Ever Been to Portland? It's just like it but often 5-10 degrees cooler with slightly more cloud cover throughout the year
Basically it is cloudy 75% of the year with drizzle frequently. Expect lows in the 40s and highs in the 50s for this time of year.
Great summers. Shitty long, cold, drizzly fall, winter and spring months. Great city. A better version of San Fran. I prefer Portland.
Absolutely, especially if you don't mind the weather. Nestled in the Cascades so a short drive to the outdoors. Also if you're in to boating the opportunities are abound. If it had better weather it would be the best big city on the West Coast.
It all depends on what you like. Seattle has better neighborhood "areas" of the city than Portland. Much better ethnic food and theater. Oregon probably has more diverse outdoor areas closer by, but what Seattle does have is spectacular. Plus you get the San Juans. And, like Oakland is to San Fran, Tacoma is the rectum of Seattle. It's nice to shove the crappy masses south like that. In Portland they live all over. And Seattle has an NBA tea.......... oopsie. I mean, they have NFL & MBL. One last thing. If you move there and become a Husky fan, just leave S2 and never come back.
The only thing Seattle and SF have in common is that they are larger than Portland and are located on the west coast. I grew up in Seattle, and I travel to SF quite often. Very different cultural features, and very different geographic areas, and that's just the beginning.
Yeah, SF is a real city. Seattle is a small city center (and I struggle to call it that) and a bunch of suburbs. Its just Portland with a little more money (more yuppies and that kind of shit) and less granola basically. I like the vibe of Portland a lot better personally, but there is more to do in Seattle I guess.
I thought you said you grew up in Montana? Nonetheless, San Francisco and Seattle are both uber-liberal cities with an eclectic artsy, fartsy vibe. They both are on a large body of water and both have tons of hills. Both have a sprawled out urban area. Both have tons of asians. I think they have more in common than just being big cities on the west coast.
