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Which city?
by Floegipoky 9y ago
Which city?
- leggomylibro 9y agoSeattle. Abandon hope, all ye who enter.
- selimthegrim 9y agoReading your comments was an uncomfortable reminder of my 2.5 years in Portland in tech (and I had family there). I was like, "this is probably Seattle"
- leggomylibro 9y agoYeah. I'm probably going back to the East Coast in a year or so.
- icynw 9y agosame across portland, seattle and vancouver canada. I think it is something to do with the weather, like the "umbrella" effect. Disappears once you go somewhere more sunny. http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/if-you-werenrsquot-born-in-seattle-or-the-northwest-yoursquoll-never-be-one-of-us/ http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/if-you-weren...
- tspike 9y agoIt's a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Freeze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Freeze
- umanwizard 9y agoI already knew you were in Seattle from your other comments before I scrolled down to this one. Just move to New York.
- leggomylibro 9y agoIsn't pot illegal in New York, though? I also want to avoid prison. How's Massachusetts's implementation coming along? I love Boston, Springfield is nice, Cape Cod is amazing if you can afford it...
- umanwizard 9y agoThe penalty for being caught with weed in NYC is a $100 fine.
- Floegipoky 9y ago*depending on your race and the borough you get caught in
- twobuy 9y agoNYPD is only 53% white, and has a policy of neighborhood patrols. Are you implying that all cops or evil? That only white cops are evil? Or would it be fair for me to assume that you also think black cops are targeting white citizens for unfair arrests?
- umanwizard 9y agoNo... http://norml.org/laws/item/new-york-penalties-2 http://norml.org/laws/item/new-york-penalties-2 I mean yes, many cops are corrupt and if you're black and in a poor neighborhood the cops can shoot you for anything, but that doesn't really have to do with marijuana laws specifically.
- leggomylibro 9y agoHuh, not bad; some friends and I got caught on a beach in MA awhile back and it was $125, pretty similar. Personally I think it's better for social anxiety than alcohol - sativa strains, anyways - but it's not always that easy.
- Analemma_ 9y agoI knew it was Seattle the instant I read your comment. I consider myself very fortunate to have married before I moved here, because all anecdotes I've heard suggest the dating scene is miserable, doubly so if you're in tech.
- leggomylibro 9y agoThere is not a dating scene, as such. There need to be people looking to date for a dating scene. But I'd be happy with a close friend who was capable of...oh, say talking and rational thought. At some point I want to write, and I dunno, it seems like you need to really understand people to write well. That's not gonna be easy when the only interaction people will afford me without scowling is complementing their dog. People here aren't even interested in talking about their interests.
- selimthegrim 9y ago50% of the people I dated in Portland moved to Seattle and married Microsoft engineers, so the dating scene is working for somebody <shrug>
- leggomylibro 9y agoWell maybe in Redmond, but it's to the point where I'd probably interpret someone showing any interest in me after hearing about my job as a red flag. That ain't normal, and it's not unique to women.
- Floegipoky 9y agoFigured it was a longshot, I'm on the other coast. I struggled to make friends when I moved away from university too, I'm pretty introverted and don't really like going out to bars/clubs, and frankly don't get along with the same personality type I always seem to meet at local game shops/meetups. I guess I'd suggest cultivating those work friendships, I've personally met some cool friends-of-coworkers who became friends. For instance, I invited a few coworkers hiking last year and they invited some friends, some of whom I connected with. But most of my friends here I met in really strange circumstances without trying at all- like a woman who my roommate shared a lyft with and initially intended to date.