Never been. Surprised I have no friends who have moved there. Guess SF is just better.
Nothing says fancy like eating across the street from a methadone clinic.FTFY
Nothing says fancy like eating across the street from a methadone clinic.
The street kids/homeless were pretty eye opening, though. At least in Vancouver they mostly have the courtesy of staying concentrated on East Hastings. Seemed like they were everywhere in Portland.
They aren't homeless. That's just how hipsters dress.
There's definitely a distinction in Portland between the genuinely homeless, mentally ill or addicted type people and the kids who just hang out on the street to be cool before heading back to their nice home in the suburbs. But there was a LOT of both.
One girl the other day was asking for money and everyone told her no, then she leaned down to her kid and said "Don't worry, I'm gonna get you that happy meal"
FFS. Get on fucking WIC and give him milk, chicken and beans and cheese! Wtf! Ask someone for, what's a happy meal cost? $5? To feed the child sewage? A+ parenting. I worked at a brewery for a couple years and there was a girl that would stand out front with a sign that said. "Pregnant, homeless, need money" and would hold her belly like a pregnant woman bonding with her unborn baby would. Belly never got any bigger. Total piece of shit person. She was there for years
One day I was hella pregnant and hormonal and walking to noodles & co and there was this girl, skinny as hell-- like sick skinny-- with a pregnant belly sitting in the sunshine on a hot day. I threw a $10 at her, yelled at her to sit in the shade and feed that baby. She didn't even have a water bottle next to her. In July.