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I dunno about "a few minutes." Everett is at least an hour north of Seattle at most times of day. Redmond is also 30-45 minutes outside Seattle; it's very much
by hobls 9y ago
I dunno about "a few minutes." Everett is at least an hour north of Seattle at most times of day. Redmond is also 30-45 minutes outside Seattle; it's very much not part of the city.
- banku_brougham 9y agoLarge parts of Brooklyn and Queens are 90 minutes out of Manhattan during much of the day.
- mulmen 9y agoRedmond and the rest of the eastside are very much part of the Seattle area. Many people commute both ways. I agree that when you go as far North as Everett and as far south as Tacoma those are different areas.
- hobls 9y agoI agree. But they're not at all part of the city.
- mulmen 9y agoThat's not really true. Seattle doesn't exist in a vacuum, they are all part of the same metro area. So sure, Portland is not the same city but you can't say Bellevue is entirely separate.
- hobls 9y agoOf course it's true. The city of Seattle is a thing, and it doesn't include the eastside. And sure, they're part of the metro area, but so is Tacoma. Eastsiders are always trying to pretend they live in Seattle.
- mikestew 9y agoEastsiders are always trying to pretend they live in Seattle. Don't flatter yourself, Eastsiders "pretend" out of convenience to those that don't obsess about Washington geography. I say "Seattle" because I don't expect someone from Iowa to have any clue where Redmond is. Just like I'd tell people "Charlotte, NC" when I really lived in Gastonia; nobody knows where the hell Gastonia, NC is, and being 20 miles away, "Charlotte" is close enough. I otherwise am quite content to have nothing to do with the city of Seattle proper, nor pretend that I am a resident.
- hobls 9y agoSure, and that makes total sense when you're talking to someone who doesn't know the area. But disagreeing with me when I say that Bellevue isn't part of the City of Seattle is just weird.
- mikestew 9y agoBut disagreeing with me when I say that Bellevue isn't part of the City of Seattle is just weird. Fair enough, and assuming that you've met such folks, that is weird...and kind of stupid. Me, I'm content with a certain sense of smugness about living in Redmond and not Seattle. :-)
- mulmen 9y agoThat's a mischaracterization of my words. I don't consider myself particularly stupid or weird but I do admit to bias on that topic.