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I have lived in 6 states and definitely think Portlanders are exceptionally NOT nice. They view themselves as nice and will often remark about it. When you ask for examples they will say things like, "people say thank you to the bus driver before getting off". which is true, people do do that. But, as far as actually being friendly, welcoming, or open to diverse people and viewpoints...hard no.
Portlanders are extremely insular and cut off socially. its extremely hard to enter social groups. So many of the younger social scenes are mostly toxic culture wars/policing. Bars and strip clubs are filled to the brim with men who literally can't think of anything creative or fun to do.
Many Portlanders don't greet people. Its totally normal for me to go to the Crossfit gym I've been going to for 2 years and people don't greet me or say hello except the owner. Go into your fav coffee shop, you will get the same.
Portlanders, to me, exude a lack of fun. They do stuff, they go out, they look cool, they even say nice things sometimes. But their energy and vibe is extremely lacking in fun or energy.
before I moved to Portland, I lived in LA, and so many people told me that the people in Portland are so nice. It wasn’t until recently, I moved to Phoenix where I noticed that the strangers here are WAY nicer and nobody in Portland was ever nice lol , meaning, they didn’t go out of their way to chat with me like I see people are doing here. my neighbors were super nice and maybe it was different because the majority of my time was during Covid but I know what you’re talking about. The people seem to see the negative side of life, in general.
My wife and I are both from the Chicago area and lived in multiple Midwest states as adults. “Midwest nice” is supposed to be a thing. What we realized is that people in PDX don’t want to chat as much with strangers but we think it’s because people here are more genuine. So many people get into small talk and don’t want to (like me). Here I feel more free to keep my head down and ignore people which fits my introverted personality. In the Midwest we found that people were often being nice or polite in person but did the niceness was not often genuine, even with acquaintances or “friends”.
It used to be different. Since the last governer and all the really bad changes.. legalizing of drugs.. homeless problems, riots.. its gotten very unfriendly.
It used to be that everyone was super friendly and happy. Very social place. Heck... You'd be in a restaurnt and a Portland Trailblazer wouldnt just walk by.. they would stop.. talk.. maybe even sit down with you. Community events were common and friendly.
It's really changed.. I miss the old Portland. It was safe once upon a time!
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Hmmm… I’ve lived in a lot of places (20+ states, for different lengths - all in the US so not by any means global) and I haven’t noticed that people are any more or less happy than most places. Personally I love it here, but I’ve known people who hate it and I’m happy for them when they move to a spot that is a better fit for them. I have noticed that people are less happy in Salem - but that’s probably personal bias. I think it might be the crowd you hang out in. I have noticed in general that people have become more angry overall in the last 5 years - but that is really not area specific.
When you hear people complaining about Portland, ask if they are native to the area. In my experience, the people who hate it are people who moved here. Those of us who have grown up here tend to be pretty loyal, I think.
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Would make sense since we don’t see the sun like 8 months out of the year
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I honestly think that’s it.
Portland is an acquired taste and so are the People. Frankly I prefer the people in Portland opposed to Washitonians. But I’m kind of introverted and I didn’t talk much. But when I did I found that they were responsive and pleasant.
I live here. Do not agree. What part of town are you in? Try the west.
I’m from Portland, and it’s now extremely rare to work with or casually socialize with other natives in random settings. As someone who goes to dog parks frequently, I talk to strangers regularly, and it’s always a novelty meeting up with other Portlanders. Portland is full of people from all around the country.
I just came back from Costco here in Arizona, and I had to young women (one stranger) one that works at the loading dock discussing who would help me to my car and it was the sweetest thing to witness. The stranger, she was a young Asian teenage girl, saw me struggling and offered to help, and when the costco worker said she would help because it’s her job, I was just standing there and both sweet girls were basically trying to figure out who would help. I instantly said, this is the nicest group of people I’ve ever been around. This would never happen in Portland, and I grew up in LA, I would only get help from men if I looked really hot that day, definitely not women. not all places have to be the same but I’ve just noticed it living here. Ugh, I miss the Portland food though!