That type of attitude only creates an atmosphere akin to the current political spectacle encouraging hate.
My partner is from New Zealand and he was met with the same response. Washingtonians and anyone else not from Oregon is met with the same backlash for moving to the state.
My first weekend in the city, I was eating lunch and reading letters to the editor in one of the local opinion newspapers. One person wrote that she was wanting to go around to all of the cars with out-of-state plates and attach balloons to them, to see if they would get the hint. I read how they were the reason the rent prices were going up in the city. And fair enough, that may be partially true. There was a deep superiority complex that I began to notice around the city from locals. Perhaps it was due to personal insecurities or maybe just a simple misunderstanding of the world and who we are as humans.
Regardless of the reasons, it was there. Portland is unfortunately not the only city in America that has a mistrust and fear of outsiders, far from it actually. And if the current Portland is the standard of progressive thought in this country than that is a serious problem.
In the current world that we live in where there is so much hate toward the outsider, we could all use a little more understanding and human decency. Do you really want to add another level of negativity to the world today? I think it already has more than enough on its plate. Pin this image for future reference by clicking on the top right hand corner.
As someone who moved up to the north west from California in and squandered his own opportunities to buy a house here, it is very difficult as I will very long-term resident practically native if you will, to see that after so many years of saving for a house, my partner and I have seen year over year double-digit increase by an influx of blind sheep from California.
You heard me say that right. Simply because not only did every house we drove up to years ago when we were house hunting sell for K over asking price, it was those Californian plates at every open house that finally gave us the big picture. Quick story. There is a main house on the property where I rent.
Three out of five have been from California. Two of which have told me they are utterly shocked at how expensive and competitive it has become here. And that they are gravely disappointed in what they thought was supposed to be a gold rush of real estate. Oh, MA had no idea traffic was as heavy as it is here.
And also they had no idea wild fires and smoke was an issue here. Noticed the last five or so years of smoke in the Willamette Valley? Their lies your problem. Human ignorance, greed, and negligence. The blind sheep leading the blind sheep, i. That disparity between median and average income is now causing us to be one of the most expensive real estate markets, adjusted for median income. Your solution to solve your own problem, no matter how innocent you may think you are, that solution unfortunately involves creating problems for other people.
That is unfortunately a larger part of the real systemic issue of capitalism out of control. Another story. Think about all sides of perspective here. I also have a quick story: A lot of property in California is purchased by money coming from China. I keep my bitterness focused on policies that have led to this situation — not other victims of it. I also hope they treat you better than how a lot of Portlanders treat Californians. Hailing from California myself, where real diversity exists, The localism and racism here was shocking and effing abysmal to encounter.
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Sign in My Account Subscribe. The Atlantic Crossword. The Print Edition. Latest Issue Past Issues. Only through November Try subscriber newsletters for free. But you're not paranoid about the Californians: They really do move here in greater numbers than people from any other state. Nearly one in five Oregon residents were born in California. The upshot: Calfornians love to move to Oregon, and Oregonians want to go just about anywhere else.
Read Alix Martichoux's latest stories and send her news tips at amartichoux sfchronicle. Courtesy of Nancy Fimbrez Show More Show Less 2 of 65 Jessica Mullins, 32, originally from Idaho, moved back to her home state with her husband and young daughter after living in Marin for 10 years. From a cost perspective, yes I am. Seattle is still has cheaper housing than SF or the East Bay and I get to live in a great part of the city.
What I didn't expect is how much the weather would affect my overall happiness. I'm used to sunshine and the constant grey skies except for amazing summers definitely took a bigger toll on me than I expected.
Most importantly though, I miss good Mexican food. Instinctively I say yes because I love the Bay Area and have always wanted to move back there, but I think I've idealized it since I've been away so long. I know it's changed, but I'm not sure I'll have the same degree of diversity and multiculturalism [in Seattle]. It's difficult making a move in your 40s when you leave all your friends and colleagues behind and start fresh in a city where you don't know anyone.
Making new friends has been slow going for us. Also, Oregonians generally don't like transplant Californians, so it's awkward when the "where are you from? On the plus side, we now have a beautiful home that we can afford, with a yard, a garden, and a basement apartment that we Airbnb.
Also, Oregon's natural beauty is truly amazing and very accessible from Portland. The thought crosses my mind from time to time, but I have my doubts that we could afford to move back. Yes, in many ways we were. Bellingham has a wonderful quality of life, close to Canada, people are even healthier there, even more outdoorsy than here, close to Cascades, very creative, lots of beauty, no traffic, friendlier, slower pace, great people.
Only ONE thing was wrong with it, and that was enough to make us move back - it is cloudy and gloomy there most of the time! The light is dimmer, you never see a big bowl of clear blue sky, and you can get chilled to the bone with the damp and dark. I so missed our radiant California sun melting the heat into my bones. I missed the sunshine, the bay, the views of San Francisco, being able to get to the ocean, Pt.
Lived in the Portland suburbs but moved back to the Bay Area in The weather there sucked. Traffic was bad.
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