More conservative than you think
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10/16/2009
People will tell you that this is a hippie bastion and very liberal community. Since moving here 8 months ago, I've met mainly evangelical Christians, many of whom honestly, literally believe that Obama is the anti-christ. I think the hippie myth arises in part from the annual Oregon Country Fair, which is hosted here, and partly from an insular, homogeneous crowd who think they're living in Gomorrah whenever they see a long-hair pass by. We're not looking for hippies, but this is verging on Bible belt. Add to that surprising levels of air pollution (some mornings smell strongly of sulfur where we live), a more-than normally depressed economy, not our cup of tea.
That being said, an hour to the ocean, an hour to the mountains, some decent restaurants, could be worse.
Jason | Eugene, OR