Everyone knows Seattle is great. The mountains, the water, the Space Needle, the Pike Place Market, the way people gripe like it's a pastime. Seriously, if you're ever stuck for a conversation topic, gripe about somethingβ€”and in no time, someone else will join you. There are a million and one gripes Seattleites have. Here are a few I collected last week when I asked around (all the redundant ones about Amazon, which can be categorized under We Get the Point Already, have been removed).

β€’ "Mercer Street is my personal hell. From the Space Needle to the freeway, it's 1.5 miles and it takes 1.5 hours at 5 p.m." β€”Sarah, real-estate agent

β€’ "The lack of reasonably priced yet tasty Italian food." β€”Caitlin, PR specialist

β€’ "The rain." β€”Teague, tech start-up employee

β€’ "Anyone who complains about the rain." β€”Cole, server

β€’ "I dunno, there are a couple of places I just can't stand." β€”Nicole, business development associate

β€’ "How early it gets dark in the winter. But that's okay if that's the worst part of Seattle." β€”Nancy, retired therapist

β€’ "Seattle's inability to persuade the state to enact climate change mitigation legislation." β€”Michael, government worker

β€’ "Its beard phase. Also, people who never leave Capitol Hill. Like me." β€”Hannah, web developer

β€’ "The University of Washington." β€”Jared, a University of Oregon grad

β€’ "Lack of strip clubs where you can drink. Portland has them, including gay ones. Why can't we?" β€”Chris, journalist

β€’ "Taco Bell on 90th and Aurora. They've burned me the most." β€”Nicole, business development associate

β€’ "I wish public transit was better and dog owners picked up their dogs' shit." β€”Some guy on Reddit

β€’ "The dog poop. I swear, it's to the point now where I wish if you're caught leaving dog shit on the sidewalk (both straight from the tap or wrapped in a bag), you get your dog taken away. Too bad, so sad, pick up your dog's poop!" β€”Some other guy on Reddit

β€’ "It's hard to find really good Mexican food." β€”Antonio, research assistant

β€’ "I think my least favorite part of Seattle is what an echo chamber it has become for people with progressive ideals (and I say that as one of those people). Intelligent disagreement hones our ideas and makes our thinking better. We've lost that. I find it impossible here to push back on an argument I find flabby (or ill-formed, or just unrealistic) without getting pushback of the 'How could ANYONE BUT a racist/homophobe/misogynist/idiot/Republican think...' variety." β€”Margot, tech executive, born and raised here

β€’ "The worst part of Seattle for me is that there are bikers. But also my inner turmoil that I don't want them to die. I want the bikers to be able to bike, but when I drive, I'm annoyed." β€”Sylvia, passionate driver

β€’ "I'm sad we don't invest more in public transit." β€”Harry, owner of a convertible

β€’ "Why don't we have any fucking weed cafes?" β€”Francisco, student

β€’ "The Stadium Station light-rail stop is too far from the stadiums, personally." β€”Nicole, business development associate

β€’ "The people in Seattle who hate Seattle." β€”Dylan, former teaching assistant