Kayleigh
Charla, do tell more about smug-ism.
My candidate for most obnoxious Seattle “ism”: Bastyr-ism. The people who refuse to practice scientifically proven medicine (“it has chemicals! It doesn’t work for my unique needs because I am special!”) and employ naturopathy, acupuncture,woo-woo-opathy, herbs sold by 17-year-olds at vitamin stores, etc.
Oh, and these particular folks look down on those of us who prefer scientifically proven medicine and care dispensed by people with buttloads of education. And they don’t hestiate to tell you ad nauseum about their miracle cures, rolling their eyes at you as you take antibiotics for a MRSA infection or antihistamines so you can freaking breathe. And their supposed cure often shows that they have not the basic understanding of how the human body works, as most treatment usually involves some vague “allergy” or “intolerance”…
(I realize not all people who use natural medicine are like this. But I bet you know someone who is.) ;-)