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Post by loofapotato on Dec 5, 2018 22:38:28 GMT
Really they should go back to the first American team name that won the Stanley Cup, the Seattle Metropolitans. *All but one player was Canadian. Or the Seattle Freeze. Only us locals would know what that means. Wikipedia - "The term Seattle Freeze refers to a widely held belief that it is especially difficult to make new friends in the city of Seattle, Washington, particularly for transplants from other cities. A 2005 Seattle Times article appears to be the first known use of the term, though a 1946 Seattle Daily Times excerpt also describes the phenomenon. Newcomers to the area have described Seattleites as being standoffish, cold, distant, and distrustful, while in settings such as bars and parties, people from Seattle tend to mainly interact with their particular clique. One author described the aversion to strangers as that "people are very polite but not particularly friendly." While some residents dispute the existence of the Seattle Freeze, a 2008 peer-reviewed study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science found that among all 50 states, Washington residents ranked 48th in the personality trait extroverted. In 2014 a similar report by the Seattle CityClub ranked the population 48th out of 50 similarly-sized cities in activities such as "talking with neighbors frequently". The rapid growth of Amazon and its accompanying influx of largely young, male technology workers may have exacerbated the problem. It has been speculated that the origin of the phenomenon could stem from the reserved personalities of the city's early Nordic and Asian immigrants. Other reasons may include the emotional effects of the climate (such as Seasonal Affective Disorder), or the region's history of independent-minded pioneers." 3 more explanations on Urban DictionaryBut whoever names it would have to by the naming rights to a Seattle ice creamery with the same name. Seattle Totems were the previous defunct team before the Thunderbirds that existed for 31 years in the Pacific Coast Hockey League.
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