See it especially on the Amazon forum. NYC is colder, busier, and more expensive than Seattle. All of the concerts that hit NYC mostly hit Seattle too, and the summer months are basically equivalent. The only thing people seem to say is the “culture” and the fact that there are people in non-tech fields there - why does this matter? I also hear the weird idea that you’re more likely to get laid there - if you’re an average looking SWE, you’re gonna he competing with Lacross playing finance bros making more than you from better backgrounds anyway, so that doesn’t hold water either. So what the hell is it?
In what weird fantasy are you comparing NYC to Seattle? Smoke less weed before posting to Blind...
Seems to be mostly Seattleites that are bitching the most. I’d personally rather live in Seattle than NYC.
And that’s absolutely fine as a personal choice. Doesn’t mean Seattle is comparable to a city 12x more populous
People that say Seattle is better than Nyc don’t know Nyc. Does Seattle have a basketball team ? Public transportation. Women in ny tend to dress up more and be better traveled and more open minded. People are friendlier. You can meet people in bars. Women’s creepy sensors are significantly decreased. Nyc has way more business opportunity. Seattle is good for developers. If you work in biz then New York has way more jobs. Weather in New York is in general better. New York has better access to flight routes. New York has way better night life. More boutique bars. New York has regular shows on and off broadway. New York is wat more diverse. New York circles have more people that are better educated and more cultured. New York has the elite public and private schools in the world. New York have people that had a variety of interests. If you want to have friends that are painters, actors, finance, doctors, lawyers, tech. More People to learn from. I like to learn people that are really different. On dating apps here - half the women you meet work at amazon Microsoft or other tech companies. While that’s nice, it breeds a certain mold. So that’s zoom out. Now zooming in as an asian american male 1. In New York i get many many more matches. 2. Quality and quantity tend to be higher 3. In Seattle, non Asian women tend not to want to date asian american men. New York I’ve dated many races. Dating a “sister”, Black woman in Seattle as an asian american male is considered from Both sides as strange and black women in Seattle tend not to date asian american men. 4. In Seattle asian american is conflated with asian which has social and work implications. New York - asian american is a thing. People grow up seeing asian Americans and understand they are just as american Seattle you have some rednecks. It’s amazing, they can code but have these really wacky political beliefs that are very close minded usually because they aren’t informed and are not well read or traveled. New York people in general have an aspiration to travel globally. Seattle not so much. I’ve had VPs and GMs that haven’t been to as many countries as me. In New York, every high level person is very very well traveled. I can go on and on. Happy to have a deeper conversation
I don’t drink so I have zero interest in bars. NYC does have better schools but UWash is pretty great in its own right. The Asian American thing is interesting. I’m surprised you feel that way in Seattle. Could you expound on that?
Absolutely and thank you for the response. 1. UW is a great school but we should be realistic that UW is a regional university whereas New York has global universities. These are different. 2. In terms of being an asian american - so first, i don’t think ppl are malicious when they ask, it’s just ignorance. So in Seattle, i get, “when did you come Over. Your English is so good. You’re really american.” In New York asian american is a thing. You don’t get those. They know that - oh, you’re as american as baseball. Women - my first gf as a child when i was 12 was African American. Our lockers were next to each other. I was in New York. Race was never ever an issue. She was a girl i liked - full stop and never an African American woman i liked. In Seattle, I’ve been on dates with “sistas” and race is always an issue. It’s exhausting - like I’m Some sort of ambassador for China or all of Asia. In New York - the asian and Asian Americans also in turn are american. They’re New Yorkers. That’s it’s own Culture. In Seattle, it’s not. People are Americans or not Americans. This is really important. American vs New Yorker. If you’re american - there are implications to that. That’s associated to a passport. As if a passport means anything but people think being american is important. In New York - the american importance is downplayed and living in New York is more important as part of the central identity. They’re a New Yorker and passport doesn’t matter.
Because the bay area and Seattle is a shittier dating market for men and NYC is much better, and most of blind is men. Yes there are finance guys in NYC but alot are douchebags and not all girls like them
If you have a family with kids, Seattle is a way to go...
Yes, kids are not allowed in NY
I don't allow my kids to be in NYC
Have you been to Staten Island at all? Trust me there's rednecks in New York City. Also keep in mind white trash is not dependent on income. Don't get me wrong I love New York as a visitor but at the end of the day it's just easier to live somewhere else and commute in. They're cheaper places to live and you can put the difference in the stock market and make more money. Manhattan is interesting I've been to Hell's Kitchen Chinatown Staten Island Little Italy Battery Point don't get me wrong it's nice but just so commercialized at the same point
New York is manhattan maybe some part of queens. If you include Staten Island the Seattle includes Tacoma and Kent which is shittier than Staten Island.
Please consult a map. You’re very wrong.
More women to mate I guess.
Dating/ getting laid, whatever a person is looking for, is ultimately a numbers game. It's unrealistic to think anyone would hook up with every person they meet or went on a date with. Or that you'd marry the first person you date. So take Seattle, which has a population of under 1million, versus nyc, whose population is probably like 4-5 million, lot more people to meet. Also translates to way more stuff going on to get you out and being social to meet those people. More people, more variety, more options of fun, etc.
It's near 8 million. Seattle is a pimple on your dick by comparison.
NYC is substantially better for dating. Population size helps work in ones favor. Most American cities are ghost towns by comparison.
Seattle is better.
Grass is greener mentality. https://www.theonion.com/man-thinking-about-just-packing-up-and-making-exact-sam-1819577647/amp
That’s a great Onion article!