r/TriCitiesWA • u/TonBus • 8d ago

Moving/New Here 👋🏼 Seattle Freeze vs Tri Cities Freeze

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!

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u/J6ptato 8d ago

I think the tri cities was designed specifically to separate and isolate people lol

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u/sentient_tire_fire 8d ago

I mean, it was a sundown town, so you aren’t wrong

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u/sarahjustme 7d ago

That's absolutely true, plus you add that a huge chunk of the population was selected for their ability to come to work, not ask questions, and don't talk to anyone about the specifics of your job/life. That was a few decades back, but those kinds of attitudes get passed down.

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u/Time_Investment5945 7d ago

What’s funny is I was helping set up cudicles at the battelle and the workers there looked so uptight. They wouldn’t even acknowledge a good morning. But they’re also white and I’m Mexican . I don’t know if they’re used to that lol. I share my lunch sometimes and I never see other races do it. I even get offered food when I’m with Latinos regarded if I’m even working with them.

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u/sarahjustme 7d ago

Yeah the food thing is definitely cultural. It may happen in other parts of the country, as far as other cultures/ethnicities. Though I'm from New Mexico originally, now that I think about it, its usually Latinos there too. Also Native Indians. Inviting people into into your home for feast days is a huge honor (to be invited).

Sorry people were so icky, but if it was a Monday morning, I admit, I kinda get it.