Tip for meeting people here. Find something you like to do and find a place where you can do it. Keep going to the same place and others will start noticing you. Strike up convos, become a regular. You'll make friends with people who like some of the same things you do. Seattle people are nice, but they like their patterns and their "places", and everyone feels like they don't have the bandwidth, so find a way to get into that bandwidth, or minimize your 'width'.
I'm literally copying your comment into my notebook and holding onto it to help me, regardless of where I end up living in my life after I finish my Master's Degree.
I moved to Seattle in 1970. I now live in a SE suburb incorporated town. I loved Seattle from the moment I moved here and still love the whole urban area. It is tough if you don’t have a high salary as the cost of housing is quite high. I moved here as a student in 1970 and could pay rent and tuition by a campus job and a few shifts in a tavern making pizzas and sandwiches. I can’t imagine anyone being able to do that now. The scenery is amazing and so are most of the people.
Having moved here from Melbourne, Australia, I've found Seattle people to be absurdly unfriendly. Drivers love to tailgate and argue until you confront them. Seattle people blame it all on "transplants", but the transplants are the only people that will hold the door for you and have a wee chat. Then they turn around and call Portland people weird for being normal, nice neighbors. It's a strange hypocrisy that doesn't exist so much in Australia (Melbourne and Sydney I've lived in). So much potential here, can't wrap my head around it really.
You hit the nail on the head with that comment. Its funny because the trend that you'll see here after awhile is the Seattle freeze gets attributed to one side or the other; and it all depends on who you're talkin to. If you're a transplant they'll tell you it's the Seattle natives; if you're a Seattle native, they'll tell you it's the transplants. However, what's funny is... if you do manage to find friends here as a transplant it's 99 percent of the time gonna be other transplants! Because we are the actual friendly ones! The the natives close out their friends circles and are only nice on the surface but will not truly care to let you in their cliques. Us Transplants on the other hand are the ones will speak to strangers and hold the door open for each other and engage in human interaction, and be down to hang out and not shoe each other away with passive aggressive body language or flake!!😂😂. So truly what does that tell you. I have my own little theory kind of as I've gone down this rabbit hole a lot from living here for five years. So my theory is this; Seattle used to be this Podunk little town (which it was) that nobody ever thought about unless you were from here. They were the city version of an underground/underrated band. Then all of a sudden with all the tech boom and Starbucks and Nirvana etc etc ....Seattle got put on the map! However, just like an underground band that wasn't popular before except with a certain subculture, now everyone's flocking to it and the natives have their panties in a wad because Seattle got popular when before, no one thought about them. There is very much a saltiness in the air because of it. And there is a mega gate keeping attitude here and my friend who was born and raised here used those exact words to describe the culture and I had an 'aha' moment when she said that. And I believe you can contribute you can attribute the Seattle freeze to that gatekeeping attitude. If you weren't down with the band before they got popular they don't want you being a fan now lol. If you weren't born and raised here you aren't part of the clique and you can't sit with them! 😆. Anyway. That's my little spiel. It's a beautiful place but the people are something else.
While we have culture, and a wide variety of people.. I was born and raised here, and the Seattle Freeze is SO REAL. Everyone knows it, it’s extremely difficult to make friends or real connections, and I’ve lived here my entire life 🫤 If anyone reading this considers moving here, I highly recommend living outside of the city. Even neighboring cities to Seattle are becoming too expensive to live in for the vast majority. Everyone is welcome here, but you do have to do some searching for your people. Still haven’t totally found mine. I’m also very introverted, so this doesn’t bother me as much lmao. The PNW is a beautiful place, and individuality is accepted. Also Seattle and Portland have some of the best vegan food 🤤 and amazing Vietnamese coffee
You bring up a super good point - A few months after making this video, I started realizing that the freeze might be realer than I thought 😅. A lot of the local people (that i’ve been meeting) in Seattle stay in the same established friend circle since high school…and don’t stray far enough to where they are welcoming to new people. I think it’s super weird lol.
What about sushi? I love sushi . Currently living in Colorado but I can’t stand the sun anymore. I used to live in Pennsylvania so I am looking for a humid , cloudy rainy place again 😅
Living in an outside neighborhood SE of Seattle! Would definitely recommend living outside and commuting there instead of living inside the city bc it’s much safer, cheaper, and bigger so you can drive easily. But Seattle is still an awesome city to live in, just so expensive.
I have actually been living in Seattle for 7 months now and I absolutely love it! I moved from Arizona and my first thought was the massive change in weather!
Just your unbiased opinion, what neighborhood would you recommend to live in and can you move there without requiring a letter of hire from an employer? Asking because I want to move there, but I've been told get proof of recent hire from a company located there before moving.
Seattle freeze ? Join meetups or any group like for running, fitness or almost any activity. If you stay home & read or watch tv all the time you're just not going to meet anyone. Duh! So many great neighborhoods all with their own character. We seem to end up in Ballard, Queen Anne, Fremont or UW area mostly. University Village is not to be missed.
South Lake Union -- Amazonia -- looks like it was manufactured 10 years ago because it literally was. Downtown took a massive hit with the Pandemic, because all the office workers moved out and a lot of homeless people (Seattle's biggest problem IMO) moved in.
I have lived in Seattle for 35 years. I bike and walk at any time of night in most neighborhoods. I have never yet been attacked or mugged. I know 2 people who were mugged in the 80s and 90s.
Funny that I see this just as I'm on my way out of Seattle. As expensive as it is I love it and I'm sad to be leaving and you can bet I'll be making excuses to visit Seattle frequently. As you mentioned Seattle has a lot of transplants and so often friends you make last only a few years until they move away.
@@chenanigans I moved back to my hometown on the other side of the mountains to be closer to family in their time of need. I don't regret it but if my obligations were wrapped up I'd move to the Seattle area again.
I don’t know why it’s never mentioned but my biggest issue in Seattle and Bellevue was tons of new construction and nothing has air conditioning. I know most of the year you don’t need it, but the few hot months those things that look like college fridges just don’t cut it with the cost of living. Also all new construction has parking for extra fee. Tons of new construction all over. No charm but lots of availability so many concessions. Love the city it’s so charming but the AC should be known. No one ever mentions and it’s a real issue 3 months plus. The smaller the apt the more it’s really hot and stuffy.
I agree that the lack of AC is an issue in new construction for sure. Seattle now gets annual heatwaves that hit well above 100F, but only around 50% of people have AC (central/window/portable), which is a huge problem.
Good vid. I moved to west seattle from atlanta earlier this year and I think everything you said is spot on. Everyone in the south thinks seattle is some sort of non-stop warzone and i'm over here like this shit is paradise. Definitely considering selling my car and checking out cap hill and fremont for a new spot. west Seattle can feel really cut off, bridge or not.
The southsiders are truly missing out! As much as I like West Seattle (the water taxi is a 10/10), it doesn’t feel like the full Seattle experience. I lived in Fremont for a bit, and it was absolutely lovely!
I moved to Seattle (Capitol Hill) mid-2017 and got rid of my car. I haven't regretted it for one moment. I'm in my mid-50s and this neighborhood just ticks all the right boxes for me: transit, eateries, cafes, walking distance to museums and all that downtown has to offer.
I remember watching them build the space needle. I went up when it first opened. Everything outside of seattle was nothing but gravel roads. That's where I grew up. Out in the sticks. Back then, you didn't need a building permit for your house. :)
Hey! Really appreciate the video. I just moved here so I’ve been doing a bunch of research. Spent the last few days learning public transit and visiting some neighborhoods. I just got a room in a house in the u district but I’ll be commuting to first hill for work
Driving in Seattle is interesting. You learn to adapt, or sit with everyone else.... Mind you, I commuted from VERY North Everett to the Roy Y in South end Tacoma, seven (was I stupid?) days a week..... You learn alternate routes, how to hop hoods, and if nothing else get to tour some cool shit. It really helped that I worked as a 911 operator in the area and knew at least most the major routes. FOOD is what I miss most. Conveniences, yes, but FOOD! I am back on the dry side of the state, in a town without a bar or store! While I get quality time with my Rez folks, it's NOT a hopping scene in any way!
I'm moving there in a couple weeks. people keep warning me about the Seattle freeze and the weather, but... joke's on them bc I used to live in england and I loved it lol the only thing I'm actually worried about is the rent
@@jasonohara5968 oh? I mean when comparing to a city like Chicago...yeah Seattle is, hands down, paradise! :P But it IS going down to Chicago levels pretty fast.
Thanks for the info! I'm visiting Seattle in November for a week to explore and see if it's where I want to move (currently live in North Dakota and I need some culture in my every day life!!)
My fiancé and I are moving there soon and I really needed a video. Funny enough we’re coming from Jersey and we found Seattle to be cheap to park in and easy to move around. 😅we’re used to NYC traffic lol
I've lived here since 1991. The idea that Seattle is somehow unsafe is a kind of a joke. It is safer than it was when I got here, and it was relatively safe back then. There is a dire homeless problem, and may of those unfortunate souls are more than a little wack, which may create a sense of danger. But you have to remember that the state of contemporary Seattle is entirely driven by a massive influx of white money into the urban core - a thing that is happening in many, but not all, U.S. cities. And all this money might make it impossible to get an apartment, but isn't going to rape, mug, or kill you. You can look up the stats, Seattle has always been a relatively safe city, remains so, and is as safe or is safer than many smaller cities in Eastern Washington, not to mention much more dangerous cities, in terms of violent crime, like Chicago or St Louis or New Orleans. One factor in this misperception might be the local media's turn to sensationalistic reporting. Another beef is the way people in other parts of the state talk about Seattle as some kind of 'socialist dystopia.' Seattle is culturally and economically dominated by the largest and least restrained capitalist project in the history of the world. Finally, the city is dirtier than it used to be. It was bombed by graffiti during the pandemic. But if graffiti is something that is going to bother you much, and you prefer your cityscapes more manicured, you might consider the possibility that urban living is just not for you.
As someone else who grew up outside eof seattle and eventually moved into the city, it has indeed gone downhill over the last few years. It might not be as bad as other big major cities but... it's bad
I visited the downtown area, I’m from metro detroit so it was a nice refresher to see a familiar environment with a culture twist. I personally am going into computer science when I go to college, so a place like Seattle is a place I’m thinking about moving to.
Hey I really like your vibe and your voice! I am moving from Orlando, Florida to Seattle, Washington in December 2022. I actually lived in Puyallup, Washington before from 2000-2011, so I have a little bit of a frame of reference for what Seattle is like. I would love to see more videos about Seattle in general. I am planning on living in the Greenwood neighborhood, so I would love to see a video about the Greenwood neighborhood and just the individual neighborhoods more in detail, generally. I am 33 years old, work in Veterinary medicine, and have a Master's degree, just for some info about me :)
Welcome to Seattle (soon!) lifelong Seattleite here, 35 yo, work at UW. Greenwood is kinda just a funky residential neighborhood with a few nice bars and restaurants on the main strip, a few dive bars and greasy spoons (also great), with some newer apartments popping up along with spa places, Mud Bay pet food stores, and the old comic book store and toy store. Greenwood ave turns into Phinney Ridge which is a bit yuppier but has a beautiful zoo (Woodland Park) as you get closer to Greenlake. Not far from beautiful parks and beaches and main streets like Aurora and I-5. They have a little parade and car show every summer. It’s cute.
If you plan to be living in the Greenwood area (not Greelake, right? But, Greenwood) here’s a heads up on one undesirable bit of reality which is that on Hwy 99 (a major thoroughfare you would take if you live in Greenwood) is that day or night there are prostitutes that walk the 99 and it’s quite obvious as they dress like something off of Figueroa in LA (“the blade” is what it’s known as in LA). So, just letting u know that little tidbit of info as they don’t seem to be going anywhere and it’s only gotten worse!
Driving in seattle isn’t that bad honestly. And it’s worth it to have a car so that you can explore the many amazing places just outside of the city. So yes, DO get a car to get the most out of living in Seattle / washington. (Of course only if you can afford it - there’s a huge tradeoff but it is worth it if you have the means. If you don’t seattle is pretty easy to get around without one)
uhhh im gone w the driving point. grew up there, learned to drive there, drove for years there. Only areas "littered" with one way streets is in downtown which is fairly easy to navigate. the rest of the city is so so so amazing for driving, especially up north in northgate and ballard area. its so so shitty to go east west or opposite with the public transit there, which only goes north south pretty much. U need a car in seattle for a ton of shit, esp in neighborhood areas.
Sure thing! Were starting to do comic-con and anime convention vlogs this month as well as other creative vlogs in Seattle so if youd like to potentially collaborate feel free to follow us as well 😁
Don't move to Seattle it's the new Chicago Detroit LaA and many other terrible cities combined since everyone moved to Seattle it's now an unsafe city to visit and live .
God! I relate to being from Washington but spending so little time here. I just got my first 'serious' job here, starting tomorrow, and I am both excited and nervous for what is to come. I will be renting my first apartment on my own! I do get what you mean about safety, because I too have spent time in other cities, notably Chicago where I lived for a year, and the crime is ridiculously overstated.
seattle freeze seems similar to any city with lots of non-natives esp non natives who were also not born in the US (so think any US city with moderate/large population that has lots of immigrants in tech). exactly the same.
She says its a pretty safe place yet 2 hours ago 5 people got shot by 2 hoodbangers at a community even on rainier ave and a couple days ago 4 people got shot during a street takeover/street racing even on mlk way. Ive got many many more examples for just this year primed and ready lol i spend half my week pulling security here for the lightrail she enjoys riding, tell me how safe and comfy do you feel when your at the transit centers walking by a group of junkies doped out and another group of hoodbangers eyeing you up? Also you left out how expensive rent is here and what kind of typucal jobs are available and the realistic pay you can expect. Plus all the taxes.
I dont know why im on such a seattle kick recently. Im from Philadelphia and I'll always be an east coast person, but i really want to visit for some reason.
Hello from Kara. in Saint Paul Minnesota. Im moving to Seattle in the fall and im feeling both so so excited but also kind of scared. having never lived in Seattle. so lisatneing to your video and others has relaly helped me. I would love to ask you more questions.
it's looking like my job is going to move me here.. this video is super helpful! :D I was wondering about the Seattle freeze when most people are transplants too.
Ok so I moved to WA from the DMV area 7 years ago and people who grew up here have no idea what real traffic congestion is. Also public transit sucks compared to other places. However, WA is beautiful af.
When people are talking about it going to shit, they’re talking about the massive homeless camps and used needles in parks. It’s not a about violent crime as much as junkies overrunning the entire city
My daughter had things stolen out of her car at least twice in Seattle. Her neighborhood was over grown with tent owners and RV owners after she was robbed. Recently they moved the RV and tent owners which is better because I was tired of telling my grandchildren not to pick up needles from the street or playgrounds. You made a nice video. Seattle used to be much more lovely. Hopefully it’s getting better now but for a while it seemed more oppressive and depressing every time I visited but I love my family so I keep going back. The drivers are strange so if you visit you may want to consider upgrading insurance if you rent a car.
Maybe it’s because I only was in Seattle for a day and didn’t explore the entire area, but it seems to be getting better and the streets are definitely better than Vancouver (I’m from Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada). Seattle is basically like Vancouver, but I heard the rents in Seattle are even higher. :/
LOL at the lack nightlife; there's always parties happening. How about you say there is little that you like to do, or stuff you find entertaining. There are so many dance clubs and raves on the regular. Just last weekend there was a huge rave under the First Ave bridge from 7pm-7am. Extend your friend circle a bit and try to change your views on meeting people from different backgrounds. Then you will see how fun and open this city is.
SO very true. It was a complete different place back then ….the best, really (minus the gloomy weather for several months of the year, imo). I’m born and raised there (70’s baby) so, saw the best of Seattle back then in the day when it was a sweeter place to be imho. (Grew up in West Seattle - Fauntleroy area …which was sublime!)
Been in the Seattle area for 6 years now. From what I can tell, since there is no generalized 'culture' as people here are from all over the world, you can't really get a solid feel for how to fit in. I see many smaller groups with their own culture, but if you're a generic American like me, beyond sports bars, there's no place that is common for other generic Americans. I'm not saying that mixing cultures is bad, but if you want to find a place to fit in, you gotta look for like-people. I've found one bar that seems to be for misfits like me, but that's it. Otherwise, I just stay at home. I'm not a hiker. I like going running by myself. I don't have a dog. I have 2 cats. I take pride in my hobbies and interests. Many of them, unfortunately, are not group activities. And as it was briefly mentioned in the video, the dating apps are painful. It almost feels like an interview process after several different dates. You just lose your motivation at some point.
Your problem finding your people has nothing to do with different cultures and everything to do with the fact that you don't sound like a person with enough substance and interests that would attract other people to you. The fact that you describe yourself as a generic person tells me enough. Seattle does have a subculture, it's just that YOU are not interested in the activities that a part of the culture(ie hiking).
I’m so sorry to hear this. Condolences. Sadly it’s happening everywhere. I’m from Vancouver above ya and it’s a problem here too. It’s a sad crisis that’s not getting better. 😢
I noticed you said the affordability is something else. Is it really that expensive? I currently live in LA, but i plan on moving to Seattle in Fall 25. lol, so i guess im used to those high rent prices 😅
Thanks for the video. I have seen others where they have said you do need a car in Seattle. It would be cool if you guys get together to do a collaboration video and discuss things you guys agree and disagree on based on experience.
I would argue you do and you don't it depends on your desires. When I lived in Capitol Hill i absolutely did not want a car nor did I need it because finding parking would have been a total nightmare. I didn't need one because I was right off the Link and could go anywhere that took me. I could also even walk all the way into downtown if I wanted to which I did a lot. And there were a plethora of restaurants and all kinds of amenities nearby in CH. However whenever I wanted to do nature things I had to take several modes of public transportation that ate up a lot of time or I would have to try to catch a ride with friends who invited me and as we all know people are very flaky here (hence, the Seattle freeze discussion) so majority of the time those hikes didn't happen. So if you want to guarantee you can explore Washington's vast natural beauty, don't rely on flaky people here, get a car. I ultimately moved to West Seattle and it's a lot more conducive to having a car and now I go out and I drive all over Washington to do all the hiking and camping and such. But if the outdoors isn't really your thing then you really don't have a use for a car if you're going to live pretty much anywhere off of the Link😊
You also forgot to mention that people in seattle are not very good at picking politicians and political parties, and consequently Seattle and Washington( state) has a lot of problems that are politician caused, and unnecessary. This is partly caused by people who have moved from California and Oregon who brought this character defect with them.
I have lived in Seattle area 45 years, if you know what's good for you, do not move to Seattle, unless you enjoy living in a sanctuary city where anything goes and there is nothing legally you can do and I'm not talking about illegals, I'm talking about how the major city has legalized all illicit drugs and the homelessness has skyrocketed because when inmates get released from prison they are referred to Seattle for having many resources for homeless folks and legal drugs! Its disgusting!
That’s what I see when I visit my family. I’ve been visiting for well over 15 years and each year it’s more depressed and oppressed. I’ve seen good people forced to leave. I’ve heard it’s changing for the better but I’ll see when I’m there again in a few weeks if that’s true or not.
I have have lived here my whole life 30 years and counting. Seattle is one of the few areas that has any resources for homeless people. Most of which were built and located in the downtown area to be closer to the transportation systems. Most other cities in the area have passed laws prohibiting any resources for the area and funnel the homeless into downtown. Coupled with the pandemic and reduced traffic from commuters this has made it worse for tourists visiting as they only see homeless people on the streets (largely due to the fact that they were forced out of shelters during COVID and have free reign of the place). On top of the that the city has a bewildering ability to funnel millions in our budget for the homeless and has almost no progress to show for it in over a decade plus.
Side note: please don't STEAL peoples dogs
My last 3 dogs were stolen, and I couldn't be happier 🐕
@@nathansawicky6333what? Why?
@@FerrariTeddy much cheaper
@@nathansawicky6333wild statement
@@nathansawicky6333lol 😭
Tip for meeting people here. Find something you like to do and find a place where you can do it. Keep going to the same place and others will start noticing you. Strike up convos, become a regular. You'll make friends with people who like some of the same things you do. Seattle people are nice, but they like their patterns and their "places", and everyone feels like they don't have the bandwidth, so find a way to get into that bandwidth, or minimize your 'width'.
This is great advice!
Facts. Love this comment.
I'm literally copying your comment into my notebook and holding onto it to help me, regardless of where I end up living in my life after I finish my Master's Degree.
I moved to Seattle in 1970. I now live in a SE suburb incorporated town. I loved Seattle from the moment I moved here and still love the whole urban area. It is tough if you don’t have a high salary as the cost of housing is quite high. I moved here as a student in 1970 and could pay rent and tuition by a campus job and a few shifts in a tavern making pizzas and sandwiches. I can’t imagine anyone being able to do that now.
The scenery is amazing and so are most of the people.
I knew a guy in Seattle who had a black lab puppy. He could strike up conversations with about 10 different women with one walk around Greenlake.
Good luck nowadays lol
@@papertiger9845 what has changed ?
@@awesomestrawberry1348 Now someone on meth will throw rocks at the dog and threaten the guy.
i think youre confused
were talking about seattle not texas or florida broski
@@davidpeters44 That's anywhere in the US. More in rural areas.
Having moved here from Melbourne, Australia, I've found Seattle people to be absurdly unfriendly. Drivers love to tailgate and argue until you confront them. Seattle people blame it all on "transplants", but the transplants are the only people that will hold the door for you and have a wee chat. Then they turn around and call Portland people weird for being normal, nice neighbors.
It's a strange hypocrisy that doesn't exist so much in Australia (Melbourne and Sydney I've lived in). So much potential here, can't wrap my head around it really.
You hit the nail on the head with that comment. Its funny because the trend that you'll see here after awhile is the Seattle freeze gets attributed to one side or the other; and it all depends on who you're talkin to. If you're a transplant they'll tell you it's the Seattle natives; if you're a Seattle native, they'll tell you it's the transplants. However, what's funny is... if you do manage to find friends here as a transplant it's 99 percent of the time gonna be other transplants! Because we are the actual friendly ones! The the natives close out their friends circles and are only nice on the surface but will not truly care to let you in their cliques. Us Transplants on the other hand are the ones will speak to strangers and hold the door open for each other and engage in human interaction, and be down to hang out and not shoe each other away with passive aggressive body language or flake!!😂😂. So truly what does that tell you.
I have my own little theory kind of as I've gone down this rabbit hole a lot from living here for five years. So my theory is this; Seattle used to be this Podunk little town (which it was) that nobody ever thought about unless you were from here. They were the city version of an underground/underrated band. Then all of a sudden with all the tech boom and Starbucks and Nirvana etc etc ....Seattle got put on the map! However, just like an underground band that wasn't popular before except with a certain subculture, now everyone's flocking to it and the natives have their panties in a wad because Seattle got popular when before, no one thought about them.
There is very much a saltiness in the air because of it. And there is a mega gate keeping attitude here and my friend who was born and raised here used those exact words to describe the culture and I had an 'aha' moment when she said that. And I believe you can contribute you can attribute the Seattle freeze to that gatekeeping attitude. If you weren't down with the band before they got popular they don't want you being a fan now lol. If you weren't born and raised here you aren't part of the clique and you can't sit with them! 😆.
Anyway. That's my little spiel. It's a beautiful place but the people are something else.
While we have culture, and a wide variety of people.. I was born and raised here, and the Seattle Freeze is SO REAL. Everyone knows it, it’s extremely difficult to make friends or real connections, and I’ve lived here my entire life 🫤
If anyone reading this considers moving here, I highly recommend living outside of the city. Even neighboring cities to Seattle are becoming too expensive to live in for the vast majority.
Everyone is welcome here, but you do have to do some searching for your people. Still haven’t totally found mine. I’m also very introverted, so this doesn’t bother me as much lmao. The PNW is a beautiful place, and individuality is accepted.
Also Seattle and Portland have some of the best vegan food 🤤 and amazing Vietnamese coffee
You bring up a super good point - A few months after making this video, I started realizing that the freeze might be realer than I thought 😅. A lot of the local people (that i’ve been meeting) in Seattle stay in the same established friend circle since high school…and don’t stray far enough to where they are welcoming to new people.
I think it’s super weird lol.
Oh it's definitely real, and horrible
What about sushi? I love sushi . Currently living in Colorado but I can’t stand the sun anymore. I used to live in Pennsylvania so I am looking for a humid , cloudy rainy place again 😅
Living in an outside neighborhood SE of Seattle! Would definitely recommend living outside and commuting there instead of living inside the city bc it’s much safer, cheaper, and bigger so you can drive easily. But Seattle is still an awesome city to live in, just so expensive.
Any recommendations on areas to live just outside of Seattle?
I have actually been living in Seattle for 7 months now and I absolutely love it! I moved from Arizona and my first thought was the massive change in weather!
Just wait until November through March sets in.
Just your unbiased opinion, what neighborhood would you recommend to live in and can you move there without requiring a letter of hire from an employer?
Asking because I want to move there, but I've been told get proof of recent hire from a company located there before moving.
You haven’t experienced the full 6 month grey and wet yet…. Yet summers are unmatched
More like November thru April . -A native Seattlite born in 70’s and lived there til 2002.
@@SwayneIII try germany 😂 but then no AC anywhere in summer. That’s why I’m relo to Seattle
Seattle freeze ? Join meetups or any group like for running, fitness or almost any activity. If you stay home & read or watch tv all the time you're just not going to meet anyone. Duh! So many great neighborhoods all with their own character. We seem to end up in Ballard, Queen Anne, Fremont or UW area mostly. University Village is not to be missed.
South Lake Union -- Amazonia -- looks like it was manufactured 10 years ago because it literally was. Downtown took a massive hit with the Pandemic, because all the office workers moved out and a lot of homeless people (Seattle's biggest problem IMO) moved in.
I have lived in Seattle for 35 years. I bike and walk at any time of night in most neighborhoods. I have never yet been attacked or mugged. I know 2 people who were mugged in the 80s and 90s.
Funny that I see this just as I'm on my way out of Seattle. As expensive as it is I love it and I'm sad to be leaving and you can bet I'll be making excuses to visit Seattle frequently. As you mentioned Seattle has a lot of transplants and so often friends you make last only a few years until they move away.
Where did you move and do you regret it
@@chenanigans I moved back to my hometown on the other side of the mountains to be closer to family in their time of need. I don't regret it but if my obligations were wrapped up I'd move to the Seattle area again.
I don’t know why it’s never mentioned but my biggest issue in Seattle and Bellevue was tons of new construction and nothing has air conditioning. I know most of the year you don’t need it, but the few hot months those things that look like college fridges just don’t cut it with the cost of living.
Also all new construction has parking for extra fee. Tons of new construction all over. No charm but lots of availability so many concessions.
Love the city it’s so charming but the AC should be known. No one ever mentions and it’s a real issue 3 months plus. The smaller the apt the more it’s really hot and stuffy.
I agree that the lack of AC is an issue in new construction for sure. Seattle now gets annual heatwaves that hit well above 100F, but only around 50% of people have AC (central/window/portable), which is a huge problem.
I’m moving to the Seattle area this summer and I started taking notes half-way through, haha 😉 Thank you for your concise, invaluable insights!
Good vid. I moved to west seattle from atlanta earlier this year and I think everything you said is spot on. Everyone in the south thinks seattle is some sort of non-stop warzone and i'm over here like this shit is paradise. Definitely considering selling my car and checking out cap hill and fremont for a new spot. west Seattle can feel really cut off, bridge or not.
The southsiders are truly missing out! As much as I like West Seattle (the water taxi is a 10/10), it doesn’t feel like the full Seattle experience. I lived in Fremont for a bit, and it was absolutely lovely!
I moved to Seattle (Capitol Hill) mid-2017 and got rid of my car. I haven't regretted it for one moment. I'm in my mid-50s and this neighborhood just ticks all the right boxes for me: transit, eateries, cafes, walking distance to museums and all that downtown has to offer.
I remember watching them build the space needle. I went up when it first opened.
Everything outside of seattle was nothing but gravel roads. That's where I grew up. Out in the sticks.
Back then, you didn't need a building permit for your house. :)
tysm, I'm seriously considering moving to seattle from chicago and this was helpful
Hey! Really appreciate the video. I just moved here so I’ve been doing a bunch of research. Spent the last few days learning public transit and visiting some neighborhoods. I just got a room in a house in the u district but I’ll be commuting to first hill for work
I appreciate this so much. I am considering taking a job there
Driving in Seattle is interesting. You learn to adapt, or sit with everyone else.... Mind you, I commuted from VERY North Everett to the Roy Y in South end Tacoma, seven (was I stupid?) days a week..... You learn alternate routes, how to hop hoods, and if nothing else get to tour some cool shit. It really helped that I worked as a 911 operator in the area and knew at least most the major routes. FOOD is what I miss most. Conveniences, yes, but FOOD! I am back on the dry side of the state, in a town without a bar or store! While I get quality time with my Rez folks, it's NOT a hopping scene in any way!
I'm moving there in a couple weeks. people keep warning me about the Seattle freeze and the weather, but... joke's on them bc I used to live in england and I loved it lol the only thing I'm actually worried about is the rent
Nice vid. I love how you blended in FBA slang/verbiage to come off as cool and hip. It didn’t sound/feel like appropriation. Good job.
Thanks for the video! Moved to Seattle 3 months ago so I can relate with a lot of the things you've shared
why? lol....run away lol
@@midnull6009it's nice, lol. I'd rather live there than where I live
@@jasonohara5968 oh? I mean when comparing to a city like Chicago...yeah Seattle is, hands down, paradise! :P
But it IS going down to Chicago levels pretty fast.
Great video! I just clicked on this cause I am fascinated by Seattle, I am actually a Swede haha. But thank you for teaching me so many fun facts!
I'm moving there alone, very excited and scared at the same time
same! next year :o
Good luck to both of you, you'll need it you should check the crime stats
i plan to visit alone to see if i can start a career in tech in this city or nearby sometime next year, also scared and excited
I moved here 6 months ago, it does get lonely but I think that’s the most where I’ve grown.
Thanks for the info! I'm visiting Seattle in November for a week to explore and see if it's where I want to move (currently live in North Dakota and I need some culture in my every day life!!)
ME TOOO!!!!
Yes, move out here! We'd be happy to have you.
My fiancé and I are moving there soon and I really needed a video. Funny enough we’re coming from Jersey and we found Seattle to be cheap to park in and easy to move around. 😅we’re used to NYC traffic lol
I honestly I felt very safe in Seattle downtown at night. 😊
Queen Anne and Belltown are nice neighborhoods. Every time I visit Seattle I tend to enjoy those neighborhoods.
I've lived here since 1991. The idea that Seattle is somehow unsafe is a kind of a joke. It is safer than it was when I got here, and it was relatively safe back then. There is a dire homeless problem, and may of those unfortunate souls are more than a little wack, which may create a sense of danger. But you have to remember that the state of contemporary Seattle is entirely driven by a massive influx of white money into the urban core - a thing that is happening in many, but not all, U.S. cities. And all this money might make it impossible to get an apartment, but isn't going to rape, mug, or kill you. You can look up the stats, Seattle has always been a relatively safe city, remains so, and is as safe or is safer than many smaller cities in Eastern Washington, not to mention much more dangerous cities, in terms of violent crime, like Chicago or St Louis or New Orleans. One factor in this misperception might be the local media's turn to sensationalistic reporting.
Another beef is the way people in other parts of the state talk about Seattle as some kind of 'socialist dystopia.' Seattle is culturally and economically dominated by the largest and least restrained capitalist project in the history of the world.
Finally, the city is dirtier than it used to be. It was bombed by graffiti during the pandemic. But if graffiti is something that is going to bother you much, and you prefer your cityscapes more manicured, you might consider the possibility that urban living is just not for you.
Thank you for your perspective! I fully agree with you here regarding the current state of safety in Seattle.
As someone else who grew up outside eof seattle and eventually moved into the city, it has indeed gone downhill over the last few years. It might not be as bad as other big major cities but... it's bad
It’s much worse than a major city I live in but I’ve heard Seattle is changing for the better.
I love your video and your perspective of Seattle!
I visited the downtown area, I’m from metro detroit so it was a nice refresher to see a familiar environment with a culture twist. I personally am going into computer science when I go to college, so a place like Seattle is a place I’m thinking about moving to.
Hey I really like your vibe and your voice! I am moving from Orlando, Florida to Seattle, Washington in December 2022. I actually lived in Puyallup, Washington before from 2000-2011, so I have a little bit of a frame of reference for what Seattle is like. I would love to see more videos about Seattle in general. I am planning on living in the Greenwood neighborhood, so I would love to see a video about the Greenwood neighborhood and just the individual neighborhoods more in detail, generally. I am 33 years old, work in Veterinary medicine, and have a Master's degree, just for some info about me :)
From FL as well. I want to move there, but wanna pay off debt before taking the leap.
Welcome to Seattle (soon!) lifelong Seattleite here, 35 yo, work at UW. Greenwood is kinda just a funky residential neighborhood with a few nice bars and restaurants on the main strip, a few dive bars and greasy spoons (also great), with some newer apartments popping up along with spa places, Mud Bay pet food stores, and the old comic book store and toy store. Greenwood ave turns into Phinney Ridge which is a bit yuppier but has a beautiful zoo (Woodland Park) as you get closer to Greenlake. Not far from beautiful parks and beaches and main streets like Aurora and I-5. They have a little parade and car show every summer. It’s cute.
If you plan to be living in the Greenwood area (not Greelake, right? But, Greenwood) here’s a heads up on one undesirable bit of reality which is that on Hwy 99 (a major thoroughfare you would take if you live in Greenwood) is that day or night there are prostitutes that walk the 99 and it’s quite obvious as they dress like something off of Figueroa in LA (“the blade” is what it’s known as in LA). So, just letting u know that little tidbit of info as they don’t seem to be going anywhere and it’s only gotten worse!
@@phoenixrising1305 We are definitely living in Greenwood, not Green Lake. We will not be living on Highway 99.
The U District rocks, and votes Blue 💙💪🏿👊🏿💯
Driving in seattle isn’t that bad honestly. And it’s worth it to have a car so that you can explore the many amazing places just outside of the city. So yes, DO get a car to get the most out of living in Seattle / washington. (Of course only if you can afford it - there’s a huge tradeoff but it is worth it if you have the means. If you don’t seattle is pretty easy to get around without one)
this is so informative! thank youuuu!
Great video, I will be moving to neighboring city outside of Seattle in less than a weeks from Atlanta. Thank you for this informative video.
Loved that edit “the city has gone to sh” LOL
Im planning to move to Seattle from the east coast, next year. Love the video :)
uhhh im gone w the driving point. grew up there, learned to drive there, drove for years there. Only areas "littered" with one way streets is in downtown which is fairly easy to navigate. the rest of the city is so so so amazing for driving, especially up north in northgate and ballard area. its so so shitty to go east west or opposite with the public transit there, which only goes north south pretty much. U need a car in seattle for a ton of shit, esp in neighborhood areas.
I can sport my socks and sandles and 30 year old band shirts. I can't wait to move from sfo.
You live in an airport?
Portland is nice to some parts definitely recommend visiting
Love this series! Definitely interested in your other content and hoping for success in your channel as a fellow Seattle creator 😁
thank you!!!
Sure thing!
Were starting to do comic-con and anime convention vlogs this month as well as other creative vlogs in Seattle so if youd like to potentially collaborate feel free to follow us as well 😁
moving to Seattle in 3weeks… excited and scared at the same time😩
yay!! im excited for you!
I've lived in Seattle for around 6 years now and I can't say I disagree with much here. Nice work!
I agree on the coffee. Lived here for decades and I prefer the local coffee shops to Starbucks.
Don't move to Seattle it's the new Chicago Detroit LaA and many other terrible cities combined since everyone moved to Seattle it's now an unsafe city to visit and live .
God! I relate to being from Washington but spending so little time here. I just got my first 'serious' job here, starting tomorrow, and I am both excited and nervous for what is to come. I will be renting my first apartment on my own!
I do get what you mean about safety, because I too have spent time in other cities, notably Chicago where I lived for a year, and the crime is ridiculously overstated.
seattle freeze seems similar to any city with lots of non-natives esp non natives who were also not born in the US (so think any US city with moderate/large population that has lots of immigrants in tech). exactly the same.
This is a true and accurate one. Kudos!
Moving in January 2025. I have family there but I am mostly going for the weather. I am a grey skies and rain Mane. I can't wait.
Great video but I wished your discussed more about the homeless and crime issues.
Moving to Seattle in March 2023. Thanks for this video and your insight. I needed this!
Just discovered this channel, awesome content, soothing
thanks!!
She says its a pretty safe place yet 2 hours ago 5 people got shot by 2 hoodbangers at a community even on rainier ave and a couple days ago 4 people got shot during a street takeover/street racing even on mlk way. Ive got many many more examples for just this year primed and ready lol i spend half my week pulling security here for the lightrail she enjoys riding, tell me how safe and comfy do you feel when your at the transit centers walking by a group of junkies doped out and another group of hoodbangers eyeing you up? Also you left out how expensive rent is here and what kind of typucal jobs are available and the realistic pay you can expect. Plus all the taxes.
I dont know why im on such a seattle kick recently. Im from Philadelphia and I'll always be an east coast person, but i really want to visit for some reason.
seattle is kinda sick ngl
Hello from Kara. in Saint Paul Minnesota. Im moving to Seattle in the fall and im feeling both so so excited but also kind of scared. having never lived in Seattle. so lisatneing to your video and others has relaly helped me. I would love to ask you more questions.
Solid video thinking about moving up to PNW and leaning towards Seattle or tacoma
Seattle is way better than tacoma
Had to hit that Like Button!!
it's looking like my job is going to move me here.. this video is super helpful! :D I was wondering about the Seattle freeze when most people are transplants too.
"you know what is affordable? hitting the like button and subscribing" LOL definitely got my like and subscribe
Moving here in November wish me luck lol
Our teriyaki is iconic? That's news to me.
right?? the classic teriyaki we see in restaurants started in seattle back in 1976!
Ok so I moved to WA from the DMV area 7 years ago and people who grew up here have no idea what real traffic congestion is. Also public transit sucks compared to other places. However, WA is beautiful af.
Rain, rain and more rain.
I want to visit 😊 thanks for the info
Nice review!
Question, is self defense legal in Seattle?
No
more of this pls
Ok
Hello great video. I plan to visit Seattle in December as a foreigner. Which places can I visit
Wow! You're a natural teacher. I feel like I can do Nice tutorialts now
Basically, nobody talks to each other get a dog
Yeah but, you’re there.. 😍
What neighborhoods are the absolute safest place to live and work in as a software developer
South lake union
Hey,Rin how much apartment rental nearby subway food store 2464 s college street,seattle,Washington,USA?
Can't believe you said there isn't much to do in downtown??? Have you been to the Pike Place Market????
And the waterfront is right below pike place
When people are talking about it going to shit, they’re talking about the massive homeless camps and used needles in parks. It’s not a about violent crime as much as junkies overrunning the entire city
My daughter had things stolen out of her car at least twice in Seattle. Her neighborhood was over grown with tent owners and RV owners after she was robbed. Recently they moved the RV and tent owners which is better because I was tired of telling my grandchildren not to pick up needles from the street or playgrounds. You made a nice video. Seattle used to be much more lovely. Hopefully it’s getting better now but for a while it seemed more oppressive and depressing every time I visited but I love my family so I keep going back. The drivers are strange so if you visit you may want to consider upgrading insurance if you rent a car.
Maybe it’s because I only was in Seattle for a day and didn’t explore the entire area, but it seems to be getting better and the streets are definitely better than Vancouver (I’m from Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada). Seattle is basically like Vancouver, but I heard the rents in Seattle are even higher. :/
Thank you so much
Do you sey affordable towards the end of the video.. Apartments are expensive
it used to not be tNice tutorials way when I first started using it in version 3, they have overcomplicated it in my opinion
kinda funny how you don't once mention the homeless and drug use
LOL at the lack nightlife; there's always parties happening. How about you say there is little that you like to do, or stuff you find entertaining. There are so many dance clubs and raves on the regular. Just last weekend there was a huge rave under the First Ave bridge from 7pm-7am. Extend your friend circle a bit and try to change your views on meeting people from different backgrounds. Then you will see how fun and open this city is.
Moving to Seattle soon. Want to link up?
Tap water tastes like bleach most of the time.
Those of us over 50 remember when it was much easier to drive in Seattle. You know, before Microsoft came in to being.
SO very true. It was a complete different place back then ….the best, really (minus the gloomy weather for several months of the year, imo). I’m born and raised there (70’s baby) so, saw the best of Seattle back then in the day when it was a sweeter place to be imho. (Grew up in West Seattle - Fauntleroy area …which was sublime!)
Been in the Seattle area for 6 years now. From what I can tell, since there is no generalized 'culture' as people here are from all over the world, you can't really get a solid feel for how to fit in. I see many smaller groups with their own culture, but if you're a generic American like me, beyond sports bars, there's no place that is common for other generic Americans. I'm not saying that mixing cultures is bad, but if you want to find a place to fit in, you gotta look for like-people. I've found one bar that seems to be for misfits like me, but that's it. Otherwise, I just stay at home. I'm not a hiker. I like going running by myself. I don't have a dog. I have 2 cats. I take pride in my hobbies and interests. Many of them, unfortunately, are not group activities. And as it was briefly mentioned in the video, the dating apps are painful. It almost feels like an interview process after several different dates. You just lose your motivation at some point.
Your problem finding your people has nothing to do with different cultures and everything to do with the fact that you don't sound like a person with enough substance and interests that would attract other people to you. The fact that you describe yourself as a generic person tells me enough. Seattle does have a subculture, it's just that YOU are not interested in the activities that a part of the culture(ie hiking).
Don't move here. I'm Born and raised here. Lost my brother to drugs. Don't move here
I’m so sorry to hear this. Condolences.
Sadly it’s happening everywhere. I’m from Vancouver above ya and it’s a problem here too. It’s a sad crisis that’s not getting better. 😢
This IS the MOST BORING PLACE in the WORLD. And I haven't tasted the "Good" Food.
If People were Transplant Here; they would Actually be DECENT HUMAN BEINGS; but the people are Mostly from Seattle, WASHINGTON.
I noticed you said the affordability is something else. Is it really that expensive? I currently live in LA, but i plan on moving to Seattle in Fall 25. lol, so i guess im used to those high rent prices 😅
LA def has Seattle beat when it comes to cost of living 😅
Studios on Capitol Hill $800-$1200 if you look at the old brick building's
I live in seattle but want to see others people views
Thats bc everything in SLU WAS built in the last 10 years lol
Thanks for the video. I have seen others where they have said you do need a car in Seattle. It would be cool if you guys get together to do a collaboration video and discuss things you guys agree and disagree on based on experience.
I would argue you do and you don't it depends on your desires.
When I lived in Capitol Hill i absolutely did not want a car nor did I need it because finding parking would have been a total nightmare. I didn't need one because I was right off the Link and could go anywhere that took me. I could also even walk all the way into downtown if I wanted to which I did a lot. And there were a plethora of restaurants and all kinds of amenities nearby in CH.
However whenever I wanted to do nature things I had to take several modes of public transportation that ate up a lot of time or I would have to try to catch a ride with friends who invited me and as we all know people are very flaky here (hence, the Seattle freeze discussion) so majority of the time those hikes didn't happen. So if you want to guarantee you can explore Washington's vast natural beauty, don't rely on flaky people here, get a car.
I ultimately moved to West Seattle and it's a lot more conducive to having a car and now I go out and I drive all over Washington to do all the hiking and camping and such.
But if the outdoors isn't really your thing then you really don't have a use for a car if you're going to live pretty much anywhere off of the Link😊
But I don’t like dogs! I love cats though 🐱💗🐱
You also forgot to mention that people in seattle are not very good at picking politicians and political parties, and consequently Seattle and Washington( state) has a lot of problems that are politician caused, and unnecessary. This is partly caused by people who have moved from California and Oregon who brought this character defect with them.
wow this is a wonderful video... thumbs up ! subbed and liked .... a fellow creator //
No Central District references…. 😂😮😊
I have lived in Seattle area 45 years, if you know what's good for you, do not move to Seattle, unless you enjoy living in a sanctuary city where anything goes and there is nothing legally you can do and I'm not talking about illegals, I'm talking about how the major city has legalized all illicit drugs and the homelessness has skyrocketed because when inmates get released from prison they are referred to Seattle for having many resources for homeless folks and legal drugs! Its disgusting!
That’s what I see when I visit my family. I’ve been visiting for well over 15 years and each year it’s more depressed and oppressed. I’ve seen good people forced to leave. I’ve heard it’s changing for the better but I’ll see when I’m there again in a few weeks if that’s true or not.
I have have lived here my whole life 30 years and counting. Seattle is one of the few areas that has any resources for homeless people. Most of which were built and located in the downtown area to be closer to the transportation systems. Most other cities in the area have passed laws prohibiting any resources for the area and funnel the homeless into downtown. Coupled with the pandemic and reduced traffic from commuters this has made it worse for tourists visiting as they only see homeless people on the streets (largely due to the fact that they were forced out of shelters during COVID and have free reign of the place). On top of the that the city has a bewildering ability to funnel millions in our budget for the homeless and has almost no progress to show for it in over a decade plus.