More convenient for basics, yes, but more varied and fancy?

>As for culture the popular parts of Seattle are as homogenous as Portland, and Bellevue at least has a sizable immigrant population from Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. But yes, Bellevue is not the most happening place in the world.

Yeah that. By culturally I meant places to visit and things to do (concerts, book readings, stage plays, parties, gatherings, etc), not just having neighbors of different origins one will usually seldom interact with.