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I find people on the entire US west coast are generally very friendly on the surface (likely to say hello, hold a door open, etc). But it wasn't until I moved
by socalnate1 13y ago
I find people on the entire US west coast are generally very friendly on the surface (likely to say hello, hold a door open, etc).
But it wasn't until I moved to the midwest (central Illinois) that I understood how much more that was to it than that. Our neighbors welcomed us with a plate of cookies, a women my wife met at a cafe invited us to their house for dinner that night. (We went, it was nice.) The willingness to truly open up your life and home to a stranger was staggering for someone like me who grew up in Southern California.
So, I think the answer to your question depends on whether you just want pleasant strangers or hope to find something very different.
- benched 13y agoI hear you. I've lived in Seattle for 8 years, and my impression is that people here are professional. They say polite things. Even friends I've known for many years talk to me like they're composing a formal letter. I had a girlfriend that talked to me like she was conducting a business meeting. I realize some of this might have to do with my circles (mostly professionals, duh), but even in more diverse groups here I get the same impression. There's no real connection beyond that surface niceness. It makes me want to get out of here. Hence this thread.
- robbiea 13y agoahh, I just read this after I wrote my post. What you said above would bother the hell out of me too! Try Austin. It's a much different place. Wait for the football season to start and go to a UT football game.