Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:02 am
It's a strange place, but I'm at the point to where I've been here long enough to have a few really good friends, and it gets in the way of the idea of moving again.. Also, wherever you are, there are interesting people who you might like hanging out with, and if you want that, the footwork is always mostly yours to do.djadonis206 wrote:that's a very good observation on the real.err_fatale wrote:I lived in Seattle 97-99 and although it is a beautiful city in the summer, the winter really does a number on a lot of people's minds. The city is geographically isolated, and the atmosphere often cultivates a sense of loneliness and isolation within the inhabitants, which can lead to insanity after 5 months of solid rain. Summer comes, but they are already gone mentally.
I eventually left because I could not tolerate the sense of isolation and social atrophy I felt there. A lot of people agree that the city just doesn't know how to loosen up and be real. People are very much on their guard, not responsive to spontaneous interactions (not everyone, but generally I felt this way) and it takes a long time to develop a close circle of trusted friends there for a lot of people, me included. I have lived in NYC, S.f., Chicago, Culver City (L.A.) and I can say that the East Coast is way more open and friendly, people just aren't afraid to take a risk in meeting new faces, if you fuck up, you'll get a response, but out west you don't even get the benefit of the doubt usually. Closed Books, especially Seattle. The Mountains and Forest and the city itself are beautiful, but the uber-isolation breeds insanity. I'm telling you. Most of the biggest wackos have come from the North West.
I also many times felt as if the Native Americans cursed the city there because of the evil the white man did to them. Others have felt this too.
Adonis
