Something to do outdoors year-round, with easy access to hiking, skiing/snowboarding, and other activities. Chill peopleвЂ“ lots of Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech folksвЂ“ and a generally pleasantВ culture. Grew up in Seattle and absolutely loved it there. Go tell someone in seattle proper you are a republican lol. All in all, the culture here is filled with kind people who love it here so much that they will probably never move out of Seattle. Can I see myself raising a family here? Yes, because it's progressive enough where my kids will likely be well-rounded individuals who don't judge others and have a global perspective in mind. Can I see myself growing as a person here (in my 20's)? I don't think so because there are not that many ambitious people here. Do I see myself living here for the long term? Possibly. Portland is also a great place to visit that's near Seattle (3 hour drive time) which has an even bigger biking scene.

Whether it be mountain biking or road cycling, there will be bikes. As for the weather, it doesn't so much rain as it does drizzle. Overall, it's not a bad place to be for the short term (or long term) if you enjoy the outdoors and being around techy kind of people. People are happyВ with their lifestyle and the way of life here (no pretentious people). Depending on how one looks at it, one negative (or positive) thing that I've noticed is that the people here are relatively content (complacent maybe?).В There are no dreamers or go-getters here like there are in NYC or LA. I don't know much or anything at all about the Seattle finance scene, but I can say that the people in Seattle (and Western Washington) are genuinely nice good people.

All I heard were complaints about how things changed in Seattle - I haven't checked it. Regarding the city - it's for you to see if you like it. All in all - I've answered your question regarding banking. I remember great cocktail bars and happy hours in Seattle during my University days. Writing this post brings back good memories, but then times were simpler and the middle class didn't get crushed with 2008 and Obama's QE (prolonged by Trump). My life would have been very different had I stayed back. If you are not from the North West you might struggle. I haven't been for over 15 years now so things have changed (except for a fly in and out for a wedding for my best friend there, all my other friends I just missed entirely their weddings as the place is too damn far from London). If you are good due to the lack of talent you will likely shine. There are great high school in the expensive suburbs (I went to one of them). In terms of openness or understanding of the outside world Seattle is shit.ДЇor the positive side: there is tons of money in the area. It's extremely insular, people tend to stay and their education level is quite low. One acquaintance is running his own PE fund there. Most of my friends from high school have relocated outside of Bellevue as it became too expensive. Our house cost us 250k in Bellevue years ago, now like everything else it's worth over a million. You can always live in the burbs and get stuck on 520 or I-90 although heard there is a toll there now.

Don't expect to relocate out of Seattle as your skill set will be very NW centric.

I am sure you have some very niche tech M&A boutiques that might do somewhat well. So PB is probably a good thing over there. The private banking scene is (was) big at the time due to the Microsoft money and the eco-system it created. Friend told me how on UW'sВ main campus you have antifa patrols walking around with white armbands a la Hitler youth blocking any speaker that might lean to the right. I was told that it's become a ceaseless pool of shit humans. Know the city very well from having lived there many years ago.

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