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You aren’t supposed to tell people that! Also it rains and is dreary all winter there.
by jdsully 7y ago
You aren’t supposed to tell people that! Also it rains and is dreary all winter there.
- neilv 7y agoEven a little before dotcoms, there was a perception in the Pacific Northwest, of Californians moving in and driving up prices, and there were the jokes: "It rains all the time! Always gray! And slugs everywhere! We have to check inside our shoes before we put them on!"
- jdsully 7y agoThose aren’t jokes but all accurate warnings. E.g. the slugs: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/2fd5f3/banana_slugs_the_slimy_first_sign_of_fall/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/2fd5f3/banana_slug...
- neilv 7y agoIn all seriousness, you don't realize how many slugs there are in the PNW until you walk barefoot on the grass in your backyard after dark. It's a minefield. And when a slug sadly squishes underfoot (worst: between your toes), it's this weird slick adhesive that you can't wipe off, but has to be scrubbed off before the noticeable slickness is removed. Then you probably want to keep scrubbing, for grossness. When visiting the coast, in the morning we woke to find multiple large slugs scattered around up the glass patio door window that faced the ocean. It was a mixed view.
- argd678 7y agoYou forgot the food also kinda sucks, just about anything in the Mission beats the pants off the PNW.
- almost_usual 7y agoYou had me until you said 'the Mission'. I've never been to Seattle but it must be the only city in the US without good hispanic food.