Most of the great cities of northern Europe have winter climate that is similar to or worse than Seattle, and many are at higher latitudes. So yes, if you solel

Most of the great cities of northern Europe have winter climate that is similar to or worse than Seattle, and many are at higher latitudes. So yes, if you solely define "quality of life" as "lots of winter sun", you will find yourself disagreeing with most popular benchmarks for quality of life.