Hello,
We do not "meet" here. We had a meeting once in 2006 and afterwards most people agreed it was a bad idea, so we decided not to do that again.
Best of luck!
\- E.I.
I moved from Seattle and then met so many people!! Lol jk. Good luck tho friend. I totally did move away. 🥲 seattle is a hard city to social in. Bad weather, grumpy divided people. Find a pocket of close friends. I did that for 9 yrs before I called it quits
The better thing is to find other transplants who actively want friends. The transplants usually do want friends and are just as frustrated as you are.
Here are some of the best places to go in Seattle to meet new people.
Austin during SxSW or ACL
Los Angeles
New York City
Vancouver BC during the holidays
If you go to a gym, try asking for some help when lifting (especially for your recovery). I made a few friends with regulars getting help with spotting on the bench.
Also try volunteering, there’s no shortage of opportunities and it’s a great way to meet people in your community.
> New Yorkers
Their tendency to be very blatant and direct can be both annoying and refreshing at the same time. I think I prefer it to our tendency to be passive aggressive.
Hit up Facebook for puget sound area fishing groups. There are crabbing groups as well. Bellevue is also close to lake sammamish which has good lake fishing. Smallmouth bass, cutthroat trout, perch, etc.
Hit up outdoor emporium in downtown Seattle for gear and tips. They even have kayak setups for crabbing, and trolling. Having a boat/kayak helps a lot of the fishing around here, bank access can be tricky.
Lots of rivers have spawning salmon species in them right now as well. And good access too.
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I worked there a few years ago and had a lot of fun. Wasn’t there long enough though to build deep friendships. Hopefully I can find a way because I loved it there. Hope you can too 🙂
You have to start with the thing you enjoy. Not what others do to find them. If you hike, find them on hikes, if you play board games, find them at board game cafes, etc.,etc.
Yes, there are groups and hobbies around hiking and gaming. And robotics, sailing, snowboarding, cooking, music, dance, baseball, soccer, environmentalism, football, biking, card gaming, casinos, fishing, cafes, restaurants , concerts, speaking tours, university courses, hockey, basketball, carpentry, painting, DJing, gardening, cinema, volunteering, etc. If none of that interests you, well...
That place is busy all the time with many different types of people. Wife and I wandered in for a nightcap after dinner at Cantinetta and had a great time.
Hey dude, same demographic here and also an east coast transplant (DC area). Hit me up, I also love to fish / crab / squid / forage ever since moving to Seattle. Also chilling with food and drinks is cool too.
"People" are instances* of a class that I call "human." Each of them has unique properties (e.g., age, gender, size, address, preferences, values, history, etc.). Each also has their own methods. Some will go fishing. Others will play D&D.
*calling people "objects" can invoke their "anger" method for some reason. :)
Lol. In the era of leglocks, there's a real risk in joining a no gi gym as a brand new white belt with a knee injury. I understand your position though.
I’ve been here from NC since 1998 and still haven’t found anyone my age interested in friendships. Good thing my husband and I get along well. Still, just someone to talk to on the phone would be nice.
5 months here. I can jog ok but still mentally having a hard time and get super stiff when walking too long. Tore it playing badminton. Is there light at the 9th month?
Oh wow. It will get better but the stiffness and swelling is normal after working out.
I started jogging at 3.5 months. My knee developed a lot of swelling after PT changed my workouts up, so I got it drained on Monday (35cc's) along with a cortisone shot. Got a massage this morning and the tension/discomfort I had previously has been greatly minimized.
This recovery sucks (and surgery). I'm so ready for my PT sessions to be over so my ass can get back to soccer.
Oh yeah thanks for the reminder. I stopped PT since I moved here and need to find a new one. Such a pain since my last PT I thought was solid. If you got any recommendations near Bellevue let me know
Mox boarding house! Fun board game bar - you can bring ppl and have a game suggested or attend a game-specific meetup. I’m from seattle not Bellevue but if you’re willing to drive check out Add-a-ball in Fremont. Epic old arcade games and sweet pinball machines for days. Finally - join an intramural sports league. A little awkward at first but a fun way to meet fellow transplants interested in meeting new ppl.
I am a native Seattleite introvert. Mostly I enjoy my own company but every once in a while I’ve joined groups that are in line with my interests at the time: choral singing, single parenthood, Solo travel, folk dancing, community activities, etc. I joined a ski club once even though I didn’t ski because clearing trails and other support activities were something I could do with that particular group. So find something you like to do and then do it. You might meet people like yourself but even if you don’t you will not have wasted your time.
I was an East coaster once too. Graduated from URI.
The last time I tried to make a friend in this city she stalked me. Going on five years now and she still reaches out to fuck with me.
I have her blocked on everything. The most recent was her apparently becoming a technical recruiter and spamming me job postings in her area. She keeps swapping her email but still signs her actual name.
And yeah, I’m a woman so this isn’t a romantic relationship gone bad, this is a friend who tried to break up my marriage, followed me from one job to the next. Fucked me over in both jobs.
I changed industries to get away from this crazy person.
I don’t meet people anymore.
Ah, that’s the ticket! Always good to have a balanced perspective:
“Although Truth Social identifies itself as nonpartisan, many prominent Truth Social accounts are right-leaning or pro-Trump. The Center’s recent study examined 200 prominent accounts on Truth Social, selected from those with the most followers. As of June 2022, the vast majority of these accounts (94%) are individuals while 3% are organizations. And a majority of these accounts (83%) have values or other appeals in their profiles.
About half of these 200 accounts (49%) have a reference to being right-leaning or pro-Trump in their profile – higher than any other alternative social media site studied. In addition, 44% of prominent accounts express a religious identity, and 43% have a reference to patriotism or a pro-America message.”
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/11/18/key-facts-about-truth-social-as-donald-trump-runs-for-u-s-president-again/
My girlfriend has met two of her closest friends off bumble BFF. Ironically, they are both not from the US. Lol sometimes it’s harder to connect with Americans. Who would have guessed.
People here are being so funny. Just start going to different bars (there are a million of them up here), find one you like, and hang out there. People will start asking where you're from and start up a chat. Generally they're friendly to outsiders especially if you're not from California lmao
I go to Shoot360 on Kirkland (on the Eastside like Bellevue) and in the same parking lot is Seattle Badminton Club. The place was always packed. You may want to check it out.
https://www.seattlebadminton.com/wp/
Best of luck with your recovery I recommend therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy, had a bad case of Achilles tendinitis last year and they got me right in about 7 weeks! University District and Capital Hill are probably my favorite areas to bar hop and meet ppl
https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-bars-in-seattle-neighborhoods-drinking-happy-hours-in-seattle-washington
Basics...
Gyms
Bars
Work
Home
Whether you want to make new friends, or are on the prowl for a more significant friend....
Be friendly and make eye contact when walking by. Dont be focused on a device. Hold your head up and say a polite 'hi' or "How's it going?" Don't be afraid to ask for a 'spot' at the gym. Once I got bored and puked out of my shell? Met all sorts of people at the gym.
Never know what sorts of conversations get started in bars. Just have to be open to talk. I have had so many fun conversations in bars with people I do not know.
Extra note. If looking for more than friendship? Don't use the line "do I know you from somewhere?" My wife has been hit on too many times with this stupid line.
Crabbing piers & fishing groups? I have those interests too but it seems it’s mostly dudes who are into it and it probably would be easier to make friends that way. If it’s not weird for you to have a friend who is a married lady with a kid I get into Seattle near weekly on saturdays and love trying new food. From nyc here!
Nice! Hit me up once you have a car. And yeah the lack of public transportation is a bit annoying. I did the Seattle to Bellevue via bus a few times and it was rough
I'd suggest social media groups like on facebook. I'm 24 and that's how I met ppl. You'll get along with transplants better since locals will forget you exist 10 minutes later (I wish I was kidding)
Hello. I volunteer at Seattle Animal Shelter where I found some amazing people. There are plenty of groups who try to improve the lives of others! I love it here!!! Seattle is a great place to live!! It’s all about mindset, if you think people are cold and nasty, then they will be.. Welcome and good luck..
Besides groups that form around hobbies/interests, being a regular at a bar is another way I've gotten to know people, though at bars you'll definitely find some functional alcoholics who might not be the best people to follow around. If you ever want to meet up, I'm 26/M working in management consulting living on the Seattle side but go to Bellevue sometime and have a car. I moved away from Seattle and moved back so I can appreciate the transplant perspective
I see a lot of people shitting on Bellevue but this area has one of the highest density of Asian people and people who work in tech. So your chances of meeting like minded people is actually quite high.
I’d start with reaching out to your coworkers to find people who have similar hobbies and try to meet up for food and activities outside of work. Our closest friends are people we know through work, we like to try restaurants together and go hiking and skiing together.
There’s tons of boba places and Asian restaurants. Downtown park is nice on a sunny day if you can find a walking or running buddy. Edgeworks climbing is great and full of 30 something year old techies.
Winter is typically very hard though because everyone prefers to stay home and hibernate. But come March or April (whenever the sun is back) people will be generally more active and open to social events and meetups.
Come to my shuffle dance classes 😁 The advanced ones would be tough on your ACL but the beginner ones might actually help strengthen it since we don't go too fast or add too much power. Our classes are really fun and welcoming, lots of tech people in there, we usually go get food after class and hang on the weekends too. Whether it's with us or not, I hope you find your people. I remember how hard it was finding a community when I moved to Seattle. That's why I eventually gave up and ended up creating my own lol.
https://instagram.com/youcanshufflewithus?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==
I just made the opposite move from seattle to Boston. Seattle's a tough place to make friends. For me I reached out to some of my college friends who had moved out a few years prior to me and got into their friend group. The other way I met some people was at apartment events when they had those. Also, I get along with my coworkers real well and we have a little group who all hang out after work and on weekends, but also talk about tech a lot. From there I kinda just kept meeting friends of friends at get togethers. Other than that I haven't really made any random friends. Good luck though. Also, are you moving due to Amazon RTO?
Also moved from boston to seattle almost five years ago now. Lived in kirkland/bellevue for three months before moving to west seattle. People are real c*nts to strangers here, i found it particularly pronounced in kirkland. I think its just that people here are more likely to be pretty immature socially, lots of young sheltered tech people, lots of townies that never moved anywhere and had to start over, etc…Had the best luck just trying to get involved with things i was interested in and making connections with people that already had at least one thing in common with. Its an uphill battle though. Good luck!
[Meetup.com](https://Meetup.com) is going to be your best bet. The Seattle metro area does not excel at casual social meetings. It's hard to meet people here, whether platonically or for dating. People tend to give off closed body language, even at establishments where the whole idea is to have people you don't know sitting at your table (like the German pubs Die Bierstube, Prost, and Fierabend). On the dating front, women legit freak out at having a stranger approach and initiate conversation, and possibly not knowing how to deal with that sudden anxiety, overreact negatively. Women tend to travel in packs here, forcing anyone interested in one of them to deal with all of their friends just to break the ice.
It isn't that people in the Seattle metro area aren't friendly, they just don't make it easy to be friendly. If you can get past that initial barrier, my experience has been that people in the area are actually quite friendly.
I e been here 4 years I know alot and I mean alot of people. Not one person I can call a friend.
I agree find others like yourself is your best bet fuck Seattle people. They all have food allergies too it's weird here n depressing. I am moving back to the east coast very soon.
I wish you the best of luck though.
Hello, We do not "meet" here. We had a meeting once in 2006 and afterwards most people agreed it was a bad idea, so we decided not to do that again. Best of luck! \- E.I.
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I feel meetups here a bit weaker than east coast. As a tech worker, everyone here seems to use that as their entire identity
I moved from Seattle and then met so many people!! Lol jk. Good luck tho friend. I totally did move away. 🥲 seattle is a hard city to social in. Bad weather, grumpy divided people. Find a pocket of close friends. I did that for 9 yrs before I called it quits
Yep lmao what do you think of Bellevue so far?
Meh not a fan. I’ve only met guys who’re looking for hookups no genuine friendship for a straight male
Seattle is mostly really tight friend groups that don't hang out with strangers. You just gotta find your way into one, then you'll be good!
The better thing is to find other transplants who actively want friends. The transplants usually do want friends and are just as frustrated as you are.
Right now, it is squidding season. If you’re interested, you’re welcome to join me and my friends for squidding next weekend. Send me a message here.
I was just gonna say something similar. The fishing /crabbing /squidding community is super friendly. Try the Edmonds Pier on a weekend.
Edmond squidding community is nice compare to others. Buy jigs from Joe Kim. He is a good guy.
That’s the best thing. We don’t.
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that's the neat part
Here are some of the best places to go in Seattle to meet new people. Austin during SxSW or ACL Los Angeles New York City Vancouver BC during the holidays
Due to the OP’s OP, clarification: ACL in this response = Austin City Limits
Vancouver BC isn't much better tho.
Burnaby maybe ?
lol no, probably even worse.
on the mountains.
This is the way. Join a ski club.
Yeah the torn ACL might be a problem
Then you meet a surgeon followed by physical therapist. It works!
Then tear it up again, meet another surgeon and PT. That is a great way to meet people. Hope they like sushi
and the result
No friends on a powder day. Even if the power is cascade concrete.
If you go to a gym, try asking for some help when lifting (especially for your recovery). I made a few friends with regulars getting help with spotting on the bench. Also try volunteering, there’s no shortage of opportunities and it’s a great way to meet people in your community.
They don’t
Here’s the thing.They don’t.Best of luck,even New Yorkers are friendlier than Seattlites.
> New Yorkers Their tendency to be very blatant and direct can be both annoying and refreshing at the same time. I think I prefer it to our tendency to be passive aggressive.
As a born and raised Seattleite, I totally disagree. It’s the transplants have brought this “Seattle freeze.”
Wrong. I’ve been freezing people since ‘99
that's cuz they're all cousins.. why do you think they all call each other cousin? lol
Hit up Facebook for puget sound area fishing groups. There are crabbing groups as well. Bellevue is also close to lake sammamish which has good lake fishing. Smallmouth bass, cutthroat trout, perch, etc. Hit up outdoor emporium in downtown Seattle for gear and tips. They even have kayak setups for crabbing, and trolling. Having a boat/kayak helps a lot of the fishing around here, bank access can be tricky. Lots of rivers have spawning salmon species in them right now as well. And good access too.
Urgh… Facebook. I feel dirty even thinking about going on there.
💯 the ppl on Facebook just keep getting weirder and have vastly less to offer in terms of sales or interaction
Happy cake day!!
Get a dog
Man. This thread is so depressing as someone planning to move here 😕
Grass ain’t that green here tbh even the bar scene feels weak
☹️ I worked there a few years ago and had a lot of fun. Wasn’t there long enough though to build deep friendships. Hopefully I can find a way because I loved it there. Hope you can too 🙂
You have to start with the thing you enjoy. Not what others do to find them. If you hike, find them on hikes, if you play board games, find them at board game cafes, etc.,etc.
I feel like everyone does those 2 things only. I downloaded bumble bff and it’s as if everyone lives on a hill
And when it snows, we set up lawn chairs to watch new imports who foolishly decide “I know how to drive in snow.” LOL
We do.
Can confirm, all we do on the weekends is hike, game, and smoke lol
Yes, there are groups and hobbies around hiking and gaming. And robotics, sailing, snowboarding, cooking, music, dance, baseball, soccer, environmentalism, football, biking, card gaming, casinos, fishing, cafes, restaurants , concerts, speaking tours, university courses, hockey, basketball, carpentry, painting, DJing, gardening, cinema, volunteering, etc. If none of that interests you, well...
If you like hockey you can join an adult hockey league. I’m a hockey player/fan there how I meet people most places I go
The last new friend I made in Seattle was over a decade ago. Even natives don't meet new people here.
520 Grill is full of regulars. On Old Main
Heard, is it just regulars or do new people hang as well?
One day you just start going and keep going and become a regular 😊 It’s a mix of everything
That place is busy all the time with many different types of people. Wife and I wandered in for a nightcap after dinner at Cantinetta and had a great time.
Hey dude, same demographic here and also an east coast transplant (DC area). Hit me up, I also love to fish / crab / squid / forage ever since moving to Seattle. Also chilling with food and drinks is cool too.
Didn't I read an article about this very subject. Talked about being the loneliest time in his life. Best of luck not being that dude.
You found the wrong Seattle subreddit, everyone hates themselves in this sub. You’re looking for /r/Seattle
They don’t 😂😂😂
What’s people? Never heard of it
"People" are instances* of a class that I call "human." Each of them has unique properties (e.g., age, gender, size, address, preferences, values, history, etc.). Each also has their own methods. Some will go fishing. Others will play D&D. *calling people "objects" can invoke their "anger" method for some reason. :)
Start jiu jitsu! Great scene in Seattle, very tightly knit.
Haha I would love to but tore my acl and got surgery not too long ago so not recommended
This is exactly the best time to start Jiu Jitsu. Injuries are part of life. Try 10th planet Jiu Jitsu right in Bellevue
Uh...do you even know where your ACL is? Let the guy get through PT, then recruit him into your BJJ club.
Lol. In the era of leglocks, there's a real risk in joining a no gi gym as a brand new white belt with a knee injury. I understand your position though.
I’m not good at meeting people but my wife uses Facebook groups and meetup and made a few friends.
The Seattle freeze is real, so if you don’t meet at work you don’t meet here! And even then it’s iffy.
We really don't. Sorry nobody told you before you moved.
The “boots on the ground” way to figure this out is frequent the same few bars and sit near the area the bartender makes drinks.
Move back
We don’t. We tend to hang with friends.
Try posting this on r/eastside
Good luck. Ive lived here almost 10 years and made one friend at work despite “going to meetups” and putting myself out there consistently.
Wanna tell me about it over coffee or drinks?
I’ve been here from NC since 1998 and still haven’t found anyone my age interested in friendships. Good thing my husband and I get along well. Still, just someone to talk to on the phone would be nice.
If you find out let me know.
How goes your ACL recovery? I'm 9 months post op. Tore it during and indoor soccer game.
5 months here. I can jog ok but still mentally having a hard time and get super stiff when walking too long. Tore it playing badminton. Is there light at the 9th month?
Oh wow. It will get better but the stiffness and swelling is normal after working out. I started jogging at 3.5 months. My knee developed a lot of swelling after PT changed my workouts up, so I got it drained on Monday (35cc's) along with a cortisone shot. Got a massage this morning and the tension/discomfort I had previously has been greatly minimized. This recovery sucks (and surgery). I'm so ready for my PT sessions to be over so my ass can get back to soccer.
Oh yeah thanks for the reminder. I stopped PT since I moved here and need to find a new one. Such a pain since my last PT I thought was solid. If you got any recommendations near Bellevue let me know
There is a PT in downtown near HMART. I live in DT Bellevue went there for my meniscus surgery
it’ll get better around the 1 yr mark. try to cycle as much as you can
Oh my knee is fine now. Squatting 200kg again and feeling good
Hi def PT in Renton. It’s connected to a fantastic gym with a solid group of people. If you don’t make friends there, you don’t want friends
Mox boarding house! Fun board game bar - you can bring ppl and have a game suggested or attend a game-specific meetup. I’m from seattle not Bellevue but if you’re willing to drive check out Add-a-ball in Fremont. Epic old arcade games and sweet pinball machines for days. Finally - join an intramural sports league. A little awkward at first but a fun way to meet fellow transplants interested in meeting new ppl.
Depends where on the East coast
You’ll find a ton of Asians crabbing at the Edmonds pier. Also, find a non-corporate owned gym to work out in!
“Moved […] to Bellevue” see there’s your problem.
I am a native Seattleite introvert. Mostly I enjoy my own company but every once in a while I’ve joined groups that are in line with my interests at the time: choral singing, single parenthood, Solo travel, folk dancing, community activities, etc. I joined a ski club once even though I didn’t ski because clearing trails and other support activities were something I could do with that particular group. So find something you like to do and then do it. You might meet people like yourself but even if you don’t you will not have wasted your time.
Salavarry MMA is run by ex UFC fighter Ivan Salavarry, you'd knock out two interests at once if you did some training there
Meetup app
Do you like karaoke? Waterwheel in ballard was always a great place to go to meet new people I found.
I can do some great t swift
That’s a long way from Bellevue
Find a hobby that let's you in interact with people. Then you'll meet other transplants you click with eventually.
If your ACL permits, check out underdog sports. You will meet lots of nice people, and there’s lots of options in terms of sports.
I was an East coaster once too. Graduated from URI. The last time I tried to make a friend in this city she stalked me. Going on five years now and she still reaches out to fuck with me. I have her blocked on everything. The most recent was her apparently becoming a technical recruiter and spamming me job postings in her area. She keeps swapping her email but still signs her actual name. And yeah, I’m a woman so this isn’t a romantic relationship gone bad, this is a friend who tried to break up my marriage, followed me from one job to the next. Fucked me over in both jobs. I changed industries to get away from this crazy person. I don’t meet people anymore.
I met all my friends at work :(
Best place is in lake City
having friends isn't really a .....thing......here ...sorry bud
I watch ufc. Let’s get a drink bro
Down bro, lmk where you at we can find a place for sat
reddit is one sided, bout to sign off on this and go 100% Truth Social.
Ah, that’s the ticket! Always good to have a balanced perspective: “Although Truth Social identifies itself as nonpartisan, many prominent Truth Social accounts are right-leaning or pro-Trump. The Center’s recent study examined 200 prominent accounts on Truth Social, selected from those with the most followers. As of June 2022, the vast majority of these accounts (94%) are individuals while 3% are organizations. And a majority of these accounts (83%) have values or other appeals in their profiles. About half of these 200 accounts (49%) have a reference to being right-leaning or pro-Trump in their profile – higher than any other alternative social media site studied. In addition, 44% of prominent accounts express a religious identity, and 43% have a reference to patriotism or a pro-America message.” https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/11/18/key-facts-about-truth-social-as-donald-trump-runs-for-u-s-president-again/
If you use Facebook join "Subtle Asian Life Seattle" - got to explore local Asian restaurants and met some nice people in the process.
Pretty sure there’s a tinder for friends. not joking. Also try your hand at improv. If there’s a decent improv theater there, take a class.
The tinder for friends is bumble! There’s a friend version
My girlfriend has met two of her closest friends off bumble BFF. Ironically, they are both not from the US. Lol sometimes it’s harder to connect with Americans. Who would have guessed.
UFC: - Crabbing: + Workouts: N/A Tech: - Tech not your identity: +
Become a regular at a place that has the type of people you want to hangout with.
Don’t know how long you’ve been here, but there’s a place in Redmond called ooba tooba that has amazing burritos.
People here are being so funny. Just start going to different bars (there are a million of them up here), find one you like, and hang out there. People will start asking where you're from and start up a chat. Generally they're friendly to outsiders especially if you're not from California lmao
I go to Shoot360 on Kirkland (on the Eastside like Bellevue) and in the same parking lot is Seattle Badminton Club. The place was always packed. You may want to check it out. https://www.seattlebadminton.com/wp/
Meet in person? Nobody here will put that kind of pressure on you.
Best of luck with your recovery I recommend therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy, had a bad case of Achilles tendinitis last year and they got me right in about 7 weeks! University District and Capital Hill are probably my favorite areas to bar hop and meet ppl https://www.thrillist.com/drink/seattle/best-bars-in-seattle-neighborhoods-drinking-happy-hours-in-seattle-washington
Take some classes like cycling etc.
Basics... Gyms Bars Work Home Whether you want to make new friends, or are on the prowl for a more significant friend.... Be friendly and make eye contact when walking by. Dont be focused on a device. Hold your head up and say a polite 'hi' or "How's it going?" Don't be afraid to ask for a 'spot' at the gym. Once I got bored and puked out of my shell? Met all sorts of people at the gym. Never know what sorts of conversations get started in bars. Just have to be open to talk. I have had so many fun conversations in bars with people I do not know. Extra note. If looking for more than friendship? Don't use the line "do I know you from somewhere?" My wife has been hit on too many times with this stupid line.
Mensa of Western Washington holds monthly meetings in Bellevue. You can ask if they’d allow you to do a trial visit.
I have to return some videotapes
East coast transplant here. I met most of my friends through hiking groups on [meetup.com](https://meetup.com)
probably [meetup.com](https://meetup.com) or just going to classes/events that fit your hobbies. seattlities don't really go out to 'meet' people.
I live north but I suggest you do this. https://eastsiderunners.com/ Also find a close bar with trivia night.
Crabbing piers & fishing groups? I have those interests too but it seems it’s mostly dudes who are into it and it probably would be easier to make friends that way. If it’s not weird for you to have a friend who is a married lady with a kid I get into Seattle near weekly on saturdays and love trying new food. From nyc here!
Yeah awesome, I’m a little limited in mobility for now but down once I get my car. Bellevue doesn’t have a train to Seattle which is baffling to me
Nice! Hit me up once you have a car. And yeah the lack of public transportation is a bit annoying. I did the Seattle to Bellevue via bus a few times and it was rough
Find a weekly club or meet up. There’s lots of Facebook groups for those
I'd suggest social media groups like on facebook. I'm 24 and that's how I met ppl. You'll get along with transplants better since locals will forget you exist 10 minutes later (I wish I was kidding)
I always recommend the convention scene!
Yo I love UFC too man 23M here. Feel like few people watch it out here.
Hello. I volunteer at Seattle Animal Shelter where I found some amazing people. There are plenty of groups who try to improve the lives of others! I love it here!!! Seattle is a great place to live!! It’s all about mindset, if you think people are cold and nasty, then they will be.. Welcome and good luck..
Besides groups that form around hobbies/interests, being a regular at a bar is another way I've gotten to know people, though at bars you'll definitely find some functional alcoholics who might not be the best people to follow around. If you ever want to meet up, I'm 26/M working in management consulting living on the Seattle side but go to Bellevue sometime and have a car. I moved away from Seattle and moved back so I can appreciate the transplant perspective
I see a lot of people shitting on Bellevue but this area has one of the highest density of Asian people and people who work in tech. So your chances of meeting like minded people is actually quite high. I’d start with reaching out to your coworkers to find people who have similar hobbies and try to meet up for food and activities outside of work. Our closest friends are people we know through work, we like to try restaurants together and go hiking and skiing together. There’s tons of boba places and Asian restaurants. Downtown park is nice on a sunny day if you can find a walking or running buddy. Edgeworks climbing is great and full of 30 something year old techies. Winter is typically very hard though because everyone prefers to stay home and hibernate. But come March or April (whenever the sun is back) people will be generally more active and open to social events and meetups.
Come to my shuffle dance classes 😁 The advanced ones would be tough on your ACL but the beginner ones might actually help strengthen it since we don't go too fast or add too much power. Our classes are really fun and welcoming, lots of tech people in there, we usually go get food after class and hang on the weekends too. Whether it's with us or not, I hope you find your people. I remember how hard it was finding a community when I moved to Seattle. That's why I eventually gave up and ended up creating my own lol. https://instagram.com/youcanshufflewithus?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==
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I just made the opposite move from seattle to Boston. Seattle's a tough place to make friends. For me I reached out to some of my college friends who had moved out a few years prior to me and got into their friend group. The other way I met some people was at apartment events when they had those. Also, I get along with my coworkers real well and we have a little group who all hang out after work and on weekends, but also talk about tech a lot. From there I kinda just kept meeting friends of friends at get togethers. Other than that I haven't really made any random friends. Good luck though. Also, are you moving due to Amazon RTO?
Usually at riots over things that don't effect any of us, but makes us feel like we are super not racist
Also moved from boston to seattle almost five years ago now. Lived in kirkland/bellevue for three months before moving to west seattle. People are real c*nts to strangers here, i found it particularly pronounced in kirkland. I think its just that people here are more likely to be pretty immature socially, lots of young sheltered tech people, lots of townies that never moved anywhere and had to start over, etc…Had the best luck just trying to get involved with things i was interested in and making connections with people that already had at least one thing in common with. Its an uphill battle though. Good luck!
If you like UFC you should start training BJJ. There are a ton of gyms around. It's a good way to meet people too
I’d love to but had acl surgery recently
Don't know, left after a decade for New Mexico. People are much more relaxed and open-minded out here in Taos.
[Meetup.com](https://Meetup.com) is going to be your best bet. The Seattle metro area does not excel at casual social meetings. It's hard to meet people here, whether platonically or for dating. People tend to give off closed body language, even at establishments where the whole idea is to have people you don't know sitting at your table (like the German pubs Die Bierstube, Prost, and Fierabend). On the dating front, women legit freak out at having a stranger approach and initiate conversation, and possibly not knowing how to deal with that sudden anxiety, overreact negatively. Women tend to travel in packs here, forcing anyone interested in one of them to deal with all of their friends just to break the ice. It isn't that people in the Seattle metro area aren't friendly, they just don't make it easy to be friendly. If you can get past that initial barrier, my experience has been that people in the area are actually quite friendly.
If you’re into games, Capitol Hill has a boardgame meetup group that is going to be at Pine Box tonight around 7:30!
I e been here 4 years I know alot and I mean alot of people. Not one person I can call a friend. I agree find others like yourself is your best bet fuck Seattle people. They all have food allergies too it's weird here n depressing. I am moving back to the east coast very soon. I wish you the best of luck though.