I Left NYC for Seattle One Year Ago: Do I Regret It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- I left New York City for Seattle just over a year ago. When I arrived, I made a video on why I left. Here is my follow-up video with a year of perspective out of NYC and in Seattle.
0:00 - 0:35 - What' I'll be covering about NYC + Seattle
0:35 - 0:59 - NYC is the best place for my profession
0:59 - 1:37 - The key takeaway about New York City vs. Seattle
1:37 - 3:07 - Cost of living
3:07 - 3:52 - Noise
3:52 - 5:53 - Traffic/Transportation
5:53 - 6:35 - Which city is dirtier
6:35 - 8:27 - Where the weather is better
8:27 - 12:30 - SOCIAL LIFE Comparison - NYC vs. the Seattle Freeze
12:30 - 15:21 - What I don't like about Seattle
15:21 - 16:01 - What I miss about New York
16:01 - 16:59 My verdict on living in New York City - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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I also moved to Seattle but from LA. Seattle has an optimistic vibe about it. Especially the Eastside in Bellevue/Redmond/Kirkland. When you're surrounded by people who know and have their purpose, that's contagious. You feel like you can do anything with your life and career. The balance between nature and city is absolutely perfect. As for the weather, take your vacations bwtween November and May and you'll do fine. You'll thrive actually. Summers are unbeatable in the Pacific Northwest.
Hey Marcus, I agree about the balance of city and nature especially. I'm glad you're loving it out here too - enjoy the great weather for the next few months!
It's great if your an extreme liberal. U seem like your arnt. The suburbs are pretty cool and visiting the city is OK but living there
"when you walk around new york there's a weird combination of feeling anonymous and important" holy crap that nailed it
Summertime in Seattle is amazing. Thanks for sharing your experience
It sure is!
Give it time. Smoke will be back.
Wintertime in Seattle on the other hand is like taking a low water pressure cold shower in the dark
I love Seattle. Most people that say "I hate Seattle" don't live or even hang out in the actual city.
Love it here too!
Yep. Stay away from those people. I grew up in LA but absolutely love Seattle.
@@marcusgrimes818I'm trying to get a remote job so I can start the move. Would u say it was an easy transition?
@@jokerrhe yes it is....at least it was for me. It's all about the mindset. I live on the Eastside now near Bellevue, Redmond and Issaquah and love it here. Best of luck to you 🤜🏼🤛🏼
@@marcusgrimes818 thx i will try best. I visited Washington for first time last yr on way to Vancouver and damn is the area beautiful
Seattle, despite its issues, is still a gem 🙌🏻
Yep, it has issues like all cities, but it’s still a great city.
That's why it's the emerald city without the wizard! Who needs to go back to Kansas?
Yup like a quarter billion dollar budget deficit 🤪
I saw your video at the perfect time. Was thinking hard, trying to decide between the two, and this totally validated my Seattle choice. Thank you SO much. Wonderfully put together
I'm glad this video was helpful - I hope you enjoy it here!
Great video! You have become my favorite youtuber these days, always being transparnent and providing valuable contnent. Keep it up!!
You have become my favorite subscriber these days haha
This was very helpful. I may be moving to Seattle for a job and this has helped me understand what to expect in comparison to NYC. Thank you!
How do you like it?
This is such an amazing analysis! Well done
Thank you!
What an interesting evaluation of both cities! (Thank you!) I've never been to either, but you sort of confirmed my general impressions based on both what I've seen on TH-cam and from people who actually have lived in those places (New Yorkers, in particular, tend to take New York with them).
I live in Phoenix, a city very unlike both New York and Chicago. Although a very large city now by US standards, its workers seem unusually slow but its traffic is aggressie, angry and fast (speed limits and stop lights being suggestions). The city slogan is "Festina et Expectare." There's really not much dreaming here, anymore - due to the lack of opportunities. 100-degree summers last from April to October. The air is usually brown, the houses are almost all one of three shades brown, and the landscaping is brown. Someone must have read that beige doesn't show the dirt. Art is an idea that Phoenix seems to abhor (but ironically it has a nice airport, for some reason). Nothing is free here, because you can't make money off of "free." The motto of the city agency responsible for tourism is, "Taking beige to a whole new level."
On the plus side: Roads are straight, on a grid pattern, and usually in very good shape - and because the east-west roads are perfectly aligned with the rising and setting sun, half the drivers during rush hour can't see the stop lights anyway. No shovelling. Virtually no yardwork. And did I mention public transportation? I didn't think so.
Phoenix should be used as a case study in how not to grow a major city... but there is an air of relaxation about it. It's like a big beach with no water.
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Beautifully worded! Keep it up
I just left NYC for Seattle last week. Loving it so far.
So glad to hear that
I'm so glad this video came up for me because I'm living in NYC, strongly considering Seattle as my next move in the next few months. I'm looking for a lower cost of living, mainly for rent so I don't need to have roommates, and I love Seattle. While things are hard in all American cities for similar reasons, NYC is sometimes the hardest, so it makes adjusting to urban problems in other cities much easier.
Glad it could be of help, and I agree!
Do it! But move to the Eastside. Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland are great areas 💯
I wanna move too. But I need low cost for rent
if you want cheap cost of living don't move to seattle. the cost of food is at san francisco prices for half the quality, and rent is only getting worse and worse. the good things about it have completely been stripped away, it's gotten crazy expensive and all the locals are moving out because of it. i grew up here and it breaks my heart to watch what it's turning into. he's right about the libertarian laissez-faire attitude of seattle. this used to be a city of industry, and people didn't have a lot of money but we cared about each other and our home. now it's a wannabe tech hub full of billionaires who come here so they don't have to pay income tax and who don't lift a finger for the public good. i know the grass is always greener, but my advice is don't believe everything you hear, just like with new york. seattle has a lot of problems, but the biggest one is that people don't care. you could definitely give the east side a shot since it's super chill and pretty over there, but it does still have a reputation for being super expensive--and for the record, it's not a part of seattle ;-)
Well thought out video .. kudos
The way you explained Seattle Freeze and how people are in both cities. Was just beautiful ❤
Grew up in PNW and lived in Seattle proper over 20 years. I really like this video and I agree w/ everything you said. Been to NYC a few times, never desired to live there. I cannot stand the slow drivers, I'm constantly weaving in out of subarus on I5. I will honk at a green light, and I think there is nothing wrong with that but I do know honking is rare here. I'm also an introvert and I love being able to go out, walk, be in my thoughts knowing most likely no one will talk to me. I think it's awesome haha.
Also, your shots of both cities are really well done!
Thank you for watching and for this comment!
I'm originally from East Coast..moved to Seattle a few times.. last time I lived there for 5 years..ended up coming back home ..CT .. Massachusetts..NY.. I do miss many things about Seattle .. expecially the weather..much warmer during the winter season in Seattle.. although when it snows here back in CT it's pretty..but cold..pros n cons you gotta look at it that way ... people are much friendlier people in Seattle ...yes I absolutely ❤❤ ❤ Seattle...I do miss so many things
You definitely don't have to drive in Seattle. I barely use my car unless I'm driving into the burbs outside of the city.
I've been here 6.5 years without a car... we have so many options from Uber to transit to car rentals for the times you need a car!
Love Seattle’s light rail system
I’m planning a move to Seattle in June. Have been there twice now for a week each and absolutely loved it. I can’t wait.
My wife and I just spent 17 minutes in hysterics watching your video. You have got the points on New York to a T. We left New York a few years ago for Boise Idaho for the same reasons you mention. We have loved the change but we are missing some things we loved about New York. Not wanting to move back there, we have been looking at Seattle. Your video is one of the few we have watched that’s so genuine about moving to a city like Seattle. You never know, if we move, I would love to hit you up ✌🏼
Glad you guys enjoyed the video :) Yes would be great to connect with another filmmaker here!
Couldn’t make it in New York City huh?
@@Littlegoblinfatface I was there for 6 years and wanted a change. It wasn’t a case of not being able to make it. It’s also one of the most expensive places to live in the world and that wasn’t a selling point
From Seattle, lived in NYC most of my adult life, have moved back to Seattle. What Seattle has over NYC is better temperatures and natural beauty. What NYC has over Seattle is everything else in the universe and reality as we know it.
If you actually have made real friends in Seattle consider yourself very lucky. Like you say you can walk up to anyone and hang out the whole night with them…however think of how many of those people actually want to meet regularly and plan things…forget it! It’s a very individualistic culture here, and it takes some time but overtime you realize that you might know a lot of people but haven’t made any specially deep relationships with any them. With all its stressful dirty noisy mess, making friends in NYC is much easier, of course there’s a lot of that “hey what do you do?” but that's just the hard surface of it, deep down there’s so many more types of people and just so much heart in all the different communities you really are closer to the rest of the world than anywhere else.
Hey thank you for that perspective. We'll see how I feel over time :)
You explained this beautifully and perfectly that's exactly my experience as well
Let's let this guy come back after he's lived here for more than a year that's barely enough time at all to truly understand what everybody's talking about.
And another thing to point out is and I always say this; he has a girlfriend, people that come here with partners definitely have a different experience than people who come here alone because when you come here with a partner you have a built-in social connection already whereas those of us who come here with absolutely no connections are truly starting from the bottom.
And I vehemently disagree when he says that the freeze is a result of people not being outgoing enough. I'm a flight attendant and I'm as outgoing as they get (we usually are, being social is how we got the job lol) and I have mostly just been met with people looking at me like I've grown a third eye when I try to initiate convos in public, when I dare to make human contact, when I dare to look at them in the eye and smile while walking down the street, when I dare to hold the door open, when I dare to acknowledge their existence at all!
Trust me I've been here five and a half years and these people DO NOT like human interaction. Mo matter how much you try, in fact the more you try the more they won't like you lol. It's almost a turnoff for them if you're too outgoing.
So for a lot of us it is definitely not for lack of trying!! And it almost infuriates me when people say this because it feels like it is gas-lighting our experiences especially if you are and outgoing person here experiencing the freeze. It is definitely a real cultural thing here that is unlike anywhere else whether it be due to the weather or the cultural influence of Nordic cultures and Japanese cultures which are naturally introverted and Reserved cultures you-name-it there is a freeze here and it is unlike anywhere else.
I go to California a lot for work and the minute I stepped in places like San Diego people are looking you in the eye and saying hello and talking to you on the street and it is such a stark contrast to Seattle. My own neighbors who I have lived around for years don't even talk to you lol. And forget about strangers they don't even want you to look at them when you're walking down the street they want you to pretend that they don't even exist at all, no joke lol.
Give him a few years and give him a few years alone without a partner and he will be singing a different tune.
@@chenanigans Oh we know it’s true!
I could write extensively as well of all the reasons for it but I'll be like the old man in the horror movie that tells the kids not go near the house on the lake “there’s danger there!” haha…everyone really has to learn it on their own. This year will be my eight and I have to say it took me actually longer than you to fully get it but that’s just because I lived in the heart of the Hill…there’s just a larger amount of people there and you get too distracted with the bohemian lifestyle to notice.
I would say there’s a few things that can lessen the initial impact of the freeze. Having a partner is can be one of them but unless you’re one of those people that are content with having no friends outside of your relationship, it really doesn’t last very long. Another one is having family nearby or being in some sort of social or community oriented work line. I also disagree when he says that if you don’t have any friends you’re not being pro active enough…from my experience this will get you to know a lot of people but at a very surface level though it is also a numbers game and who knows if you’re lucky you might find a friend or two it doesn't take away the fact of the matter. One big irony of what he says is that he sees interactions in NYC to be mostly self interested, like people are always trying to see what they can get from you…what he will understand eventually is that’s actually one of the most complained things over here when people take an interest on you beyond surface level. Who knows maybe he’s already seeing this but hasn’t taken note. Truth is there’s really no real solution to it…it is like a social disease, also contagious! so watch yourself over time you catch yourself doing the same things you criticize without noticing.
In the end it is a truly beautiful part of the world to live in and if you’re comfortable enough in other parts of your life, you can live out here a lifetime and this will be the one sure complaint but in the end I believe having deep social relationships are a fundamental part of life it’s a steep price to pay to live a life without this basic human need.
@@leonardovelazquez1029 That last sentence. Yessir it is most certainly a steep price to pay not having human connection and that is why I'm leaving after five and a half years. And you mentioned several other great points once again.
I have also done all these things that people mention you have to do to find friends, such as get involved in activities and such... well activities are all I do lol. I'm literally never home because I'm a huge Outdoors nature-lover so I frequently do everything you can think of from snowboarding, paddleboarding, kayaking, hiking, camping, and I longboard! I do all of these activities and still have yet to find my tribe, as they say.
I will say that my saving grace has been other flight attendants because we again are naturally outgoing people and it's very easy to link up with one of them and do things, but outside of my work friends I have absolutely zero friends here still 😆. No family. No nada.
I always say this place (the environment itself as in the mountains, lakes, ocean, etc) fills my spirit with so much joy and giddiness, however, my heart and soul feel sad and empty 😢.
And that is no way to live. I'm headed back to my roots/sunnier friendlier pastures this year.
@@chenanigans I appreciate the impassioned discussion, but I'm not "gaslighting" anyone. This is my personal experience in Seattle. Everyone has different personalities and needs that fit different cities.
I'm trying to offer insight because I witness a lot of people who put effort into make friends in Seattle exclusively online, and rant about it in facebook groups and social media threads, but refuse to approach people in public. If that doesn't apply to you, then I'm not referring to you in the video.
I've dealt with extremely flakey and cold people in Seattle as well, but it's a numbers game, and it only takes a few kind/open people to form meaningful connections. And even when I don't always have someone to bond with, getting to live in this beautiful region has been worth it for me so far.
Also, the friends I have made here are completely separate from my girlfriend and her friend group. I've also been single in places such as NYC, Boston, and to me, it's much lonelier being alone in the walls of a loud, concrete metropolis than solitary in proximity to quiet and nature.
12:05 it's like that scene in Gone with the Wind. lol
What a great video Man!!! Im a seattle native, and dude the homeless... yes its a big issue!. I hope you still love living here!
great video! I grew up in the greater Seattle area near the Puget Sound (between Edmonds and south Everett mostly) and I may be bias but this area is so beautiful. I haven't visited NY yet but I definitely plan to. I currently can't see myself living anywhere else. I love the overcast days as others have a hard time with it. I find beauty in it. I don't go to downtown Seattle too much. but I like to be a tourist in the city sometimes. pike place market is always a must when I go there. there is definitely a homeless problem. I visit LA often and it is so much worse there and I hope we don't end up in their position...it would be nice to see things turn around before it gets to that level. the summers here in the PNW are insane...it barely rains and sun always shining. when my in-laws visit from LA, they always tell me they notice they can breathe so much easier since the air quality is cleaner.
Thank you for your comment. I agree with all that. This summer in Seattle was non-stop sun for four months, and every time I would go back to visit NY, it would be humid and raining. I'm glad you still enjoy your home state
Nobody who ever lived in Seattle calls it "the Puget Sound." 😂😅. There is no "the".
strange, depends on context. but yes, some people call it that...I usually call it "the sound" but since I was speaking in a broad term, "the puget sound" made the most sense.@@DrummerGrrrl
I grew up in NYC for 25 years, he's pretty accurate about it. Thinking about moving to seattle, thank you for the information. it was very helpful.
"I love the fact that I'm able to drive" I can tell you're from New York because literally everywhere except New York is like this. New York is really the only US city where it's easier to take the train than drive. For me, I can deal w/ the trash, the noise, the delays, the "crime" (NYC is actually way safer than the city I live in now) just so that I don't have to drive. Driving is a burden and destroys the urban fabric of cities.
Haha yeah it's easier to take the train in NYC, but it's not reliable enough sadly. I guess driving depends on your city and taste
I was born and raised in New York (Williamsburg Brooklyn) and work in NYC (Manhattan UES). You are so on point and I absolutely love this video. I am moving to Seattle in October and can't wait. I actually love the gloomy weather and must agree that Seattle beats New York hands down. New York is a very raw city and it's hit or miss when making friends. Seattle allows me to be me. I believe that you have to be thick skin and a little aggressive when working with New Yorkers. I am over New York and looking for a new environment that suits me. Seattle just does it for me. I travel to Seattle 3 times a year and I was able to make friends quickly and did not experience the Seattle freeze. I am an outdoorsy person so it suits my lifestyle. Quite honestly, I am tired of the hustle and bustle of NYC because I am more of a laid-back person. To each its own, but that's my personal experience. New York prepares you for any state.
Thank you for sharing this. I'm wishing you the best with your move to Seattle and hope that you feel at home here.
@@Scriptshepherd Thank you! I am loving Seattle and I don't regret my decision.
@@Scriptshepherd I'm back lol
I grew up in suburbs of LA and moved to seattle after high school. its an incredible city and I wouldn't be the person I am today without it. seriously changed my perspective on life as cliche as it is. Sidenote: Ballard is the Brooklyn of Seattle.
I love Seattle as well and could see myself here long-term. Though I'm sadly thinking of moving to LA to be closer to the film industry. But that's for another video. And I agree with Ballard being Brooklyn, but I'd go even more specific and call it the Bushwick of Seattle (with a waterfront).
This video was well done, makes me want to visit Seattle.
Thank you! I'd recommend visiting in the summer
After 30 years in Seattle, I moved away last year. The homeless drug addicts and the crime finally got to me. There was a homeless encampment across from my office that got bigger every day and nothing was ever done about it. From my 4th floor office, I could see people shooting up and smoking god knows what. The criminal activity in the camp was obvious but Seattle turned a blind eye. My car was broken into several times while it was parked at work. Someone stole my catalytic converter in the middle of the day! I lived out in the suburbs and the crime was bad there, too. Something as simple as walking my dog became difficult because of the broken glass on the sidewalk after the nightly car break-ins. Being accosted in the grocery store parking lot by drug addicts wanting me to buy their next fix..........yeah, I don't miss that. Seattle used to be a beautiful city. What a shame.
Curious where you moved to and if it feels much safer? I'm also a Seattle native and just not sure where else is comparable to Seattle (in the good ways) while also safer. But I do feel unsafe here
I am betting you did not move to a comparable type of city. And if you did, yikes good luck - most comparable cities have the same issues.
Lived in NY for a year with a car, and I definitely experienced some highs and lows. I wasn't rich but I could afford the lifestyle so I enjoyed it. The noise pollution does something to you after a while. If you find your tribe then NY can become something special. I'm thinking about spending a month in Seattle.
I live in the boise area. I grew up in Portland (22 year) but always loved seattle so much. I worked in downtown Portland, and i did love it. But I did love Seattle so much more. With that being said, I don't think I could ever go back and live on the other side of the Cascades (Portland or Seattle). It is always raining and cloudy and the sun is barely ever seen. I remember a few years ago when I visited Portland in the month of May. And the guy on the news was talking about how beautiful it was to see the sun and it hadn't been seen since October! I was constantly dealing with depression when I lived in Portland. 😮
What camera and lens are you using for this? Looks amazing
Blackmagic Pocket 6k + Sigma 18-35mm -- get some for your studio!
As a lifelong Seattleite; the bad drivers are a recent occurence, which I attribute to phone distraction and new arrivals. ...And I fully endorse laying on the horn and shaming the inattentive.
That makes sense - phones and driving are sadly a universal issue these days. Haha see you on the road
Nice vid!
Thank you!
Such a comprehensive explanation of how things are in both states. You covered all the important aspects, thank you.
My cousin told me only this month that she actively a v o i d s getting on the subway as it’s just not safe/clean/reliable. It’s heartbreaking what has happened to some of the previously best places on earth, both in and outside of our country. No one with a social cconscienc could live peacefully in NY, England or London again.
I’m in nyc and thinking about moving to the pnw in the near future.
NYC culture, diversity, creatives, food >>>>
What part of Seattle do you live in? I have never seen homeless shooting up on the bus...and I'ved lived here almost twenty years!!!
I feel like drugs actually being done ON the buses hit its peak in about 2021... I've hardly seen it at all for at least a year. I know there is more security these days. And I never saw anyone shooting up, but did see a guy smoking something from tin foil (fentanyl?). I'm in Capitol Hill and ride downtown a couple times a week.
As someone who was born in NYC, has lived here my whole life (excluding four years in California), and lives here now; I agree with everything you have said!
Thank you for the comment! Do you see yourself staying there long-term?
@@Scriptshepherd I am really considering it!
@@Scriptshepherd Sorry, I meant to say I a, really considering moving. :)
all facts bro, all facts
Do i need a car in downtown Seattle, is the public transportation good there ??
Depends where you're trying to go. I think you can get around this city with the bus and light rail. But if you want to go on hikes in nature, you probably need a car.
The transit is really good. I live next to downtown without a car. Getting around is pretty easy... depends if you have a commute and how far it is (also, if you work weird hours might affect it). If you want to get out for a hike, there are carshares, regular car rentals (Lyft even has car rentals now), and in the summer there is a bus from Capitol Hill right out to a couple of the trailheads. Super easy to go carfree!
Why wouldn't you swim in the Hudson? Isn't very dirty? Asking since I swim in lake Washington daily.
There aren’t many access point for swimming in the Hudson. It’s very clean now. NYC also has miles of beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound and all of those are swimmable and you can walk barefoot.
Its kinda funny actually. The title should just be "NYC vs Most every other American city" haha
Watch out swimming in the Puget Sound. There's a lot of sewage spillage after it rains. The only thing tough now is the homeless problem. Tough on everybody.
You’ve never seen a needle in NYC? I live on Long Island and only visit NYC 5-6 times a year and I have definitely seen needles more than once
I really want to be open-minded about your thoughts on this topic, especially as someone who just moved from the east coast to Seattle. But then I hear you say that people are getting stabbed all the time on the subway. As a person who I imagine is well educated and worldly, I cannot understand how you could believe this to be true. The odds of getting stabbed on the subway in NYC are almost exactly zero. It is an extremely safe form of transportation, and you've given into a very small number of fear-mongering news stories, which we should all know by this point are extremely misleading. Then you say that you love being able to drive in Seattle. Another very bothersome mentality since driving in big cities makes life worse for everyone. Have you looked into the concepts of urbanism? Cars are a disease on cities. They make life more dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists, everyone. They also cause the lion's share of a city's noise pollution, and they are the reason buses get stuck in traffic. So I am stopping this video halfway through to ask you to rethink many of the things you're saying and perhaps make an updated video after you've watched TH-camrs like Not Just Bikes, City Nerd, etc.
I don't literally say people are getting stabbed all the time statistically - I'm saying incidents seem to be happening more than people are comfortable with, compared with the past. I'm basing what I've heard from my friends who take the subway every day to work (or have stopped), and feel like they need to look over their shoulder. I spent my adult life in almost every borough of NYC and felt safe, but my girlfriend visited there for one week this past year and was followed on the train.
And yes, I like being able to drive 15 minutes in Seattle and being able to see seals swimming in the puget sound, rather than being stuck in log-jam traffic to even get out of NYC to drive upstate for nature. By the way, the drivers in Seattle yield to pedestrians in every possible instance, almost to a fault (rather than intimidatingly driving at them in NYC), and people rarely ever honk here. Not to mention, the difficulty of driving in NYC makes the noise pollution much worse, because everyone ends up honking 24/7 due to the constrictions.
I don't mind you having a different opinion than me, but you make a lot of assumptions in your comment about the news I consume (if any), and my knowledge about urban living and cycling (when my brother and father are professional cyclists and have been struck by vehicles). You also stopped my video halfway through, so it's hard to take your comment as valid rather than reactionary.
Craig's list in 2023
Great assessment. Seattle unfortunately labels its drug problem a “homeless” problem and that becomes very counterproductive.
Thanks for freeing up the space 😂😂
I got thru the pandemic without getting covid..had a stop over in New York returning from Brazil in December 2022 decided to go to Time Square...bamm came home to seattle and guess what...got covid..the subway is so dirty I mean the track are discussing. Seattle is so clean and no trash anywhere...Light rail in Seattle are so clean..the underground tunnel are safe and I am not scared to take the rail
The homeles stic is way bettee ow vs 2 yrs ago. West coast is way moreccreative.
We don't have the infrastructure lol My car slipped down Republican in Capitol hill 2 meters from my underground garage entrance..stopped and was able to drive into my garage in the AM
I was going to point out that spending money on equipment that will get used maybe 2 weeks out of the year is a really bad use of the city/county budget. It seems I live VERY close to you... and my street is great for skiing/sledding down once a year! We usually don't have long to wait for it to melt... now if I can just get my landlord to actually shovel and de-ice the sidewalk out front, maybe I won't be stuck in my apartment for 5 days next time (I use a cane and can't even get to an Uber on the worst days).
When I think of Seattle I think of cold weather
Then you definitely have never experienced the actual cold
Ive never ever heard anyone say that they wanted to move to NYC due to better traffic, tf?
well say.
You just haven’t lived here long enough! Trust me, Seattle wears on you too!! Always negative energy.
Thank you for making this. I really also like that you are taking the long view with your channel (depth and insight versus razzle and dazzle.)
Re this vid specifically, despite having no intention of living in NY or Seattle, I feel as if this video makes me see the places I actually am in, and intend to be, more clearly. (On a small side note, I'm incredulous that people take drugs openly in American cities. I'm in a very dodgy city, yet seeing someone take drugs publicly is inconceivable here. I can't imagine it.)
Taking a wider view, the fact that someone who appears to be a "nice guy" (you) wants people to rudely honk at a traffic signal, and laments that they don't, shows just how depraved and decrepit the formerly great country of America seems to have become. I'm in a profoundly f*cked up place right now, but still, not one would conceive of being that rude. There is a reason many people hate Americans, and that a "nice guy" in an American context could long for more rudeness perhaps gives some insight into that.
Hey, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I don't like honking or noise pollution, and it's one of the reasons I left NYC, but it's the better alternative to people creating a traffic jam or crashing into me :) What's more rude is people texting or nodding off in a life-or-death situation - which driving is. I can't tell you how many times I've seen honking prevent accidents.
About the American part, kind of a hard task to judge 330 million people as one. I've lived in Italy and Spain and have seen plenty of honking and drivers cursing at each other.
Man ... I feel like you've almost convinced me. Lol .. and you nailed it i think... You make sense with your analysis of how NYC brainwashes you with its energy. Nice to visit. Nice to go for entrepreneurial endeavors. Not so nice to make your forever place. 🙏 Thx
Of course, thanks for watching this one :)
@@Scriptshepherd my pleasure!
Born in Seattle, it is a dump, moved to Spain 25 yrs ago. Seattle was great in the 70's early 80's.
I'm enjoying it now, not having lived here in the 20th century, but it did look glorious then in music and movies. Spain is awesome - I hope to live in Europe at some point.
LOL on the driving, come over and live in West Seattle with the driving and you will get plenty of hostile driving, honking and flipping you off regularly. Does that mean the bad driving stops? Nope.
You wanna talk about unreliable subway (light rail). Seattle takes the cake.
saying you have to own a car to live in seattle is one of the funniest lies i have heard anyone tell
It's one of the best US cities to live in without a car... I'd put NYC and Chicago above it... Portland maybe on the same level. Oh, maybe Boston? But, yeah, carless is pretty easy here (again, for a US city).
As a native Seattleite, I feel validated hearing someone from out of town bring up the absolutely terrible driving culture here. There is a noticeable listlessness and aloofness to how people drive. Folks are not engaged with the act of driving or their environment, and it makes the roads dangerous and frustrating. This does slightly extend to public spaces in stores as well: in my opinion Seattleites are terrible at spacial awareness and being mindful of people and things around them. I enjoy the relaxed nature of the west coast, but it'd be great if folks could get more decisive and purposeful with how they move around in shared spaces and roads.
I appreciate you validating my experience as well haha. I totally agree that this extends to public spaces as well - shopping at Trader Joe's reminds me of when I'm on the road. Even when it's not busy, I'm constantly avoiding people mindlessly slamming into me. And yes, people need to wake up to how dangerous it is every time we get in our cars, and like you implied, the importance of decisiveness and awareness while driving.
everything you don't like about seattle is ten times worse in new york that is like watching one of those scary horror movies and you know that a serial killer is stalking
you then you realise that this not just a movie but your living in the movie is your reality i have a list of reason to not go new york let alone live there and keeps getting
longer that being said i wonder why so many people insist on living there when you can be murdered at any given moment in time I SAID IT BEFORE N Y
NEEDS TO DOWN SIZE i would be trying to escape i live in north east kansas and the life style he describes as needing 10 million to have a family and a good life in N Y
you could live the same life in kansas missouri or nebraska for about $800.000 give or take depending on what city you choose Oklahoma is expensive compared to
where i live in kansas i live in a 3 bedroom 2 full bath house for $25'00 a month and i only pay $500 a month for the rent what gets on my nerves is how some people
choose to disagree with you about anything when they have the attitude that their right your wrong end of discussion so then i stop talking to that person then its like
what is your problem? the problem is you can't agree to disagree you think your right but what if your ..............
I get tired of being told I am a terrible driver! I grew up in Seattle and know back streets and when to use them. How many of those terrible drivers are transplants like you? I believe in safety first. Speeder transplants racing down residential area! ....and freeway.
I drove in LA once and numerous times in japan....signage was much better and I like the way drivers merge. That's one thing Seattle drivers can improve on including my partner who grew up in Maryland.
If your lqbtq its great. If your not, its not for you. I met a great girl online. She was my best friend, and the only friend I ever made there. If your single ur gonna stay single there. If you like passive aggressive people and being alone its for you. South washington is great as long as ur already in a relationship
Why waste your time comparing any other city in America to New York? We know that New York is the most costliest city outside of San Francisco in America. It’s pointless to compare to the place like Seattle.
Because I moved from there haha
Seattle > NYC 10/10
Here's just a little tip for anybody that's here for information:
Seattle is much more difficult to live in than is being portrayed here. This person has a chip on their shoulder about NYC.
Yes, Seattle is much cheaper. But traffic, violence and general hostility are much, much worse than this TH-cam channel would lead you to believe.
No chip on my shoulder. I go back to visit friends and family in NYC all the time, and still have a place in my heart for it. I’ve lived in both, and in comparison, in my opinion, Seattle is much easier and more pleasant to live in. You’re of course entitled to your own opinion.
@@Scriptshepherd I was just saying like, for example, your anecdote about how often you had gotten stuck in traffic was wildly wildly misleading to a person who wants to know how bad traffic is in say downtown Seattle or Northwest Seattle, Eastlake, SODO, Montlake Blvd.. all over really
@@Scriptshepherd I'm a life-ling Seattleite now 18 months into living in San Francisco. Traffic is arguably worse in Seattle due to its shape. Violence is us drastically incomparably worse in Seattle. You don't see the sun literally for 3 months, and almost not at all for 9 months
@@semaifirtes Have you lived and commuted by car in NYC? I can count on one hand the amount of times I've been in traffic in Seattle that compared to the regular traffic in NYC. I can get from North Seattle to the airport in Seattle in 25 minutes most days (often with a beautiful view of Rainier) - that alone is unheard of in NYC. It can take hours to drive a couple miles there. This is not to say that Seattle is without its problems, or average Americans won't find Seattle overwhelming. I don't like the crime here or the often passive-aggressive attitudes. But this whole video is talking about Seattle in comparison with NYC - and almost every city in America feels less extreme once you leave NYC, which is my personal experience.
@@Scriptshepherd I've lived and commuted in Seattle. multiple times I've spent over 2 hours traveling maybe between 500 meters and 1 kilometer. Many times in Downtown peak hours traffic crawled along at 1 or 2 city blocks per hour
I’m glad you’re here. Transplants are what make this city bearable.
Haha thank you
I STILL LOVE NEW YORK❤❤❤ GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD❤❤❤
I can tell you were not raised on the East Coast neither Down South
Seattles not even a real city.
Seattle is fine, the people there are the worst though.
You should go back to New York City
No reason too buddy
Spot on with your good/bad points on Seattle.
NY is Disgusting, but This Guy Apparently hasn't have to CALL 911 in SHIT ATTLE .
This was a headache to watch. The sentiments towards New York are mid at best.
Trading one crazy homeless ridden area for another…
Leaving one communist state for another blue state, what did you expect? Lol