Anonymous #1 1d

It was good enough for me.

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Anonymous OP 1d

Go to bham its the same train as the portland one. seattle is cooler in general though

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Anonymous #1 1d

Seattle is a cool city and I like being able to commute to Seattle and every place I went to in Seattle today without having to rely on a car. As a visibly queer person I do need to be careful about what places I go exploring in, and Seattle is one of the safer places that has lots of cool nature in the city

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Anonymous OP 20h

I dont have a car either and i have hella pride flags on my bike. I concur w u but this city is also very gay. Everyone i know is a lesbian or trans or both

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Anonymous #1 19h

I’m okay with my trip in Seattle and exploring nature over here. I like going on trips i am familiar with especially for solo trips

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Anonymous #1 19h

I live only a 3 hour train ride from Seattle and it’s way more accessible for me to get to the Seattle area as someone that lives car-free. I know it’s very popular to hate on Seattle(especially from Portland people) but it’s actually not a bad place and there’s tons of nature around.

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Anonymous #1 19h

Also people that are visibly trans have more safety concerns to worry about safety wise. I like going where im familiar with around this. I already experience weird micro aggressions when I go explore areas outside of Portland, so I do prefer to go somewhere that I’m familiar with.

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Anonymous OP 18h

Yeah for sure! Sorry if i came off aggro at first, i just looove the salish sea and there are so many good spots on it. Im also very visibly trans. Bham has the biggest trans presence outside of seattle and olympia ive ever seen. I recimmend olympia and bellingham for future train trips! Theyre on the cascade route and going north of sea on the amtrak is stupid gorgeous

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Anonymous #1 18h

Bellingham is a super far trip though and as a disabled person I’m not really able to safely do that trip as someone that lives car free. Bellingham is way farther from Portland than Seattle is. I just don’t like when people shit on places that people enjoy. Seattle is a cool place and the nature is just as good. I went through Olympia on the train but it’s not what I’m looking for. I love being in the Seattle area. The nature in Seattle isnt “mid”

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Anonymous OP 18h

That makes sense, it is further but as someone who is also disabled and car free i get by just fine (not assuming u would too, just saying there is relatively accessible public transit). What i was getting at by mid is that its polluted and busy and dont even get me started on the duwamish "estuary"

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Anonymous #1 17h

I have health issues and I cannot safely sit for very long trips. What works for you doesn’t work for every disabled person. Please accept my boundaries when I say something doesn’t work for me. Disability is a big spectrum.

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Anonymous #1 17h

I’m going to continue to travel to places that work well for me and my health issues as disabled human. It’s okay for you to have favorite places but do not shit on places that make other people happy. Thank you

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Anonymous #1 17h

This isn’t the place to talk shit about Seattle. Find a different place for that.

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Anonymous #1 17h

I love Seattle and just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it sucks.

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Anonymous #1 17h

You’re not going to convince me otherwise around this. Sorry not sorry but I love cities and I love nature and it makes me happy having both things in one place.

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