Originally Posted by TheSquealer

I just got back to Seattle for some family business and was instantly reminded of how fucking depressing this place is. When the sun is out, it is insanely beautiful. After 3-4 weeks of gray skys, you want to shoot yourself. People dress like homeless people. Gray and cloudy far too often. I lived here for many years and prefer consistent sun. I think Oregon is much nicer in this respect and is really a beautiful state no matter where you are there.

I think the real question is in defining what you want in terms of weather and seasons and population. You can live at a ski resort in the mountains, you can live on the ocean and be miles away from people, you can live in Seattle and be stuck behind 4 arrogant pricks, all driving a Prius, with bike racks and kayaks on the roof, dressed like Kurt Cobain on a bad day, all shaking their head in concert at your Lexus. In Seattle, you can live in areas that are nothing but hippies and fair trade coffee shops or you can go across the lake to the money side and be surrounded by some of the wealthiest people, and cities like Bellevue with more millionaires per square mile than anywhere in the world