Friends

how the hell are you guys making friends in seattle. i literally tried unsuccesfully atleast 5 times this week to strike up a convo with different people based on the band shirt they were wearing, and each time it always dwindles really awkwardly and we mutually walk away. this shit is HARD. i moved here from the south a few months ago, first to a smaller town outside seattle and then seattle. i've joined facebook groups, and just recently joined in a dnd group at a card shop but even then the majority of people in those groups are older and have little in common. back home, you could go up to near about anyone and start talking, but here everyone is very closed off and reserved, which is entirely understandable. i just have no clue about how to meet people here, and i reckon i could partially blame it on not leaving my house as often as i should. i know for a fact majority of seattlites moved from other states and cities, so what should i know about making friends here?