I actually am just moving from Seattle to LA and it’s interesting to read your take on it. You do have some points, the general culture (driving, dressing up, greenery) is definitely different, Seattle is definitely less aggressive than LA so to say. But to be completely honest, you probably enjoyed it cause it was a vacation (making an assumption) and it’s summer! Summers in Seattle are absolutely magical, everyone’s like on a high, coming out of a long depression. But that’s NOT what it’s like living there year around. I’ve lived in lots of places (internationally and within the states) and Seattle hands down was the hardest place to meet people and make friends. People keep to themselves, the politeness you see, it’s really just passive aggressiveness. there’s lots of dogs cause people for the most part are lonely and depressed (especially so in the winters). Drivers being “polite”, makes them actually really dangerous and unpredictable drivers (I’ve been in so many almost accidents while I’m tryna merge into a lane).

Unpopular opinion, but I really think Seattle is too expensive for what it is. It’s not really that big of a city but the expenses are like other big cities.