something has been weirding me out about bellevue's vibe since i came back here and i think i have the beginning of a handle on it: absolutely nobody here feels like a "native"
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very immigrant-heavy, east asian, south asian, eastern european. everyone feels like they moved here recently to work at microsoft or boeing or something (like my family did in 2001). i don't have a sense that this city really has its own culture. people just live here
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maybe i'm just not used to being back in real actual suburbs, i haven't been back downtown and that might feel different...
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oh is this gentrification?
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that's a sign of opportunity for a charismatic local singer/artist/pastor/comedian bard type to step up and establish the community sense
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(aside: actually I feel this about Singapore too even though Singapore has a lot going for it on a lot of levels
there's the official narrative sure, but there is a felt community sense that's malnourished, which is keeping it from being a GOAT city
intend to try to address)
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Its all the panes of glass at right angles and doorways that are 22 feet tall, stark departure from the region's style.