????西雅圖堪稱是技術天才的麥加圣地，這一點毫不令人驚訝：微軟、亞馬遜（Amazon ）、任天堂和德國電信公司（T-Mobile）的總部都在此地，其他諸如星巴克（Starbucks ）和諾德斯特姆（Nordstrom）這樣赫赫有名的大公司以及很多初創公司也都將辦公總部設在這里。充滿活力的地方音樂氛圍和各種文化活動讓西雅圖的生活質量得到了很高的評價，這里的北喀斯喀特（North Cascades）和瑞尼爾山（Mount Rainier）是健行和攀巖的絕佳去處。

????西雅圖的氣候亦值得一提：這里氣候溫和，全年平均氣溫在24攝氏度左右。不過，這里940毫米的年降雨量可能會讓有些人不太適應。

????No surprise that Seattle is a mecca for tech talent: Microsoft, Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500), Nintendo, and T-Mobile (TMUS) are based in the area, along with other big names like Starbucks (SBUX, Fortune 500) and Nordstrom (JWN, Fortune 500), and a slew of startups. But it's the vibrant local music scene and other cultural goings on that give the city its high marks for quality of life, along with easy access to hiking and climbing in the North Cascades and on Mount Rainier.

????Then there's the climate: It's mild, with year round temperatures averaging about 75 degrees. Then again, 37" of annual rainfall might take some getting used to.