I hear Seattle has been Kalifornicated. Where else in the U.S. can you pay homage to Lenin? *
* Sunshine photo shopped
Imagine being a conservative in Seattle and being outed.
Posted on 02/25/2015 2:05:45 PM PST by Freedom56v2
My daughter is graduating this summer--she has a dear friend who lives in Seattle and has suggested my daughter might move out there. Daughter could move anywhere she can find job in her field.
My daughter is a conservative tho not a political junkie like her mom LOL. Her friend is probably a moderate, but not particularly political. I have a "moderate" republican friend who said Seattle is just growing by leaps and bounds and lots of young people are moving there.
Though I have no direct say in the matter as daughter is an adult and I have not been in Seattle except for the airport, I am not sure how I feel about the city Seattle or state Washington? From what I have read, most conservative liberty-lovers have left...but I have no first-hand information.
I would appreciate input in the event that my daughter asks for my opinion--eh she usually does.
Anyone have any thoughts on Seattle (preferably first-hand) to share?
I appreciate it. Thanks!
Seattle is Commie Central.
I lived in Seattle for years, still visit often, and have a lot of both conservative and liberal friends there. Like every place else in this world, it takes all kinds! :) This next may sound cliche, but it’s true: if you are prone to seasonal depression, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU. Fall and Winter are quite dark, wet and brooding; Spring and Summer are somewhat less dark, wet and brooding.
The weather is somewhat offset, however, by the incredible seafood.
She just wants to go where she has some dear friends and can get a well-paying job—and a change from the rather boring Midwest. I want her to be happy long-term and hopefully, God willing, meet a soul-mate who she can be happy with for her post-college journey :)
Good song nonetheless :)
My 25 year old daughter lives and works in Seattle and she’s conservative, yes, they are out there.
Like you have already read, Seattle is a liberal city.
My daughter rents an older efficiency apt, (no bedroom), but has everything else and she pays $750/mth near the Green lake area.
Seattle has changed a lot since I lived there but you are close to the ocean and to mountain skiing.
Good luck!
Seattle always seemed to me to have much more in common with the snobbish, self righteous European cities many of us know and loathe than it does with much of the rest of America. I hope I can be proven totally wrong on this however.
It is a beautiful city. There is money to be had and jobs to get for a motivated educated young person. There are conservatives but they won’t admit it. It’s not as bad as San Francisco but it’s still very liberal. If I had the opportunity to live there I probably would for a couple years.
It will also depend what industry she is in. If she is in high tech she will be inundated with bearded freaks and flannel wearing lesbians that are blindly liberal. IF she is in manufacturing she can do well for herself and will find people who will whisper in hushed tones “you don’t like Obama? Thank God. I thought I was the only one.”
“find people who will whisper in hushed tones “you don’t like Obama? Thank God. I thought I was the only one.”
She would likely work for a hospital or public health departent or perhaps a pharmaceutical company.
She’s interested in Seattle,for heaven’s sake....not Johannesburg or Bangkok or Mexico City.
A friend’s daughter headed off to Cambodia last year.
It’s great to be young.
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One of our religious friends told us that Seattle and San Frncisco, along with other cities I can’t remember, are controlled by demons and are scheduled for total annihilation by God.
She could probably get a spot in one of the outlying Reeducation Camps. I’m not sure how long the waiting list is. Depends on what methods are being used to get the dissent’s minds right. Turnover is everything.
On a serious note, if you don’t mind the rain, it’s a nice place to live. I had an Employee who lived in a small community outside of Seattle. They loved it.
Been here 14 months. Nobody talks politics much. There is the odd anarchist/commie demonstration downtown - Mayday, Ferguson.
The police ride bikes. TONS of urban outdoorsmen downtown - pretty mild weather and lots of begging opportunities.
You’re expected to tip. A lot. Additional cost of doing business.
Housing expensive - check. Commuting difficult - check. Parking difficult - check. Lots of gray days - check.
Still I like it. Pro sports are on the ascendancy. Lots of outdoor recreation. Good coffee, good food.
Another downside - nobody watches where they are going when they are walking downtown. Sometimes cause they’re staring at their cell phone - sometimes I don’t know - self absorbed I guess.
Economy is very strong - people seem to be doing fine.
A little more detail on Seattle weather:
4 distinct seasons
lots of rain and cloudy days
summer temps usually 65-78 daytime, 80 and above infrequent, 90 and above, rare
winter temps 45-55 usually, about 10-15 days below 35 degrees during day, rarely below 20 degrees at night.
winter snowfall typically 3-12 inches spread out over 2-3 snowfalls, but we can have more or less
skiing about 70 minutes east at Snoqualmie Pass
Seattle area geography is hilly and rolling, heavily wooded, with quite a few lakes (Lake Washington borders the entire east side of the city, Puget Sound the west side).
Actually, I purchased a light to provide some ultraviolet light while she lived in northern Michigan — also got a light for my son in North Dakota—both said the lights helped.
oes she like coffee?
Does she like gray skies?
Does she like lots of rain?
Does she like bans on anything?
Does she like to dress ‘funky’?
Does she like men with beards who are not quite men?
Does she like explosive volcanoes nearby?
Then Seattle is the place for her : )
Seattle Hipsters - photos
http://tinyurl.com/n6hmrj4
Ah I think guys
http://notsportscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hipsters.jpg
There are probably some down at Ft. Lewis. And be sure to visit the post’s museum, you can see it from the interstate.
How on earth can you say there are 4 distinct seasons when there is only a 20 degree difference between the summer and winter averages?
I’m not looking for an argument but that mystifies me.
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I hear Seattle has been Kalifornicated. Where else in the U.S. can you pay homage to Lenin? *
* Sunshine photo shopped
Imagine being a conservative in Seattle and being outed.
I’ve lived in the Seattle area for a number of years. I now live on what’s called the “Eastside” (east side of Lake Washington - Seattle is on the west side of it). While it does rain here quite a bit, it usually doesn’t pour like it does in some areas; and, the Spring and Summer seasons are beautiful and usually not much rain in summer and early fall. And, it stays green in the winter.
There is lots to see and do, both culturally and outdoor activities. As others have mentioned, it can be pricey, but I think that can be the case in almost any large cities; and, bike riding, hiking, etc. is free. There are 2 large lakes, many smaller lakes and lots of parks.
There are a lot of very good healthcare facilities in an near Seattle. Because of that, there are also a lot of pharmaceutical and healthcare equipment reps. There are also research organizations, such as the Hutchinson Cancer Center. I did a search on bing.com for healthcare facilities and research centers near Seattle and here’s a link to one of the items that came up. I just looked at the 1st page, and there are some doctors listed, too, but it will give you an idea of how many facilities there are:
http://www.yellowpages.com/seattle-wa/medical-centers
My family and I are all conservatives as are various members of my extended family. I normally only talk politics with them or a few co-workers who I know are conservative.
Best of luck to you and your daughter!
I lived in Seattle for over 45 years and left four years ago to a small farm in central KY I purchased 6 years ago. I have three adult daughters that live in Seattle. Two Downtown and one near lake city way near I-5.
Reasons I left:
1. Politics. You really give up your freedom to live there. And they ignore the will of the people. Even when there is a referendum (People voted to put Kingdome by southcenter. City put it south of downtown anyway. People voted to not build Safeco field. City built it anyway. Etcetera.)
2. Traffic. This is the biggie. I’ve had two separate friends visit and they both said the same thing: It looks like the city expands retail and living quarters and then says, “Gosh, should we build some wider roads? Naw, People will get used to it”.
You have to plan outings around traffic seven days a week.
I bicycle commuted in Seattle for a couple of decades but stopped because texting drivers made it too dangerous.
And one other thing, and a person from New York summed this one up really well. The people in Seattle seem friendly but that is not what it is. They are not “Friendly”. They are “polite”.
Now the positive: IT is a truly beautiful area and there are some great parks. One Christmas day my wife and I went to the tip of the Alki Beach area and watched Killer whales just offshore. There are some awesome little neighborhood communities. We liked to go Downtown at 6:00 on Saturday mornings and watch the Pike Place Market open up and see the people getting and setting up their booths. We’d walk around the Westlake park area and enjoy a Starbucks or Tully’s coffee as we walked around. We would leave before nine so we didn’t have to pay for parking or fight any crowds.
And Freemont is a fun place. There is a place called the White Rabbit. On monday nights the Michael Shrieve band plays there. Michael was the drummer for Santana at Woodstock. The most amazing clip from the movie is his drum solo. He’s gotten better his whole life and his band matches him. They are a serious treat - assuming they are still doing it.
The red hook brewery is also west of Freemont. It’s fun.
Oh, and south lake union has become totally Amazon territory. I think they hire a lot of cheap young people that populate all the apartments in that area. It’s very “hip” there. But at my age (61) I’ve been there, done that. I like to watch the subtle young professional pompousness as a sort of comedic side show. They think they are so “smart and worldly” that it really is kinda fun to watch. Like a living Woody Allen movie.
And then there is the stuff outside of Seattle. Hiking, biking trails, etc. But I ramble.
Frankly, I like Kentucky even more, but if you are young and really want to soak in the urban life and what it has to offer, Seattle is one of your best choices. I like Louisville better but that is because I like its size. Frankly, Knoxville TN might be even better. But both are “just right”. I like to say that, size wise, louisville is to seattle what seattle is to chicago what chicago is to new york.
But the key is that Louisville really doesn’t have the traffic issues (It has them, as do all cities, but not much) and the government is MUCH less intrusive than it is in Seattle.
Oh, and there is no income tax in Seattle, but the sales tax is over 10%.
There was actually an article about 20 years ago in one of the SF rags where the author had visited Seattle and she shared her experience. What she said was Seattle was SF ten years ago, when SF was a nice place.
Well, it’s 20 years later, and I think you nailed it.
Houston, Dallas & San Antonio are pretty much sanctuary cities and hubs for illegals moving on to other destinations.
...the surrounding communities are more conservative.
There are conservatives but they won’t admit it.
I’m also a big guy and they knew better than to get “physical”.
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