Can a midwest girl survive and thrive in Seattle?

[Biciclista]

considering how many different walks of life we have in Seattle, including people from dozens of different countries, I find it really tough to swallow that Seattle is not a friendly place. coming here from NYC, you will find us downright smarmy; but if you live in a town of 2000 i'm sure you'll find us a bit chillier, since we don't know your name. Having said that, i've been to plenty of small towns that treated me like I had a scarlet letter on my forehead.

Many people that move to Seattle give up after a year. They can't take our grey dark days, and they really miss "a real" summer. I've seen many people come and go. And some of course, stay.

[salsabike]

considering how many different walks of life we have in Seattle, including people from dozens of different countries, I find it really tough to swallow that Seattle is not a friendly place. coming here from NYC, you will find us downright smarmy; but if you live in a town of 2000 i'm sure you'll find us a bit chillier, since we don't know your name. Having said that, i've been to plenty of small towns that treated me like I had a scarlet letter on my forehead.

Actually, many of us transplanted New Yorkers also find Seattleites to be somewhat reserved. I consider New Yorkers to, in general, be friendlier--by my definition of friendly. Polite (Seattle) and friendly are not really the same. However, that said, I have made many good friends here, and I think people everywhere are friendly. They're just more reserved about it here in their approach. It's more of a style than substance difference, I think.

[papaver]

Seattle sounds like Belgium. Not too hot, not too cold... and sadly not too sunny either.

People get really depressed by the end of winter. And sometimes we don't even have a summer. But the advantage is, when it gets beautiful the people are really upbeat and happy...

[sundial]

As a former Texan, I'm gonna throw this out in light of the current state of affairs.

Texas has it's own power grid. They also refine oil. Some of the top medical researchers come from Texas. They can secede from the nation. They believe in gun rights. This is something you might want to keep in mind in determining where you will move to.

[cobalt]

We are thinking of going to Austin in July and renting bikes just to see what it's like at the hottest. Seems like a good plan.

We have 2 frequent flyers to try Seattle. Not sure when. Exciting stuff!

Thanks

[Aggie_Ama]

I think you eventually acclimate to the heat but remember we have sun 300 days a year. It was 85 in February, we have no winter and some northerners find this unbearable. August is actually more miserable than July some years.

[sundial]

August is actually more miserable than July some years.

August is the hottest month for us. Last year we had the dangerous heat (heat index of 120 F) in the first part of August.