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[quote=Anonymous]I think NYC is an amazing place to raise kids but I would not choose it because children who grow up in NYC wind up with a weird bubble mentality (like oddly provincial) that I think makes it hard for them to live elsewhere as adults and also makes them kind of obnoxious. So while NYC is great, I would probably choose Seattle.

I've thought about it a lot. Seattle is beautiful, has fantastic universities, wonderful arts and culture, lots of industry. The people are sophisticated and interesting. It's diverse with a massive immigrant community. It has gotten quite pricy but is still light years more affordable than NYC. And the public schools are better than in NYC, so more kids go there, especially for high school. And people there are remarkably well balanced -- lots of careerists but people still care about art, books, travel, nature. And it's less money/prestige-focused than NYC, especially among the UMC.

The major downside is that it is more isolated than anywhere on the East Coast. But that is tempered by the proximity of Vancouver and the fact that you can fly anywhere out of SeaTac. Public transportation is still a work in progress, but actually better than most cities out west.[/quote]

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