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Re: Now I'm SURE I'm not dreaming.
by slick on Jul 02, 2005 - 01:56 AM
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I listened to the radio broadcast and its so right on. The comment made, "The longer you live in the Northwest the more you take on the character of this area" is so true for me. I find myself doing it after being back in Chicago for 9 months. I am slowly reverting back to being social with people, but explain to me how we get sucked into this Sheattle freeze after only living in this hodunk town for 8 years, but having lived in a more social town like Chicago for 25+ years? For about 3 months when I was back I was afraid to talk to anyone or do anything with people because of the constant rejection I received in Seattle. What's funny is I don't have a problem now when I go out, as people don't blow me off, we actually go out on the day and time planned. About a month ago, someone came into Chicago who I worked with in our Seattle office and I asked her if she was going to go out and see any of Chicago while in town and she said no because she doesn't know anyone here. I said, well you know me, maybe we can hit downtown and go eat down there. She seemed stoked about it and said she'll call me on my cell phone the next day. So I go and make a reservation at Ditka's and the next day I don't hear anything and I leave like two messages and then email her, hoping she had her laptop with her. She responded back that night on email when I went home (cuz. again she didn't call) and proceeds to advise me that some of the people were going to take her downtown the next day. I said ok, maybe we can grab something to eat before you catch your flight the next day. She advised she will be getting out of her class early. I advised her I can probably swing getting off early. I assumed she was in a class in our office like the previous two days and when I heard nothing at 4PM, I went downstairs to catch her in one of the conference rooms and she's is no where, not even the class is anywhere. I asked our receptionist and she said they hadn't been there today. So I leave another phone message, no response. I stayed OT, cuz I needed to catch up on things. At 5:30P, I go home and leave one more message for her that I am going home, not sure what happened. SOOOOOOO TYPICAL OF SEATTLITES! Next day in the afternoon I get an email from her, saying the classes lasted longer and she ended up just going to the airport early for her flight. Get this though! When I blowing off my pissed offness about the whole thing to some co-workers when I was out smoking, the Ops Manager who hosted the class was there and heard my bitching and said, that's funny the class left at 4PM. I just blew a gasket and said, THAT IS SO FUCKING TYPICAL OF PEOPLE IN SEATTLE. My manager was out there and said that is just wrong, I said that is how people are out in Seattle and my whole thing is if you couldn't make the dinner plans or just didn't feel like going now, then FUCKING CALL ME AND TELL ME. Don't just fucking blow me off, but HEYYY -- THAT'S SO FUCKING SEATTLE. I am so glad I moved back to Chicago, even though it is taking me FOREVER to trust people again and get used to the fact that Chicagoeans don't give you the cold shoulder -- okay maybe the people in the suburbs because their afraid of the city.
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Re: Now I'm SURE I'm not dreaming. by Anonymous-Coward on Jul 02, 2005 - 05:53 AM |
