When you grow up in Portland, you become accustomed to certain things. You get used to living a certain lifestyle, and everyone around you gets used to it too. When you leave Portland, you find yourself missing certain aspects of the city, whether it’s the delicious goods or the serenity of the rain. Here are 11 ways to always spot someone from Portland:
- The rain doesn’t bother us.
Flickr / Jason Lander We actually really enjoy it most of the time.
- We also don’t find too much of a purpose for umbrellas.
Flickr/Y’amal That’s what rain jackets are for.
- We prefer riding a bike over driving a car.
Flickr/Elly Blue Even in the rain.
- We like to find every reason to visit our favorite breweries.
Flickr/Roger We’ve even found a way to do that while riding a bike.
- We say hello and thank you to the bus driver.
Flickr/Michael Anderson Sometimes we even have lengthy conversations.
- We don’t get out of the car to pump gas.
Flickr/Nayuki That’s right, in Oregon, we don’t even have to get out of the car when we go to the gas station.
- We get overly excited when we meet someone else that grew up in Portland.
Flickr/curtis roberts It seems as though we automatically become best friends.
- Recycling is very important to us.
Flickr/J We’ll even try to convince you to compost.
- We know how we like our coffee.
Flickr/Praveen And we’ll only drink it if it’s actually good.
- We like good food.
Flickr/John Dalton Because in Portland, there are good restaurants everywhere you go. We dare you to find a bad one.
- We probably know how to garden.
Flickr/adie reed Since we usually have one in our backyard. We would always rather be outside than inside.
How do you spot someone from Portland?
Flickr / Jason Lander
We actually really enjoy it most of the time.
Flickr/Y’amal
That’s what rain jackets are for.
Flickr/Elly Blue
Even in the rain.
Flickr/Roger
We’ve even found a way to do that while riding a bike.
Flickr/Michael Anderson
Sometimes we even have lengthy conversations.
Flickr/Nayuki
That’s right, in Oregon, we don’t even have to get out of the car when we go to the gas station.
Flickr/curtis roberts
It seems as though we automatically become best friends.
Flickr/J
We’ll even try to convince you to compost.
Flickr/Praveen
And we’ll only drink it if it’s actually good.
Flickr/John Dalton
Because in Portland, there are good restaurants everywhere you go. We dare you to find a bad one.
Flickr/adie reed
Since we usually have one in our backyard. We would always rather be outside than inside.
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