15 Reasons Washington Ain't For Everyone

[@Vic-ok2pp]

Grew up in Seattle. As I said before, we would tell visitors that we don't tan, we rust.

[@criticaloptimist]

Except for cars because no salt! lol I love my PNW 97 4Runner! lol

[@JJONNYREPP]

15 Reasons Washington Ain't For Everyone 1435pm 17.7.24 and rust never sleeps hence your 24/7 coffee shops, constant door slamming from hyper caffiene laden hippes and dealing with alleged bad manners which seems to be an east eurpean trait probably trynna stifle their guilt re: fraud...... hence their going west, young man. i live in Uk - north england - and it rains just about as much here as in your seattle. and it really does bother me in summer time - wheni really should be expecting some sunshine. you must still have temperate rainforests if that's the case..whereas the Uk seems to be living off of the folk memories when such matters were akin to your environment....... as for vistors. we don't get 'em and if we do they seem to go missing. probaly end up being eaten over booth way or bacup. good luck!!!!

[@KJDogluv]

I’m super tan. If one goes outdoors a lot , that’s what happens, even in the PNW.

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@KJDogluv i used to cycle a great deal...and once cycled very other day throughout the year - fromwinter to winter...... come the summer time i was not so strnagely brown - as in the colour of a genuine coloured person replet with blonde hair..akinto a pintof gjuinness.... aahahah no relgious bs was invoked to relay this cruddy message... due to constant sun and rain being meted out to me. i did find for the best tan one needed to be out in the rain and then blasted with sunshine intermittantly. that can only be achieved cycling it would seem (or if a very assiduous sun worshiper who will sleep out in any weather....) cycling is no fun now, though... too many restrictions and too many posers. though if you desire the perfect tan and desire to have folk think you have been to warmer climes much to their chagrin... and to their shame when they find you merely cycled - then goingout in al weathers with yer bike is th ebest option....

[@salahuddinyusuf]

lol. First time I heard that

[@phenomenonautumn9367]

As someone who lives in the Pacific Northwest, it's not the rain itself that is horrible. It is the constant overcast skies and lack of sun that can really take a toll on many people. Because of our northernly latitude, we get very short days in the winter but long days in the summer. Going to work when its dark and dreary and coming home from work when its dark and dreary can make it unpleasant for many people. Most of the rainy days are concentrated between October and May. June through September is wonderful, very sunny but also quite hot. One of the major things I miss about the East Coast are thunderstorms and actually enjoying the rain after a very hot summer. Hearing the sound of thunderstorms at night was awesome.

[@AzelPraer]

I live in Hoodsport right next to the Olympics. People are friendly here once they know you are part of the community. We are sounded by rivers and mountains and stunning views. It rains a lot..a lot. But the summers are nice and can be hot. Over all its a place you either embrace and go with the rain or you move. We are not for everyone.

[@flamesniper126]

Summer here does get hot

[@ralegade7710]

Moved to Seattle in 2014 and that was the thing I noticed immediately. I missed the thunderstorms of New Jersey. The rain is overhyped in Washington as you don’t even need an umbrella most of the time. Getting ready to move to Juneau though, can’t deal with the wokesters here anymore.

[@lioneldemun6033]

London and Paris have a similar climate and millions people live there, and many originating from hot climates, it doesn't seem to bother them.....

[@spackar2720]

I hate hot weather. Hot weather makes me feel oppressed. I wish that 60 degrees was the maximum possible temperature where I live. So, I would welcome the cold, grey weather and rain of western WA state.

[@glicmathan1771]

There are plenty of conservative-heavy areas in Washington outside of the major metro areas. That’s what is truly fascinating about all three west coast states. When you leave the major metro areas, it quickly becomes more conservative and independent.

[@jesseostone386]

Except for Spokane, which is Seattle 2.0.

[@MaryHowell26]

Yeah, and nobody ever talks about it like the small towns like Chehalis a little bit past Everett you’re not gonna really see people of color in those places and it’s really strange and spooky

[@travist.7279]

Weather: I had a friend that was in the Navy, stationed in Bremerton. He called Washington: "The Ever-Gray State".

[@lisaahmari7199]

😅😂 So perfect.

[@coloneljackmustard]

I was in the Navy, stationed in Everett. He was right.

[@h.h.6171]

Born and raised in Bremerton/Port Orchard. Left in '83. I now call it Northern California.

[@geneene8]

Agree 💯 I live in Seattle and 60-70% of the time it is cloudy outside

[@Cahluvca]

🎯

[@markpeterson6279]

I moved to Seattle from Minnesota in 1991. The Seattle Freeze is very real, very different from the town of 2,500 dairy farmers I moved from. After having an entire town knowing all about my business, Seattle’s indifference was a breath of fresh air. But, after a while, loneliness set in. The best thing and the worst thing about Seattle was that “nobody cared.”

[@gemox3225]

Wow, it's that apathetic?

[@melbourneplanespotter3631]

I'm from Melbourne, Australia, and the "Seattle freeze" would be applicable to all of Australia. It's considered normal here to only hang out with buddies you made in high school. I still find it quite shocking - and very heart-warming - that people in America actually come up and have a chat with you in public, or so I've heard. I can't imagine that happening here. Everyone's nice, but they keep to themselves and their inner circle from when they were 18.

[@mtgplayer101]

I'm from Washington myself and politics is something not to discuss in the open unless you want to drag the whole place your in into your argument and start the other people into your business

[@criticaloptimist]

@@gemox3225also the Midwest is that friendly. My Finnish friend says Americans are generally just more gregarious and friendly that Europeans. So I think seattle is just like a toned down American friendliness, which feels unfriendly to a lot of Americans. lol but they do say that the PNW folks are friendly but not kind. Where’s the east coast folks are not friendly but kind. I felt like i best related to the Midwest transplants in the PNW, and that the people I knew from the PNW were weirdly passive aggressive. Not all of them, but a lot of them.

[@pharma37]

​@@mtgplayer101 Talking politics in Washington is only fun if you're a Republican.

[@J2daMFnR]

Yes, there are many reasons NOT to move to WA, but it is definitely beautiful and delicious here. 20 years ago I was a skinny and depressed Midwesterner, now I'm fat and happy. Thanks Washington!

[@yaxleader]

How were you skinny as a midwesterner? I've seen the cuisine, I would get fat af if I lived there lol

[@MementoMori55]

@@yaxleader True. Chicago, Detroit, Columbus and such have good cuisine with diverse options. Not NYC level mind you but still good food in the midwest generally

[@fredeschen3783]

Most Midwest restaurants are attached to a gas station.

[@Katpiratefan275]

I'm a Yankee Transplant and after 20+ years here, I love it here, though can't wait to move away from Seattle. It pricey

[@sbj89123]

Completely the opposite. Grew up in WA and I despise it passionately. I’m happily a Midwesterner. Don’t care about the mountains and ocean when it’s full of ugly humans. I’ll take flat and genuine, welcoming human connection any day. Downtown Seattle is way sketchier than Chicago these days. Such a bummer. It was a cool city in the 90s.

[@747captain]

The Seattle Freeze is a phenomenon mostly brought to Seattle from people who moved here from other parts of the country and world. Us locals who were born and raised here are friendly folks!

[@greybone777]

Bull 💩

[@Tony-so1zl]

Yes! I always say this!!

[@EarthBeing3]

Very true!

[@adamsonofdon2766]

This applies to the bad drivers too! Most of them moved here.

[@maryadams3358]

Many people moving here are from California.

[@barbchristensen6051]

I did not grow up in Washington, but I have lived here over 30 years. Every word of this is true.

[@danasorton6688]

I'm in the same boat - moved here 20 years ago and still haven't adjusted well. Every Winter I think this is the last Winter I stay, but then the Summer is lovely and my life is on repeat.🙂

[@barbarateresarhiannonsreal1756]

​@@danasorton6688Yes, almost like Groundhog Day, Groundhog YEAR.

[@screamycypress8249]

Same. I am dying to move

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

I lived on San Juan Island in Puget Sound for 25 years and it was good. Rainfall was 22 inches a year. Where I live in Idaho now annual precipitation is 32 inches a year... Summers are pretty dry along the I-5 Corridor. Property where I live is around $10,000 an acre and lots of parcels are for sale at over $2million.

[@aer71367]

Tru dat! It's the end of June right now and guess what? Rain.

[@KalaniBunda-Shimamoto]

My Family founded the town of Moclips WA, I graduated high school in Vancouver and lived in Richfield. After high school I left Washington move all over the country to find something better from Tx, Az, FL, and CA none of them can compare to the beauty and friendliness of Washington State. Besides have you ever seen how many corporations and popular businesses have started in Washington it’s amazing!

[@glicmathan1771]

I love Moclips! ❤

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

I enjoyed my 30 years living on both sides of the Cascades. I moved to Idaho but found this state to be more into government control than any other state, except for maybe Texas, but we are gaining.

[@dianaswan7655]

I actually LOVE the ☔☔☔☔

[@ACNordstrom]

Nordstrom's is a pretty cool little company based out of Seattle

[@markpreston6930]

@@KalaniBunda-Shimamoto CA kicks WA, and Californians aren’t hooked on Led Zeppelin reruns.

[@markstocker5121]

Per natural disasters, I have relatives in the Midwest. One time while visiting they commented that it would soon be tornado season. Later on that evening, one commented how they were glad they didn't live in Washington where all those volcanos were. I never corrected them but there are far more people getting killed by tornados than are by volcanos.

[@cur244]

It's similar to my friends from FL that say they would never live in the northwest because of the super volcano. There are hurricanes nearly every year in FL, but the chance of a volcano was the thing that scared them away. Not the most logical people.

[@jasonbrodierqevermy1998]

^^ 😂 Tornadoes kill far more people throughout the Mid-West per year than do Hurricanes in Florida along the coast line. You couldn’t pay my family to live in fly over country again. The miserably cold long winters in itself and now wild fire smoke in the upper mid west make it intolerable to live there in itself.

[@cur244]

@@jasonbrodierqevermy1998 Helps when you're comparing an entire region to an average sized states coastline. Also helps when you know a week ahead of time a storm is coming.

[@Trix897]

I grew up in Illinois and I went through several tornado warnings and touchdowns. They’re downright scary and I’m glad I no longer have to deal with them.

[@jasonbrodierqevermy1998]

@@cur244 sure it matters and that’s why I’d much rather live in Florida that you get a weeks advance notice if a hurricane will hit the coast of Florida you may live near. You don’t get two chances at your life. That’s why living in Tornado alley Mid-West is a hard pass for my family and I .

[@Fakeaorta]

YES! So bad here. All the hiking trails. Pacific coast camping. Seeing Whales all the time. Gaciers. Rain forrests. All those trees everywhere you go. Water and Snow skiing. TOO many freshwater lakes.

[@lisaahmari7199]

Quiet, now. We have too many humans as it is up here. No room for nature anymore. Let them go elsewhere.

[@angiethompson9549]

Actually I have been here 40 plus years from the South and it’s the best place ever if you don’t like snakes, spiders and bird size mosquitoes!!

[@margaretthawley-hurd9902]

And if you don’t like it go😂

[@Hes008]

you forget, most these people live on computer now and dont actually go out and live life!

[@Bonserak23]

You must have money, if you're poor and from Washington you're doomed.

[@lindsayjohnston7465]

You know there isn't Fentanyl in your weed when you buy from legal source

[@gtwfan52]

If you're worried about fentynal in your WEED, you are not in any way understanding the problem.

[@brettrobinson2901]

Yeah , there's ALWAYS a catch...

[@Weather_Nerd]

Your plugs must be absolute garbage lol sketchy though I would stay the legal route as well if that was the situation

[@TwoHawksHunting]

Are the Cartels lacing Marijuana with Fentanyl? That's crazy! 2:41

[@gtwfan52]

@@TwoHawksHunting no, they're not. Unless the OP was being sarcastic, they don't understand the issues with fentynal.

[@planningnpurpose]

Briggs!!!! I've been watching you for years. I'm from the Seattle area and went to school at Wazzu. This video is a 100% on point!!! All I can do is laugh because I didn't hear not one lie. I love your videos.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I appreciate that

[@tumqwhat]

Come here to say it's on point as well, validation to you!

[@maryselstead7554]

Go COUGS!

[@Andrew.Spartacus.C.]

Hello from Kenmore 😊

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

I've seen 20 below winters at WSC, now WSU.

[@jeanettehoward5480]

5th generation Washingtonian here, and I love the rain. There are many kinds of rain, and you don't need an umbrella. I get depressed when it is sunny for weeks during the Summer.

[@abcamylou]

Forrest Gump rain.

[@user-ih3xt5ve8l]

I'm with you😊

[@justanotherinternetwiseguy8018]

It gets too hot in the summer. I remember the past few summers we got heatwaves. I wish it was the 2010s again. it normally stayed in the 70s and on occasion would get up to the 80s.

[@KB-hn3tx]

Um, Why??

[@darthwiizius]

I'm British(more than 5th gen, don't know how many gens but it's a few more than 5, closer to 35 than 5 I reckon), without random rain (and some occasional hurricane force storms) I'd get somewhat nervous. Could never live where the weather don't change, I like me seasons with 6 ours of day turning into 6 hours of night each year.

[@Chudchanning]

As somebody who moved to Washington and is soon moving out, I love the weather and the landscape but the cost of living, overcrowding, and the fruity gun laws have killed it for me. In my dream world I'd live in the cascades and frolick in the ferns, but i just can't afford to survive here anymore. The traffic is insane on the west side and crime is getting worse, and despite being somwhat politically left leaning the bombarding of excessive new gun laws ruined and taxed my hobby into oblivion within a 4 year span and its getting more excessive as the months pass. I never thought in a million years I'd want to move to the south but thats exactly where I'm going as soon as I can break the financial shackles. A hectic expensive politically radicalized landscape is not for me

[@BenyFiciary]

Voting fraud cause all sorts of problems huh?

[@occupationalhazard]

The Seattle freeze is totally real. I have been told by several Seattleites "I already have enough friends". What kind of thing is that to say? 🤣

[@criticaloptimist]

I lived in portland for ten years and made all my friends by being part of the comedy scene, but most of us were all from other parts of the country. I think when a place has so many transplants, you know the majority of transplants will eventually leave. I eventually stopped going on dates with people who just moved to portland. Giving first dates tours of the city got old fast.

[@Sly88Frye]

Well if you're an introvert who can be antisocial sometimes and has at times been socially awkward although actually as I've gotten older I've become less socially awkward and less antisocial and actually more sociable but the fact is if you're somebody who doesn't feel the need to just keep making friends, then yeah you'll feel like you have enough. I know people who have like a hundred friends and it seems because of that their friends are always flaking out on them. I mean now that I limit myself to about four or five friends at least in person ones I don't seem to really have to worry about that so much. Although unfortunately another thing for me is that I actually work seven days a week so I don't really have that much time to hang out anyway

[@MetalTeamster]

Modern people are like that

[@occupationalhazard]

I have since moved to Richland, in Eastern Washington, and people are sooo friendly here. Everyone wants to be your friend. It feels like a different state.

[@karenturner9423]

well, maybe not demand that peoplevbe friends with you... such entitlement.

[@maryhildreth754]

About the "Seattle Freeze" - this may or may not be relevant, but I remember reading something about that in some small magazine around 1992. The article said they used to be so friendly and welcoming until the grunge music scene turned Seattle into a Mecca for teens and twentysomethings. (Also they mentioned a lot of runaway teens going to Portland, similar to the way kids would leave home for SF in the 60s). They said Seattle was overwhelmed by people coming from everywhere wanting to be part of the music scene and not leaving. I remember this particular article because a friend had recently done that exact thing and I mailed him the article. Edit - Also, thanks for treating people nicely on both sides of politics. You're one of the few on here who treats both sides the same in your videos. You make jokes about both sides, which is something I remember people always doing and is normal, but you say things like "if you're right leaning this would be good for you and if your left leaning this other place would be good for you" and you don't put in a little dig to only one side, consistently, like lots of KZbinrs do. It's nice to hear someone being normal.

[@Brad_Black]

Rain isn’t an issue in WA anymore. Summers are dry, fall is dry, our lawns are dead all year round. Maybe it rains a bit in the spring. But we could really really use more rain these days

[@trossk]

where are you living? Walla Walla? Brewster? Omak?

[@Brad_Black]

@@trossk Snohomish County

[@krackNsmackk]

​@@Brad_Blackbullhonkey, I live in Lynnwood dude , stop spreading lies

[@Brad_Black]

@@krackNsmackk that’s ur opinion 😊. I’m in Lynnwood too. It does not rain as much as people think. We go weeks without a drop, let alone any kind of substantial rainfall in months May-November. We’ve had less rain than Los Angeles this year for example. Seattle’s not even in the top 30 wettest major cities in the US. Just do some research and you’ll see the data clearly shows the perception of WA being this rainy state/ Greater Seattle Area being this wet and miserable place is just an unfortunate reaction.

[@KingKong-bq7wt]

@@Brad_Black You're FOS! I live in North Seattle and work in Construction. As a builder my biggest challenges and complaints are the weather, the rain is miserable to work in and will quickly destroy materials ruining projects. One cant just pop a couple tarps up and all is fine. And don't forget cold to the point painful. Come January get your boots on Brad and come do your research with me outside away from your desk.

[@briangarrow448]

Frankly I hope that nobody moves to Washington. We have more than enough people right now. Go bother Idaho, I hear they are popular right now! I’m tired of dealing with whiners from all over America. I don’t work in tourism so I’m perfectly happy if I don’t see another tourist or U Haul driving into the state.

[@HeartTurnedToStone]

Amen.

[@justanotherinternetwiseguy8018]

One thing I don't understand is when people do move here. why is it often seattle. plenty of other great cities in Washington with alot of job opportunities and good benefits.

[@ExcitedCells-qo3bt]

I hear you loud n clesr

[@itgeek149]

I live in Washington but I'm originally from VA. I can say the freeze is pretty real. I live in a nice neighborhood and the neighbor to the left of my house is cool, and the neighbors to the right never say hi. I have about 15 houses in my neighborhood and nobody is friendly. I'm an extrovert and I've been here 6 years and haven't made too many friends (covid killed it a little). You meet people that are super cool, exchange information, make plans to hang out and never see each other again. I've also met a lot of couples who dated in high school, got married, and have stayed married. They also have the same friend's circle from high school.

[@melbourneplanespotter3631]

Same story here in Melbourne, Australia, and the "Seattle freeze" is applicable to all of Australia. Sadly, no one here even thinks much it, whereas at least Americans like yourself can clearly see the problem. Just like in Seattle, people here largely stick to their buddies from high school. We don't have much of a college culture either; locals live at home and just waltz out of college as soon as their classes are done.

[@systemuser8701]

I LOVE the RAIN and I love the Puget Ferry system. Where else can you walk on, watch the Orcas on your way to Victoria BC, walk off for lunch in China Town, then catch a Ferry to Vancouver to spend the night!! . . . . or, catch one from Port Angeles!!

[@olikat8]

Washington Ferries do not go to Victoria; only Anacortes to Sidney on the Saanich Pennisula . You're thinking Black Ball, Canadian company...you have to time it right, especially during tourist season or you'll be waiting forever.

[@galvinstanley3235]

​@@olikat8I went to Victoria on a ferry and stayed at the Four Seasons hotel.

[@olikat8]

@@galvinstanley3235 We took the Victoria Clipper out of Seattle & stayed at the Empress; it is a great trip, eh?

[@galvinstanley3235]

@@olikat8 Yes,me and my family saw the wax museum not far away from the hotel,it was scary.

[@saldanger23]

I can see that you don’t actually need theories to get you somewhere at a specific time… like a job, for instance. 🙄

[@nogames8982]

You know, Washington, and Oregon are a whole lot more than Seattle and Portland. I live in Eastern Washington. I hate the west side. Don’t go over there anymore.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

The Olympic Peninsula is awesome. Not much wokeness, drugs, homelessness, or crime there. Mostly older population.

[@devanwilliams1127]

As a rebuttal you know the West is more than just Seattle right? Tons of great cities around the Puget Sound. Whidbey Island and San Juan Islands are magical in the summer time. Not to mention the westside is where the Olympic, Mt. Rainier, and Mt. St. Helens national parks are. You can dislike the city of Seattle without shunning the entire region.

[@blackamerican40]

He thinks Arizona is all Phoenix. 😅 It snows in Northern Arizona and on May 5th.

[@marycampeau9378]

thank you

[@nogames8982]

@@blackamerican40 I almost moved to Flagstaff, because it reminded me a little bit of Colorado where I came from. Every state is judged by its big cities. and many state politics are unfortunately governed by the big cities of that state. Blue cities and red countryside. That’s how it works in many of the states especially out west. California is a total shit hole but there’s still some great communities there.

[@Rusty_Raine]

12 reasons not to move to Seattle and 3 reasons not to move to central or eastern WA.

[@cdikrun]

very Seattle specific stereotypes a plenty

[@saldanger23]

@@cdikrunthey’re stereotypes for a reason.

[@SuperAwesomeWeirdGuy]

Bingo lol

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

I hear that living in the San Juan Islands is the best place in Washington.

[@greybone777]

You're dependent on the ferry system ​@@user-sk7zc1fc5u

[@xXUnKowNDeiTyXx]

80% of Seattle drivers are overly cautious to a fault, 15% are regular decent drivers, and 5% think they are on Fast and the furious. You can hear them congregate on late nights. Most of the freeway traffic is self imposed as I-5 will be backed up but will often have many vehicles with 5+ car lengths between them. Also roll the dice at any point in time for there to be a random traffic jam. Oh and most of them are afraid of "slight" curves on the freeway.

[@oriongear2499]

I think that 80% of drivers have been in an car accident at some point in their life.

[@markstocker5121]

Per overly cautious it's getting caught behind someone at a four way stop. Many can't figure out who has the right of way.

[@xXUnKowNDeiTyXx]

@@markstocker5121 This. It turns into that Spiderman meme with everyone point and waving at each other

[@soundreflections9126]

And don't even START about a flake of snow being sighted. Washington drivers are as panicked and incompetent in snow as L.A. drivers in rain.😂🙃

[@J2daMFnR]

One thing I've never seen outside of Washington is drivers who are going the speed limit but see a cop so they SLOW DOWN.

[@deejay6016]

22,000 homeless is not the same as $2,200.

[@mimig.4788]

Yeah. Briggs accidentally must have put in that dollar sign in front of that 2,200 when talking about the homeless. Oops Brigs...

[@lkd06]

That's what a patch of sidewalk rents for

[@roboparks]

To Dems that's called affordable housing LOL DEms Control Legislature The Governor's office for a Decade and Seattle . also The Lowest earners pay 17% in Taxes and the wealthiest only 4% ? WA has the most regressive taxation in the nation . Not very Liberal ?

[@TheTrunks1210]

Where did you find sidewalk in Seattle for under $3K?!

[@SuperAwesomeWeirdGuy]

As someone who lives in eastern Washington I love how almost all of these are literally just problems with the Seattle metro area lol

[@spcyakima1077]

Lol

[@kerri404]

Spot on Briggs. I moved to Seattle from Dayton Ohio 3 years ago, and because of almost all of these reasons I moving back to Ohio

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

My friend can’t wait to get the hell out of Ohio. 😂

[@diodelvino3048]

Maybe its a good thing, Columbus is thriving and will likely become a hotspot in the next few years, Cleveland and Cinncinati finally making a comeback after decades and proving funding for infrastructure. Might as well get your spot while its still decently affordable

[@fredhoy6697]

See ya. Seriously, if it's not for you, then it's not. I've been here for 30 years and will attest to it taking some getting used to. But it beats Oklahoma hands down. Good luck to you.

[@saldanger23]

At least Ohio knows Ohio is Ohio. Seattle people just lie to themselves.

[@zach4968]

​@@saldanger23about what?

[@cameronbrewer3966]

Life long west side resident. High crime, high taxes, horrible traffic. We are leaving for NW Montana

[@gregorystinette8271]

Nice move !

[@fredhoy6697]

See ya.

[@flakeyjake4177]

Don't let the screen door hit 'cha on the way out!

[@bradleyschmidt7190]

The Seattle "freeze" could also apply to Pittsburgh, where i live. Its also hard to meet new people here if you didnt grow up here. It's extreme cliquish. Locals rarely move out of Pittsburgh and have grown up with the same peeps their whole lives and dont really wanna meet anyone new. By contrast, when i lived in NYC, NOBODY was from there so people always wanted to know your story.

[@Joyce-bg1jh]

I think Philadelphia is full of snobs.

[@iskdude9922]

Thats interesting about nyc.... wisconsin is pretty cliqish too.

[@gemox3225]

It's funny. I grew up in Cleveland which I think of as a similar town, yet people there are pretty friendly.

[@melbourneplanespotter3631]

You can say the same for all of Australia. We don't seem to wanna make friends outside those we made in high school.

[@chris70723]

When I’m visiting friends in the PNW. I like to make eye contact, smile, and say “HELLO” to random strangers. 😅

[@pandakeeper]

We just got back from a Washington trip. We spent 2.5 days hiking in Port Angeles around Olympic National Park and Sol Duck. We didn’t have a huge problem with crowds at all.

[@grumbygrumble2762]

The story goes on the east coast a person will grumble about helping people out and help a person out. On the west coast, a person will nicely sympathize with a person and not help a person out.

[@glicmathan1771]

From personal experience, that rings true to me.

[@deborah2768]

Very true.

[@EnigmaticLich]

I’ve been living in Seattle for two years so far and I like it 🤷🏾‍♂️ but I’m not exactly friendly and I like the rain…

[@MementoMori55]

You seem like a good person

[@trishwalat3096]

I moved to Washington 18 years ago from the Northeast. I wouldn't live anywhere else but Western Washington. When it gets to be September, people start talking about how they can't wait for the rain to start. Everything is so green and beautiful. ut if people do n't want to move here, that's finer. We are happy as we are. Washington is a wonderful place to live and to raise children. Actually, don't move here. You won't like it. It is grey and rainy for most of the year.

[@birbluv9595]

“It’s a place where the word sun is local folklore.” You are a jewel without price, Briggs.

[@chillaxin813]

Anybody who makes that claim doesn’t know anything about Washington. There are 5 different micro climates in the state. If you don’t like the weather where you are at you can drive about 60 miles in just about any direction and the weather will be completely different. SW Washington is mostly sunny and warm from mid spring to mid fall. The winter is grey and it rains but rarely snows. The daytime temperature in winter rarely dips below freezing for more than a couple of weeks, and usually not in a row. All in all, the climate is mild.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

@chillaxin813 First of all it was a joke. Second, where does 70% of that state live? On the west side where the rain is. The general consensus is, IT RAINS ALOT. That is the joke. The joke is ruined if it sounds like this: "It’s a place where the word sun is local folklore. Of course, the entire state is made up of 5 different micro-climates which depending on the season could be very dry. That is something you should know so random locals don't whine and cry when you make a simple joke about the weather." One last thing, I live in Portland, which in case you don't have a globe is right next to SW Washington. I don't know who you are trying to fool but it rains a lot compared to most of the country.

[@chillaxin813]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggs what do you think SW stands for? I live in Vancouver and if you’re saying it rains a lot in the summer you need to go outside more often. What has the weather been like the last couple of weeks? It isn’t even summer yet. BTW, thank you for informing me that your website is a JOKE and not to be taken seriously. I’ll keep that in mind if any more of your videos pop up in my feed.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I am comparing it to other parts of the country. To them, it rains a bunch. You need to stop with the passive-aggressive digs. I travel 20 to 30 weeks a year. I have lived in 5 countries and 7 states. I think this channel and maybe the internet might be too hard for you.

[@HeWhoGreetsWithFire-ce6qc]

@@chillaxin813 "doesn’t know anything about Washington" and "you need to go outside more often" You need to stop with the 8th grader style of passive aggressive digs. It is sort of sad. I am originally from New Mexico and now live in Ridgefield, WA. He is 100% correct. It is June and we just had a week of rain last year it rained in July for 3 or 4 days. I think you are all tweaked because you didn't realize he was making a joke originally.

[@HeadStronger-HS]

Moved to Seattle from California. Do I miss the weather? Sure... but my quality of life is so much better up here.

[@socc4298]

I've lived in WA my whole life, and I've never heard of the Seattle freeze. It makes sense, though. I remember as a kid my pops once told me that the only good neighbor is a quiet neighbor. To this day, I'm not quite sure if I agree with that. I've only ever spoken to a few of my neighbors, and im only close with one.

[@HeartTurnedToStone]

[@julieDJTFP]

We just got back from Seattle. As a tourist you can tell people from Seattle because they ignore you versus people who aren't from Seattle who actually talk. It's like everyone has stranger social anxiety.

[@sirdudeness1386]

Nah, we just don’t care, will never see you again.

[@DahBrown57]

yup. seattle is known to be that way.

[@melbourneplanespotter3631]

I'm from Melbourne, Australia, and the "Seattle freeze" would be applicable to all of Australia. It's considered normal here to only hang out with buddies you made in high school. I still find it quite shocking - and very heart-warming - that people in America actually come up and have a chat with you in public, or so I've heard. I can't imagine that happening here. Everyone's nice, but they keep to themselves and their inner circle from when they were 18.

[@Trix897]

No, they’re just douchebags. South King County is a lot friendlier than Seattle.

[@BenyFiciary]

Yeah, narcissism is contagious in the NW.

[@mh0862]

Funny, I work remotely on the coastal areas of NW Washington. They love the cool wet winters and start getting cranky when the temperature reaches the low 70s.

[@ForestGreen88]

I can confirm that. We moved to a coastal town in Washington and I love the cool summers and overcast winters. My upper temperature limit is about 75 degrees and the winter sun hurts my eyes. It rarely snows or freezes here. It is absolutely the perfect place for me. So my husband just got a job in Seattle and we're moving soon.😭

[@strollingthroughparadise353]

The part about the rain is what I couldn’t take because it’s not just the rain, it’s the clouds too. When it’s not raining, it’s cloudy and dreary. I never knew how bad it was until I lived there for a year. Summer is nice with not much hotter than in the 80s but the rest of the year I was wearing sweaters and layers every day. And when it snowed, it was that wet kind of bone chilling cold. I lived in Tacoma and Vancouver for the year I was there and am thrilled to be back in Sacramento CA. Hot but dry and sunny! 😁

[@feliciasampson8032]

My family lives in sac. I personally cannot stand it there and get physically sick when temps climb into the 60's. I loved the winter in Washington- I was in Port Orchard. It was mild and refreshing. I'm trying to move back bc I'm sick of roasting in Reno. I guess we're all different. My ideal vacation spot would be Antarctica!

[@jonathanjacques7250]

Ditto, love it sunny!

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

If you lived in San Juan County you would have had 4 seasons with an annual rainfall of 22 inches.

[@flakeyjake4177]

And as a fifth generation native, may I say THANK YOU FOR LEAVING!

[@alexcrosbie316]

I spent 25 years in the Seattle black hole that sucks people in and won't them get out. The weather is awful and the locals are even worse, combining a horrendous mix of rude and passive aggressive. It took a Herculean effort to see the back end of Snoqualmie Pass and I'm so glad to get back to civilization.

[@glicmathan1771]

I can relate! So true!

[@flakeyjake4177]

And we're soooo glad you've left - THANK YOU!

[@gb1706]

So greatful you left! Thank you for sharing your poor pitiful life experience with us. @Alexcrosbie316 were so glad you had a terrible time and are now among those who vote for Trump and are hateful. Thank you again!

[@gb1706]

@@glicmathan1771then good glad you’re gone. Go be with other haters and leave reality alone

[@KB-hn3tx]

Wow, judging by these comments, the social environment in Seattle is worse than being stuck in high school.

[@happyinapa]

Can’t argue with him about the traffic delays….through Everett and Seattle chiefly….no matter the time of day or day of the week. Sometimes I feel like I’m in L.A.😔

[@MegatronEnthusiast]

I will admit, when Washington has to be beautiful, it is.

[@NWEDC]

Lived in the PNW since 2003. I was surprised how much it actually didn’t rain here, but it is cloudy ALL THE TIME. We can have 2 weeks of no rain, and no sun. The lack of Vitamin D can increase depression. That being said, I’ve been all over the world (military) and this place is worth the problems. Living in a temperate Rainforest is amazing compared to where I grew up in the flat Midwest.

[@caseyleichter2309]

Thank you, Briggs! Too many people are still moving here (Seattle); anything to get them to stop is great!

[@brandongehrke8943]

The "Seattle Freeze" is very misunderstood, IMO. I grew up in the Midwest, where there's a societal expectation to reciprocate any and all pleasantries, and that just doesn't exist here. People aren't overtly rude, it's just not part of the culture to always butter eachother up. I have ASD, and, let me tell you, it has been *infinitely* easier to make friends and meet new people here in the PNW than the Midwest. It's a societal mode that I am very comfortable with, but I can understand how others might feel since that's how I've felt just about everywhere else I've lived!

[@solracer66]

I think part of it has to do with the weather. Here in Seattle it's perfectly socially acceptable to cancel even long-planned activities because the sun suddenly appeared. If you blow off getting together with someone and give the excuse that the weather was nice and you took out the boat instead that would be accepted with no argument since frankly if you had a boat you would have done that too.

[@OrdoCorvus]

I do NOT understand people who don’t like rain! It makes the streets safe, it makes the plants green, it makes coffee taste better, it makes for a cozy day indoors reading a book or watching a movie, or for a refreshing hike in the forest (never rains that hard in the PNW to not be able to go outside still with the right gear). It’s honestly the thing I’d miss the most if I left. Water is magic, and it mostly keeps the heat away too.

[@jojofreelancer1210]

Rain is life. Everyone always rushing around, Rain slows things. I love rain and wish as a ppl we could slow our roll a bit

[@KB-hn3tx]

Rain can be a nuisance. It's not just the rain that makes the west side green, it's the constant cool marine humidity most of the year during colder months that causes trees and vegetation to grow like crazy.

[@benaya_huasca]

Seattle has a ton of rainy days. It's near the top of the list for US cities. However, it doesn't even make the top 20 for annual precipitation. It's usually just a constant drizzle.

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

Rainfall in Seattle is 38 inches a year but 50 inches in Chicago.

[@KB-hn3tx]

🤢

[@noryaa4194]

There is also almost NEARLY ZERO public access to the water and shoreline!!!!!!!

[@Tormekia]

I'm one of those weird people that gets energized and happy from the rain. I don't like bright sunny days. 😕 I think I might be part plant.

[@jojofreelancer1210]

Me too. At 1 point in my life I had undeniable attraction to Washington. I'm also auburn/red haired so not biggest fan of sun rays

[@RobertBeedle]

Cats 🐈 go well with plant people

[@justanotherinternetwiseguy8018]

We need to remake the classic song " rain rain come and stay, we don't need anymore hot days"

[@justanotherinternetwiseguy8018]

We should remake the classic song " rain rain come and stay, we don't need anymore hot days"

[@wolframyt4494]

5:58 Yes, I was grinding clam shells just as you were saying that. I have a painted pelvis hanging from my ceiling, oyster shells to drill, and feathers to paint.

[@KelticKate]

I love Wenatchee. I've lived here most of my 70 years.

[@BudReynolds-do1bc]

Seattle/ Tacoma Washington share in homeless crisis together for decades proudly 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@danirons1853]

To be fair. The agricultural areas of Washington have a large Hispanic population. So the Mexican food great. I live in Skagit county and we have many Mexican restaurants. But we are like 25% Hispanic here in Mount Vernon.

[@Deadburd55]

So true. I lived in Alger. Best Mexican food i ever had was La Glorias on the guide in Bham. Since moved to Florida. And honestly unimpressed with Mexican food here. Surprised the hell out of me.

[@markstocker5121]

Likewise, if one goes to Yakima or the Tri-cities.

[@Chudchanning]

I lived in California for 26 years. There's no "great" Mexican food in this state

[@ForestGreen88]

​@@Deadburd55 Best burrito I've ever had was the crab and shrimp burrito at El Gitano in Sunset Square in Bellingham.

[@donholmes3267]

And also Asian menus are prolific !😊

[@nogames8982]

When I first moved up to Washington state, the first four times I went to Seattle. It was bright and sunny. Couldn’t figure out what the big deal was.

[@teddystoner8288]

Don't tell anyone. Rains every day.

[@Trix897]

You must have come in the summertime. There’s a lot more sunny days in the summer while the winter is more of a rainy season.

[@Eric__J]

It's because we have 8-10 weeks a year of continuous clear skies and sunshine, which happens to coincide with tourist season.

[@sheridowsett9929]

I’ve been several times - always sunny.

[@Gingerkd1]

The freeze in Seattle is nowhere near Denver and Colorado. I’ve lived in both places and I’ve never met meaner or more unfriendly people in Colorado.

[@iskdude9922]

I wonder why that is... being surrounded by such beautiful outdoor environments.

[@PuffinPass]

You come across this in a lot of states. I lived in Montana and it was the same way at first. I get it though, people come in from out of state or even out of town and instead of accepting the area for what it is they want to change things to reflect where they came from. The freeze doesn't last all that long if you become a part of the community, but if you keep yourself more separated from it then you will always be an outsider in their eyes. Every place I have lived I have found it easy to gain "local" status but everyone is different I guess.

[@lkd06]

​@@iskdude9922CO been invaded by nasty people

[@Hawkxiii]

as someone who moved to Washington from Florida, I don't mind the weather because Florida gets brutal rain, the weird people are a nice kind of weird not what I'm use to in florida lol, I love it here in Washington

[@suehull6688]

Seattle is a desert compared with other places in Washington like 85 inches annually in Aberdeen or 119 inches in Forks.

[@bobanderson6656]

You're right there. 38 inches isn't really a lot. Many American cities get more.

[@michaelmiddleton3311]

I live in WA state and I can attest to this. Don't move here. You will hate it.

[@kristencampbell7993]

I live in Spokane. I don’t want to live here anymore

[@richardshagrin8565]

You don't want 2,000 pounds of laundry which is a washing ton.

[@k7iq]

Grew up and lived in Seattle and Everett most of my life. In my 60s now and I have S.A.D. so I bought a place in Phoenix, AZ. I still love WA but need to get away from the rain and clouds and not having the sun come up every day.

[@Joyce-bg1jh]

I've visited both places and out of everything I loved Pike's Place Market.I thought the people in Everett were nice and down to earth.That was before the summer of love happened though.

[@k7iq]

@@Joyce-bg1jh That's great ! I have loved the PP Market and the waterfront. And the Seattle World's fair which was also before the summer of love ! :)

[@lindsayjohnston7465]

Nature wise it must be a nice place to visit

[@georgiancrossroads]

Hey Briggs, speaking of Alaska, where I lived for 22 years, let me give you a bit of recent anecdotal information. I lived in Haines for 22 years. In my opinion, the best small town in Alaska. 70 miles up the fjord from Juneau. A small (not insane) but thriving tourism and cruise ship economy in the summer, accounting for one third of the economy. Haines absolutely does not get the crime of the Anchorage area. And for the years I lived there (until 2018) the housing prices were relatively stable and affordable. With the natural world, strong community, and much lower latitude, it was an incredible place to live. Then I left... probably the cause of all of the future woe. I left NYC then 9/11 came. I recently went back to send some of my stuff across the oceans to Georgia (NOT the US state). First the pandemic came in 2020. And for 2 years there was no tourism. Then in December 2020 came the biggest rainstorm that anyone in living memory could remember. 2 people died when a side of mountain came down. Home were demolished. Then by 2023 officially over 420 and left the entire Chilkat Valley area, which when I left in 2018 had a 2,500 population. Then came the horrendous inflation. Prices were higher when I lived there, but now??? And with that home prices were jacked, even though many sit empty. My friends say it's a depression. Home prices are being artificially inflated by people desperate to get the money they put into their homes. But that market will tumble in a year or two. Anyway... it's still a great place, better natural sights than a majority of national park, great community, the weather isn't too bad, think better than the great lakes area, no crime worth discussing, and some younger people have been moving up there. The tourism economy is slowly coming back. But this would be a great place for people who can work from home, or who need real nature and animals. It's the kind of place certain folks want to raise children in. And dogs have rights too.

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

I haven't been to Haines yet. I have been to Juneau, Soldatna, Ketchikan, Skagway, Sitka, Anchorage, and Fort Wainwright.

[@georgiancrossroads]

@@WorldAccordingToBriggs What makes Haines better is that you don't have to run the gauntlet of diamond stores. Holland America and Princess have ships that stop in Haines. I highly recommend it. And if you come in the later part of the summer you CAN see bears. And tones of eagles. By the way pro-tip: take the ferry from Bellingham. Get a cabin on the ocean side. Then wonder around and just get into conversations.And it's the easiest thing to do. You only need to ask one question to have an amazing conversation: Why are you going to Alaska. Go all the way to Haines. The first day is quiet with no stops. Then stay in Haines for a week, there is plenty to do in the summer. Raft trips, jetboat tours, bear viewing, hiking trails (not near the bear zone), local brewery (get the spruce tip ale or the root beer), a distillery, two great pizza places, the first military base in Alaska, Tlingit carving, rent a car and go over the border into Canada, to the mountains, to Whitehorse in the Yukon, etc. Glaciers, mountains, rivers, fjords, moose, five kinds of salmon, state fair. Just go Briggs! Look it up.

[@Green-Andy]

Mount Rainer and Mount Baker are nice for outdoors. But if you want a bit more drive and less crowded people. I recommend going to Olympic National Park

[@Fakeaorta]

Best National Park I have been to.

[@griffinswrath]

​@@Fakeaorta I had a blast there. Many many many hours/days...probably even weeks in ONP hiking around (I worked up there for a brief stint as well). One of the most amazing parks I've been to! I've been to quite a few of our parks, there's just something about Olympic that drags me to it!

[@HeartTurnedToStone]

[@V8-friendly]

Briggs, please send me a notification when you evaluate Ohio. I still can't fully believe what I have done. 😮🤯 Meanwhile in Ohio: ⛈️ ☔️ 🌪️ ⛄️ 🌊 ⛅️

[@KamBar2020]

Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber

[@V8-friendly]

@@KamBar2020Who on earth is Justin Bieber?

[@homefrontforge]

It took me 13 years to get used to Ohio. I've been here 54 years now. Give it some time...

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Will do

[@ShermanMark1]

Yeah, the Weather here sucks.

[@JazzyJ5G]

61+ years born/raised in Seattle. I was on the phone with someone in Anchorage, AK, and they had lived in Seattle for 5 years, and they told me that they preferred Anchorage over Seattle, because they can see the sun more often, even with the comparatively very short days up there during the winter. That was an eye-opener for me! lol...

[@Josefine93]

I laughed at your explanation of Seattle freeze 😆 Weeeeellll.... Hello from Scandinavia Sweden! 🤗👋u just described my whole country's population and social culture 🤭 Lots of love for this channel from this Swedish girl!😊

[@tanyah.9131]

I was just there! I wish I could make friends there.. and stay! ❤

[@PuffinPass]

Greetings from the SE corner of WA where next to none of this applies to us. Once you get East of the Cascades it is an entirely different state that actually doesn't even acknowledge Seattle specifically, lots of other spots on the West side but Seattle is kind of a dirty word around here.

[@gregorystinette8271]

Oh, wonderful ! Does everything glow in the dark there from Hanford, aka the superfund site. Lol

[@PuffinPass]

@@gregorystinette8271 It's Hanford (no D) and it isn't much different than most of Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, New Mexico or any other state where nuclear design or testing was carried out. I am more than certain even where you live has some weird history we can laugh at.

[@gregorystinette8271]

@PuffinPass / nah, it's much worse there. My uncle worked for the NRC & he told me so. Not everything qualifies as a superfund site. Shalom

[@PuffinPass]

@@gregorystinette8271 ok but you are ignoring the fact that currently there are 1,183 superfund sites in the US just so you can shit on a single site.

[@gregorystinette8271]

@PuffinPass / not every super fund site has nuclear waste buried underground in leaking tanks. Shalom

[@Woodstock271]

I moved to Seattle from Oahu a couple years ago. Strangely, I found a lot of people from Hawaii here. (I work with four people from Hawaii.) And Seattlites usually ask the same question. “You’re from Hawaii? Why would you move here?” First, Hawaii is expensive but Seattle is about the same now, but Hawaii has not many jobs and low pay. Second, Hawaii has no seasons. It’s summer all year long and the temperature ranges from hot to hotter. (They don’t sell jackets or sweaters there) That gets really old. Plus, it’s so isolated. If you can’t afford to fly a few thousand miles to see something different, all you can do is drive around in a circle and see the same things forever. So Seattle is new and refreshing. And I agree with everything Briggs said in this video. But finding work is a breeze here. I got a job in one day without an interview. Very strange and very cool. Lots of homelessness and lots of drugs but so is Hawaii now. Seattle is very liberal and so is Hawaii, it’s just that Seattle is professionally liberal. It’s not just situational. And that’s fine. Harmless.

[@brandtsibert7012]

I loved Ft. Lewis, but we never left base. You left off the most important #1 in my opinion CRIME

[@woodxj]

Moved here in 2018, this video is spot on. The freeze is real, but we did get a house with some great neighbors. People would rather look at the ground than acknowledge another person for the most part. The gloom got me in 2023. It was cloudy and rained from October 22 to June 23. I was over it and ready to leave. I was excited to move here so i could hike and explore. That was until i found out that the trailheads are hotbeds for break-ins. Did it happen in IL? Sure, but not to this level. Politically, it's way farther left than IL is/was. Taxes here are more hidden than other places. May not have an income tax, but the gas tax is nuts and now we have the long term care tax. Sales tax is comparable to IL, but slightly highere here. Property taxes here are less than IL, 3500 vs 5500, while home prices are about double what we left.

[@Trix897]

Not sure where in IL you’re from, but I’ll second that on the property taxes. I was considering moving back to my hometown of Champaign at one point, but when I looked at a comparable condo to what I have in Kent (2BR/1BA 850 sq ft), it was 2/3 the price, but almost EXACTLY the same when it came to property taxes. Illinois’s gas tax is starting to creep up to Washington’s levels too. So yeah…going back to my roots is becoming less and less appealing.

[@BezmenovDisciple]

What’s a long term care tax?

[@woodxj]

@@BezmenovDisciple Washington state's long-term care tax, also known as the WA Cares Fund, is a 0.58% payroll tax on Washington residents' wages that went into effect in July 2023. This tax funds the Long-Term Services and Support Act (WA Cares) program, which provides qualifying Washington residents with up to $36,500 in long-term care benefits starting in July 2026. The benefit can be used to offset long-term care expenses like meals, equipment, and caretaking for people who are disabled, injured, or older.

[@BezmenovDisciple]

@@woodxj I see. So it almost sounds like an income tax by another name?

[@woodxj]

@@BezmenovDisciple Pretty much.

[@nicholasharvey1232]

Regarding the politics: it was never mentioned how much the eastern part of the state is different from the western part. The east is much more Republican leaning but is largely ignored due to being overshadowed by the almighty Seattle, plus the Electoral College system means that the east's voices never get heard on a national level. You may have even heard that some people in eastern Washington (and Oregon) wish they could secede from their respective states and join Idaho.

[@ETGNorth83]

The East side conservatives talk big about closing all borders, while they bring in illegals by the hundreds to farm those lands on visas and they never make sure they leave. Republicanism Hypocrisy at it’s finest

[@lohiau]

Yeah. White supremacy might have something to do with that rather than just "wacky liberals" as mentioned here. But heaven forbid I kick up some dust by naming something I've known all my life growing up in the Pacific Northwest.

[@travisligocki]

​@@lohiauThat seems like a very racist statement! It is typical from people that think because people dislike the leftists political ideologies they must be white supremists bs.

[@TheRobdarling]

The taxpayers of Western Washington support the roads and bridges in Eastern Washington.

[@travisligocki]

@@TheRobdarling You mean the roads and bridges that haven't been maintained since the 70's! The politicians just keep adding taxes and the liberals don't care. More taxes per capita are raised in Central and Eastern Washington than in Western Washington. This is due to having more business owners per capita 3x as many as Western Washington. Washington would lose 44% of its revenue if everything from the top of the Cascades east left the state. If both Eastern Washington and Oregon were to join Idaho it would increase Idaho's revenue by 800%. Meaning that Idaho would have a higher revenue than either remaining parts of both Washington and Oregon.

[@cee1726]

Stuck between Seattle I love the mild weather and rain or Tampa Bay Area for the lower cost of living. The homeless and drug problem is turning me off about Washington and the heat is turning me off about Florida. Still deciding

[@KamBar2020]

Way So Many Asians In Seattle Nowadays👀 From Vietnamese to Indoenistan and Taiwanese to Korean 💯

[@cee1726]

@@KamBar2020 I like Asians they are overall peaceful people coming from a Hispanic

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

@@KamBar2020I rather move into a city with way too many Asians than other groups.

[@KamBar2020]

@@JohnLee-db9zt Lemme Guess, you're an Asian or of Asian Ancestry ❓

[@cee1726]

@Matt-ru5rwima go to your moms house

[@lovethomassowell]

A third-generation resident of Washington and all but the lack of diversity (in the Seattle area) is accurate. If you said there was a lack of political and academic diversity, you would be spot on.

[@ana_lynn_w2959]

Come to Tacoma, we are more than diverse and friendlier.

[@arturowagner4728]

I guess the same principles apply to Vancouver, BC

[@KamBar2020]

Amanda Tutschek was Born and Raised in Vancouver, BC 🇨🇦

[@Chiller11]

@@KamBar2020Cost of housing is significantly worse in Vancouver, BC.

[@KamBar2020]

@@Chiller11 Well, Amanda was born into a rich family, just look her up . Her Ig posts show you what I mean.

[@griffinswrath]

Getting cheaper in Alaska? Everything (including housing, which there is a huge shortage of) will always be expensive, no matter how much cheaper it gets. 🤔 I'm personally leaving Alaska because of how expensive it is! I lived in the Seattle area for many years, yes, it was expensive! Until I got up here though, I didn't know what expensive was, apparently. It has not let up either over the time I have been here, well over a decade.

[@erengard1798]

One I thought of off the top of my head is the property crime rates especially in the cities.

[@Coin-Monster]

This video should basically be called, “14 reasons not to move to western Washington/Seattle”. I live in the tri-cities where it’s warm and sunny, barely rains and the cost of live is much lower. It’s literally the opposite of the west side.

[@tinablizard6670]

Except for the fires, the area is wonderful

[@dang7923]

Briggs, keep up the good work. I think you're doing a great job. Love watching all your stuff

[@joymains4745]

I was born at Yakima hospital (1946) while my family lived on the homestead near Bickleton Washington. I lived in Eastern Wa. until my early 20s then moved to Seattle area & have lived here since. I love this beautiful state & never want to leave here‼️ I've enjoyed your channel for years & particularly loved this segment! Fair, impartial look at my state. Thank you Briggs❣😁🇺🇸❤⭐

[@IOSALive]

World According To Briggs, your video is inspiring, keep it up

[@KamBar2020]

Keep your comments up on his videos 😁

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Best of luck

[@solracer66]

As a Seattle local you pretty much nailed every reason though you are missing the big number 1 reason, locals don't want people to move here. The city and the state are growing way too fast and that in turn drives up prices for everything from food to haircuts to dentists to auto repair and that ticks long-time residents off. Now it;'s not like France where transplants aren't treated the same even 20 years later but expect for the first few years to not be all that welcome, especially if you are from California. Everyone here longs for the days of the '80s and '90s when things were affordable and nothing was too over crowded. It used to be that exaggerating the rain (something everyone does up here) would keep people away but eventually the rest of the country saw through the ruse and the floodgates opened.

[@birbluv9595]

The Yeti / Sasquatch with his coffee 🤣🤣

[@solarguy1702]

Back in the day, there was a TV show called, Here Come The Brides. The theme song started out with, the bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle... Somebody challened that saying NYC got more rain. Gray skies? No doubt. I moved from California to Oregon in 1967 and was absolutely giddy to see the clouds and out of the constant sunshine

[@latachia_2981]

I remember that song!

[@IOSALive]

World According To Briggs, nice work, keep the videos coming

[@KamBar2020]

Keep commenting on his videos 😁

[@PeterCraigMartin]

I'm from Seattle and just wanted to point out that according to the local paper, the _Seattle Times,_ Seattle has had the third worst post-COVID retail recovery of any major US city, after San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. I believe it.

[@birbluv9595]

Excellent video, Briggs. I found it interesting that you had to expand to 15 reasons.

[@daleswier8429]

If people are flooding out of Alaska, and that's a video for another day, I'd actually really like to see that video. Thanks, and keep up the good work, Briggs.

[@chillaxin813]

Cool, the more people you can talk out of moving to my beautiful state the better.

[@lisaahmari7199]

The beauty of this place can be overwhelming. All the jeweled colors everywhere. But the five months of darkness and rain can overwhelm you in a negative way, especially if you grew up in sunshine and warmth. Here twenty two years and the five months of dark, cold, and rain still depress the hell out of me. I would be very careful about choosing WA as your forever home. If you are prone to true depression I would say seek the sun.

[@LuckyBaldwin777]

The reason there is still a black market in weed is the 30% sales tax on legal weed. Black market weed is cheaper.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Typical liberal state. Tax the hell out of everything and waste it.

[@devincreislerstudios]

Moses Lake is where my Dad’s car died on a hot summer’s day. We avoid that place if we can.

[@georgianacrooks9926]

I will take rain over snow

[@tomliemohn624]

Born in Seattle, lived in Washington most of my life. Looking forward to the day when I can leave and move to Idaho.

[@randyriegel8553]

Devil's lettuce is legal in my state but the stuff you get from the stores suck. I still go to a guy who grows his own lettuce 😁

[@martinschulz9381]

Lol. I like gray cloudy skies and the rain just makes me happy (except when I'm fishing) That being said we enjoy our summers in Washington a lot more than people in those hot sunny places where they spend their summers in air conditioned rooms.

[@UnspokenPNW]

For someone like myself who lived in Seattle for 30 years what state and city would be best affordable to move to looking for a 1 bedroom apartment. It’s time to move lol.

[@KamBar2020]

Last two decades, Seattle has received Lotsa Asian Immigrants 💯 From Pakistani to Taiwanese and Vietnamese to Indoenistan 👀

[@UnspokenPNW]

@@KamBar2020 I don’t really care about that it’s mostly because I’m tired of paying 2K for a 1 bedroom

[@cee1726]

@@UnspokenPNW I found apartments for 1200 on Zillow. But the homeless drug and crime problem is what makes Seattle unattractive why don’t they do something about it

[@latachia_2981]

@@cee1726 I live in Yakima, & we also have the homeless & drug & crime problem as well... they even got thier tents up in the downtown area, on a street that has a strip of grass down the middle of it ( Sort of like a park)

[@39chickenhead]

So if you live in Seattle to get your bainbridge it would be a min of four hour drive.. you have to drive down to Tacoma and take the bridge over. Scooter

[@WorldAccordingToBriggs]

Are you driving a skateboard? Moped? Seattle to Bainbridge is about 2 hours. I have driven it a handful of times. What I had said was the ferry ride is about an hour. When you figure in having to get to the ferry, load up, off load, it is almost the same amount of time. It is probably about 1:30 hours. I wasn’t being overly accurate I was just making a point.

[@edwardlagrossa1246]

I lived in Seattle. Couldn't wait to get back to my sunny Los Angeles!

[@flakeyjake4177]

Good! PLEASE stay down there.

[@samuelwestlund3386]

I lived in Snohomish County for a few years when I was a teenager. I miss it sometimes. It's the way Appalachia would look if it had real mountains.

[@davidconn3222]

WASH-ME-TONS, it is raining as I type this