Seattle Comparisons

Commenters repeatedly reference Seattle to affirm, compare, or contrast the discussed urban feature, amenity, or characteristic, often noting that Seattle already has it, does it well, or serves as an example.

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Sample Comments

cuttlefisch Mar 29, 2022 View on HN

Can confirm this is exactly the case in Seattle.

SystemOut May 2, 2016 View on HN

They have this option in Seattle already

yellowcake0 Sep 2, 2025 View on HN

apparently Seattleites have more sense

fwip Apr 3, 2019 View on HN

They do that here in Seattle sometimes.

recursive Mar 6, 2023 View on HN

Instead of Seattle? What's the catch?

wrs Mar 12, 2025 View on HN

Seattle has those things, IMO. (You didn’t mention weather!)

pnathan Aug 28, 2014 View on HN

There are a number of these in Seattle.

holler Jul 24, 2020 View on HN

In Seattle this is prevalent, part of the charm.

fredwilson Nov 13, 2010 View on HN

i need to spend more time in seattle!

Johnny555 Sep 7, 2017 View on HN

It's pretty light in Seattle too