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ButterflyEffect  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Advice on a major post-college decision

Seattle's friendly?





snoodog  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Depends on what kind of folk you hang with and how good your social skills are. It's not the friendliest place but people are very nice.

I'll buy you a beer if you hit me up.

Research assistant is a pretty common job but biotech activity is kind of slow in Seattle. San Fran and Boston are the major hubs for biotech in the us

weird-in-the-woods  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's good to hear that people are friendly! I will revel in the fact that there will actually be people to socialize with. Going from college campus to rural life is a drag.

And yeah, I tell myself all of the time that a large metropolitan area will yield many job opportunities. But until I get there and start seriously job hunting I will be perpetually anxious about this.

What would you say night life is like in Seattle? I would really like to see a lot of live music.

snoodog  ·  3031 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Music scene is great. I have a buddy that has a side biz scalping tickets and he always ends up going to a ton of shows and make a good 15-20k a year side cash.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    What would you say night life is like in Seattle? I would really like to see a lot of live music.

If you're into live music you're in the right place.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

kleinbl00 knows my situation which has resulted in the being in the land of 1000 acquaintances and 3 friends. And not in Seattle.

weird-in-the-woods, do what gives you the best possibility of being happy.

snoodog  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  
ButterflyEffect  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm not really a fan of that measurement method for multiple reasons.

What defines what an "important matter"?

Just because a person isn't somebody you would discuss an "important matter" with doesn't mean they're not a friend.

weird-in-the-woods  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I guess it also has to do with your definition of friend. If you would only consider someone your friend if you would discuss something important with them, I would say you have pretty damn rigid criteria for friendship.

However, this article did make me realize that the number of friends I have who I would feel comfortable talking about deeply personal stuff with is diminishing kinda quickly. And they're beginning to become more and more scattered around the world.

kleinbl00  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We're friendly.

Besides, you moved from bumblefuck upstate NY to back-of-beyond Puyallup or some shit. Don't throw shade.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3032 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hey now, I moved from a city in Upstate NY to it's somewhat equivalence in WA.

I will say, there is a noticeable difference in people in the northwest vs the northeast.