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Regarding Portland-itis...
The Duke:
Whenever I glance at the QC Discussion sub-forum and see this topic, I always mistake it as saying "Regarding Portland-tits."
That is all.
DJRubberducky:
:? :? :?
Portland's, like, 100 miles inland from the coast. It's a good 2.5 hour drive. That's a whole lotta trouble to keep the chum refrigerated, especially when there's no shortage of California tourists the coastal fishermen can use instead.
(Alas, I left Stumptown before I ever got to appreciate its hipster appeal. To the point where I was honestly thinking "Wait, wouldn't they congregate in Eugene?" because I was thinking of HIPPIES by mistake.)
Boomslang:
--- Quote from: DJRubberducky on 09 May 2011, 14:20 ---"Wait, wouldn't they congregate in Eugene?" because I was thinking of HIPPIES by mistake.
--- End quote ---
We have lots of hipsters here too, but they're mostly native. Or are originally from Portland. Some sort of displacement effect, I suppose.
On the plus side, the local music scene kicks ass.
DJRubberducky:
Oh dear...the idea of hipster displacement is all the more hilarious/tragic when you think of it as similar to the immigrant labor situation. The immigrants crossed the border into SoCal, and kept moving north to find a demand for them, and now Portland's light rail announcements are bilingual (which surprised me more because Dallas's are not, though printed signs are).
Soon we're going to hear about folks in Pendleton wanting to put up a fence along the Willamette River to keep the hipsters from taking their coffee or something. ;)
hannahsaurusrex:
Portland is like Berkeley with less success stories.
But goddamnit The Waffle Window haunts my dreams.
And if you see a show in the Wonder Ballroom, eat at Toro Bravo next door, the bacon wrapped dates are amazing.
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