good,bad,ugly
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3/31/2008
Hey gbd I found what you had to say about the good, bad, and ugly of portland somewhat heartening. I've only been here in Portland for two years but I'm ready to leave. I also, as you seemed to indicate, had high hopes for Portland; I definitely did my research before I moved here and on paper it appeared to be very close to what I was looking for (your "good"), but found soon after arriving that I just wasn't going to be happy here. I found amusing and appealing the courtesy of the drivers towards pedestrians (coming from so-cal where if you do experience rudeness and animosity it is first and foremost from the drivers), but confounding and frustrating the rude manner of the slacker culture one had to deal with when in need of service or help at say, the grocery store, one's payroll department, the dmv, the landlord, co-workers (your "bad" and "ugly"). Definitely no helpful go-getters here. It's as if the GRAYNESS permeates their life.
I've decided I don't like the grayness and I'm not going to let it permeate my life--time for, if not "greener" pastures, certainly "sunnier" ones!
Abhd | Portland, OR