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I welcome you to Seattle
So I'm here with Christian alright Christian
Christians been in Seattle for how long
4 years
so you weren't born here obviously
no I was not
what brought you here
err work, yeah so I work for Microsoft out here
okay
and I'm also here with Mai
hey Charlie
hello hello so where you born in Seattle
err yes I was and born and raised in a suburb north of Seattle and then for
college I also went to the University of Washington here
and afterwards I lived for about 1 year in downtown Seattle
what kept you here
ah I made some good friends here you know
I liked the outdoors here and the mountains skiing is good
skiing's good yeah okay
you're a big skier
I am now I used to do it every once in a while when I was a kid but now I go every winter
pretty much every weekend
Oh so okay so you can go every weekend if you want like more or less just for the day
yeah a day trip
nice
it's four hours away
and you've got the water as well
yeah we've got the ocean the lakes
don't know if you can see this but there's lake just there beyond the traffic
so you were born here and what do you think has kept you here the whole time
that's a interesting question because I've also been asked that quite a bit
umm cos typically I think people in there twenties move around from city to city but for me
err I'm still drawn to Seattle because here I get you know the best of everything I get err
that urban city life I get to be close to the mountains and the water and I just
developed an affinity for you know evergreen trees and the cool
temperatures and the relaxed laid-back vibe here
how would you describe Seattle in three words
I'd say very scenic cos of all the trees and stuff
scenic, nice
adventurous just more the people like not the city itself but the people here like to be outside and stuff
scenic, adventurous
I'd say yeah active which is kind of more like adventures but just people
when the Sun is out people are typically outside are typically outside
okay scenic adventurous and active
yeah
that summarises Seattlians can you say that
sure or a Seattleite I don't know what it is
a Seattleite that sounds like a satellite
hah it does sound like a satellite
okay
can you describe Seattle in three words
I would say progressive, nerdy and outdoorsy
so it's pretty sunny right now there's Sun in your face do you want me to do this
no it's fine
okay umm what's the weather like generally in Seattle
so most of the year it's pretty cloudy, dark and it gets the sun gets err sets pretty early
but the summer's here are pretty incredible there's basically no clouds in
the sky for 3 months which is pretty awesome
oh okay
75 degrees 80 degrees
so the rumour that you heard of Seattle being rain
what was it rainy Seattle
yeah yeah I mean it does rain but it's not like constant rain like in Florida
Okay
here it's more of a drizzle
alright let's talk about weather what's it like here in Seattle
the weather you'll hear people
say that it rains a lot I think that's a little over exaggerated so what's
more typical is that you'll have a lot of mild cool overcast days and if it
does rain it's it's usually like kind of light like a mist there's nothing that a jacket
with a hood err can't handle which is like a necessary for anyone living here umm but
it's not gonna be like torrential downpour every day and if anything I
think it makes you appreciate the sunny days way more and the occasional snowfall in winter
if you were to recommend a hidden gem of the city what could that be
mmm
what would be your hidden gem
I like Hot Mama's Pizza in Capitol Hill
Hot Mam's Pizza in Capitol Hill
yeah it's a good spot
okay so describe the pizza
so the interesting one they have is the pesto pizza which is a cheese pizza with pesto with the green sauce
nice
which looks weird but tastes really good
is it going to give you a heart attack
err
this kind of pizza
nah I don't reckon, not more than any other pizza
not more than any other American dish
haha yeah
alright Mai so what is your favourite hidden gem of this city
my favourite hidden gem in the city err I think
is probably the Jose Rizal Bridge it's a little bit umm south of
downtown but if you stand on the bridge you get a beautiful view of downtown and I-90 and I-5
and it's just a great place to set up a camera and or even just stand there and take in the views
two more questions first one what's something that Seattle can offer you that no one else
Police, ohh we're getting pulled over
we're not getting pulled over
we are he's getting arrested is that something that they can offer that no one can
I don't know
have you been arrested before
I've never been arrested
well now's your day lucky
umm so the things that they can offer here that are pretty good is the fact that the mountains
are super close err so yeah in the winter it doesn't actually snow that much in the
city but you can still get to do winter activities like skiing or snowboarding
err just driving a couple hours out so don't have to deal with it on a regular basis but you still get to ski
yeah that's pretty unique
I haven't seen that in many other places
okay so skiing in the winter in Seattle right
do you think there's something unique about this city I think just the
combination of the different environments both like the urban
metropolis culture but you're also so close to like the hiking trails and
skiing and the coast to where you can spend like a cabin weekend I think just
being able to be so close to all of those is it's not something you'd find
like in the Midwest for example right
and the last one what would you say to the people watching this
come visit in the summer it's great
come visit in the summer nice sign-off
last question Mai what would you say to the people watching this
I would say you should come visit Seattle your best chances are
in the summer but if you're what to experienced Seattle for what it really
is I think any time of the year is nice and you're going to have a great time
so there we have some inside knowledge from two Seattleites on the city of
Seattle hope you enjoyed this first episode of
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