Quote: (01-03-2017 10:36 AM)Chunnel Wrote:
I worked in Portland for about 5 months last year, and can echo what everyone else has said in this thread.
My biggest beef with Portland is the misconception that is a "bike" "walk" friendly city. Sure anyone can install bike paths and bike lanes, which there are a bunch of in PDX, but the quadrant system of the city (broken in to NE,NW,SW,SE) makes it horrifically inefficient to get from one part of the city to another without a car. Even with a car it is difficult because of insane traffic. Which leads to my next point:
The city is heavily neighborhood driven, which clouds the waters further. There are cool neighborhoods like: Alberta St, Hawthorne St, Division St, Burnside St, NW 21st, etc. But for all intents and purposes, they are all the same. Same kinds of dive bars, same kinds of coffee shops, same kinds of restaurants. The sheer volume of bars/cafes thins out the clientele per establishment which makes picking bars for gaming a pure lottery system, with lots of FOMO and FOBO.
I thought downtown nightlife in the Pearl District was a waste of time, there are like 6 clubs or so, with long ass lines, $10-$20 covers, and mediocre bitchy suburb talent.
Talent: below average. Too many tattoos, piercings (personally, nothing kills my boner faster than a bull ring), pixie cuts, and dyed hair.
I can't comment on day game, since my days were spent inside the lovely confines of a waste water treatment plant.
Since I don't wanna sound like a total downer, I'll list some positive aspects of the city I did like:
-Great Asian food. Whether it truly is or isn't Little Vietnam the area around 82nd Ave and Division St. has fantastic and abundant Vietnamese (and Korean) food.
-Food in general in PDX is great, especially on a (company per diem!) Surprisingly good pizza for the west coast (this is coming from a NY/NJ pizza purist)
-Went to a Blazers playoff game. Great arena, easy to get to, and the people know how to support their team. Timbers games are the same way from what I hear.
-Someone mentioned Powell's. Yes! this place is fantastic. Going out to the cafe to read is popular here, which I can appreciate.
-'Now for something completely different, but this may be my favorite part about Oregon. Let's say you're waiting at a red light, and the opposing traffic's light finally turns yellow. You start getting amped up to go, but your timing is completely thrown off by the damned delay between when the light finally turns red, and your light turns green. This is not a problem in PDX! Lights turn green almost instantaneously at 4 way traffic lights, which is fantastic for the antsy on-edge drivers like myself!
I hope this is a good rundown for you. I'll answer more specifics if you have any.
This is a very accurate breakdown, yes the Moda Center (formerly known as the Rose Garden) is an awesome Stadium.
Parking is a breeze, fans are truly inspired!
I saw a UFC event there a few months back and the Staff was so fun and loose, they let me and my wife into the VIP area after the event to get pictures with all the Fighters/Refs/Commentators.
Also like I previously mentioned, I have been married with kids since before I found this forum, so I am not out Gaming.
However as a man I notice the same thing Chunnel said above.
Portland has an over abundance of ugly women.
They are tatted, pierced, hair-dyed, overweight, etc...
To find the less feminist women go visit surrounding towns like Beaverton, Tigard, Hillsboro or Tualatin.
These are all within 20 to 30 minute drive from Portland.
Generally:
Beaverton - Middle Class/Rich, White, Asian and Indian girls.
Tigard - Poor, White and Black girls.
Hillsboro - Poor, Latino girls. (also known as Hillsburrito)
Tualatin - Middle Class/Rich, White girls.
Lake Oswego - Rich/Extremely Wealthy, White and Asian girls.