I've been in bars all over the world, ranging from Tokyo to NYC to SF to now Seattle - with plenty of other cities in between. If you'll pardon my french here:

I've been in bars all over the world, ranging from Tokyo to NYC to SF to now Seattle - with plenty of other cities in between. If you'll pardon my french here: the PNW is the most clique-filled bar experience I have experienced worldwide and it's really very boring to deal with. You can make it work, but it winds up being more work than is ideal.