Seattleites are known for our politeness, but many people have argued over the years that it's a struggle to find real friends in this town (duh). It's called "the Seattle freeze" or "Seattle nICE," and now there's a documentary on the topic produced by some folks in the UW Extension Independent Filmmaking course.

Reviews Metroblogging, "In this nicely-made first film, a series of Seattleites and experts place the blame for our standoffish niceness on our latitude and the takeover of Belltown's artist commune by nerdy IT workers with IKEAized condos."

Well, as a former Belltown techie with IKEA furniture, I can tell you that this "standoffish niceness" can be remedied by extended stays at hangout bars like Cyclops, Viceroy and Black Bottle. Wait, what was your name again?