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We bailed for seattle because we could get a bigger house and have a better school situation. We did enjoy living on the border between the mission and noe vall
by dunham 2y ago
We bailed for seattle because we could get a bigger house and have a better school situation. We did enjoy living on the border between the mission and noe valley before that though.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoI’m reading this from Ballard and I think we do alright on school quality and house size, although my east side colleagues think the deal is better in more suburban Kirkland or Bellevue.
- throwaway48476 2y agoBallard hardly has houses left, it's a condo jungle now.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoTownhome jungle. We still have lots of single family homes, especially north of 65th.
- dnissley 2y agoWithout the townhomes it would be even more unaffordable.
- ad-astra 2y agoSeattle is an interesting area, so many different pockets. I moved to Seattle in 2016 from Southern California, could never shake the depression. Moved to Cupertino in Jan and am as happy as a (very busy) clam.
- throwaway19423 2y agoI visited Seattle the city proper recently, and also felt depressed. Not sure why I got that vibe. On paper Seattle is great, and no-doubt, the Pacific north west has good nature and tech-industry. It felt odd why Seattle felt "different".
- harshaw 2y agoThe weather? it's well documented. SAAD.
- sph 2y agoSeasonal Affective Disorder, i.e. lack of sun? Not sure what the other A stands for.
- throw4847285 2y agoThe Seattle Freeze seems like one of those broad stereotypes, but I experienced it as very real. People are not unfriendly, but they are unsocial. I felt lonelier than any other place I've lived. There are of course many other factors, but I'm not the only one, which is validating.
- onetokeoverthe 2y ago[dead]