According to a scientific study conducted in the Seattle Met offices, it only takes an average of 12 minutes before new transplants are informed about the dreaded Seattle Freeze—probably by a well-meaning stranger who does not actually want to be friends or hang out.
The concept, and debates about its merits, has become itself a part of the city’s culture. Are people here only fake friendly? Is it actually harder to make friends in Seattle than say… Tacoma? These questions have inspired music, raging internet debates, and so many newspaper articles. Which is fitting, considering that although the problem itself might date back a century,
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