Unboxing Oregon: What It's Like Living In Oregon
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2021
- Is everyone in Oregon a hippie?
Does Oregon have the prettiest coast in the country?
And is Portland really weird?
We’ll answer those questions and more! So put the umbrella away - cause Oregon natives don’t use those stupid things. We’re gonna unbox the state or Oregon! And I’m totally wearing skinny jeans right now. Like SO skinny jeans. I can barely move. But it’s awesome.
Wow. Look at this. The Oregon coastline. Such a pretty place. This rugged coastline might be the most stunningly beautiful stretch of coast in the entire country. It’s not always sunny here, but this coast is truly one of a kind. But of course, Oregon isn’t all pretty coastline. Actually, ecologically, Oregon is one of the most diverse states in the country. And depending on where you live, the PEOPLE are different too. To truly understand Oregon, we need to look at the entire state’s various regions, and understand what each area is like to live in.
This is Oregon. It’s a pretty big state - in size, it ranks 9th biggest in terms of square miles. There’s a lot of parts of the state that are very crowded, and many parts that are really isolated. Like over here. We’ll begin in Eastern Oregon.
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Homeless people
Cowboys hippies
It is such a big state and there is so much to see but there’s issues
There’s a lot of small towns where there’s folks who don’t want to be noticed
There’s a lot of Portland people who just want the world to notice
All the things they do in Portland is to be themselves but always
Others in the state are like can’t we just live our lives in solace?
It’s a state of drugs but there’s more to it than that
Oregon is complicated
Hipsters ranchers mountains beaches skiers vegans gays and freaks
There’s a different feel here just take a trip with me and see
Waterfalls and ocean cliffs and forests deep with lots of trees
Some wear wranglers some wear suits and then there’s those in skinny jeans
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The best video on this topic!
Bend, Oregon is also home to the last Blockbuster in existence.
I know that sucks
@Michael Ardenté haha same
Been there it's cool
I thought that was in alaska...
There were a couple in Alaska@@drhexagonapus, but they closed. Now it's just the one in Oregon.
I've lived in Oregon for 50 years. I've been all over the state. Your description of regions was good as well as the homeless situation. That seems to be happening most everywhere these days. One thing you left out is wherever you go in Oregon people pretty much go about their business, live and let live and don't get in each others face.
Correction, homeless camps are prevalent in blue states.
Do they respect and preserve history in Oregon?
@traceytrotter9934
Ones who care about history, yes.
@@spankduncan1114 Good to know, thank you.
@spankduncan1114 I want to move to Oregon this year...I'm retired Navy...going out there this upcoming April to look at areas and real estate...I would really love your advice...do you have an email or another way I can ask you ALOT of questions?
I miss Portland and Seattle of the 1990s. This was such a great region.
Everything was better then
@@NickJohnson except for the crime rate
Here here!
It was bad then, I got shot twice when I was 14 in Portland...(attempted robbery) Like wtf would a 14 yr old IN THE 90'S have to rob? that's when I moved out to "the sticks" till after I graduated and got some college...moved back into Portland area....Moved back to the sticks a short time later due to insane high crime around 2004
I wasn’t born yet 👀 lol
Everbody: Portland is a hell hole
Me living in baltimore: that seems like a nice place
Yeah right?
To be honest, it's not what it seems like based off the publicity. I've been there 3 times this year, and it seemed perfectly normal.
Dam it
It's not. I've lived here my whole life. Yeah, there is a homeless problem. But there's a homeless situation everywhere. The only reason people keep harping on it, is because the city has grown so much so rapidly you can't put a blind eye to it.
@CashhWashington Sorry buddy I guess there's definitely always worse💔
My dad said back in the 90s Portland used to be alright. But since like 2005 it got all fucked up.
How?
Can relate
Yea portland was amazing in 90s I agree. I moved away in 2003, so sad to see my city become what it is now
Yeah that when the Californians started taking over Oregon. They’ve basically ruined it.
@@FukaiKokoro get used to it. California starts all the trends. Lots of new immigrants pouring into California to live the American dream. They will bring lots of new changes over time. Study history.. change is constant throughout the world. America is a grand expirement. Only 200years old.. lots more change on the way.
Idk why I'm watching this... I literally live here and know all this. Oh well, let's watch it anyways
Hi Alaina. Promise you learned something new
@@NickJohnson that's true, I didn't know about all the mormons in the bottom right corner of the state 🤣
@@CamoGirlPlayz same i have lived in Oregon all my life and we never hear about Eastern Oregon and Southeastern Oregon
hey how's the meth problem?
@@jk3jk35I dunno, maybe try asking the Oregon Meth Association?
As a traveling healthcare worker I really appreciate your videos because I have to choose a place to live and work in for 3to 6 month contracts and sometimes have absolutely no idea what these places will be like. You make me laugh while spilling truth about these places. Thanks bro🦋
If videos like this keep people from moving to Oregon, I am OK with it.
Keep Portland Weird.
We're a Pioneering state built by pioneers. No pioneering spirit ?
👍Fine with us if you stay put.👍
@@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850 Washington State and Oregon have a lot of similarities switching to Eastern versus the western side of both States
@@206remyboyz7 Indeed, I've travelled both. That commonality extends to politics and divides the population centers from the rural east. Bend is considered to be the most Oregonian city in the state. I agree with that assessment. 👍
@@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850 hey, european here 🙋♂️i plan to visit the US in the future and oregon is definitely on the bucket list, i like nature, therefore i want to visit the more unique states of the US, such as already mentioned Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, utah, new hampshire and Hawaii for obvious reasons. What do you think about these states as an American, and would you, with the knowledge you have of the US, change anything?
Born and raised in Oregon. It’s not the same place I grew up in. It’s sad.
Same with California.
Same
Agreed. Native here
Yeah me too. Lived outside of Springfield and went there last summer. Not the same.
What has changed?
I live in Eugene Oregon its a nice place to live but Portland is another case I wouldn't live there for all the tea in China
I was born in Eugene. I miss Oregon but I know it is not what I remember.
How's the weather in Eugene?
@@Jonjims1532 Very similar to Portland with rain, however it seems to be 8 degrees warmer.
I am truck driver out of Pdx and I deliver there almost every other night. It is indeed a nice place to live! Go Ducks!
@@asuhdude6668 it’s everywhere in Oregon now. Sincerely, Grants Pass
I love living in Oregon! Born and raised! I have spent time all over the state! Central Oregon is absolutely beautiful! Oregon Coast is just as beautiful! Eastern Oregon is great as well! We have stunning views and stunning natural mountains and waterfalls!
Agreed!!
The countryside is absolutely gorgeous. The cities and towns are falling apart. They're absolutely decimated.
I agree with you on the topic of Oregon I personally love the state
@@yelenapsalm2173 is it very expensive as far as rent?
I agree… stay positive and glean the good! There are still plenty of good things to enjoy here.
Lived in the valley for 13 years and love it. Wouldn't live anywhere else. It is incredibly gorgeous and the summers are awesome. Name one state that doesn't have their problems, wacked people and crazy weather. Oregon is just a reflection of the entire country but IMHO it's the best of the worst.
How much is the cost of living
I see you haven’t been to many places but Dem run cities
agree. I have lived in over 6 states. There is not one state in this country that is not having some sort of friction. Cost of living is rising everywhere. education, healthcare, taxes, civil rights are on the table for every community. I am in Tx now. We have 8000 in Houston homeless, but there is a real sense of community and pride here. There are very wealthy people and folks barely making ends meet. That is just how life is in America. Lots of folks move here despite those problems, because there are plenty of jobs
@@ssoma151 Im conservative, native Oregonian born & raised Willamette Valley, its beautiful, although we have our problems with democratic crap, but were fighting against it. Thats what the " Greater Idaho" movement is about. We are natives, musicians, artists, naturalists, farmers, loggers, ranchers, fishers, agriculturalists, and buisness savy people fighting the leftists just like most other states that the globalists have infiltrated. Read your history about Oregon, were still here, were still that! Most of us are not snobs, or the pewk he shows in this video!!!
@@mermaidlu5125 Well rent/home owning is expensive but we have one of the higher minimum wages in the country and we don't have sales tax so it tends to event things out and makes living a bit better than in Cali, Washington, Arkansas, Arizona, etc.
That windsurfer was hilarious
I live in Oregon, and I can tell you the worst part isn’t the rain, it’s Kate Brown.
But now it will be Tina Kotex
I hear you man, I live in WA and Inslee sucks as well!
As an Oregonian, I find your review insulting, but spot on.
Snob lol
😂😂😂
I've visited Portland, OR twenty years ago. It was such a nice, charming, peaceful city. Oh, how times have change.
Exactly what I was about to say. I remember a beautiful garden with a musician playing a dulcimer there. It's hard for me to fathom how the city could have gone from the way it was 20 years ago to the way it is now!
Remember when Portland Oregon was a clean and beautiful and peaceful city? PEPPERIDGE FARM REMEMBERS.
The snobs man, they hurt my noggin
Still is
@@MarshallSteeves your high
You do NOT PUMP YOUR OWN GAS here! A person always pumps it for you.
What is this New Jersey 2.0???
Yes I found out when I stopped in Pendleton about 3 years ago on my way to WA...coming from Kansas City.
Yea Ontario they don't
My first drive into Oregon, I got out of my car at the gas station and the attendant flipped out on me telling me to get back in my car. I had no idea what was going on until he explained it to me lol
No more
Only non-native oregonians say "the five" 😂
Locals say "i-5"
That's because locals are idiots and should just say "the" like the rest of the country. 😂 It's an interstate highway, we get it. Nobody cares.
Because is more highways in other states especially east coast
A couple more comments about this... First, I am a native Oregonian. Second, I lived for a while in other states and learned that everyone else just says "the". Third, if you wanna be a true Oregon purist then you should just call it "the freeway". When I was growing up in Oregon that's what everybody called it because it is literally the only freeway in most of the state. When communicating directions to someone nobody ever said "do I need to take i-5?" Everyone would just say "do I need to take the freeway to get there?" There you go.
I say the 5 - a local
Yep I-5
Actually living there for many years, I gotta say, all I see is trees and farms and gorgeous mountains when we go down the side roads. The ugliness is sad. But OR is still beautiful beyond belief.
You are so right about the snobbery and hate. It’s such a shame. Moved away last July after living there most of my life. Miss what it once was.
Portland and it’s surrounded areas look like shit but the rest of your state is actually really beautiful!
Any fool knows a dog needs a home, but even a dog knows when it’s time to go. It’s not Oregon, it’s the people.
I live by Snob Hill
Nick's fellow CZcamsr Briggs lives in suburban Portland.
@@stalkinghorse883 Isn’t that surrounding area outside Portland pretty burned up from all the fires? I haven’t been there in years.
EXCELLENT summary! I've lived in Oregon my entire life except 7 years in Vancouver(shhh). I've lived in Bend, Burns, Coquille, Roseburg, Medford, Beaverton, Gresham, Salem, Silverton and some other places. You captured our BEAUTIFUL bipolar state very well.
Here's my entire Oregon playlist: czcams.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yoD5vpwMzdM288WL1VwbMLB.html
Oregon produces the widest variety of agricultural products in the nation.
must include nuts
No, that would be California.
Dairy is big too right?
Leave that to California
@@NINZIE1949 yes! We produce more hazelnuts than anywhere else!
Lived in Portland my whole life, and you are spot on about everything especially the drug and homeless problem. It really gets over looked until your downtown or SE
I grew up in SE and went to hs freshman year downtown in the 90’s before we moved away. I’m blown away by how it looks now and how different it is! So sad. :(
I'm amazed at how accurate this guy's video is when he's from the East Coast, very well done! (Lived in Oregon my entire life)
I'm from CA
@@NickJohnson Ahh I thought you said in your NC video that you were from NC
He's done his homework that's for sure...
@@NickJohnson Your accent does sound Californian.
Yep...Oregonian for 35 years...I watched this to see if I could rely on his other state analysis and he is on point!
As I am thinking about moving to Southern Oregon from Orange County CA, I found this vid very informative. Thank you ! All I care about is it's natural beauty, less populated and hopefully somewhat down to earth, less pretentious people 🙏
Good andrew
I love your videos!!! I grew up in Lake Oswego, suburb of Portland and an amazing place to grow up. It is sad to see all the chaos, conflict and craziness!
Sw portland here (kinda in tigard)
It really is
I've always enjoyed going to Lincoln City. Stayed overnight in the hotels and casino. Then a day at the beach with the family.
I live outside of lincoln city it's better at the beach Chinook winds motto that's my tribes casino
Lived in Lincoln City for about 8 yrs. ..as a retiree...it was great. Waterfalls nearby. Trails galore, and awesome coastline open to everyone.... and lots of retirees. Portland was known for it's diversity of people. From one extreme to another. The nature side of the land was absolutely beautiful. What a calamity looking for a place to ruin.
I live and work in Lincoln City. I have worked at the Casino for 25 years, (Started the day we opened). I absolutely love everything about working there. I love how the tribe takes care of us; I love the people that I get to meet. Everyone is like family. I am very blessed and very grateful. ❤❤🥰😇🙏👍
The casino is so fun, the Oregon coast is amazing
Every time I've gone to Lincoln city as an adult...I bought a Lincoln...Seems normal to me.
Born and raised in Portland and this is 100% spot on! Sad it sucks so bad now.
it is sad Jordan.
Not to be weird, but I really like you 😆 The things you say, how you say them, the inflections in your voice, what things you point out about each state that we're all thinkin'... I'm laughing almost the whole time when I watch a video and I'm still learning a lot too. Nice job, thank you for all this work!! It's helping me decide which states I'd be interested in next and I'm really enjoying it. All the best to you!! 😊
I agree 💯
Hello from the Oregon Coast 😎 I retired here in Florence, Or a small rural conservative town.
The amazing coastal shot with the Lighthouse is in Florence. The community here is all about
living peacefully, respect one another and the environment. Slow paced, laid back and chill.
I Love the Oregon Coast
I lived in Florence and I have to agree!!
Some of the nicest people I’ve ever met and happy memories.
Yeah, its kinda sad just how many homeless are here in Oregon, Eugene has the highest homelessness rate in the country
They come from other states, sadly.
It’s because too many people moving here, forcing prices to go sky high on everything. Many life long locals can’t afford to stay. There is a major housing crisis.
This is what happens when californians move to oregon
@@joshholmes9494 lmao yeah
Go ducks
Dude, please take a bow. Excellent video!
Lived in Oregon most of my life, everything in this video is spot on!
The snobs section cracks me up😂
You certainly did your homework for this episode. I lived in OR for 30+ years, and you nailed it! Although, I would put the Roseburg area more in with Grants Pass and Medford.
Ok George
@@NickJohnson Guess George doesn't know what he's talking about.
Bullcrap George! This video is garbage, doesnt even show the real truth. Oregon is beautiful!!! Were just fighting for freedom from leftist infiltration ( like many other states)
I think he put Grants Pass in the Willamette Valley, which is incorrect, it's the Rogue Valley.
“If your into the outdoors, this is the Shizznit “ 😂😂😂
I’ve lived here 3/4 of my life, I’d say that this video is pretty accurate.
"white people with dogs" really got me. Been living here a few months and that does describe most of what I've seen.
I'm a white guy with three black labs ✔
Love living in Oregon. How you view your world is through your own egoic filters. The miserable will always see misery in their world and the content will always see joy & kindness - doesn't matter where you are.
I think that's for the most part...but only up to a point.
@@margietucker1719 Nope, you can find people with nothing and they're completely happy and you can find folks with everything and completely miserable. All emotions come from within. Your view of the world comes from within. Two people can have the exact same experience and have completely different views and outcome based solely on their own ego bias.
I'm an Oregon native that just moved to Florida. People ask me what Oregon is like and I try to explain it but this video pretty much sums it up. This is the most accurate description of the current state of Oregon that I've seen. Lol now I'll just show people this instead of trying to explain it. 🤣
Thank you for making this video!
Native Oregonian and I’ve always been so proud of my state, till the last 15 years or so. We’re considering moving because the cost of living is so high. Plus homelessness, riots, the list goes on. I never thought I’d leave my home, but I feel like our state legislature is pushing people like me, middle aged, middle class, middle of the road politically, out of the state.
You should move to the Midwest.
Moved from Oregon 3 years ago for those very reasons. Miss it, don't miss the cost of living or the transients. But miss the beauty and the peaceful quiet towns, where you felt that the rest of the world's problems were a million miles away.
Then leave and go ruin some other state
@@DopeSystemm Rude much?
@@danadams6477 nobody asked you liberal
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Love ya :)
You completely missed grants pass and the Illinois valley I think it's pretty much an awesome place
Portland f****** sucks
Portland f****** sucks
I've lived in Oregon for my entire life. It used to be nice to live here. Now it sucks! High taxes and governors that have screwed up this state for decades
High taxes? New York says...hold my beer.
go to idaho alice and give up all your safeguards and rights
Taxes aren't high. Having no sales tax means income & property taxes will be higher. Portland metro does have the highest water rates in the nation. It seems like the ones who don't like Oregon are the ones who migrated generations back who prefer it to remain white.
@@TheTunaMaster You would have to enlighten me as to which safeguards and rights I would be giving up if I moved to Idaho. I've lost most of my safeguards in Oregon already. Most drugs, including hard drugs are legal to use. We have one of the highest income taxes in the country. Water and sewer Bill's are outrageous with myriad fees incorporated into them. Homeless camps and tweakers, druggies and homeless tent cities everywhere. How could it get any better?
Agree it’s become a disaster
I can't believe you left out Portland's naked bike riding day!
As a current Bend resident, who was born and raised in the Portland area, that “snob montage” was on-point!
Love the 80’s electro pop music and your little song of course 👍🏻 I knew nothing at all about Oregan before this !!
It's not so bad there they need to fix things though
This is so accurate; well done sir. I’m born and raised in Portland. It’s very different than it was in the 90s. I can’t believe I’m suggesting those were the good old days 😂😂😂 but I definitely am.
I know crazy huh?
I was born and raised in Oregon and Portland in the 90s was amazing but started to go downhill because of Meth early 2000s. Then all the people moved in thinking it was so great and drove up all the prices and now it's a dump. Hope there is a solution!
My parents left Portland in the 70s to move to Medford because "the crime was too high in Portland". I moved back to Portland after high school (graduated 1995), and lived here until I moved to Corvallis for 5 years so my (now-ex) could go to college. Came back to Portland in '07, bought a house, lost it in the recession, moved to Seattle in 2010, moved to Pullman in 2016 so I could go to college, and came back to Portland when I graduated in 2019. Have lived here ever since and intend to die here.
Places change. I've seen Portland in the 70s (albeit I was a toddler, but I have my parents stories and photos and such), I've seen Portland in the 90s, I've seen Portland in the 00s, and the 2010s, and we'll see how it changes in the 2020s. I find it ironic that my parents left here in the 70s because of "the crime", but Medford has a way bigger drug and crime problem per capita than Portland. And yet every time I talk to them, they're so freaked out that I'm in Portland because of what they see on the news.
However, having lived in Portland OR, Medford OR, Corvallis OR, Seattle WA, and Pullman WA during my 40-something years on this planet, I think Portland gets a bad rap. I fucking hated Seattle.
As someone who was born in Portland, grew up in Medford, had grandparents in Salem and Sisters, and have also lived in Tualatin and Corvallis, but currently live in Portland again...yeah, this pretty well sums it up.
Died at all the snobs! 100% spot on 😂😂
Thanks for the great video Nick. I am seeing and learning all about states through your vids. Thanks!
I've lived in Oregon for 20 years. If you can cope with grey skies and shitty weather 300 days of the year, than it's wonderful. We have the highest rates of suicide and depression. If you do plan on moving here, be aware of how it might affect you. I swear, anytime I visit cali or ANYWHERE with sun, I feel like I'm in a high.
This turned up in my YT recoms and after months of seeing footage of Oregon on the news here,and just reading your comment,I couldn't help wondering who TF wants to get aquainted with that utterly depressing soyviet shithole in the first place.If you think of moving and you like the weather in Cali consider migrating to Queensland,sure you'll like it.Cheers from down under🍻
@@feikotemme8736 lol. this year I'm finally moving out to the desert. ✌
I wouldn't even call it shifty weather since I enjoy it 😅
Portland used to be clean and the people were friendly. All the cool people must have moved to Bend or Colorado. There must be some hippies left since I saw a naked dude on Sauvie Island yesterday..
There’s a naked optional beach on the River side of the island
Portland has had all this homeless since the 80s idk where you lived
Lived here 10 years. You totally nailed it! Unbelievably, totally spot on with every aspect. Really, really good research.👏
Lol. Thanks for the giggles, especially your Portland related jokes. I grew up in Central Point, outside of Medford, in the 70s and 80s. I've been in Portland since 2004, and lived in the Bay Area and Albuquerque in between, college in Eugene. I'm fervently looking for a new place to live, as my mental health can no longer take the constant visuals of desperation on the streets here, nor can I afford to pay for recurrent vandalism and theft. I have PTSD from crime experiences in Albuquerque in the 1990s. Now, it's like my fight or flight response is constantly activated, most days/nights I hear gunshots, then the police planes circle for hours. It seems people have their niche friends, and there's not much room for "outsiders." Not to mention rent increases and predatory landlords, trash everywhere, rats blah blah blah. Realizing that I have to move to have a decent quality of life has been a somber letting go process.
Central point is a nice town now, like spending time there to avoid meddy! Great restaurants and coffee shops. Unlike Medford central point has gotten nicer as it has grown!
I used to live in Astoria, OR.... Goonies town.
so lucky.
@@NickJohnson I was lucky to lived there for 1.5yrs. I had a great time there. I'll have to post my Astoria vids on my YT channel soon.
@@asuhdude6668 Ive been there many times.
I live in Westport, not to far from Astoria , it’s so beautiful , but Astoria has lost a lot of the small businesses in the town center
Ive visited there a lot. Every summer, we go to Seaside, a coastal town in Oregon, and most of the time, we visit Astoria.
Oregon Coast is my favorite place...so far.
it's amazing Deidra
What's amazing about it is from start to finish is uniformly interesting and appealing. So much to see. My favorite as well. Kayaking the Siltcoos a couple weeks ago...with the kingfishers, bald eagles, and river otters....ahh...
“Hillsburrito” LMAO
I lived up in the Beaverton/Hillsboro area. Yes, this is said
Been here over 50 years..love it, this guys pretty spot on with his tour of the place
Thanks for covering my state!
This should be the introduction of Oregon state im serious. Lived in the valley now east ! What a trip .
I left Portland in 2012 and moved east, closer to Mt. Hood. PDX used to be a lovely, charming place, but times have really changed. The homeless and the druggies are the most visible, but there is also a lot more crime than there used to be as well, particularly in SE Portland east of 82nd. I have to deal with a little more weather than I used to, but I'm glad I got out when I did.
Yay!!
That area is called "Felony Flats".
Great video for someone thinking about moving to Oregon.. The song at the end is a bonus!!
You did an excellent job of defining Oregon. I moved to Portland in 1992, (for a new job), and left in 2010. It was fantastic and I loved it! But, Portland really started going downhill, about 2005 or ‘06. During that time my employment also sent me to Boise, almost as much time as I spent in OR, so I had dual residency. Idaho is far better! Portland did not have the problems it has now, when I lived there! What I see now (there), is a terrible shame! I live in another state now and I am very happy, but I do miss Boise! Please, don’t ruin Boise!
Yea please do not ruin Boise don’t let the homeless people come here I’ve already talked to a few people down at the skatepark in Boise that has said they just moved here from Portland and I was like no way Thts crazy but deep inside I was like here we go this is just starting
Love your videos, this one was so accurate and I learned a lot of new stuff, too.
Good!
Almost moved to Portland a couple years ago. Shortly thereafter, Portland set itself on fire. So grateful we moved elsewhere.
The song towards the end…….we didn’t deserve that. We are grateful for it 🙏🏽
I loved visiting Oregon’s coast! It was soooo Goonies-esque! Your Oregon song at the end is hilarious!
I love that coast too. I need a better singer. Can you sing?
I'm Asian, so Portland is a no go zone for me. See Andy Ngo.
@@UnknownColorado wait I’ve never heard about this. What’s the TLDR, plz 👀🥺
???
Race matters, sucker. Get tollerant!
Which reminds me, I preordered his book.
Aunt Tifa seems to be upset that Andy published a book
You talked to a guy from Roseburg who wants to move out of Oregon about Portland. Oh yeah... that’ll be accurate 🙄
Exactly
You’re just mad your city is garbage
We lived in Portland for 34 years. And my husband still works there. The Roseburg guy wasn’t wrong......
He’s not wrong, though.
Was thinking this too 😂
Despite all it problems, Oregon is still amazing state and I love living here
I was born in Portland in 1955, I moved out when I was 30. I wouldn't live there again if you gave me the whole DAMN state!!
Where did you move to? Any better?
Port Aransas, Texas
Very accurate. Grew up in Portland. As a child, I thought the crazy junkies that would jump out at cars downtown and start yelling competitions with invisible things across the street... were just silly adult people; I didn't realize they were all taking drugs. When I became an adult, I noticed a big divide between goths and hipsters, almost like a silent war. Unfortunately the hipsters won and the goth community turned into posers. Even the Tillamook Cheese Factory changed... the workers you spied on during the tours used to wave and smile, but now they hold glaring competitions with the paying visitors. The people in Portland are terrible, every person I've ever met growing up there stabbed me in the back. Traffic's really bad, despite all the nice and convenient public transportation and bike options. And there's always some ridicules violent mob blocking traffic for several hours; and when they do that, the people who take public transport then have to walk for miles to get to their destinations because the buses and trains stopped running. It's such a shame, because it's such a beautiful state. Fresh air, clean water, lots of nice rain and dark clouds and mountains of trees... but the people are so aggressively snobbish. Their motto is tolerance and love, but they're so impatiently hateful towards anything that doesn't smoke weed.
Refreshing to see this in print. I lived there for 17 years and had thought much the same about the people in Portland, the traffic, and the mobs.
I grew up and have lived in Oregon my whole life, I am 64. I smoke weed but I don’t look down on people who don’t. The biggest problem is the homeless situation. But, it is getting better.
cracked up @ "I"m wearing skinny jeans right now....I can barely move, but it's awesome". 👍😂
Dam I simply love your content! You never fail to make me smile. Have a wonderful day.
Today I learned where Tillamook ice cream comes from. Thanks Nick! I also didn't know bigfoot is a boogaloo boy.
lol
Call me non-American but I have been to the Tillamook cheese factory many times being an Oregon native, but I don't like cheese. I'll eat it on like pizza and tacos, but by itself I just can't eat it even the smell of cheese is gross to me. The ice cream is good though lol. Its a really cool place to visit if you ever get the chance. The tourist part of the factory you can literally see every process of the workers making the cheese from beginning to end, but be prepared in the summer at least it is very busy and crowded with tourists.They just remolded the factory too back in 2018 and is now called the Tillamook Creamery and is much more modern looking now with like hybrid outside inside eating areas where you can like get food or ice cream and sit down and enjoy it.
@@royharris752 I live in Louisiana and have never been to Oregon. We have Tillamook ice cream at my local grocery store. I never thought where it came from until I watched this video. Tillamook mudslide is my favorite flavor.
The closing was epic bro ! You literally leave them with wired part that will never know 😂 😂
I live in oregon.. on the coast.. but this whole video is accurate as all get up. I loved it. You did a great job explaining it
Bro so spot on! Hillsburritto*😂
Too much accurate info on here. Wish Portland could go back 20 years ago
super weird. The last 3-5 years the drug and homeless problem is insane! Probably 10x fold .
This is my home state whether I like it or not
I’ve been waiting for this one!! Corvallis is my hometown.
cool becky!
I live in Salem, definitely libtardville.
Corvallis is beautiful.
Corvallis people !
Me, too. Born at Good Samaritan. Had a farm on Peoria road. Went to Dixie. Mrs, Eggy, Mrs. Boney and Mrs. Sidebottom.
Your videos are so good, Nick! Thank you.
I hope you learn stuff!
It’s all true lol I died when you talked about “snobs” THIS is spot on!!! As a native Oregonian, I am guilty as charged. I moved from Oregon because of the pandemic and of the craziness. When I moved to Idaho, I realized oh my goodness… I am a snob!!! It is hard though because living in Portland you have the best of everything! You have the best coffee the best food places, the best everything…. so you do have high standards LOL
Yes...I was like.. wow this guy really must have visited this state.
I just moved to Medford from Maryland and honestly it’s way better here than where I was. Yeah, lots of homeless but I’d go on a walk in West Medford in the dark without a second thought 🤷🏻♀️ But yes, they DO hate out of staters, especially Californians.
Medford is so sprawled out. Some small areas are sketchy, but most of Medford is actually really nice.
Nice to see another fellow Maryland move here. I lived in Jefferson MD and live in Lebanon OR
Not all Oregonians hate out of staters.
I was in Sunriver, Oregon, back in 2017. It was so pretty. When I can look out my window and see cornfields, anything will look aesthetically pleasing.
@@VegasLady81 What the hell is your problem? Why do you have such an issue with people liking Oregon's scenery?
@@VeryLegitPerson No i was referring to my home state of Illinois. Its visually boring here.
@@MoonlightXYZ No you are good bro, that lady I tagged was going after people for liking Oregons scenery for some reason, but she deleted her comment. Hope everything is good in Illinois though!
@@VeryLegitPerson I thought your original comment was to me, mb.
The description of Newport is correct. If you go down Hwy 20 to Toledo, it's the exact opposite.
Love Toledo.
IMO, one of your best original songs yet- the lyrics ring true, delivered in that style of yours. I'm earnest.
i would love to overdub a druggie sounding guitar or bass solo, in the instrumental part before the last lyric verse. 58570301114152908877
This is so funny! His videos are really awesome and helpful.
Ok Sam!
I hope may these times of evolution and life projections are according to your expectations.
Thank you for letting us know about your philosophy of life and healthy habits in your channel.
It is a genuine, hilarious and interesting content.
Goes a hug that aspires to know how to hug you, Nick.
SUCCESSES!!
Ok Javier! You be blessed!
FYI, he doesn't live here so his perspective really doesn't count much for anything.
Been to Hood RIver... It’s beautiful ☺️ country!
Oar- ah- gone is a beautiful state!
Its pronounced " Oar - AGAIN" not " Oar - uh - gone." Obviously you don't live here, or you would know that. Not trying to be a d!ck, just trying to educate.
Born in the west and raised in the East, now in California but still Eastern Oregonian at heart!!!
Oregon was my territory when I was an account manager for a large retailer. I was fortunate enough that year to travel the state and visit many of the cities where a store was located. This was March 2012. I was pretty darn awestruck at the natural beauty of the state. Seriously gorgeous. When visiting Portland I didn’t at the time sense it was crazy and felt fairly safe. 5 years before the 2020 protests reared their ugly head. In Eugene I noticed a shift in the ambiance (not necessarily in a positive direction) and I really liked Bend. I’m pretty conservative so I guess birds of a feather flock together. Free benefits, decriminalization of drugs are magnets for aggravating the homeless situation. For those who really want the help there are avenues to escape it, but many don’t want the help-for whatever reason: mental illness, stubborn resistance or some just plain like the so-called “freedom” they have. It’s a sad state of affairs. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink. Free will trumps all the time. I think there are some solutions but the leaders don’t seem interested in real solutions. Just punish law abiding citizens who pay their taxes and raise their families and don’t want any trouble but have to endure the blight. I have compassion for the downtrodden but have little compassion for those who deliberately choose and decide to live without remorse on a destructive path. But for those who seek and truly want help -that’s honorable.
I live in Oregon and he's dead on as the vid starts
Do y’all hate people from Texas
I've noticed Oregon for some YEARS now, wanna visit there eventually! Understanding more as I learn about the "Rainy Weather", ETC... LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE!
You should!
I like it personally even though it gets alot of hate, people embrace nature more. Lots of trees and parks and the weather is nice.
@@rodrickoftaokingdom1557 COOL!
@@jacobharris1741 You will be welcomed when you come out. Alot of cool opened minded people up and down Oregon.
@@rodrickoftaokingdom1557 Watching so many Videos about, I've researched some Area's of Oregon, different types of places, Bend/Portland/Etc... I admire the what appears to be more relaxed scenario, from Alabama, maybe I can make it out there someday, used too or familiar with Southeast U.S
This was so awesome and so accurate this was worth it
Lived 30 minutes from Portland Or my whole life this guy is accurate! Can’t wait to move out of the joke of a state!
Where too?
This was so ON POINT that I had to SUBSCRIBE 🙂. Solid thumbs-Up!
Soooooolllliiiiid
This is very well done. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Amanda ❤️
The Oregon song is the best one yet! Awesome job been watching them all the down south ones are rough. Wow!
Makes me so sad that this guy is spot on! I was born and raised there and it is amazing to me how he nailed what it is like there now!
Thanks Rebecca! (Or maybe you were talking about Nick) 😂. BTW, is that your real last name???