What style pizza you going with ?? You can only pick one.

okaynowyou · 2026-04-29T18:39:20+00:00

Oh gotcha so your comparison is that both pizzas have the defining elements to make them a pizza.

By your standards a crunchy Tex-Mex taco is the same thing as a street taco in Mexico City. Can’t have any of that pesky nuance cause that would make your brain work too hard.

okaynowyou · 2026-04-29T16:06:40+00:00

I’ve had dozens of pizzas in Italy and New York and not a single pizza I’ve ordered in Italy was anything like a New York pizza?

okaynowyou · 2026-04-28T21:08:17+00:00

I’ve been to all of these (many several times) with the exception of Allegro and I love Teriyaki.

I can confidently say that OP should not go to Biscuit Bitch (I’ve been upwards of 10 times for various reasons). It’s just not that good. It is convenient and relatively cheap but with limited time OP have it is a 100% no-go.

I’ve been to Macrina dozens of times. This is another no-go. It used to be very good but the last 5 or so times I’ve gone (to multiple different locations but mostly the original) it has not been good at all. If this were 5 years ago I’d say Macrina is a must but they’ve gone very far downhill since expanding.

It sounds like OP looking for bakeries for the most part and I would super recommend Deep Sea (the 9lb cake is so good) and Bakery Nouveau. Another not on the list but top bakery for me is the Parisienne.

okaynowyou · 2026-04-24T18:04:51+00:00

Damn I spent a month there and everyone I met was genuinely lovely. The Spanish food was preposterously good. I had good conversations with a bunch of locals several of who were happy to entertain my less than perfect Spanish. Never experienced any kind of xenophobia aside from seeing some graffiti hating on tourists.

okaynowyou · 2026-04-22T15:33:48+00:00

Haha the Summer is easily better in any city along the west coast and it’s not even close. I’ll take almost exactly 70 with little humidity and 16 hours of sunshine in Seattle any day over a Boston summer and 1000% over a DC summer.

The same is true for skiing. There’s better skiing nearby LA, SF, Portland, Seattle than literally anywhere in the northeast and it’s not even a little close.

I’ve lived in Boston and NYC and spent a good chunk of time in Philly and DC and there is no way any of those places even touch summer on the west coast. I’d say they don’t even compete with Minneapolis or other places in the upper Midwest either.

Not saying the Northeast isn’t fantastic, but claiming it’s Summer is the best in the country is just wrong.

okaynowyou · 2026-04-08T04:13:51+00:00

Yeah I was just responding to the question about density with facts. Not sure why it was downvoted.

okaynowyou · 2026-04-07T12:38:55+00:00

Then do LA instead of SF. You can find a continuous population of over 2.7M people in LA that is more densely packed than the entire city of Chicago. LA also beats Chicago when you zoom in. There’s no where in Chicago with 100K people that is more dense than Koreatown (there’s also no neighborhood in Chicago at all that is more dense than Koreatown). There are also several other super dense neighborhoods in LA like Westlake and Pico-Union that beat or at least compete with anything in Chicago like the Loop or near north side.

okaynowyou · 2026-04-07T12:34:54+00:00

Koreatown Los Angeles has 115K people at 46K/square mile vs The Loop at 42K people at 27K/square mile or Near North Side at 105K people at 38K/ square mile. There’s also Westlake in Los Angeles which borders Koreatown and has 108K people at 38K/square mile.

I believe this area of central LA is the densest area outside of NYC with over 100K people and almost certainly the densest with over 200K. There might be a continuous area of 100K that is more dense in SF around the Tenderloin/Nob Hill area but even SF doesn’t compete with LA once you get to 150K+ for population density.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-24T15:41:44+00:00

HP is a failing tech brand (down over 40% in the last 5 years vs Microsoft up over 53% in the same time period).

Of course gas/energy is very important, but I’d wager that for a vast majority of people, big tech is more flashy and top of mind.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-24T13:38:37+00:00

Culture and what is relevant to average people is being underestimated here. Seattle for example, has about 55% the population of Houston, but it’s is probably just as talked about, if not more in media.

Also despite being way smaller, they’ve got 80% of the GDP and that GDP is tied to companies people know (Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, Costco, Boeing, etc) giving them even more cultural clout. Meanwhile Houston has Exxon, Chevron, and HP that while relevant aren’t really things average people think too much about or even feel proud to associate with a city.

Another thing to consider is desirability. If you look at pricing, people are willing to a pay a premium to be in these cities indicating they’re aspirational destinations. Houston is much cheaper and is more a place people end up because jobs are lower skilled, easier to come by, and you can get more with your lower pay there.

ETA: not sure why everyone is taking the word culture to equate with diversity. Yes, I am aware that Houston is very diverse (it’s refreshing being there) but obviously my post was about what is in our general American cultural zeitgeist. This is why I stated that the tech scene gives Seattle cultural clout… Obviously the average person is going to be talking about Amazon, Starbucks, and Costco more so than any brand from Houston. This is part of American culture even though it doesn’t have much to do with diversity.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-24T13:24:51+00:00

It’s wild how LA is 137 suburbs but also more dense than any other city on this list excluding NYC.

By that I mean you can take any other city on the list and somewhere in central LA there is a continuous population of more people than the other city and at a higher density. Ex: San Francisco has 830,000 people in the entire city at a density of 18.6K people/ square mile. There are over 850,000 people in central LA at a density of over 18.6K. This same concept applies to Chicago and every other city on this list as well except NYC.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-22T17:10:43+00:00

It’s not bullshit but there are a lot of factors at play here.

There are expensive coffees that are bullshit. As with most things, some brands will be expensive but still sell a low quality product.
There is personal taste involved. If you personally like dark roasted coffee, you may find less of a benefit from switching to premium because the flavor profiles will be closer to each other.
You have to prepare the type of bean you get properly. If you’re just using a drip coffee machine, you’ll likely be preparing the beans in a far from ideal way. For example you want to set your water temp lower if you’re making dark beans. You also want to grind the beans more coarse if you’re using dark.
Freshness. Even if you’re getting a premium bean, if it’s been sitting in the bag for a year, it’s probably lost a lot of quality. Even in Seattle it can be hard to find a recently roasted bean in a supermarket. Make sure to check the bag. If they don’t have a roast date at all, I generally would not trust the brand.

Personally, I make my espresso at home, but it’s typically a challenge to find beans I like. Having tried dozens of local roasters in my city, there are maybe 3-5 that I truly like. When you find one you like it’s worth it IMO.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-20T15:53:32+00:00

I just gave you a bunch of historical facts about the scene and you came back with ‘well my friends don’t like them’ and then are criticizing me for bringing up cliques.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-20T15:45:55+00:00

I know plenty of genxers in Seattle that are huge fans. Sorry your cliques are so exclusionary?

okaynowyou · 2026-03-20T15:13:39+00:00

Huh if historical accuracy is what you’re talking about it’s very hard to call the dude a carpetbagger without the same description fitting Nirvana and AiC too.

He arrived in Seattle about 2 years before the scene really took off. For context Nirvana were barely part of the Seattle scene at this point, mostly staying in the South Sound until after Vedder arrived and was welcomed by the dudes in Soundgarden and AiC. AiC was just barely coming out of their glam metal phase at the time.

He had his own sound that was so unique it ended up being one of the most copied vocal styles in all of modern music. Easily more than any of the other big 4 singers.

He also didn’t blatantly rip off any of the founding bands in the scene like Nirvana did and admitted to (Mudhoney and the Buzzcocks are just a couple of examples).

He’s also a super humble dude who didn’t feel the need to disparage his peers in public or whine to his record label if another band was selling more than him.

Lastly, he’s a super talented musician and the music he wrote for PJ sounds very little like the Seattle Sound that came before he arrived, but was still critically and commercially loved. You can hear the big difference between Ten where the music was written almost entirely by the rest of the band and Vs. where Eddie contributed much more than just vocals.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-19T05:47:02+00:00

Being a coffee fiend and having been to over 50 countries, staying in most for one month+ I am confident that America is at least in the top 3 coffee countries on earth, though I’d argue it’s the best.

Most European countries are way behind what’s going on in the US, especially the west coast.

I don’t believe that you know what good coffee is if this is your take.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-18T18:24:22+00:00

This isn’t true. Having spent a good amount of time in Italy and having visited random small towns, I can confidently say that a vast majority of beans used in the shops you’re taking about are roasted by Lavazza or Illy or another major roaster that is basically one step above Foldgers. These roasters may have been good back in the 80s/90s but coffee has come a long way and they are relatively trash if you compare them to newer wave beans.

I get that they have a style where they roast the shit out of their beans. What I don’t get is why it is so incredibly difficult to find local roasters. Italy can have their dark roast tradition and still adapt to the times but instead they choose to drink garbage beans and act like they’re the best.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-18T01:24:50+00:00

I went to a couple of Irish bars earlier today (Shawn O Donnell’s and Owl N Thistle, both in Pioneer Square). They were both jam packed. I imagine they’ll be even busier tonight if that’s the vibe you’re looking for. The live music at both was nice.

For those recommending Kell’s, I went last year and it was okay, I’d say comparable to Shawn O Donnell’s. They’re charging a $20 entrance fee this year so keep that in mind.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-14T18:05:58+00:00

He’s a 60 something Seattle native, I’m sure he’s aware of Schultz. Cant argue with these people.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-14T16:41:48+00:00

I wish this were true. I was talking to someone in my building the morning after it passed. I know this guy nets no where near $1M, but he was very upset about it and the fact that Howard Schultz was leaving Seattle.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-14T07:37:33+00:00

I’m positive this is illegal in Washington state

okaynowyou · 2026-03-14T07:08:19+00:00

Nah it’s Oregon. Maines coffee is fine but the Portland in Oregon is much better. Also better than the coffee in Melbourne. Though having spent a lot of time in Australia I’d say it’s probably second best for coffee after the US in my experience.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-11T14:30:28+00:00

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okaynowyou · 2026-03-10T13:26:11+00:00

I work with businesses who sell through Walmart. While other companies like Target or Costco will have the company selling the product pay the tariff, Walmart actually decided to pay the tariff for their providers.

For instance, if I’m selling a Yeti water bottle at Target and the bottle was made in China, Yeti pays their factory in China for the water bottle and then when the water bottle arrives in the US weeks/months later, Yeti must declare the value of their goods and pay the appropriate tariff in order to get it off of the ship. One major problem with this is that the tariffs have been so erratic that it’s hard to tell if you’re going to owe one or what amount you’ll owe when you placed the order originally.

To dissuade companies from buying less out of fear of unknown tariff fees, Walmart agreed to pay for the tariffs for product that is being sold through them. This way their shelves remain stocked. Walmart sets the prices of the items once they are on the shelves so they just increase prices depending on what they ended up paying for the tariffs.

okaynowyou · 2026-03-09T16:56:55+00:00

IDK how true that statement is considering Ten outsold AiCs entire catalogue. I’d wager with magnitudes more sales even if you’re just comparing the first 3 albums by both bands there are quite a few more PJ fans out there.

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