I've lived in Seattle my entire life, and after carefully observing the actions of a plethora of Seattlites, I can safely say that these quotes hold true to anyone from or living in Seattle.
1. "I don't mind the rain."
What sane person would enjoy water falling from the sky? Seattllites, that who. We don't even own umbrellas up here in the Northwest. But you can bet your bottom dollar that we own one of these Northface rain jackets!
(It's an inside joke because everyone from Seattle has one. Sorry other 49-staters, you just wouldn't understand.)
2. "Bring back our Sonics!"
If you don't know who the Seattle Supersonics were are, then shame on you! The Sonics were Seattle's NBA team from the beginning of time until 2008, when the team was sold and relocated to Oklahoma City, thus creating the OKC Thunder. But don't worry, there are hundreds of petitions and foundations to bring the Sonics to their rightful home, and we Seattlites know it will happen someday, and the universe will be in alignment again.
3. "Screw Starbucks"
If you are thinking, What? I thought Seattle is like, the Starbucks capital of the world!, you are not wrong. But you see, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was the owner of the Sonics. AKA he betrayed Seattle when he sold our NBA team, and die-hard Sonics fans still refuse to order at the popular coffee-chain. That is not to mention the hipsters who don't like Starbucks- like how could you support such a large corporation? Go local, man, it's way cooler.
4. "I loooooooove Starbucks"
5. "I'm from Seattle"
No, you're not. You're probably from Shoreline, Fremont, or Edmonds. Heck- maybe you're from Olympia (the capital of Washington) or even out in Ellensburg. But nobody knows where any other city is in Washington, so it's best to just stick with what people know. Plus, it makes you sound more interesting.
6. "12th man dude! Represent!"
Maybe this isn't an exact quote, but you get the point. Whether you watch the games with surround sound on, simply join in the festivities for the food, or couldn't care less about football, you are a Seahawks fan on game days. And if you are a serious bandwagon fan, you could buy a 12th man jersey because you don't know a single person on the team and you buy it only when you know they will play in the Superbowl because you don't want to waste that money otherwise. I don't know anyone who has done that though... *quickly puts a jacket over the number 12 on my jersey*
7. "The Space Needle is overrated"
A) No it isn't. It is cool every time you go up. But we are too hipster to admit that something so touristy could actually be awesome.
And B) How many times have you even been in the Space Needle? I've lived in Seattle my whole life and I've only been up to the top twice! And it was amazing both times! If anyone says the Needle is "overrated" or lame, they are liars!
8. "I love Nirvana."
Honestly, you'd better. If you're from Seattle, you know that your city spawned the likes of Nirvana, Kenny G, Jimi Hendrix, Bing Crosby, and Macklemore, so you'd best be proud of that. And if your iPod doesn't have any Nirvana on it... You can leave. Like literally leave the city. GET OUT.
9. "Go green!"
We are all hippies over here, and it's as simple as that.
10. "Seattle is way better than Portland."
You are not wrong, Seattllite, you are not wrong.
