Whence does the bad vibe come?
It can't be the weather. I lived in Alaska for quite some time and people there are incredibly friendly and fun.
What's up, Seattleites? Why so uptight and unfriendly? Why so rude and hateful?
In any other city, when people go to a dj show or concert, people actually dance and enjoy themselves. Not so in Seattle! Instead there's a room full of people standing stock-still, perhaps stroking their chins, as if to say, "None of this could possibly meet my approval; besides I'm waaaay too cool to do anything like have FUN."
God help you if you are a friendly, outgoing person in Seattle. People here seem to have confused kindness with weakness; apparently in Seattle it's a very bad thing to use common courtesy and manners when interacting with others. The nicer you are, the more shit you'll get.
I wish I could walk one whole city block without having some street whacko DEMAND a dollar (forget spare change, they want folding money and act like it's owed them), a cigarette, or my firstborn child. Sure, other cities have panhandlers, but getting hit up three times per block in such an aggressive manner gets old pretty quickly.
And don't you just love the fashion here? It's like being stuck in the early 90s. Trust me, Seattleites, there is nothing cutting-edge about flannel shirts and messy hair, or wearing multi-layered lingerie as a dress (Kurt Cobain is dead and Courtney Love is a drug-addled slut, people. Not really the best role models). As for all of you 20-somethings with tattoos covering your entire body who treat those of us who choose not to ink like cockroaches, I can't WAIT to see what you look like in 10 years. Start saving now for the removal process; those tattoos will be green before you know it. By the way, that neck or facial tattoo was a baaaaaad idea.
And the housing? Bad plumbing, years of mold buildup, water damage, and prices through the roof.
Nightlife is nonexistent. As someone posted earlier, you have a choice between "hipster or douchebag" bars. And for the record, hipsters, whoever told you that you look good in those skinny pants was NOT a true friend.
Where does all the excessive negativity come from? I have lived in 7+ American cities, visited many others in the US and other countries, some with worse weather and smaller populations, and have never before felt a vibe like Seattle's. And the passive-aggressiveness? For God's sake, if you have something to say, then say it already and have done. Grow a backbone and quit behaving like a 5-year-old; you know better, or you should.
Living in Seattle is almost like living in the deep south; people are just as bigoted, and will look for any chance they can to attack you for being different.
I promised myself when I got here that I would never behave the way Seattleites do. That I wouldn't shun people who are nice, wouldn't refuse to make eye contact with people, wouldn't stop expressing and enjoying myself, wouldn't be rude for no reason. After 3 years, however, I find myself doing those very things. What the hell happened? It is time for me to escape! I am leaving in 66 days (yes, I am counting) and I can't wait!
Are Seattleites happy? Is it fun to never express yourself or dance? Does it make you feel warm and fuzzy when you are deliberately nasty and rude to people you know nothing about? I doubt it very much. So many people here are happy to be miserable. I don't think they are even aware that they are miserable, that one doesn't have to go through life with so much constant negativity.
Life is meant to be enjoyed, not endured. I don't know whether there is something nasty in the water, or if some strange dark force is at work; I have heard the same complaints about Seattle from many people. There is definitely something very wrong here.