I dislike it when people say they are from somewhere, but really live 45 minutes outside that city.
So, to set the record straight, I live in Bellevue, WA. Which is just on the other side of Lake Washington from Seattle, here look:
Those two freeways that go from the Eastside into downtown Seattle are floating bridges, which are pretty cool to drive across. And it's about a 15 minute drive to downtown Seattle from my house.
I work in a big tall building in downtown Bellevue, it's pretty close to where the Bellevue dot on that map is. Now I'm sure you've all heard the stereotype about Seattle. That it's full of dirty vegan hippies and banjo toting hipsters. And that is correct. Don't forget the homeless people. Seattle is broken up into neighborhoods, much like any big city, and depending which one you're in determines how many hipsters you're bound to run into. There are vintage shops, mirco-breweries, gluten-free restaurants, and bike shops all over the place.
I live in Bellevue. The Eastside. Birthplace of Microsoft, Bill Gates has a mansion here. Bellevue has the stereotype of people filled with the wealthy stuck-up folk. Which is true. Skyrise condos. Beamers are the poor man's auto. Every public space is immaculate landscaped. And the city just got its first Wal-Mart last year (they were previously forbidden to build within city limits but Wal-Mart struck a deal, it's one of those fancy neighborhood market Wal-Marts, where the employees wear green polos).
These of course are stereotypes, other people live here too. Like me, I'm just happy to soak it all up.
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