Avoid Moving To Seattle - Unless you can deal with these 10 things

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  • Avoid Moving To Seattle - Unless you can deal with these 10 things -
    The Seattle metro area can be an amazing place to live, but like any location, there are definitely some downsides. Check out this video for my list of the 10 biggest downsides of living in the Seattle area before you decide to make a move.
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  • @livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf

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  • @davidcantor293
    @davidcantor293 Pƙed 2 lety +42

    I’m assuming some of y’all have never lived in LA, Boston, or NYC to talk about traffic. If you do not enjoy the outdoors regardless of the weather, seattle is not for you. Embrace the rain, get boots, rain gear and go hiking in the moss forest.

    • @Luvie1980
      @Luvie1980 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Exactly. LA sucks. CA too.

    • @starwberriez
      @starwberriez Pƙed 2 lety +5

      born and raised in nyc, seattle wont be hard for me to handle.

    • @CMV314
      @CMV314 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      He's right about traffic. Stop being so defensive.

    • @CMV314
      @CMV314 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@Luvie1980 CA is a great place to live.

    • @jade-evelynreynolds311
      @jade-evelynreynolds311 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I’ve lived in LA, been to NYC plenty of times, and currently live near Seattle. Every place with the traffic sucks but I especially hate Seattle traffic. Not only do people suck at driving, but they simply don’t care. They, unlike LA, acknowledge the fact that there is other cars, but they don’t care. They’ll drive through you if they can.

  • @misteriknow2069
    @misteriknow2069 Pƙed rokem +15

    Been in Seattle for a little over a decade, and coming from FL...Seattle is paradise. Drivers aren't as crazy as Cali or FL, and Seattle isn't as big as NYC/LA and not in the middle of nowhere like Idaho/Alabama. No humidity, less pollen to affect allergies and a few "heat wave" days. No real natural disasters other than a few smoky hazy summer days from neighboring wildfires. Love the rain myth too, since it's currently October 2022 and there hasn't been a rainy day since "Juneuary". We've honestly had sunny days for over half the year lol. And all of Seattle isn't trashy. Just Ballard, Aurora Ave and downtown. The rest of Seattle proper is pretty clean, quiet, and picturesque.
    The price points are true tho. A 1.2 mil Seattle house will cost 500K in Everett, 450K in Fed Way, 525K in Tacoma, 1.9mil in Bellevue. All over the place.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem +2

      I prefer the aggressiveness. At least people GOT somewhere. 🙄

    • @pinkazure808
      @pinkazure808 Pƙed rokem

      Thank you for sharing, Mister I Know 206.

    • @mattg5978
      @mattg5978 Pƙed rokem

      As someone coming from Florida, what's your opinion on Seattle being a hard place to make friends/socialize. I'm somewhat introverted myself and i'd just say im picky about who i spend time with. (im early 30s)

  • @robwastman4993
    @robwastman4993 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    I’ve lived in Seattle for 60 years and would choose to live nowhere else. Just stay away from downtown.

  • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
    @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety +9

    You did a great job of explaining & outlining the main downsides of living here. I was born & raised here and have seen a dramatic change in driving habits & traffic in just the past 10 years. In fact, my commute to work (when I'm not working at home) consists of only 24 miles, is about 1/3 back roads/rural roads & does not include any major highways. 9 years ago this commute only took 45 minutes, it's now a 75 - 90 minute drive. Add to that, the many folks who don't seem to be familiar with traffic laws or who drive very aggressively, plus road construction and the drive has pretty much become a nightmare. That said, we do live in one of the most beautiful places in the US and there is so much to enjoy outdoors here with all of our lakes, rivers, forests, beaches & mountains, it's difficult to imagine living anywhere else.

    • @pinkazure808
      @pinkazure808 Pƙed rokem

      Thanks Chris Johnson, I found this informative.

  • @steve87thpsap
    @steve87thpsap Pƙed 2 lety +4

    WOW, I can’t believe how honest you were on everything. I would say the only you kind of missed was don’t expect to have a yard or parking at your house. Yard in suburbs and parking in Seattle. Everything else was spot on.

  • @kimmatheson5752
    @kimmatheson5752 Pƙed rokem +3

    Born in Seattle. Raised and lived in the Seattle area my life ( 60 yrs ) until 2015 when I came to the sad conclusion that I couldn't afford to stay.

  • @philosophytoday6518
    @philosophytoday6518 Pƙed rokem

    Thanks for the heads up friend đŸ™đŸœ

  • @eddiej7259
    @eddiej7259 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    used to live in Edmonds, 15-20 mins outside of Seattle, as a child for about 2 years in the very early 90s. I still remember how amazing that place was and always wanted to move to the Seattle region again, so it saddens me to see all these videos about how down hill everything has gone. The homelessness looks beyond repair, I am from the east coast and live in a pretty rough town but I never see homeless. Seeing videos with tents all over the place is literally shocking to me. We just don't have the homeless problem in the northeast that the west coast has, Its legitimately shocking.... and this is coming from someone who lives in the biggest (and worst) city in CT. So that says a lot!

  • @barbarosa788
    @barbarosa788 Pƙed 2 lety +20

    I’m a native here and this is true. I never thought I would ever say this but
I can’t wait to move out of here! It’s not Seattle anymore. Seattle was sold a long time ago.

    • @twongreen9968
      @twongreen9968 Pƙed 2 lety

      I like Seattle not from there originally from Chicago and grew up half my life in Atlanta currently living in Nevada i think seattle pretty dope

    • @eddieg6436
      @eddieg6436 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      I got the HELL out of Seattle!!!

    • @indfnt5590
      @indfnt5590 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Conservative? 💀

  • @trueseattleite6958
    @trueseattleite6958 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    The wildfire smoke especially sucks when it's an extremely hot day and you can't even open your windows because the smoke is so bad and you don't have any air conditioning. Many people end up renting a hotel room just so they can have AC and be able to sleep properly at night. A couple years back it was so bad that all the hotels were booked by locals just trying not to die from heat stroke! đŸ„”

  • @JamenLS
    @JamenLS Pƙed 2 lety +8

    I moved to Seattle 5 years ago and he should have said that the people here just absolutely suck and being genuine humans to one another. Also, crime, public drug use and sex on the streets.

    • @chenanigans
      @chenanigans Pƙed rokem

      I agree. The people here really suck. They like to think and perpetuate that they are friendly and nice but they truly kind of stuck up and self absorbed don't like others. And being passive-aggressive is their favorite pastime.

  • @JoeinSeattle.
    @JoeinSeattle. Pƙed 2 lety +19

    This is a fair, balanced and level headed breakdown of Seattle. Good job 👍

  • @pinkazure808
    @pinkazure808 Pƙed rokem

    Thank you for the informative and honest video.

  • @Coefficient974
    @Coefficient974 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Good video. I lived in 5 different states in US, 4 other countries before, i have never struggled to find a balance in life like here. The rain and making friends is hard even after 4 years. The nature around is beautiful and you will enjoy it. I will move out now for a more friendly and affordable place...Good luck

    • @Mr__True
      @Mr__True Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Have been living here almost 2 years and tired of clouds and raining. I forgot when I see sunny winter days here. People are nice but very cold and boring . Time to move on

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem +2

      9 states, two other countries here. Same.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@Mr__Trueyep. Very fake, superficial and passive-aggressive.
      I found that the people in South King County are a lot more down to earth and really keep it real. It’s also more diverse here without all the pretentious bores.

  • @joec.5009
    @joec.5009 Pƙed 2 lety +12

    I live here and i approve this message.

  • @shawnbell6392
    @shawnbell6392 Pƙed 2 lety +34

    Accurate description. Also, cost of groceries and crime are both up. Gentrification/tech boom have impacted diversity in the city quite a bit. Half of Seattle still makes 50K or less a year and those people are getting clobbered.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      Food is still cheaper here than most other places I’ve lived in the country.
      Maybe if you got out of town and actually explored the country by living in various places, you’d gain a much better perspective about how the cost of living works.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem +1

      Hoping the layoffs help a bit


  • @DavidLLambertmobile
    @DavidLLambertmobile Pƙed 2 lety +6

    I spent about 3 weeks in SEATAC and Bellvue WA in summer, 2012. The rain, ☔ & cold-cooler climate can be rough. I'm not 💯 sure I could live in a metro area like Seattle King County 365, 24-7. Seattle WA is hip, trendy, fairly clean(2012). The nice đŸŒČ are a +. Cost of living seemed a tad steep. đŸ’ČđŸ’ČđŸ’Č. The supermarkets, 🛒, stores had fresh foods, great QC-flavor. Note; a few chains moved out in 2020, 2021 due to riots, crimes.

  • @ct4074
    @ct4074 Pƙed 2 lety +26

    Left Seattle 12 years ago. Best move ever. Simply unaffordable and crime ridden --- could never plan a retirement there.

  • @jamaicanblackqueen8897
    @jamaicanblackqueen8897 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I live in Puyallup for 6 years now and the traffic was fine for the first 3 years moving here, now the traffic getting into Puyallup from Edgewood is bad. I work in Seattle and it takes me on hour and half to get to work. On a good day it will take me 45 minutes. I hate driving because of accidents, road rage and traffic now, so I take the bus, Sounders train and the light rail to get to my destination.

  • @tatianaallen7001
    @tatianaallen7001 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Have been her for 11 years, can’t take the weather anymore, after COVID 19 and depending of outdoors to go out to breathe, was a horrific wreck for me, this summer bye bye .

  • @irismckay6472
    @irismckay6472 Pƙed dnem

    Thanks for this video. It's all relative. I just moved to the burbs here from Southern California and LOVE Seattle. Compared to SoCal, it's scenic and serene. Far less crowded with tourists. Most people here are inclusive and self-expressive. So far I haven't seen the same superficiality and obsession with plastic surgery as in Cal. As a boomer, I appreciate how healthy and nature-conscious seniors are here. There is also a sophisticated vibe here that's missing from SoCal. As to the homelessness and traffic, that exists in all big cities.

  • @ThouShallPray
    @ThouShallPray Pƙed 2 lety +20

    Right on. Lived here for 22 years and can't wait to move out. It's literally a shit hole. When you move here make sure to get conceal weapon permit. Seriously.

    • @drewpknutz1410
      @drewpknutz1410 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Yeah buddy. Ive been here 40 years and 2019 was the first year I felt compelled to start packin'! Its a different city now.

    • @johnhopkins6731
      @johnhopkins6731 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Seriously? I was just there last weekend and it seemed fine (way better than SF at least). Maybe it's just certain neighborhoods?

    • @memewithinameme35
      @memewithinameme35 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@johnhopkins6731 wayyy more noticeable to the communities that have lived here for decades.

    • @HowdyItLovll
      @HowdyItLovll Pƙed 2 lety +1

      How many times have you been mugged? Or threatened?

    • @Ididdledyourwife
      @Ididdledyourwife Pƙed 2 lety +3

      You can buy a house in Florida for 90k with 30 down and it’s 3 beds and 1.5 bathroom. YOU CANT FIND THAT HERE (born and raised) oh and no people who have a hard on for politics and think that’s a good conversation starter

  • @kenrossmac
    @kenrossmac Pƙed 2 lety +27

    As an Eastside resident...this is a pretty good list! You left out the biggest reason not to move here though...the Seattle Freeze! If you aren't from here, didn't go to college here, have no family/friends here and don't work in "Tech" ...good luck making friends! Hands down the most unfriendly city....Can be socially suffocating!

    • @livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf
      @livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf  Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Thanks Ken! I have gone back and forth on the Seattle freeze aspect. I’ve been in the Seattle area my whole life so I can’t really relate, but I’ve had a lot of clients who have come here from out of state tell me they felt like it was very welcoming and didn’t have any complaints about the “freeze”. I know everyone has a different experience though. I’m curious if you’ve got experienced that yourself?

    • @kenrossmac
      @kenrossmac Pƙed 2 lety +7

      Unfortunately yes and it's the main reason my wife and I are considering leaving (not the only reason).. people here just keep to themselves... don't really like to hang out...tough to make plans and people flake often...Lived in Boston, San Fran, Portland,OR, So Cal briefly, and Northern AZ and never experienced this... however...there are a LOT of positives to this area for sure!

    • @moneymanfernando1594
      @moneymanfernando1594 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Try the Las Vegas Freeze. You think it`s unfriendly there in Seattle ??

    • @Taylor-hu2no
      @Taylor-hu2no Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@kenrossmac We are in the midst of a pandemic; its effects are similar here in Miami.

    • @kenrossmac
      @kenrossmac Pƙed 2 lety +9

      @@Taylor-hu2no Freeze existed pre pandemic here as well

  • @jacobTheeCreole
    @jacobTheeCreole Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Will be back to watch this video later ! Thinking of moving there

    • @midnull6009
      @midnull6009 Pƙed 2 lety

      don't...

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      Hope you didn’t do it! I made that mistake 7 years ago, and now I’m stuck.

  • @AuzzAustin
    @AuzzAustin Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I love Seattle I live like 30 minutes from Seattle and been there 100s of times. Yes there is alot of crimes but there's alot of great and fun things there to Do.

  • @ricco0911
    @ricco0911 Pƙed 2 lety +24

    Huge increase in crime, no police, no prosecution. That’s all I need to know.

    • @robertcalhoun4459
      @robertcalhoun4459 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      do you actually live in the city, have you experienced crime, or are you just watching fox news from a red state?

    • @memewithinameme35
      @memewithinameme35 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@robertcalhoun4459 he's mostly right tho. live down the street from the place where a dude visiting seattle got his shit stolen and head stomped on.

    • @oceania2385
      @oceania2385 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@robertcalhoun4459 I live in the city and have experienced crime and subscribe to NPR and vote blue. We're basically fucked ...

    • @robertcalhoun4459
      @robertcalhoun4459 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@oceania2385 It's the opiate addiction problem, I was talking to a colleague in Hungary today and they don't prescribe opiates anymore unless there is a major problem. Have you followed all the lawsuits with Purdue? This is capitalism.

    • @oceania2385
      @oceania2385 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@robertcalhoun4459 Robert the problem we have in Seattle right now, is Fentanyl - It's only made in one place and imported here. They shut off the oxy tap a couple of years ago. The only thing more ruthless than capitalism is the CCP.

  • @efroggys
    @efroggys Pƙed 2 lety +8

    Drivers are 10X worse in Dallas. When I moved to Dallas I was rear ended in less than 3 months. Im pretty sure I see drunk drivers daily. Never got in an accident living my entire life in Seattle area. Everything else is true.

    • @RiverRatWA57
      @RiverRatWA57 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Texas really needs to change their signs to 'Drive like a F*cking A$$Hole the Texas way', just in my humble opinion of course.

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I've noticed an increase in people who seem ignorant of traffic laws here in Seattle. Blatantly running red lights, illegal passing, using turn lanes to drive long distances, hanging out in the passing lane constantly, not to mention excessive speeding. It's no wonder there are constantly accidents.

    • @RiverRatWA57
      @RiverRatWA57 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Really, I didn't realize that Seattle had laws, Chop/Chaz zones, everyone for themselves......

    • @andrenguyen5194
      @andrenguyen5194 Pƙed rokem

      I find drivers in San Fran to be much worse than Seattle! Same with Las Vegas and Phoenix!

    • @ChiCityLady
      @ChiCityLady Pƙed rokem +1

      You are not wrong about Dallas drivers according to my family members that moved there. Texas also has one of the highest percentage of uninsured drivers and higher cost car insurance.

  • @BasementBerean
    @BasementBerean Pƙed 2 lety +36

    I lived in Seattle for decades and just sold and left last summer. All this stuff is true, and has been for my adult life, and pertains to the general Seattle area, not just incorporated Seattle. What isn't mentioned is the out of control homelessness and skyrocketing property crime in incorporated Seattle, and worse crime than that is on the increase too. The situation is changing for the worse on a weekly basis it seems. Graffiti is covering everything in the business districts. There's more all the time. There are mentally ill everywhere. You have to watch your back when you're outside your house, and keep track of the homeless situation in your neighborhood.
    Maybe visit incorporated Seattle before you decide to move into Seattle proper. Notice the difference between incorporated Seattle and the East Side (Bellevue and Kirkland and Redmond) and the suburban townships to the north.

    • @lizagarcia2117
      @lizagarcia2117 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      You are describing the Bay Area. I've lived in San Jose CA, since I was 3 years old, I'm now 47 traffic in the last 7 years bad to worse, homelessness x10 in the last 3-5 years.

    • @xo_esmee1659
      @xo_esmee1659 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I live in LA that ain’t nothin

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      South King County is the best if you don’t want to deal with a bunch of pretentious people with sticks up their asses, which is the case in Seattle proper, the Bellevue area and the northern suburbs. It’s also the most diverse area of the area in my experience.

    • @BasementBerean
      @BasementBerean Pƙed rokem

      @@Trix897 Well, I'm no expert on south King County, having never lived there, but I've found a huge difference in the sticks that are up people's asses just by moving to area north of Lake Washington.

  • @TheLifeOfJim
    @TheLifeOfJim Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Where I live isnt prepped for snow and we get it every year.

  • @adma5807
    @adma5807 Pƙed rokem +3

    when they say there was no air conditioning, I thought it was a joke until......

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      It’s the #1 city in the country for % of dwellings without air conditioning.

  • @stacy8656
    @stacy8656 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    No thanks on Seattle. You couldn't pay me enough to live there or deal with the traffic.

  • @comeconcon569
    @comeconcon569 Pƙed 2 lety +21

    The bad drivers are not necessarily from Seattle.

    • @phylliskimani6893
      @phylliskimani6893 Pƙed 2 lety

      oop

    • @richardnelson3227
      @richardnelson3227 Pƙed 2 lety

      That is right. The homeless don't drive

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem +1

      Most are in my experience. Y’all are WAAAAAY too timid. If you can’t keep up with the pace of traffic, STAY HOME.

    • @chenanigans
      @chenanigans Pƙed rokem

      They def are because the drivers here are very passive-aggressive and rude and passive aggressiveness is Seattle's middle name. Y'all are the GOAT at being passive aggressive. I have literally been at a stoplight on a couple different occasions and literally the mere mili-second the light turned green I've been honked at because I didn't move immediately within that millisecond of it turning green đŸ€ŠđŸ€ŠđŸ€Š didn't even have a chance to let up off my break before Becky behind me had a f****** meltdown. And then when I look back in my rearview mirror to see this human she had the most mean mug, ugliest, irritated face simply because I followed traffic rules and I waited until it turned green to MOVE 😭😭😭😭.
      That's how Y'ALL are. Y'all need f*cking therapy. Unhappy miserable souls.

  • @stevenmatthews2278
    @stevenmatthews2278 Pƙed 2 lety +16

    Bad drivers? When I was in Seattle, every time I crossed the street at an intersection, the cars stopped. In Tennessee, people are offended when someone walks across the road and there’s often no sidewalks and no pedestrian crossing lights/signage like in Seattle. I plan to move there soon!

    • @Ididdledyourwife
      @Ididdledyourwife Pƙed 2 lety +2

      If you stop at every intersection, go 10 miles under the speed limit then yes you’re a bad driver. You’ll fit in fine with the seattle crowd. They’re just as dumb as you are! Coming from a born and raised Seattlite! And I love how people who aren’t from here have so much knowledge of seattle even though they’ve been here once/ a handful of times. Oh please do a favor for the world and shut up. Next visit I’ll take you on a walk to see the real seattle bud and you’ll be singing a different tune in minutes

    • @jariaturner2618
      @jariaturner2618 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @Belltown Daisy no
no you wouldn’t as someone who lived 20 minutes away from the birthplace of the kkk no you wouldn’t 💀💀

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      At least in Memphis, people know how to freakin’ DRIVE. Here, people are WAY too “polite.”
      The point of driving is to get from point A to point B. It’s the drivers that stop for every goddamn thing that make driving absolutely miserable for me.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      @belltowndaisy4214I understand that. I loved living in Memphis, but with the lack of protections of AFAB people’s bodily autonomy and their push to keep eroding LGBTQ+ civil rights, I won’t go back until they change their ways.

  • @philosophytoday6518
    @philosophytoday6518 Pƙed rokem +1

    Had no idea the cost of living was that high in Seattle. Thank you đŸ™đŸœ

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      I make 6 figures a year and can’t afford a single family home. I had to settle for a condo.

  • @jetcitysinatra7300
    @jetcitysinatra7300 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    The first and number one reason to avoid Seattle is "If You Don't Want To Live In Seattle Because It Will Be Your Home And You Love It More Than Anywhere You Have Ever Lived" Then don't move to Seattle and much up the place. Seattle will hate you for doing this and the ones who actually want to be in Seattle will not be able to afford to be there.

  • @alfonsoarellano2187
    @alfonsoarellano2187 Pƙed rokem +1

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  • @qrator6882
    @qrator6882 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I love Seattle it’s just getting too expensive and I can’t afford this place once I hit 18. Hopefully moving to Arizona 2024

  • @moradrazdani2967
    @moradrazdani2967 Pƙed 2 lety

    đŸ’™đŸ™đŸ» thank U

  • @elrafas2366
    @elrafas2366 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    11:10 _Never expected about the smoky, therefore really useful guidance._
    _Will be good maybe here, on the channel, we could see some neighborhoods like a vlog, in some places in Seattle or Bellevue_

    • @livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf
      @livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf  Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Thanks for watching. Vlog style videos should be coming soon

    • @fluttergirl75
      @fluttergirl75 Pƙed 2 lety

      I feel so much better. From Vancouver and I love it/ hate it but I don't know any other way.

  • @janesmith4h
    @janesmith4h Pƙed 2 lety +5

    I have lived in Seattle, Renton, and now Ruston (aka Bougie Tacoma).
    Yeah, Washington State in general is expensive AF!

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Ruston is a pretty nice part of Tacoma though.

    • @janesmith4h
      @janesmith4h Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen #TrusStory No Lie Told! It really is nice, and virtually crime-less. I've heard TWO sirens (for who knows why) in 7 years.

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety

      @@janesmith4h I'm in my 50's and the only crime I've ever been a victim of was well over 30 years ago, when my car was broken into & my stereo stolen. But that was in a suburb in South King County, not the city itself.

  • @OKletsgetitPodcast
    @OKletsgetitPodcast Pƙed rokem +2

    It's depressing here

  • @BodaciousCNO
    @BodaciousCNO Pƙed rokem +1

    Bad traffic is hard to define.

  • @arturohull14161
    @arturohull14161 Pƙed rokem +1

    Seattle is my favorite city.

  • @bigbaldwolf
    @bigbaldwolf Pƙed 2 lety +23

    I visited Seattle 3 yrs ago in October and loved every second of it. Most of the “complaints” I see in the comments
are definitely FoxNews trolls. đŸ€ŁđŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł

    • @bossycowgurl3109
      @bossycowgurl3109 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      Drugs, crime, homelessness & all the disgusting behavior that goes along with that. Not sure how anyone can love that, but to each his own.

    • @bigbaldwolf
      @bigbaldwolf Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@bossycowgurl3109 *yawn*

    • @JosephSampson
      @JosephSampson Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@bossycowgurl3109 people mention that like it’s not a part of practically every major US city. I’m from Chicago, and to me Seattle’s a paradise lmao

    • @gaybear5328
      @gaybear5328 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Seattle 3 years ago was Nice
 Seattle Now! rough and very volatile

    • @kevinbothwell8425
      @kevinbothwell8425 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I only visited for about ten days a couple months ago, and I was expected a horror show. Having lived in LA in the past, I found the aggressive claims about Seattle to be nothing short of comical. I don’t doubt that it used to be nicer and safer. But what I saw was standard issue for any major city I’ve ever lived in. LA makes Seattle look like a paradise. At least based on what I saw. My guess is most people either grew up in Seattle before it inherited all its current and to-be-expected big city problems, or many moved here from more humble areas and by comparison it does seem very jarring and terrible. But based on what I saw
 pretty normal big city conditions.

  • @JusNoBS420
    @JusNoBS420 Pƙed rokem +3

    Great idea!! AVOID SEATTLE

  • @spiffocyte5238
    @spiffocyte5238 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    Yeah. I worked in Seattle and it took about an hour and 45 minutes to two hours to get to my apartment only 30 miles away. Traffic is a NIGHTMARE and people are flat out rude drivers. I love the weather. Born and raised here. But it's not rain like most people know it. It's more a drizzle most often. I call Washington weather bipolar at best.
    The cost of housing is absolutely insane, the crime is rising as is homelessness, and the politics of this place (the fact that you can't get away from any of it) just get on my nerves. I love Washington and I will miss the ocean and water so much but, yeah...We're moving to Wyoming.

  • @Dariusissocool
    @Dariusissocool Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I got a job at Boeing in Everett but I want to live in a high rise. What do I do?

  • @moneymanfernando1594
    @moneymanfernando1594 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    There is bad traffic in all big cities. There are bad drivers in all big cities too.

    • @memewithinameme35
      @memewithinameme35 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      or when poor planning over years on infrastructure lead to bad traffic mainly; viaduct, west seattle bridge, etc...

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety

      Our traffic here is also bad outside the city though, which is probably good information to have if people plan on living in a suburb and commuting to wherever they work. We have a very limited transit/public transportation system as well.

    • @moneymanfernando1594
      @moneymanfernando1594 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen I thought you guys had a good public transportation system ???

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety

      @@moneymanfernando1594 Only within the city limits or for people commuting from other large cities to Seattle. That's just my opinion, but I live out in a rural area and have found it very inconvenient to use public transportation to get to the city & usually end up driving. They are working on it, but we're way behind cities like New York or even the Bay area of California.

    • @moneymanfernando1594
      @moneymanfernando1594 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen OK, thanks

  • @AgeCobra
    @AgeCobra Pƙed 2 lety

    Maybe you need to move out of Seattle or Washington .I live in BC and would love to move to Texas, Florida. or the mountain regions of Arizona ..heard all this before .

  • @LizAnne279
    @LizAnne279 Pƙed 2 lety

    I misread the title as "How to avoid moving to Seattle" at first and wondered for a second if this is a general issue--people literally cannot avoid moving to Seattle.

  • @Edward_T_Martin
    @Edward_T_Martin Pƙed rokem +1

    If you are not married, do not work in tech, and are not of college age, forget it. You will never meet anyone.

  • @tekdekman
    @tekdekman Pƙed 2 lety +8

    They been cleaning up homeless quite a bit , the big encampment on 4th is gone, cleaned up a lot of spots under the I5 , removed the homeless from cal Anderson and a lot of other spots, if coming from California Seattle is sooo much more cleaner, they even have side walk car vaccum type vehicles that people work , which ive never seen in any city in America

  • @Kayla-wq6kh
    @Kayla-wq6kh Pƙed rokem

    I’m surprised you said allergies. If it rains often, doesn’t that help?

  • @RajaMCool
    @RajaMCool Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

    The people there are super cold. Actually most folks from the Pacific Northwest are like that. It seems like they are hiding who they are on the inside.

  • @tejasvigangaiah
    @tejasvigangaiah Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Have lived in seattle for more than 6 years now. Most of them are true except traffic and drivers not being good is something I don't agree with

    • @Soufsideiraqian
      @Soufsideiraqian Pƙed rokem

      True drivers in Cali are worse. I can’t even merge in Cali without cars wants to cut me, but when I was driving in Seattle for a week every driver was nicer.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      @@Soufsideiraqianso it sounds like they DO know how to drive in CA. Good to know.

  • @chrisdel3120
    @chrisdel3120 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    I’m already use to the bad drivers and traffic in San Francisco and we don’t even have rain. I’m really over California. Time to move to Washington.

    • @alvarogonzalez1505
      @alvarogonzalez1505 Pƙed 2 lety

      Crisis Del. Me to god’s will next year I’ll move to Washington
      I also live close to San Francisco

    • @drewpknutz1410
      @drewpknutz1410 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Please don't do it. The Cali folk from the last 20 years have pretty much destroyed this state..please go to North Dakota or New Mexico, or even further away if it's cool with you.

    • @illla
      @illla Pƙed 2 lety

      Make sure you obey the traffic laws and drive under speed limit. Here is Seattle we do not tolerate bad drivers.

    • @chrisdel3120
      @chrisdel3120 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@drewpknutz1410 last 20 years? I thought Democrats were on their peak stupidity just recently these past few years?

    • @susannaharnhart4910
      @susannaharnhart4910 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I’d rather deal with the impending doom of volcanoes in WA than the yearly apocalyptic fires of CA

  • @islandbirdw
    @islandbirdw Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Overpriced VERY old poorly maintained properties. đŸ€·đŸŒâ€â™€ïž

  • @weareorigin
    @weareorigin Pƙed rokem

    Overall, Seattle has growth and opportunities. The Rust Belt states try to recover while Washington state continues to grow.
    I used to be okay with the homeless until I got harassed. They can hold a grudge against the working class, who have bills and rent to pay.

  • @Trix897
    @Trix897 Pƙed rokem +1

    I call BS on the allergies. Seattle is the ONLY place in the country that I’ve lived (and I’ve lived all over the US) where my allergies DO NOT bother me.
    I also call BS on you blaming out of towners for the bad driving. There’s a lot of us that moved from the Midwest and Northeast that not only know how to drive in rain, but also know how to drive in SNOW. We’re also not timid compared to y’all out here who shouldn’t even be on the interstate, because y’all suck so bad as drivers.
    So no
two points where you are 💯 WRONG for the reasons you don’t think you’re wrong. 🙄

  • @user-uo2fn4kk2t
    @user-uo2fn4kk2t Pƙed rokem

    Traffic and weather is terrible here

  • @allencoffland1685
    @allencoffland1685 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    FYI, the regime in Seattle is doing its best to spread the homeless/drug love to the clean and orderly surrounding suburbs mentioned in the video, primarily through buying hotels in those communities (with little or no notice or coordination) and relocating said homeless, so the charming lifestyle created by the drug and alcohol users can be experienced more broadly. so you may want to avoid King County entirely. or the entire state.

    • @oceania2385
      @oceania2385 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      This is sadly true... You might move to a suburb and the city will turn the local red lion hotel into "transitional housing" without input. Happened to my uncle in Renton.

  • @devante8010
    @devante8010 Pƙed 2 lety

    What's the difference between northern Seattle and southern Seattle? I'f there is a difference

    • @livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf
      @livinginseattle-brycegreenleaf  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      There are a number of differences. Generally speaking, home prices on the north side are a bit higher and schools more highly rated. There are exceptions of course as there are so many suburbs both north and south

    • @bklyntonw3187
      @bklyntonw3187 Pƙed 2 lety

      Yes, it is much more expensive to live in north seattle than south: North of the ship canal bridge, you will be hard pressed to find a single family home under 500K, maybe with the exception of Lake City. In south seattle, more homes in the 400K range. Much whiter population in North Seattle and more black and brown people in South Seattle.

  • @stevewalters8809
    @stevewalters8809 Pƙed rokem +1

    It was once good
    But no more

  • @lovezarina5729
    @lovezarina5729 Pƙed 2 lety

    THIS IS GR EAT LOVE SEATTLE

  • @Soda_Pus
    @Soda_Pus Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Sounds ike every major city

  • @FuckPedophileBiden
    @FuckPedophileBiden Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Passion poop on most of the seats so if you don't like sitting on it then Seattle may not be the place for you.

  • @thomasimcurious9967
    @thomasimcurious9967 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Apathy is us.

  • @lizagarcia2117
    @lizagarcia2117 Pƙed 2 lety

    Wildfires and smoke is what is making me consider leaving California. I'm in the Bay area, homeless and drugs are next and so is cost of living and taxes. Im open to any place in Washington state that's green and mild traffic, good food would be a PLUS please!

    • @jsthunter
      @jsthunter Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Spokane is still good. 👍.

    • @anthonyhumphrey2540
      @anthonyhumphrey2540 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Redmond

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Depending on what you do for a living, there are a variety of places in our state that might suit.

    • @lizagarcia2117
      @lizagarcia2117 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen I'm a Montessori Preschool director. kid friendly would be a plus.

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety

      @@lizagarcia2117 Definitely understandable. We have some great suburban areas.

  • @nellie2816
    @nellie2816 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I’m going to be moving to seattle I hope I make friends

  • @Wooden_Hammer
    @Wooden_Hammer Pƙed rokem

    I thought Seattle is #1 on the top 100 cities in the US for people allergies?? Is it not? I thought the rain helps keep the pollen levels down.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem +1

      I’ve NEVER had an issue with allergies since I moved here 7 years ago. I had issues everywhere else I’ve lived in the US (Northeast, Midwest and South), but not here.

    • @Wooden_Hammer
      @Wooden_Hammer Pƙed rokem

      @@Trix897 That's great to hear, I have horrible year round allergies everywhere else. I'm moving there in a few months!

  • @piusx8317
    @piusx8317 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    It's summer and summer means hot weather. Someone needs to tell him that.

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety

      I grew up here & summer temps that have been typical most of my live were mid 70's. Now we are talking mid 80's to mid 90's - quite hot for here, especially when you consider lack of air conditioning. We have typically had a pretty mild climate & our summers are short.

    • @Trix897
      @Trix897 Pƙed rokem

      Over 50% of homes do not have AC here. It’s the #1 city in the nation for highest % without AC.
      We normally have mild summers, though they have gotten warmer in the past few years.

  • @AlexDeChristian6323
    @AlexDeChristian6323 Pƙed rokem

    If I lived in San Francisco's rent, I can live in Seattle, if I lived in Sacramento's smoke I can live in Seattle.

  • @woodchips677
    @woodchips677 Pƙed 2 lety

    not me living in seattle-

  • @dominysynclair
    @dominysynclair Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Traffic and air conditioning? This guy is in denial.

  • @lovezarina5729
    @lovezarina5729 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    SEATTLE IS the best

  • @markpreston6930
    @markpreston6930 Pƙed 2 lety

    Led Zeppelin reruns and ranch dressing disaster area.

  • @maryanntownsend265
    @maryanntownsend265 Pƙed 2 lety

    Why are you saying over here?

  • @VERTICALWisdom
    @VERTICALWisdom Pƙed 2 lety +9

    My children were born in Seattle and we had a thriving business. Then came the California software liberals and Seattle has turned into a shithole. We moved and this was the best decision we ever made. Seattle and the area is beautiful, to visit and leave. Much like California. So if you love SF then Seattle works fine.

    • @islandbirdw
      @islandbirdw Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Please elaborate what exactly do you mean “shithole” please specify thanks

    • @lukebandy516
      @lukebandy516 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Crime , homeless, taxes, socialism

    • @solidstudd22
      @solidstudd22 Pƙed 2 lety

      So true. The California software liberals made seattle so much worse.

    • @weisserth
      @weisserth Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Buh bye.

    • @markpreston6930
      @markpreston6930 Pƙed 2 lety

      Seattle is a joke. I love San Francisco.

  • @kickinghorse2405
    @kickinghorse2405 Pƙed rokem +2

    Rampant homelessness - check.
    Beautiful parks.
    Ineffectual (corrupt) city council
    We voted as a city whether we wanted a new stadium. We voted "no" - twice - and ended up with two new attractions.
    Boats galore - a fun sea fair.
    Number one most regressive tax structure in the nation
    Fantastic summers
    Massive multiple forest fires - ✔
    Job opportunities
    On bad drivers: everyone is from everywhere else - There are at least six driving cultures in one city. Seattle drivers are horrible. Actual Seattlites can drive in the rain and the snow - but folks from California, . . . New York, etc think they can drive on ice in the 2nd hilliest city in the US.
    Um, okay.
    Police are as bad as anywhere
    And as good.
    Bellevue is not a suburb of Seattle.
    Yeah. Don't move to Seattle.

  • @debbY100
    @debbY100 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Yeah listen to him - don't come!

  • @hippojuice23
    @hippojuice23 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    We are not prepared for natural disasters, here!

    • @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen
      @ChrisJohnsonCJs-Kitchen Pƙed 2 lety

      True. We're gonna be in a world of hurt if we have another major earthquake or Rainier awakens & blows.

  • @Shivavishnubrahma
    @Shivavishnubrahma Pƙed rokem

    I am a real estate agent
    I am broke
    So please don’t move to Seattle

  • @kev1147zxcvbn
    @kev1147zxcvbn Pƙed 2 lety +1

    You forgot to mention that Seattle has become a giant sewer like Portland LA and Francisco. It used to be a great place to live, but people are afraid to go into the city now. Thank you Democrats.