<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by yummyham:
"ugly apparel" huh?...as if Lumberjack-land is a fashion mecca... </font>
Fleece-land would have been a better comeback.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by yummyham:
... also...I don't think the Pacific Northwest is *that* much more civilized than the rest of the US.</font>
simple use of the phrase "that much more" seems to admit that folks in the Pacific Northwest are
more civilized.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by yummyham:
Generally speaking, people are nice in the NW; however, if you're an outsider, people can be really mean: more so in Seattle than in Portland. Some of the most malevolent people I've encountered (as an "outsider") were in Seattle, not New York.</font>
Malevolence? Ever ask for directions in NY? Ever say HI and smile to a random person in NY? Ever try to start a conversation with someone who you don't know in NY?
Just don't use a big golf umbrella, don't jaywalk and you'll be fine in Seattle.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by yummyham:
(This is just my personal experience...I'm not trying to start a NY vs. Seattle thing.)</font>
well you're doing a good job at it.
AGAIN, in conclusion, I feel that you will be perfectly fine wearing the "ugly
NY apparel". The sports fans in Seattle are not of the same ilk as northeast sports fans (i.e. chasing folks out of Veterans Stadium for wearing an Aikman jersey OR throwing food at people in MSG for sporting an Elton Brand t-shirt). Although, those incidents can be found in other stadiums actoss the country,
it is highly unlikely it will happen at Safeco, Key Arena, Seahawk Stadium, Bank of America Arena or Husky Stadium! It's simple, Seattle sports fans just aren't as rabid as sports fans in other cities.