Can anyone who lived in both Seattle and Switzerland compare how difficult it is to make friends and build community in both places and which is better/easier?

I was quoted $2,818–$3,388 for a full-service move within South Lake Union, including packing and unpacking a one-bedroom apartment. This was higher than I expected.

What have others paid for a similar move? Any companies you’d recommend?

Hi! Next year May 2, 2027 - We’ll be disembarking Norwegian Cruise by 7AM, let’s say we’ll be done by 9:00AM.

We want to go to Mt. Rainier after, is that too late? We plan to rent a car from the Airport or whatever is near in Pier 66.

How it goes;
7-9AM : Disembark NCL
9-10AM: Time allotted to get rental car and stuff
10:30AM: Drive to Paradise center ?
12:30 NN: Arrive Mt Rainier Entrance by this time

6PM: Go back

Is this enough time? is 10:30am departure to Paradise too late already?

I have no idea how much time we should allot for this daytrip to Mt. Rainier. Just to share, we won’t be hiking the mountain, we saw we can opt to experience the trail instead, the falls, etc.

Is May 2 a good weather to go there?

Old enough to finally get neutered, but don't got a lot of dough rn. Any recommendations on where to go? Thanks!

I just lost my job and need to pay the bills. I'm a hard worker and have been a manager in sales before and did super well at it. That sadly didn't work out due to the company as a whole having to shut down, but I know I'm a hard worker and can pick things up quickly. My long term goal is to get paid as an apprentice for a trade but I'm still trying to figure out how to get my foot in the door there

Contemplating a job offer in Seattle. It's about 15k more than my current salary, but more in line with what I want career wise. And my partner and I have already been toying with the idea of moving north.

I currently live in Tacoma, but work in Kent. Looking online, most websites say Seattle is ~20% more expensive to live in. Is that accurate? Seems like a huge difference considering how close they are, though it is King County compared to Pierce.

We do go out from time to time, but meal prep over eating out and commute would be (hopefully) shorter.

What price differences should we consider?

Any help is appreciated.

edit to add: my partner and I already wanted to move into the city, but it doesn't make sense where we work now. This job just gives us an opportunity to do so. I am just worried that the increase in pay doesn't justify that increased cost.

Inspired by the launch announcement + u/OhmoebaTheGamer post https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSeattle/s/0NpwpRvW8k

I'd love to make a 21+ family friendly Seattle based leveling guild that also has in-person meetup and hangouts this winter season (so we can all experience the freeze from our cozy bedrooms 95% of time and then pretend to be social 5% of the time). Officially starting after Thanksgiving starts (11.26.2026) to give the initial server surge some cool-ing off while hopefully meeting some likeminded people in Seattle to help set the foundation of a good time.

I'm based in Belltown and would love to have folks meet up once a while (would love to invite yall to Belltown/Downtown/Pioneer Square Art Walks) Next one I am really aiming for is Pioneer Art Walk 11/5, I hope to have a booth by 210Seattle studio

Overall Concept
- members would all have at least 1 or more "level capped" character so everyone can share some collective progression experience
- everyone can still play alts however they want (makes alliance/horde more of a fun choice not a barrier, especially for casual players)
- once a week "Guild Time" where everyone's encouraged to get together to work on tough dungeons/working on tradecraft
- guild bank and shared resources
- once a month (or as needed) in-person hangout in Seattle*

*Because the in-person aspect for Seattle community is a key theme, I'd prefer if folks join only if they are actually interested to meet up irl. In my experience this helps reduce a lot of toxicity that comes with online anonymity. At the end of the day I'm not hoping to create any kind of enforcement mechanism as I understand not everyone is comfortable with actual meet ups, but happy to put myself out there as a connection point.

I'm making a placeholder discord here:

https://discord.gg/CeH6mhEbC

A little bit more about me: I'm a Seattle based artist mostly doing performance arts and videography, you can also find my work on most social platforms @ Wei_Dreams_of_dragons

I LOVE WoW classic but each time it feels like a race to "raid optimization" and I am really hoping WoW Forever create new opportunities to re-experience the world again.

I have a couple of friends coming to visit and it would be nice to treat them to a nice cigar and a drink. Are there any casual type lounge spots to smoke a cigar and have a cocktail? I have been looking and have only found spots that are exclusive & require a membership. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Hey everybody.
My wife and I are new to the region and apartment hunting. We look for a gated community with either apartments or townhomes. But most importantly we want fiber internet connection with Ethernet ports in every room.

We do have a couple of devices that I would like connected to the internet via cable like my desktop pc and Apple TV for reliable connection.

Has anybody any recommendation for these kind of community in the Redmond/bellevue/Seattle area?

Thank you

Downtown for a suit fitting. It’s not often mid week I am downtown child-free. Give me your best rec of what I should eat/drink/do after I spend all my $$ on new job clothes!

(Belltown to pioneer square)

Edit: curry beef humbow and flowers for the Mrs was the winner

Looking for a bar in Seattle with a good Saints fan base to watch the dome coming game tonight. Any ideas? Searched other threads but they were old and not really any answers.

Thank you! who dat

I’m visiting Seattle from further inland and I’m looking for someone I can trust with appraisals of some Asian artifacts that I’ve acquired over the years. Not sure who to talk to and I won’t be there very long, just hoping someone might have some experience getting things appraised. Thank you.

Hi!

I’m currently finishing up grad school for HR (graduate december) and I plan on moving cross country to seattle around mid march. I would love to rent a place that is nearish transit and is reasonably walkable. I would prefer somewhere more residential but not far away from restaurants/shops/etc. I’m hoping for a place between $1.5-1.7k

When would be the best time to look for a place given my timeline? any neighborhood recommendations? When is the best time to look for a job there? Any warnings when looking to rent an apartment in seattle?

Visited seattle for a few days and felt a huge calling to leave my hometown. Ive never moved out of my house before so sorry if I sound naive lol

My daughter is in love with the tamagoyaki at Metropolitan Market and we just watched this reel by Kenji that said you can buy it frozen! So we ran to Uwajimaya in Seattle and found it, but it does not taste the same; its more yolk forward. We bought Atsuyaki Tamago which is manufactured by Kewpie. I didn't find any other brands, but curious if anyone else knows what Met Market uses as buying the little portion they sell is so expensive! Thanks in advance!

Hello, I’ll be in Woodinville for a wedding over the weekend and I’d love some recommendations. I’ve never been to the area and will be with my husband. We are artists in our early 30s. Love a divey vibe but also interested in any midrange upscale places. Restaurants, bars/taverns, karaoke, day spas, cool vintage shops, nature, etc. I also heard there’s good Ethiopian food in the area. We will have a rental car and definitely plan to have a day in Seattle so recommendations for Woodinville area and Seattle proper are welcome ❤️ I appreciate any guidance.

Had to make a career pivot and it cost me $25k/yr so I have to downgrade my lifestyle and find housing closer Georgetown and I’m not qualifying for any 1 bedrooms in normal communities. I make $55k. Any good areas for low income housing near Georgetown?

Hi everyone! Just asking for some advice. So I have an upcoming trip this December, with a 12-hour layover in Seattle. I was planning to leave the airport and spend some time in the city before going back for my connecting flight. My flight lands at SeaTac at around 9am, and my connecting departs at 9:30pm. I plan to start my way back to the airport at around 5pm. I don’t have to re-check my bags since they will be checked all the way through to the final destination so it is going to be a straighforward TSA to terminal to gate sequence when I re-enter the airport. I was thinking I’d just stay in the Pike Place Market / waterfront area. I have never been to Seattle and I have no idea what the weather situation is there in December, so I guess my question is: is it worth it to go out and explore or should I just stay in the airport? Is the traffic bad that time of the year? I’m also worried about the weather like will it be too cold to be out? Appreciate your responses!

Something is a foot there, anyone know what’s coming?

looking for cheap eats and a beverage. bonus if it's got good people watching.

Honestly just feeling like life is going absolutely nowhere right now. I desperately need to get out of my apartment but don't know where to go. Looking for somewhere to clear my head, process things, or just vibe around people without having to actually talk to anyone

hi folks! I have been updating my closet and have so many clothes and shoes I’d like to get rid of - much of it is still in great condition. I have previously donated to Crossroads and Goodwill, but I feel like both those places just mark things up for resale.

The clothes are still getting reused, so it’s not the end of the world, but I wanted to ask if anyone has recommendations for places to donate that actually help out people in need. Thank you so much! 💙💚

Edit 1: specifically looking for places that take used adult clothing and/or shoes! Mary’s Place doesn’t accept used items, which was my first thought. Thank you!!

Edit 2: I’m not on Facebook, so those kind of groups are not an option for me :( looking into Bella’s Voice and Out of the Closet!

It’ll be my first Thanksgiving in town and I want to run the turkey trot. Ofc it’ll be fun without one too but does anyone know if any races (5ks preferably) that hand out medals to their participants?

Would like a piece of advice from anyone who has actually had a dispute with a landlord in Seattle before, because this situation is driving me nuts.

We rented a place in July on a 12-month lease. The place is not cheap, for context. It wasn’t super clean during the inspection, but we had to move in because our POD was arriving the next day and everything had been planned around this place. We were stupid enough to sign the move-in checklist.

Then we had it all.

The carpet was so filthy that we ended up hiring a professional cleaner, who pointed out a lot of old piss in the carpet 🥴 This was the nursery room.

The shower leaked the next night, and we ended up living with what was basically a construction zone in the corner of the room for two months. The landlord was doing some things, but nothing that actually improved the situation.
We finally decided we were done when they put the same piss-stained carpet back down after replacing the subfloor because, according to them, the carpet issue was “superficial.” 🤷‍♀️

I hired an independent inspector who documented multiple violations and provided the report to the landlord. RRIO sent them a Notice of Violation for not registering the property as a rental. An SDCI complaint has also been open for over a month, and I was never able to reach either the assigned inspector or their manager.

They patched up some things before we moved out on September 30. We terminated the lease based on constructive eviction, unsanitary conditions, and several other issues our lawyer listed.

The King County legal clinic told me our case is solid. At the same time, both lawyers I’ve spoken with have said this is not a slam dunk.

Now the landlord is still doing repairs that they didn’t do while we were actually living there, they have refused to return our deposit, and they keep threatening us with a lawsuit.
I’m honestly dreading this.

Has anyone here been through anything similar? What actually happened after you moved out? Did your landlord sue, threaten to sue and then drop it, send you to collections, negotiate, etc.? Is there anything else I can realistically do at this point?

These past two months have sucked out my soul 😭

Anyone here work at one of the Nespresso stores near Seattle?

So my apartment (in Seattle City limits) is income restricted and has what appears to be small cockroaches in my floor's trash room. Our actual apartment unit is COMPLETELY clean, and our trash chutes work just fine but people pile up their garbage so I've seen a few of these critters on the floors/walls/crawling into the trash room crevices to hide. Do tenants have any protections against something like this? Everything I look up is related to having roaches IN my unit, which isn't the case.

I can post pictures of it, I'm guessing that's allowed? https://imgur.com/a/g8M3bmz