boston vs. seattle

i probably shouldn't be doing this yet, as i've only lived in seattle for a month and a half, but here are my thoughts so far. but first, my disclaimer: i love boston.

1. boston has the T, which as much as bostonians complain about it, the T (and the buses) is a great transportation system that can get you virtually anywhere.

2. boston has fall. well, so does seattle. but nothing is as beautiful as fall in new england. the trees here look like they're making a pathetic attempt at fall, and it's just sad.

3. boston has the red sox. i'm not a sports fan, but if you've lived in boston, you've just gotta love the sox.

4. things feel closer in boston. maybe that's because of the T and because of the neighborhood that we're in here in seattle, but i loved feeling that i could walk to shops and restaurants and all sorts of places so easily.

5. boston has history. everywhere you go, there's a story to be heard. i'm sure there's some here though, but i just haven't had a chance to find it yet.

6. boston has snow. seattle really just gets rain. sure, rain doesn't have to be shoveled, but it's also not as pretty as snow is when it first falls.

7. boston has pizza. it's not that seattle doesn't, but they just don't seem to know how to make edible pizza here. okay, we found a decent place this week. but the last two times we had pizza, i couldn't even finish a slice (and if you've seen me eat, you know that it takes a lot for me to not be able to eat something - unless it's meat).

8. seattle has mars hill grad school, and i wouldn't go anywhere else.

9. though seattle has a reputation for coffee, i think the starbucks trend that birthed the coffeehouse revolution has affected most of the country, including boston. plus i'd still take a cup of dunkin's coffee over starbucks any day. but, there are plenty of independent coffee shops here.

10. seattle has better grocery stores. although we did eventually find a few decent stores in boston, they were all awful in comparison to what we'd been spoiled with in miami (oh, how we miss publix!).

11. seattle has cheaper rent. enough said, right?

12. seattle has a troll. yes, a troll. it lives under a bridge (because isn't that where trolls live?), and it is super cool (or wicked cool as would be said in boston). we got a chance to go see this troll this weekend, and i can assure you that it's really there.

13. both cities have some really cool people. so i'm glad about that.

14. seattle's atmosphere (in an ethos sort of way) is more chill. so i guess that suits me better. though i never really felt affected by the supposed attitude of boston.

well, i guess that's really it for right now as far as my thoughts on boston vs. seattle. i think once i've had a chance to see more stuff, and learn my way around better, my opinions may shift. so these are really just preliminary thoughts.