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Andrea
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| re: Economy, Weather, People, and .......Hobo Spid - 12/21/2008
I'm from the NE as well, and it was an adjustment moving to Portland. First, people here are nasty-not in a NYC "f**k you, buddy" sort of way, but in a dumb redneck manner. That's another thing-I am sure the average Oregonian IQ is somewhere in the 70-80 range. They can't drive for crap. If you want to change lanes of travel, the minute you put your turn signal on, they speed up to pace you, so that you can't change lanes. My solution is to just change lanes without warning...it's the only way to get where you need to be. The schools out here SUCK. If you have kids or plan on having children, don't send them to school here... coming from the east coast, you will regret it. Oh, and 'home schooling' is big out here. I never heard of it on the east coast. Out here, it's the white trash's answer to withdrawing his/her children from the public school system. They don't teach their kids anything except to becoming a new generation of meth-using junkies. There is so much white trash out here that I could cry. Oh, and don't get me started on the Pearl District. Overpriced, congested region of NW Portland that 'wants to be urbane and sophisticated." Again, it's like white trash toting around an ink-stained Coach bag. Oregon does not have the cultural depth of the east coast. If you move west, I recommend LA, San Fran, San Diego or Seattle. And another thing, if you're Jewish...don't even think about Portland. This city is rampant with anti-Semites. You'll become a lampshade or worse. I mistakenly told a few native Oregonians that I was Jewish... it's amazing my house hasn't yet been burned to the ground.
I think hobo spiders will be the least of your worries if you move here.
I can't wait to leave. I'm heading to LA in the next three months. It's been three years of pure agony living in this blue collar dump of a city.
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steven
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| re: Economy, Weather, People, and .......Hobo Spid - 12/29/2008
Thanks for your perspective, Andrea. I moved from LA to the North East a few years back, and some of your descriptions describe what I found in the East. That's why the West Coast is being considered by us again. Maybe it has to do with where you are from. I'll take your Portland rant as a basis for some further research - we were intrigued by the Pearl district. Onward!
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Scott
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| re: Economy, Weather, People, and .......Hobo Spid - 8/24/2009
Portland runs circles aroung LA. if LA is so great, then why have so many moved here from LA? It's like the entire state of California is on fire or something. They have spread like a cancer. Oregon will never be the same thanks to them. Most of the backlash and rude experiences come from transplants that don't appreciate and respect the liberal culture. Many of the transplants are trying to tell Portlanders how to live. If you don't want to live in a culturallt rich city, then I wouldn't move to Portland. We have been trying to get rid of the materialism since it came from the southwest. I was born and raised in Oregon and I've seen Portland really change. Some good and some bad. Oregon boasts as being one of the cleanist cities in the nation, the most pet friendly, one of the healthiest, has the best drivers, courteous people and some of the most educated. The air quality is second to none. California is the polar opposite of everything I just mentioned. Have you breathed the air in LA? That's because it doesn't exhist. The only people that rip on Portland are the Californians. They are just mad that they can't change it to their liking and thats a really good thing. Portland isn't just one of the best cities in the nation but also on the Planet. Thats just from what I've read. The unemployment is high but that's also due to all of the poeple that keep moving to Portland. There are more out of state plates than Oregon plates. The parks are clean and green. The air is the best and the outdoors are only minutes away. However, I would visit first before making a decision. The liberal culture and higher cost of living may change your mind.
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| Crime Index A Little Off Base - 12/28/2007
From what I have read, Portland, OR, which has a crime index of 7, is much safer than Santa Fe, to which you assigned a crime index of 3. This information came from the Frommer's series of books.[read more...]
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| culture shocked - 12/5/2007
I live in colorado springs. I am married with an autistic child. I am a black female disabled veteran ( I was in the Air Force) my husband is in the Army. We have lived here for 3 years And I love[read more...]
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| secure places to live as listed in Farmers "You Be - 12/2/2007
I was amazed to see Portland, Vancouver, Beaverton listed as secure cities. I have lived here 40 years and see crime on a daily basis. I do not live in a bad neighborhood, yet there are always[read more...]
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| Thinking About Moving - 11/28/2007
I am as student living in Los Angeles and thinking about moving to Portland. To support myself and try to go to school I basically have to kill myself off. The company I work for has locations in[read more...]
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| not worth the hassle - 11/20/2007
I've lived in every major city in the US and UK, and man is portland just another crappy city. I don't know if the transplants changed it too much or what, but everyone seems to have a chip on their[read more...]
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| Enjoy being a renter - 11/14/2007
It's a shame the housing prices in this great city keep so many potential home buyers out of the market. Sure, if you're moving here from California, the prices may seem like a bargain. For those[read more...]
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| Good life/work balance - 11/9/2007
East Coast visitors may mistake Portland residents for slackers. They aren't. They simply seek balance in their lives, not wealth and status. Everyone here lives two lives: their work life and their[read more...]
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| Portland, one of a kind. - 11/6/2007
I have been alot of places in the usa.My experience has been that portland is not as bad as other citys the same size. Most of the crimes to date have been centered in the far east portland area neer[read more...]
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| Portland is a cool place! - 11/3/2007
I lived in Portland all my life till I was 21. Yes, it gets pretty cold in the winters and yes it rains a lot lot lot. Yes, there is homeless people, mostly downtown. Isn't there homeless people in[read more...]
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| depends on the area and the good old south - 10/30/2007
while living 10 min from downtown portland is expensive....then people need to look outside of the immediate area. i used to live 30 min from downtown and houses were less than 250k. some of the[read more...]
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| Hello - 10/23/2007
My family and I have thought about relocating. We were looking at the rentals and ran across a humorous posting from a guy that wrote a comment and basically " ran down" southern people. I have spent[read more...]
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| portland's not all that great - 10/13/2007
I've lived in portland all my life (25 years) and it's time for me to move on. The transplants are rude,the homeless and mentally ill are everywhere and the city caters to them, and housing is[read more...]
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| Southern Transplant in Portland - 10/8/2007
I can say I moved for love, and that is it. The only reason I moved here is because my spouse's family lives here and he wanted to live close to his family for a change. I miss the warm sun, the[read more...]
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| Portland changed my life, and it could change your - 9/28/2007
I love this city. I moved here 3 years ago from Oklahoma. No offense to Oklahoma, but this place is amazing. I now work with the local library, several local artists, Portland State, Oregon Literacy,[read more...]
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| Got Job? - 9/27/2007
Got Job? Jobs are hard to find and don't pay much, but the cost of living is[read more...]
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| Portland - 9/22/2007
Extremely diverse, vibrant city with lots to do and surrounded by a beautiful[read more...]
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| Not really expensive. - 9/16/2007
One writer mentioned that it is too expensive, and that rather than put $400,000.00 into a dumpy little old house, she would rather move to Argentina or the south (southern US). I realize that the[read more...]
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| Too expensive - 9/10/2007
I am a native Oregonian but grew up in Grants Pass which is in Southern Oregon, not the north like Portland. I went to undergraduate school in Eugene at the University of Oregon and then eventually[read more...]
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| Got clouds? - 8/18/2007
Beautiful city but you gotta love those low clouds. I've been here 11 years and am ready to move on. I loved it, and lived for those short summers at Mt Hood. But after the last 2 years of[read more...]
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| Economy, Weather, People, and .......Hobo Spiders! - 7/15/2007
Hi,
I'm thinking of moving to Portland and wondered how the economy was there???
Does the weather get very cold in the winter??? I'm used to the NE and enjoy the cold!!! Are the people fairly[read more...]
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