Seattle’s Message

By Beth
May 29th, 2008 @ 3:09 PM soapbox

I read an essay today that talked a lot about the kinds of messages cities send. The author talks a lot about why Cambridge is better than everywhere, since it’s message is “you should be smarter,” but he also touches on places from Paris to New York to Silicon Valley. Sadly, though, he failed to mention Seattle even once (probably because he hasn’t lived here).

So, what do you guys think- what message does Seattle send to its inhabitants and the rest of the world?

(Hat tip: Seattle’s own SEOmoz)

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7 Comments so far

  1. wesa on May 29th, 2008 @ 3:45 pm

    Say WA?

  2. Beth (sea_beth2) on May 29th, 2008 @ 4:02 pm

    Haha, Wesa. I may have to re-title the post now :)

  3. jessejb on May 29th, 2008 @ 4:02 pm

    Don’t talk to me if you didn’t go to high school with me!

  4. mightyhunter on May 29th, 2008 @ 4:36 pm

    I’m Passive Aggressive: Ask Me How!

  5. avitania on May 30th, 2008 @ 7:23 am

    Fleece is awesome!

  6. squidoo on May 30th, 2008 @ 10:56 am

    ::cough cough:: We made the notes though!

    "One sign of a city’s potential as a technology center is the number of restaurants that still require jackets for men. According to Zagat’s there are none in San Francisco, LA, Boston, or Seattle, 4 in DC, 6 in Chicago, 8 in London, 13 in New York, and 20 in Paris."

  7. Bubbles (hollypb) on May 30th, 2008 @ 11:15 am

    The notes are incorrect though — Canlis still requires jackets for men. So I guess that means Seattle has 1 instead of 0.


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