It depends on the fields you're interested in. Seattle feels just as diverse as NYC to me, just in different ways. If you're into finance, advertising, and fa

It depends on the fields you're interested in. Seattle feels just as diverse as NYC to me, just in different ways. If you're into finance, advertising, and fashion, NYC is hard to beat. Seattle, OTOH, wins big at mountain climbing (we have mountains nearby), aviation (we have Boeing nearby), and martial arts (we have Japan nearby), for example. It's also a hotspot for medicine, microbrews, and certain kinds of music. I've been to NYC a few times, and if you're into the things they do well, I'm sure it's heaven. But if you're not, it's just another big city where people talk about boring things like finance and fashion.