Originally from NE but love Portland
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2/5/2018
I lived in Philly (hated it)... stressful, the Poconos (boring) when you need culture, and New York (cool and not enough green parks).
But I genuinely love Portland. It is green all year round. I love the rain, and it does not rain all winter. If they say it rains every day in the winter, it might just be one hour of the day. Some days heavier but I like wet weather. I like the mild weather here.
I have very diverse friends from all races, there is soooooo much to do here!!
The people are friendly and kind, (y'up there is neg people everywhere... but not like Philly). I was amazed at the difference. So It got me thinking,I'm wondering about the negative reviews, I do know...the people that were born here think it's over crowded...and may want to scare people away. But go to NY, Portland is so not overcrowded. I can swim in the ocean (in a wetsuit) and ski all year round. The people are great here, not rude, like east coast, kind and non confrontational, maybe a bit passive aggressive. Note: I do wish the men here were more assertive, not controlling, but not passive. I tend not to date the locals, for I like actual dates like it was back east. That's ok, because there are plenty from all over out here.
A con: What sucks here is only one thing, the cost of real estate. House across the street, was not that big, and sold for 525K , nothing fancy. It is very high, so people move to the west side of town Beaverton area, for slightly cheaper houses, and complain there is no diversity.
I Lived on the East side, in actual Portland. The suburbs are bland no matter what city you go to, Beaverton area.. just strip malls.
East and north portland are anything but bland.
We lived in a two bedroom tiny house with tiny fenced yard...it has a bonus room... and we pay rent in 2019, $1595 a month fyi. It is not a fancy house but neighborhood ok.
kterbo | Portland, OR