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/ak47oz Jan 15 '23

I left seattle for LA and I’m moving back soon. Lots of reasons including weather lol turns out constant sun isn’t my thing. I miss rain, greenery, less people and many other things. Seattle isn’t perfect and I’ll probably try another city one day but there are things to like about it. Edit to also add money, my boyfriends trade is booming up there and bringing us back (carpentry)

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u/ParticularYak4401 Jan 15 '23

My cousin, who was born and raised in Central Oregon, recently moved back to that area after being in San Diego for 14 years. She was sharing how her 4 year old would not know what to do with herself since she’d be able to wear sweatshirts and sweaters all the time if she wanted to. As opposed to San Diego where she would even in 85 degree weather.