Honestly, yes it was :-/<p>In fact, I met a lot of people here who came from the midwest and all of them either hate it or have already left (I'm from the midwest too).<p>Seattle is a gorgeous city, when I first came here it blew me away how beautiful it is. But there's just something about this area that really didn't jive with me. I agree "sleepy but not in a good way" is one good way to describe this area.