад +2

      I was born and raised here in Seattle, but moved to a more rural town. I won’t go back. There’s no more Seattlites in Seattle, just a bunch of transplants and I hate each and everyone of them.

    • @msi8311
      @msi8311 2 года назад +1

      I find it hard to believe a Seattle native experienced the freeze. I’ve never heard of that. I’m 4th generation from Seattle and I love the freeze. Seattle is for people who don’t want to bother others, and those who don’t like being bothered.

    • @DreRassjah
      @DreRassjah 2 года назад +3

      @@msi8311 lmao what the actually ?&(#. You guys are weird.

  • @theamoo7
    @theamoo7 3 года назад +12

    Would you ever consider doing a (covid safe) meet up? To help us seattle transplants combat the freeze??

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад +2

      Yeah, go meet up in Portland. And stay there

    • @msi8311
      @msi8311 2 года назад

      @Brokly nChedur 100million%

  • @blackwalls8126
    @blackwalls8126 2 года назад +2

    Super introverted. I need friends. Guess I'm not moving to Seattle. I live in CT and the freeze is a thing here too. My social time is when I'm driving to and from work and I get to sit in traffic with all these beautiful people.

  • @INeedJesus4sure
    @INeedJesus4sure 2 года назад +3

    As a Swede I really want to visit, I love rain and the gloomy weather is seems so cozy. How cold is it in winter though?

  • @ThatAboutDoesIt
    @ThatAboutDoesIt 2 года назад +2

    Moved to Seattle from Orange County (Irvine) and lived there for 10 years(West Seattle off 35th and then to Beacon Hill). I was immediately hit with the Seattle Freeze.. It took a minute to make friends but I eventually met my wife (PNW Local) and It didn't take long to convince her to move back to CA with me!

  • @reuvenraimundhuber6664
    @reuvenraimundhuber6664 Год назад +1

    I was born and raised in Victoria, BC which is just across the border from Port Angeles, Washington .. super close to Seattle. I’ve always liked Seattle but it’s too close to where I was born and raised. I prefer sunnier climates and don’t mind the snow ❄️ as well. I’m not a huge fan of rain 🌧 since I was born and raised with it in Victoria … but now live in Madison, Wisconsin which I love. Winters here are much colder with snow plus we also get a lot more sunshine here as well.
    But Seattle is a really awesome high tech city.

  • @okalanibergschneider1201
    @okalanibergschneider1201 2 года назад +3

    It’s me and my husband dream to end up to Seattle in the next few years. My favorite part is the weather plus the cost of living is similar to that of living in Southern California. We’re visiting in six weeks and I can’t wait to return. I’ve always wanted to move to Washington since I was teenager but had never been. We finally visited in September 2021 and we were ready to pack up our life in San Diego and move the day after we returned. I think I’ll be okay with the Seattle freeze because I have two friends and I mostly just want to be by myself and doing things alone.

    • @SarahJo-Obsidian
      @SarahJo-Obsidian 2 месяца назад

      Did you move here??? 🫶🏽

    • @okalanibergschneider1201
      @okalanibergschneider1201 2 месяца назад +1

      @@SarahJo-Obsidian we haven’t moved yet. The plan is move in the spring next year. We’re very excited.

    • @SarahJo-Obsidian
      @SarahJo-Obsidian 2 месяца назад

      @@okalanibergschneider1201 awesome. Hope you make it and all goes well ☺️

  • @michelle7432
    @michelle7432 3 года назад +3

    I was born and raised in California. Moved to Iowa after college then moved to the Seattle area right before the pandemic hit. Alot of the aspects that were described in your video I felt aren't unique to just moving to Seattle. Even though the midwest is known to have friendly people, it still felt like a "Seattle Freeze". It was hard for me to make friends and I had to really try by intentionally putting myself out there. Most of my friends in Iowa are the people I worked with but that friendship did not build easily and most of them are also transplants to that area. People were always nice to your face but they would rarely invite you to go do anything with them or hangout outside of work. It wasn't because they were mean but because they were comfortable with their set of friends they've made over the years of living there. I feel the same way here in Seattle. The pandemic definitely didn't help though in making new friends so only time will tell. I loved all the places I've lived so far. Each place has their own unique characteristics and charm! But so far I've been loving Seattle even during this pandemic!! :D FYI, west coast best coast =P

  • @Tomakri15
    @Tomakri15 3 года назад +5

    Love that you’re posting more and the real estate content!

  • @laurellee8051
    @laurellee8051 3 года назад +2

    Seattle is such an amazing place! I'm sad I didn't get to explore much but definitely loved living there.

  • @Cyborg1170
    @Cyborg1170 2 года назад +2

    Sold my 800sq foot house in LA for 5 million. Just bought a mansion up in Seattle for the same price. Love it here.

  • @NefariaAdventures
    @NefariaAdventures 5 месяцев назад

    This was interesting to watch. I moved to Seattle right after my high school graduation in 2006, then moved away from Washington in 2011. Crazy to see how much Seattle has exploded and changed. It was a growing experience to live here in my teens and early twenties, but I can't say I miss it, especially with how much it's deteriorating.

  • @There_YouAre
    @There_YouAre 3 года назад +1

    THIS IS THE VIDEO FOR ME. Tucson, AZ is home, college in CO, worked in FL, now live in Phoenix, AZ and Seattle is where I want to settle. Always love your expertise combined with Seattle content :)

  • @chloeblume7168
    @chloeblume7168 3 года назад +6

    Loved this video!! Great idea Monica 😊 I’m a Seattle local too and recently moved back after going to college in LA so I definitely know how you feel! Plus, I’ve been working in real estate since moving back so I relate even more 😂 Thanks for repping our city so well ❤️

  • @mkaids
    @mkaids 2 года назад +1

    I am 62+...kaid skerlong; have lived in WA State since I left MN (t3rd Grade)...with some stints including College in Eastern WA=love it here...unemployed and no vehicle or house of my own...I enjoy your vids, I am a TBI Survivor College Grad [class of 1987]you are looking good

  • @ChrisThrifts
    @ChrisThrifts 3 года назад +4

    I moved from Hawaii to Charleston South Carolina for college. I thought my life would be in Charleston but decided to move to Seattle right before the Pandemic hit. All my friends I made were at the Dog Park, to be honest. It's not that hard to make friends :)

  • @Sailormoonsuperfan94
    @Sailormoonsuperfan94 2 года назад +4

    Seattle has a special magic to it.

  • @Krista16K
    @Krista16K 3 года назад +6

    Love Rachel's channel. Loved this colab!

  • @laurenwilliams2558
    @laurenwilliams2558 2 года назад

    This is a great video and fun! Ugh I put it in my watch later and completely forgot about it. Transplant here! I could see this being really helpful for someone considering moving here and someone who just moved here.

  • @duncanharper3526
    @duncanharper3526 3 года назад

    I just moved from flint MI to the Fremont district of seattle Wa and it encumbered everything that I wanted in life. I've always had an adventurous spirit about me and it embodied everything that I wanted for myself in the present and for the future!

  • @Edward_T_Martin
    @Edward_T_Martin Год назад +3

    Making friends in Seattle is impossible., unless you already know people. I didn't know anyone there and tried for a decade. I left with only 2 friends. I only hear from one of them once I left.

  • @JoshyBoy98311
    @JoshyBoy98311 2 года назад +1

    I was born and grew up in the surrounding area of Seattle. Moved to North Carolina when I was 15... 16 years later I am in Florida and want to move back to the Seattle area. Miss it alot everytime I think about it. But it's a bit scary to think about moving there cause I don't have family or much of a friend system on the west coast. I still really miss it there.

  • @steffjalv1340
    @steffjalv1340 3 года назад +7

    Could you make a video about the options of public transport in Seattle? Do people use cars as much as in LA? Or they can use the sub or bus to travel around the city? :)

    • @steffjalv1340
      @steffjalv1340 3 года назад +2

      Is it more like NYC in terms of traveling? Or is it more like L.A that you need to use your car all the time?

    • @msi8311
      @msi8311 2 года назад +1

      Don’t move here. Public transportation sucks and is unsafe. Very car dependent and lots of traffic. Also there’s the Seattle freeze. Maybe Portland or Atlanta would be better.

  • @SavageScientist
    @SavageScientist 2 года назад +1

    Great video, i think i need to do a video on the seattle freeze i just moved here from Louisiana

  • @KellyLira
    @KellyLira 3 года назад +8

    AHHHH Monica, you did such a good job with this one!! I still have to see Kerry Park on a clear day during sunset… then maybe it won’t be overrated 🙈

  • @Trish....
    @Trish.... 3 года назад +5

    You're making a good case for Seattle!!!

  • @joaneddy-ui4xs
    @joaneddy-ui4xs Год назад

    I grew up near seattle there are do many things to do. Water mountains boating riberd for fishing. Puget Sound is gorgeous. Add Mt Rainier . To the beauty

  • @yahyoubetchaa
    @yahyoubetchaa 2 года назад +1

    I've never lived in Seattle, only visited, and only made friends because my partner knew someone there. It's hard to make friends anywhere after college- that has been my experience everywhere I've lived (Portland, Miami, the Midwest, the South, etc.) As one of the girls said, and as my experience has been as well- it's easier if you already know someone there, because then you can meet new people through their friends

  • @heatherberger550
    @heatherberger550 3 года назад +3

    I’ve lived here 52 years. The surrounding area is beautiful but Seattle is no longer the town I remember. Breaks my heart. Good luck, I’m moving.

    • @dannymoulton4829
      @dannymoulton4829 3 года назад +2

      Where are you going to go? No place is the same as it was 50 years ago.

  • @youknowwithMartyKauffman
    @youknowwithMartyKauffman 3 года назад +4

    Yeah when I first left Oregon for LA it was good for a bit but then I was like I need to get back PNW for life

  • @Jguru5
    @Jguru5 2 года назад +1

    I’m getting Seattle freeze :/ just moved here… maybe it’s cuz I’m 29.. idk, but it’s rough

  • @ddolde
    @ddolde 3 года назад +1

    I think of Seattle as a pile of wet concrete and yes I spent a couple years there. Can't take the winters

  • @krystalscott685
    @krystalscott685 3 года назад +1

    Would you be open to doing a video of the surrounding towns like Bellevue or Bothell? For those that want to live in more of the residential areas? Thanks!!

  • @WuznMe
    @WuznMe 2 месяца назад

    I also moved from Hawaii. I lived all my life in Hawaii for 40 years and was getting nowhere because of the price of paradise. I moved across the water (Bremerton), but I love Seattle and went every weekend. I made friends (in Seattle) from going out 😆. I know this video is geared towards young techies, but after living here in Washington State for 15 years, I'm never leaving. Yes, pricey around Seattle but there are other places to live and then there's nature. Nature is everywhere!

  • @nicolea8205
    @nicolea8205 3 года назад +13

    I’m originally from Phoenix, Arizona and want to move to Seattle one day! It’s just way too hot here and the summers get so depressing. Arizona is apparently going to be running out of water soon and it’s just way too crowded. You have to drive everywhere and the public transportation is a joke. Looking forward to exploring a much cozier vibe! Thanks for the video Monica :)

    • @Teetee554
      @Teetee554 3 года назад +2

      I visited Arizona a few weeks ago, it's such a beautiful state. But beyond the beautiful scenery it felt boring. Let's not talk about the radio stations were horrible.

    • @There_YouAre
      @There_YouAre 3 года назад +2

      Just finding you on all my Seattle dreaming content and wanting to commiserate over our Phoenix summer loathing lol

    • @cscapes23
      @cscapes23 2 года назад +2

      Fellow Arizonan here. I totally get it lol, it’s so urban here but still feels desolate. Seattle would be a good change!

  • @zsconger
    @zsconger 2 года назад +2

    I’m from Oklahoma and for some reason the past couple years I’ve wanted to move to Seattle. I’m a fan of gloomy weather. I like lower temps. I’m an introvert at heart but it’s a scary shock lol

    • @montgomeryscottys8213
      @montgomeryscottys8213 2 года назад

      Same. I just want to go west, either Seattle or phoenix

    • @lovelydolltime8006
      @lovelydolltime8006 2 года назад +1

      I'm from California and same. Hell, I've even visited Seattle twice in the late fall (December 2018 and November 2019). Seattle is paradise to me. :vampire:

  • @slimjseattle
    @slimjseattle 3 года назад +16

    Please tell the fella designing bike lanes to keep it up. Seattle needs more!!

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад

      They’ve ruined our streets, and they’re dangerous now that bikes don’t have to stop at stop signs to cross roads, they just jet out in front of traffic like retards.

  • @catalinacamp7019
    @catalinacamp7019 3 года назад +5

    Ahh yay I love yours and Rachel’s videos, i moved to a Seattle suburb when I was a freshman in high school and fell in love with PNW!! The trees, fall, the rain, just such a unique and perfect vibe, and now I’m a real estate agent here! 🤍🤍🤍

  • @luck3971
    @luck3971 3 года назад

    Wow as a recent transplant from the Bay, this video was super helpful.

  • @BenJohnston1993
    @BenJohnston1993 Год назад

    I was a transplant to Redmond in 2007 from Colorado, but since moved back to cO.

  • @weirddingus4620
    @weirddingus4620 2 года назад +1

    Seattle local as well. Seattle is the new LA for people now n' days, along with places like Austin, TX

  • @ModernJewelryMakers
    @ModernJewelryMakers 3 года назад +2

    I’m with you as someone who grew up here - I’m like “ why would you move here?”
    My kids are now grown & I could move anywhere but since they plan on staying in the area I am too because I can’t imagine being away from them! But I fantasize about living in NYC or SF all the time!

    • @msi8311
      @msi8311 2 года назад

      I don’t want more people to move to seattle, it has changed a lot and not for the better. I’m 4th generation Seattle (same w my husband), and want my kids to be 5th generation.

    • @lovelydolltime8006
      @lovelydolltime8006 2 года назад

      I want to move to Seattle because of the clouds and rain. :vampire:

  • @andreasol4335
    @andreasol4335 3 года назад +2

    This was so fun!! I've been thinking about moving to Seattle, but I don't know how I'd go from sunny friendly México to gloomy unfriendlish Seattle 😂. I love Kelly's videos! Can't wait to check out Rachel's and Tyler seems super nice as well. Thanks for sharing their POVs on Seattle.

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад

      Please don’t come to Seattle, we don’t want you here. We are full!

    • @ready40111
      @ready40111 3 года назад +1

      @@broklynchedur8757 But didn’t you say you moved to a rural town? Lol

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад

      Yes, I can’t work or live in the city anymore. At least with so many transplants. Still can’t do all the things that need done, the county courthouse and most legal business is downtown and now it’s too dangerous to get married or anything with all the shit going on. I’m not going to give up my firearm protection because clowns like you think all the rape and murder are funny and righteous.

    • @ready40111
      @ready40111 3 года назад +1

      @@broklynchedur8757 A lot of assumptions going on in your comment 😂

    • @broklynchedur8757
      @broklynchedur8757 3 года назад

      @@ready40111 assumptions? Lol, have you been Downtown in the last two years? That shit is dangerous Seattle went from someplace that was safe enough to walk most places at night to pretty much Chicago. You have to leave the city to find Seattle now, not very many locals left, they’re getting pushed out. Enjoy the emerald city before the commiefornians turn it to San Francisco, where they let hobos SHIT in the STREET like dogs. Oh wait....

  • @WhereTheLocalsRoam
    @WhereTheLocalsRoam 3 года назад +1

    I'm moving to Seattle from NYC in a few months and I can't wait! I grew up in Wisconsin, then spent the last 11 years in NYC and after being cooped up for 2 years, decided it was time for a change of scenery (and coast). I've visited a lot of places in the US, but Seattle and Austin were the only two I ever thought I could move to. And honestly, Austin gets way too hot (despite the incredible food), so I think I made the right choice :)

    • @sherlyycakes
      @sherlyycakes 2 года назад +1

      I’m moving to seattle from NYC in the summer! Would love to connect!

    • @WhereTheLocalsRoam
      @WhereTheLocalsRoam 2 года назад

      @@sherlyycakes My email's in my "about me" section! Feel free to reach out!

  • @aimee-hyj
    @aimee-hyj 3 года назад

    the shot with kelly is STUNNING

  • @sterlingmarshel6299
    @sterlingmarshel6299 3 года назад +1

    great video - glad you interviewed Rachel

  • @cindyvanwyk5320
    @cindyvanwyk5320 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful city, but men the seattle freeze things is soooo real! I moved here with my husband from New York, and we are seriously considering moving back to New York. It’s not worthy, relationships and connection are far way more important than just living on a pretty city :(

  • @RaveknightGaming
    @RaveknightGaming 2 года назад

    thanks for the video gave me perspective....im really looking to move to Washington im living in California and feel like california is getting to expensive for me to buy a home and really thinking of buying a house

  • @alyssaalvarez5874
    @alyssaalvarez5874 Год назад

    I moved here from Texas a month ago and I hate it so far😅
    I’m scared I’m going to run back home as soon as I have to deal with short, cloudy winter days

  • @orionvassi
    @orionvassi 2 года назад +2

    Born and raised in Seattle. The only good things here are the weather and the Seattle freeze (people ignore you.) Y'all are nuts for moving here. I'm going to Bangkok asap.

  • @SaSha-hb5rq
    @SaSha-hb5rq 3 года назад

    I love this city so much, a lot of my relatives live there. Sadly my family plan to move to Seattle was delayed by the pandemic, hopefully we will move there soon.

  • @Jesus_is_savior
    @Jesus_is_savior 2 года назад +1

    I’m gonna move here and live here forever so cozy 🥰

  • @audreycoolbeens
    @audreycoolbeens 3 года назад +1

    omg i found rachel's channel back when i started dreaming about moving to seattle too. Can't wait to leave florida and i'm counting down the days until I leave lol.

  • @kevanbarter
    @kevanbarter 3 года назад

    I was born in Hawaii, grew up in Seattle area, went back to Hawaii last year and now back in Seattle.

  • @kariikrush
    @kariikrush 3 года назад +2

    Born and raised in LA but I want to move to Seattle because I don’t like the sunshine haha

  • @Ja50nkAt
    @Ja50nkAt Год назад

    Boston and Austin, got me remembering the movie Road Trip haha.

  • @Amanda3280h
    @Amanda3280h Год назад

    I’d like to move to Seattle but I’m terrified of the Cascadia subduction zone 😢

  • @sbragdon212
    @sbragdon212 3 года назад +2

    Gosh I need this for every town not in a city. Lol I need acreage out of the city, away from people but still fast internet please lol

  • @suzanneewilkie8635
    @suzanneewilkie8635 3 года назад +1

    Great video! I want to move to Seattle now!

  • @kittycat43015
    @kittycat43015 3 года назад +1

    My geology prof told us to never move to Seattle. But I would love to visit but now I’m scared lol

  • @waggingtailsdogwalkingofwi5696
    @waggingtailsdogwalkingofwi5696 2 года назад +2

    How do people afford Seattle?

  • @kooolkay
    @kooolkay 3 года назад

    I did the move from Vancouver, BC (Seattle and Vancouver are very similar) to Los Angeles, CA just over 2 years ago now. So I did the opposite.

  • @brianxyz
    @brianxyz 3 года назад

    Interesting video. Bit surprised no one talked about the traffic.

    • @sarab5222
      @sarab5222 3 года назад

      Many companies are still remote so it’s not nearly as bad as it used to be, they also seem to all live pretty close to downtown

  • @bernadettemary2135
    @bernadettemary2135 3 года назад

    oh my gosh the hawaiian guy mentioned malaysian food, thats where im from!! that really surprised me, i wonder if he has malaysian roots too?