I once picked up a pretty blonde friend from Dallas at SeaTac airport. She came down the stairs with nicely done hair, lipstick, a beautifully fitted black jacket with big yellow embroidered flowers and a smile on her face. Every woman in the terminal turned around and hissed at her. They were all dressed like aforementioned refugees, wearing no makeup, nothing pretty or colorful, and their hair was uniformly unisex style, going gray naturally, no henna, no highlights, no help whatsoever. I swear they didn’t wear bras, only cool cotton vestees to enhance flatness. These were random women, all sporting the Seattle look.
So beware!
You have a good point (as I live near Seattle and do quite a bit of Business travel
I have a "game" I play when in an airport. It is called "Find the Seattle gate"
. I started this about 10 years ago in Copenhagen airport. Walking down a corridor, looking at people in the gate waiting areas, I can pick out the Seattle flight by the dress and demeanor of the Seattle flight passengers almost every time.
There are two curve balls and they are San Francisco and Portland (OR). Other than that - not even close.