I moved from the east coast. It's chill af here to me -- WI must be amazing!

Port orchard is working class and more conservative than the rest of Kitsap co!

You gotta explore Boston more...Seattle has a good # of tasty options of course, but there really just doesn't seem like there are as many of them for some reason than most major east coast cities.

I'm from the east coast and I prefer WA...the natural beauty is incredible, pace of life seems less hectic, everyone is a bit more relaxed in general too. However, people are more passive-aggressive and indirect. I'm sometimes bad at social cues so I have had some weird interactions before. Also the restaurants are better out east in general but the produce here and seafood are so good.

I had only visited California a handful of times before moving to the west coast. I don't remember it being nearly as dry as it is now...it was a bit depressing when I visited for the first time in a while.

Bremerton is cool. It's not super duper liberal like Seattle because it's a mix of navy folk, working class, but also transplants from liberal cities like us. It's a lot more diverse outside of major cities. I prefer it here to Seattle because I don't want to live in a liberal bubble where everyone thinks the same way. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Even if you might not agree with some folks, overall people are polite and kind.

There's enough minorities and visibly LGBT folks for it to feel safe, and lots of openly progressive businesses too. Port Townsend is beautiful and a hippie town but it's sooooooo homogenous imo. Lots of older white people.

The ferry there is super duper inconvenient. Delays are inevitable and sometimes you have to wait for hours just to get off the island.

There was a bull moose that charged through our campsite in North Cascades a year or so ago. Terrifying.