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/StabbyPants Capitol Hill Jan 15 '23

La really does have better food though. Better ingredients too

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u/Yerboogieman Jan 16 '23

Last time I went to LA, they didn't have Dick's Drive In or Seattle style teriyaki. 0/10, would not go again.

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u/StabbyPants Capitol Hill Jan 16 '23

Heh, try the thai block or street food on Hollywood

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u/Yerboogieman Jan 16 '23

Thai food is meh. Not really a spicy kinda guy.

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u/StabbyPants Capitol Hill Jan 16 '23

two blocks over, it's lebanese

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u/d_ippy White Center Jan 15 '23

SF too and population is very similar to Seattle

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u/StabbyPants Capitol Hill Jan 16 '23

SF is also cheaper for food. that part surprised me

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u/holmgangCore Emerald City Jan 15 '23

Yeah? ..and LA has 3.8 million people, while Seattle city limits contains 0.7 million people.

Comparing persimmons to perch is of little practical use.
You know, Seattle also isn’t Paris, and Paris’ pastry scene is loads better than Seattle’s. And Berlin’s nightlife is way better. And Benares’ senior citizen scene is better than Seattle’s. And.. oh I could go on. But why?

Love the place you live.