Oregon is widely misunderstood, thanks to shows like Portlandia, which depicts Oregonians as tree-hugging, DIY-obsessed, and overly-caffeinated weirdos. The truth is, there’s so much more to us than all that. We’ve come up with some of the biggest misconceptions about Oregon and the people who hail from from the Beaver State so you can put to rest these dubious notions once and for all.

  1. All Portlanders are weird

Adam Jones/Flickr In reality, they’re just misunderstood.

  1. All Oregonians are super laid back

gina pina/Flickr Does it look like we have time to chill?

  1. All Oregonians are crazy about the Fighting Ducks.

Facebook Well, that actually may be true. Fun fact, Walt Disney gave special license to U of O to use Donald Duck’s likeness as the official mascot.

  1. Oregonians are obsessed with nature.

“Metolius River near Wizard Falls” by WorkinStiff at en.wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Jsayre64 using CommonsHelper.. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons I mean, really, how is this serene, babbling river worth going nuts over? Pictured here, Metolious River.

  1. Oregonians’ diets consist of coffee and craft beer.

Jeremy Keith/Flickr

“Rogue Ales in NW Portland, Oregon in 2012” by Another Believer - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Pictured here, Rogue Ales in Northwest Portland.

  1. But when they do eat, they’re total snobs about their produce.

Facebook Pictured here, Lane County Farmers Market.

  1. Oregonians prefer two wheels to four.

Facebook C’mon, who wants that fresh sea breeze against their face?

  1. Oregonians are recycling freaks.

Facebook Really, the environment should just fix itself, right?

  1. Oregonians hate it when Californians move to their state.

Derek Severson/Flickr That just goes against our friendly, laid back nature.

  1. Oregonians are extremely proud to be from Oregon.

Michael (a.k.a. moik) McCollough/Flickr

Here are just a few stereotypes about Oregon that just wont quit. Tell us, what misconceptions about Oregonians are you tired of hearing?

Adam Jones/Flickr

In reality, they’re just misunderstood.

gina pina/Flickr

Does it look like we have time to chill?

Facebook

Well, that actually may be true. Fun fact, Walt Disney gave special license to U of O to use Donald Duck’s likeness as the official mascot.

“Metolius River near Wizard Falls” by WorkinStiff at en.wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Jsayre64 using CommonsHelper.. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

I mean, really, how is this serene, babbling river worth going nuts over? Pictured here, Metolious River.

Jeremy Keith/Flickr

“Rogue Ales in NW Portland, Oregon in 2012” by Another Believer - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Pictured here, Rogue Ales in Northwest Portland.

Pictured here, Lane County Farmers Market.

C’mon, who wants that fresh sea breeze against their face?

Really, the environment should just fix itself, right?

Derek Severson/Flickr

That just goes against our friendly, laid back nature.

Michael (a.k.a. moik) McCollough/Flickr

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