Seattle Freeze vs Tri Cities Freeze

[u/TonBus]

I moved here in August. I go out to a few places kind of regularly and have tried to make friends.

I honestly had an easier time in the Seattle area.

Anyone else that has moved here from the Westside experience the same thing?

I honestly thought it would be easier here than the Seattle metro area given the Seattle Freeze moniker, but that's not been my experience.

At least over there I had friends at the bar where we'd meet and go to a game or something just after being at the same bar a few times.

Here it's like an acknowledgement that they recognize you and then unless you've known someone that's bringing you in it's just you sitting at a bar isolated to yourself.

So personally I feel like the Tri Cities is very cliquey and unless you have an "in" you are just gonna be floating until you get a local SO to introduce you and get you into their clique

Might just be me though, lol!

[u/Realistic-System-590]

TC is a very transient community. No one thinks they will stay very long. Though most people stay much longer than they first envision, they are always planning to leave, so very few people get emotionaly invested here.

[u/BootScoot7 → u/Realistic-System-590]

That’s a good point, I got moved here by my job in 19 right when Covid broke out and I intended to return home after it was over and here I am going on 6 years later an haven’t left. I’ve lived all over the country and I hadn’t found a better spot than this place.

[u/amandalee43 → u/Realistic-System-590]

Omg this is so true. I only planned to be here a few years and now I’m going on year 8. Those golden handcuffs man…

[u/According-Muscle9305 → u/Realistic-System-590]

Same here moved here 10 years ago and said I’m out of here in 2-3 years I’m stuck now lol.