Hi all! I'm trying to figure out what the norm seems to be in Seattle and the best way to make friends! Here are the recommendations I've gotten so far: •Join Meetup.com - seems pretty straightforward. You get to hang out with like-minded people doing fun things around the PNW •Become friends with your co-workers - I imagine this works better when your co-workers are similar in age. I'm afraid this'll stir up drama though and affect my work environment. High risk high reward maybe? How do people not get sick of hanging out with people almost 24/7? •Join Tinder and say you're only looking for friends - I can't imagine this really works, but maybe someone can comment and provide their two cents on the matter? •Join a church - I'm not super religious. My parents took me to Sunday service and all, but Seattle doesn't feel like a real church-y city either. Other suggestions are welcome!
Seattle freeze is real, get out asap or travel out of town if you want friends.
Yeah the Seattle freeze blows. I live in Belltown and met a good crew of transplants at the local sports bar.
Play sports. Pickup games happen regularly and the same people show up consistently.
What's the Seattle freeze?
Seattle freeze is really not true for new grad transplants. There's so many of em that it's really easy to meet people.
Play a sport/ attend Internations events/ go to a cool church ( city church or Bethany community) Local meet ups... plenty of options :)
Go downtown and hangout at Ember. Just talk to random people.
There's great community at a young local church!
I'll be your friend