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The rain isn't what gets me; it's the monotonous gray skies even when it's not raining.
Though I would like us to move the pendulum back towards being more… open about the faults of different ethnicities, nationalities, and cultures besides the Western one — without being hateful about it.
In the case of the American “white” culture the cons are obviously: boring, gentrifying, lack of culture, lack of risk taking or openness to (real) new experience, lame, orthodox, etc. It’s a real aspect of locales that’s important to take into consideration. Just the same as it is for any other culture: if you’re in a place dominated by it, and you’re not part of the group, you will have a hard time acclimating and fitting in. If you’re not American “white” then you might find Seattle boring or unwelcoming.
On a more personal note, I only believe racism to be "racist" when it's coming from a place of hate. Commenting on other ethnicities/cultures/etc. is standard everywhere outside of the primarily English speaking countries. For example, latinos are flaky, jewish people are fussy, eastern europeans are superstitious, african americans are loud, the french are self-important, the japanese are self-effacing, the british have no taste, and american white people are boring.
Whether this comment is met with intolerance is a non-issue for me. Say what you believe, so long as you're civil, and then accept other people will not agree with you.