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I'm thinking of moving to Portland.
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Don't visit SF.
lawlohwhat
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We could all wear baggy red shirts with evilore's avatar silkscreened on.
freenudemacusers
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I will never forget when I was a kid (10ish maybe?) at the downtown SF burger king. I just got my sweet kid's meal crown, and and old homeless lady asked for it (she had a collection of them, no joke), and I had to give it to her. I was mad about it all day haha
you had to?
freenudemacusers
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dude, she was a homeless old lady. in downtown san fran.
Why would she need a BK crown when she already has a stack? Did she say why? If not, I wouldn't give a random insane person my BK crown.
freenudemacusers
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my parents made me. and she was really persistent about it. you're bringing up all these dark memories man
my parents made me. and she was really persistent about it. you're bringing up all these dark memories man
You made me think you were held at knifepoint. You should've ate your food in front of her and your parents.
Fuuuuuck yesssssssOh man
We should hit up some netplay on one of these games soon.
Necromanti
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I will probably adapt eventually once the initial culture shock has set in and passed.
I didn't know SF had that problem, though.I swear it's not... ! We don't... !
Okay, yes it's true. :< (Though not for me, I have more sense than that.)
Oh god, my fashion sense!
Devolution
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I will probably adapt eventually once the initial culture shock has set in and passed.
It has a huge homeless population. I walked past a couple myself on the way to class constantly.
akachan ningen
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there's a lot of good stuff in portland. but in the winter it's a frozen wasteland so that's the dealbreaker.
the traffic isn't bad once you know your way around, seattle has very little crime, you get what you pay for.
Umm Portland doesn't freeze that often. Maybe two weeks out of the year.
I live in Seattle. Trust me, I'm very aware of its downsides.
SeriousApes
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I have some family that live in the Portland/Vancouver area. I really like it up there. I come from the desert, so the change in weather is nice. I'd like to live there, but I don't think I'm cool enough.
I wouldn't care for sports if I went to Oregon either.
Until they get the death penalty, sure.
Fixed.
Seattle has no crime. You're looking for Tacoma.
so do I, the traffic is offset by the fact that most of the time you are never travelling more than 1 or 2 miles to get anywhere, and most of the time there's no need to use the freeway. if you live on the eastside or something , yes traffic is bad, but that isn't seattle.
Ugh@both
BriareosGAF
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Obligatory Portland Maine representing in response to ambiguously titled topic. Come live here, it's awesome. Art and restaurants and nature and the ocean and cheap houses and Boston in two easy hours if for some reason you need to visit a metropolis.
Mysterious Stranger
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Portland has a big bum population too, and tons of hipsters.
somehow even worse than Seattle
Necromanti
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Huh, didn't know it was considered the "homelessness capital of the United States". Insane. I wonder if the weather is the primary reason for many homeless migrating there.
This. My best friend and his g/f moved to portland last year (they both at least like to pretend they are liberal as fuck) but were taken aback at how CONSERVATIVE they seem up there.
And Portland downtown is assholeexpensive to live in. Both he and his girl make pretty solid salaries (she's just a shade under 6 figures) and had a hard time finding a place in the cool neighborhoods intown.
I've been told that the homeless flock to Portland from all over the West Coast.
It's because you can recycle cans at 5 cents a piece and they feed the homeless free pizza every day. At least they used do.
i know the weather is damp, thats par for the course for the north-west...but buffalo is legitimately scary, whereas portland is a nice, vibrant city.
lawlohwhat
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The inevitable insecure seattlite showing up to shit on a portland thread. Why don't you do us a favor and cobain yourself in a parking lot somewhere
I saw a woman buying edible hemp chips in MoC this weekend. And you suggesting giant evilore faces aren't handsome and fashionable? Better watch what you say...
The inevitable insecure seattlite showing up to shit on a portland thread. Why don't you do us a favor and cobain yourself in a parking lot somewhere
Aww, don't be like that. It's all in good fun. I don't get all uppity if someone makes fun of Seattle
That sounds like Eugene. Also, ew.
I'm just saying red and baggy might not be the way to go! How about a nice pin?
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I love Portland but fucking hate 90% of all Portlanders. Douchey, lazy, self entitled assholes.
Like Seattleites! ... I wonder if it's a Pacific Northwest thing...
(Or a human thing.)
On the west coast I find that the closer you get to the Canadian border the hotter the girls become
IMO if course, just my experience every time I visit the US
lawlohwhat
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Aww, don't be like that. It's all in good fun. I don't get all uppity if someone makes fun of Seattle
STOP RUINING THE FIGHTING AND THE YELLING
deal!
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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What are you basing this on?
Lived there for a few years before going back to Vancouver, BC.
Great place. Would move there again without a thought. I like all of the PNW, though. It's just who I am and where I belong. Not everyone feels that way about this area of the continent. It rains less in Portland than in Vancouver it seemed, but it was still grey quite a bit of the time. That's like a blanket of comfort for me. It might depress others. I do admit the weather does get exaggerated by some. It's not nearly as bad as other parts of the world when it comes to hours of sunshine a year. Try living in London or Amsterdam or Tokyo and you'll see some serious grey days.
Great weed, too. First med. state in the US.
Great place. Would move there again without a thought. I like all of the PNW, though. It's just who I am and where I belong. Not everyone feels that way about this area of the continent. It rains less in Portland than in Vancouver it seemed, but it was still grey quite a bit of the time. That's like a blanket of comfort for me. It might depress others. I do admit the weather does get exaggerated by some. It's not nearly as bad as other parts of the world when it comes to hours of sunshine a year. Try living in London or Amsterdam or Tokyo and you'll see some serious grey days.
Great weed, too. First med. state in the US.
marathonfool
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I like Portland. Grew up there, but it's the whitest city in America. More so than Salt Lake City. The city has done a horrible job of connecting with minorities.
It is, and that's actually something that really bothers me. I'd really like to know what Portland (and Oregon as a whole) could do to attract greater diversity to the area. Sometimes it seems like perhaps it is just a vicious cycle. Lack of diversity makes minorities not want to move there which creates a lack of diversity. Or perhaps it is just how they are treated. Being white myself, it isn't something I have any first hand dealings with.
I have been trying to steal that tag for awhile now, but he is quite a formidable boss.
Does anyone else think we ought to have an Oregon OT? I know we're a small group, but still, I do love to talk about Oregon. I'd be willing to help make it.
Devo and I are working on a Portland |OT| at the moment. I am sure it will be grand.
la flama blanca
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So I shouldn't move there if I'm a minority?
Aww, that's too bad. I'm not in Portland so I guess I couldn't contribute. I'll be sure to peek in sometimes though!
I guess you'd have to ask someone who is a minority how they feel about living there. I want to encourage everyone to come to Oregon, but not if they won't enjoy living here!
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