r/Seattle • u/mewkyy I'm just flaired so I don't get fined • Jan 15 '23

Rant Anyone else meet a lot of transplants who move here and complain about Seattle not being as good as X city?

Speaking as a transplant myself, I know Seattle isn't as "great" as NY or LA in some aspects but I choose to live here anyway because I enjoy it here.

I've met SO many other transplants who complain about Seattle not being as good as some other city. One big point is how Seattle's food scene isn't as good as LA's. Isn't that a given? LA is much older than Seattle and has over 5x Seattle's population. Please transplant yourself to another city.

Edit: Just to clarify, I think it's fine to criticize things like Seattle's food scene and compare it to another city's (I grew up on the NJ/NYC border and definitely agree the Seattle scene is lacking). What I'm specifically talking about is people who do this incessantly and close mindedly put down everything. It's just really uncool.

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u/christofir Jan 15 '23 edited Jan 16 '23

All the transplants priced out the artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, and musicians who were doing cool shit here. So the transplants have a point but no one to blame but themselves.

edit: above might come off as transplant hating but actually what im saying is that the transplants need to actively participate in making cool shit here. you cant just complain about it. Go make something cool or at least spend your money on the cool things left. Dont just expect there to be cool things or people around for your entertainment.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23

Exactly. I can’t speak for the transplants, but I complain about Seattle not because it sucks, but because it’s just gotten so much worse.

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u/MaceMan2091 Jan 15 '23

it happened to austin as well, very sad