Battlefield Alki

If the sampling includes exactly Seattlest's commitment-phobic friend who just bought his first condo and the participants in a recent office conversation, then absolutely everyone is moving to West Seattle. Per that conversation there are only two things West Seattle doesn't have: wedding dresses and a Trader Joes. Oh, and jobs. And pull with the city government. Four things! Yes, if it weren't for weddings, two-buck chuck and work there would be no reason to ever leave the burrough. It must truly be a paradise.

Except Alki, which, really, is kind of distinct from the West Seattle that's moved to by the likes of friends of Seattlest. Forget 3rd and Pine--Alki holds the title for Best Place for Haves and Have-nots to rub elbows. Witness this video of flying insults and numchucks narrated by the concerned residents of Ivory Towers Alki: