If You Want Lilly White, Portland Is for You...
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4/29/2007
Living in Portland for two years was all I could take. As an African American, in such a lilly white city, I just was not comfortable. Plus, I never really felt like I was in a major city there. I grew up in LA and have lived in Portland and now Seattle. I'm loving Seattle. It reminds me of LA and I feel like I'm in a major city again. Seattle has the diversity I want to. When I was in Portland, I felt like I could have been in Iceland. Plus, I found the white people in Portland seem to for the most part be uneasy around African Americans. I heard the "N" word more there in two years than my whole life elsewhere. So, I guess what I'm saying is, If you're white, Portland's right. I was very bored in Portland. Not much in the way of sports teams, and just out the most boring city I've been to.
Kris | Bellevue, WA