I saw this article at BoingBoing, and had to look it up.
From Wikipedia:
The Aroma of Tacoma, also known as the Tacoma Aroma, is a putrid and unpleasant odor associated with Tacoma, Washington, United States.[1] The smell has been described as similar to the odor of rotten eggs.[2] The odor is not noticeable throughout the city, but is rather concentrated in the Tacoma tideflats and is frequently smelled by motorists traveling that section of Interstate 5.[2]
I just watched an hour long documentary on the origins and history of Seattle. Holy macaroni! This place is for people who like to live on the edge and rebuild from the cut.
And it’s true, half the year it is dark as fuck and it rains. Like you’d love to work on your car but it’s raining sleet that afternoon so you get one more jacket on and goggles and you work on your car. There’s no complaining. This place, as modern as it may be now, is still a bitch to live in.
So, if you think you just watched a wolf movie and you see yourself as living here among the pack…sure, come on over! Enjoy the beat up, and don’t let that door kick you arse too hard when you’re done. I would not recommend. I love it here, but do yourself a favor and don’t try. Plus everyone is an engineer here so the competition is high.
The excessive rain thing is actually bullshit. US cities that get far more rain include NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Miami, Houston, and even relatively nearby Portland Or.
Amount of water yes. But come to Seattle and if you stay outside too long you’ll grow green algae and mold.