re: #239 oaktree

My parents (who retired to Bend, Oregon in the late 80s) claimed that Oregon was a nice place, but that the residents wished that people would stop moving into the state. Something along the lines of “Please Do Not Enter” signs being put up along the roads leading into the state.

There is that vibe here! It’s sorta lesser once you get into the various subcultures of Oregon, they’ll happily be into new arrivals. For example, I’ve managed to lure a couple of my artsy friends here from California :D

What Oregon DOES NOT LIKE, is California style evil real estate speculation, fucking house flipper scumbags from LA and Seattle who think they’re going to drive up prices and make a mint in the real estate market. Oregon digs someone who comes here because they dig Oregon, and Portland, and appreciate this place. People who come to Portland and them complain about how everything was better in (insert other big city person came from) we do not take that shit ;-)

We all saw how that turned out though, hah