Anonymous wrote:Because hipsters are assholes?
Because the gray and rainy weather has sucked the joy out of their lives?
I have a different beef with Seattle: why do they have so many homeless youth? What's wrong with the parents? What's wrong with the culture?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Also, lots of "natives" are of Scandinavian descent. This means a certain amount of superficial friendliness but lots of passive aggressive behavior.
I'm from Seattle originally, Scandinavian descent. Lived in DC 10 years but now live in Minneapolis. This area has a familiar dynamic to home--lots of Scandinavian heritage. Haven't seen this since WA.
Also lots of Asian influence which has a similar introverted/unfriendly culture, in some respects
Anonymous wrote:We moved recently and now live outside seattle. People are super nice, both newcomers and people who've lived here for a long time. People are more apt to chat while in line. People working in customer service are just friendlier. I've lived all over the east coast and in the south. I'm Asian so I've found people are more accepting.
Anonymous wrote:Also, lots of "natives" are of Scandinavian descent. This means a certain amount of superficial friendliness but lots of passive aggressive behavior.
I'm from Seattle originally, Scandinavian descent. Lived in DC 10 years but now live in Minneapolis. This area has a familiar dynamic to home--lots of Scandinavian heritage. Haven't seen this since WA.
Anonymous wrote:Also, lots of "natives" are of Scandinavian descent. This means a certain amount of superficial friendliness but lots of passive aggressive behavior.
I'm from Seattle originally, Scandinavian descent. Lived in DC 10 years but now live in Minneapolis. This area has a familiar dynamic to home--lots of Scandinavian heritage. Haven't seen this since WA.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because hipsters are assholes?
Because the gray and rainy weather has sucked the joy out of their lives?
I have a different beef with Seattle: why do they have so many homeless youth? What's wrong with the parents? What's wrong with the culture?
Have you ever been to California? I see far more there. Like...WAY more.
Anonymous wrote:Because hipsters are assholes?
Because the gray and rainy weather has sucked the joy out of their lives?
I have a different beef with Seattle: why do they have so many homeless youth? What's wrong with the parents? What's wrong with the culture?
Anonymous wrote:Maybe everyone is whacked out on drugs?
Anonymous wrote:doodlebug wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because hipsters are assholes?
Because the gray and rainy weather has sucked the joy out of their lives?
I have a different beef with Seattle: why do they have so many homeless youth? What's wrong with the parents? What's wrong with the culture?
The overwhelming majority of those use were kicked out of their homes in other parts of the country and migrated west due to a) hospitable weather b) hospitable people willing to put up with them and their crime and begging and c) social programs that must be good enough to motivate them to stay vs moving on.
I'm from the NW and haven't noticed any more rudeness in the NW than anywhere else I've lived or visited. Some people are extroverts and will yak your ear off, and some are introverts who get pissy when you yak their ear off and would prefer to be left alone. Same as anywhere else.
Then I hate to tell you- you are probably one of the people being complained about. When your area is renowned for rudeness to the point where there is a catchphrase to explain it (seattle freeze) then... yeah. You have a problem, whether you want to acknowledge it or not.