Why is this city in the USA
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3/31/2011
I have lived here a few years now, and I will finally get to move out of here at the end of the year. Its really not much of a city when you add it all up. Forget about the dismal climate, that is common knowledge or I would think it would be. What is wrong with this place is the type of population it has. For a major West Coast City it has a very large percentage of natives to this area. Many are cool to cold and now and then you will find a friendly one. Very introverted people that wander about with ear buds staring at their IPhones all day every day. Not what I would call a personable population by no means.Im disgusted with the lack of pride in ones property here. Weeds and junk in yards and there are very few nice neighborhoods. Alot of white people and a number of immigrants. Its a strange mix of people not assimilating into a society to be proud of. Hipsters and free speech and so many on food stamps. Really if you don't want to work don't make it look like you can't find a job. There are day labor jobs in this town. I had to do one when I wanted some extra money, as I planned to get the hell out of this glorified hell hole of a city.
There are literally homeless everywhere here it is not just the downtown which is rather small. You name the neighborhood they are there perhaps Lake Oswego has been able to escape them. Beggers with signs on fwys on streetcorners you name it they are there. Some are very aggressive and will curse at you for ignoring them. Evidently Oregon law allows this hostile type environment which it is. If you aggresively tell these people to leave you alone or if they touch you and you push back be careful. Oregon law seems to protect them and you can be charged with Assault. I don't trust and environment like that. Quite frankly the environment of all of this is a huge Red Warning Flag on this region of America. You would think they would be ashamed of the impression that is given to America but they have an excuse for everything. Never have I seen so many losers that depend on others to take care of them. So many needy people that need a good kick in the rear and get their life in order. Its drugs, booze and nut cases all over this town. I honestly don't know how the decent Oregonian can stand this type of city and haven't put their foot down to correct it. They major is pathetic and the city is run as some sort of hippy town. Very few jobs decade after decade and they prefer to fight over banning jobs in stores rather than dealing with todays problems. Why is this city in the USA what does it bring to America. Please serve papers on it to get out. Its embarrasing to have this disgrace of a city in our country.
Many drugged out zombies wandering about and quite abit of crime. A number of gang incidents and shootings and beatings in this city. Again its not really that big a city to have such a high percentage of the trash that goes on here.
Not a welcoming city. If you don't fit in with the strange types that populate Portland you will know it and fast. Its overly political but its politics are not liberal they are Radical. Im ashamed of myself for ever allowing myself to take a transfer here, even though I knew I had to do what I had to do to work.
Other than its mountain and coastline this entire area is an embarrasment to America. Ruined by its hideous population.
Jim | Sun City West, AZ