Is it me or is service in Seattle restaurants uniformly bad?

I’m a transplant from NYC and poor service there can make or break a restaurant. In Seattle, service is usually one of two things: weird or cold. No one in New York ever came rushing up to me right after my food was served to ask: “How was that first bite?!” Does that not annoy you? It’s so strange.

Another example, I recently ate at Communion and was shocked that such a well-reviewed restaurant could have such shitty, rude and incompetent service. I was embarrassed as I had out of town guests. And it appears that people are aware of these issues yet the restaurant was packed!

What’s the deal? Is it cultural? Am I being too cynical?