No, seriously. I think I'm about to have had my fill of Portland. This town amuses me in the sense that a scientist might be amused by the goings-on in a particularly interesting petri dish, but I don't think it's where I should be living. I've been here for about a year and a half now (well, I've only actually been here for about 10 months because of the nature of my career, but still...) and the only friends I have made are the perverts I work with at the bear bar when I'm home, the roommates of my friend who moved here from Maine a year before I did, a handful of PD spags, and the downstairs neighbor who wears sweatpants in public. And it's not for lack of trying. I'm a friendly and outgoing person. Some might say I'm way too outgoing, but still...they hate me for it here. Polite reserve bordering on timidity is the order of the day here and I don't know how much longer I can stand it. I've been going up to Pugetopolis on my days off once every 2 or 3 weeks, ostensibly to visit friends up there but mostly to comfort myself with familiar cultural trappings. Enjoying, if you will, the relative bustle and aggression of a place that, for the 12 years or so that I lived there, I constantly felt was too politely reserved for my tastes.
I need to find a new haunt. One of my favorite things about my life is that my job is not tied to where I live, so I can live any-fucking-where I want, within reason (the company probably won't pay my airfare to and from the ship from, say, Singapore). I'm really not feeling moving back to any of the places in the states that I've already lived. This leaves out Pugetopolis, Portland, LA, Metro Detroit, Maine, and Mammoth Lakes, CA.
I'm not feeling serious winters. this leaves out New England, most of Canada, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Siberia.
I'm just as open to the idea of moving somewhere that might not be a perfect fit for me but will offer a cultural and social challenge as I am to the idea of moving somewhere that's perfect for me.
I'm probably stuck in Portland until the end of 2011, so I have plenty of time to research suggestions and possibly even travel to/through anywhere I think is promising.
So start suggesting places already!
Barcelona.
Do you want to stay in the US?
I don't really want to, but I'm probably effectively confined to North/Central America and the Caribbean.
Then I would say either the Virgin Islands or Peurto Rico. Both have the best of both worlds....
University District of Tucson.
Quote from: Khara on March 11, 2011, 08:20:35 PM
Then I would say either the Virgin Islands or Peurto Rico. Both have the best of both worlds....
Well, the VI is my permanent default backup choice anyway, since that's where I'm from. I can move back to STT anytime I want, so though it IS an excellent suggestion, I'm more looking for something that might be more interesting than moving back to The Rock. PR is intriguing. I'm not a big fan of San Juan, but I love Fajardo and Vieques.
We have more perverts per square mile than Berlin or even Tokyo.
And better car wrecks. Truly astounding, horrific car wrecks.
to Hell.
:D
How to Win Friends and Influence People, ITT.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 11, 2011, 10:09:32 PM
How to Win Friends and Influence People, ITT.
Course, ECH and I had our spats, but I thought it was okay to tease.
And no one said I was winning friends or influencing people when I came back..
But it's my goal not to become what I used to be.
And I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings earlier Doc, I should be more responsible with my postings. You're right.
ECH, if you want my honest opinion, PA is a nice area. As long as you live away from the OH side and far enough from Pittsburgh to breathe.
i second the motion for Tucson. University District, is perfe3ct, too, it'd fit you like a glove, boyo.
Challenge? Upstate South Carolina. Greenville area.
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
FOR HUNTING HIPPIES, COLLEGE FRATBOIS, AND HIPSTERS!
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
FOR HUNTING HIPPIES, COLLEGE FRATBOIS, AND HIPSTERS!
AND COYOTES, JAVELINAS, AND TEMPE.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:05:18 AM
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
FOR HUNTING HIPPIES, COLLEGE FRATBOIS, AND HIPSTERS!
AND COYOTES, JAVELINAS, AND TEMPE.
TEMPE IS FOR WEEKEND GETAWAYS, AND THE PERMITS ARE REALLY HARD TO GET ECH. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN FOR THEM LIKE A YEAR BEFOREHAND! BETTER HURRY UP AND MOVE HERE!!!
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:08:08 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:05:18 AM
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
FOR HUNTING HIPPIES, COLLEGE FRATBOIS, AND HIPSTERS!
AND COYOTES, JAVELINAS, AND TEMPE.
TEMPE IS FOR WEEKEND GETAWAYS, AND THE PERMITS ARE REALLY HARD TO GET ECH. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN FOR THEM LIKE A YEAR BEFOREHAND! BETTER HURRY UP AND MOVE HERE!!!
169% troof. There is a bag limit on Arpaios.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:09:35 AM
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:08:08 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:05:18 AM
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
FOR HUNTING HIPPIES, COLLEGE FRATBOIS, AND HIPSTERS!
AND COYOTES, JAVELINAS, AND TEMPE.
TEMPE IS FOR WEEKEND GETAWAYS, AND THE PERMITS ARE REALLY HARD TO GET ECH. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN FOR THEM LIKE A YEAR BEFOREHAND! BETTER HURRY UP AND MOVE HERE!!!
169% troof. There is a bag limit on Arpaios.
Yes, and on Governor Browns.
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:10:56 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:09:35 AM
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:08:08 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:05:18 AM
Quote from: Nurse Freeky on March 12, 2011, 02:04:36 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
FOR HUNTING HIPPIES, COLLEGE FRATBOIS, AND HIPSTERS!
AND COYOTES, JAVELINAS, AND TEMPE.
TEMPE IS FOR WEEKEND GETAWAYS, AND THE PERMITS ARE REALLY HARD TO GET ECH. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN FOR THEM LIKE A YEAR BEFOREHAND! BETTER HURRY UP AND MOVE HERE!!!
169% troof. There is a bag limit on Arpaios.
Yes, and on Governor Browns.
Yes, considering we have a governor Brewer. :lulz:
Shut it! :lulz:
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 12, 2011, 02:03:50 AM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on March 12, 2011, 02:01:40 AM
Don't want winter?
Guess who has no winters.
GUESS WHO HAS NO OIL-SOAKED BEACHES AND DISNEYLAND SPAGS?
OH, YEAH!
Also, fully automatic rifles. We has them. For hunting.
WUT?!?!?!?!?!?
DON'T TELL ME THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will always recomnd New Orleans because I love her. I want to be inside her all the time.
Aside from that: Belize or Bora Bora.
GO TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET!
That is, all my suggestions do not involve the US (2nd vote for Bora Bora, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Guilin, Costa Rica: 95% literacy rate).
Quote from: Sir Fronkensteen, The Hawk on March 11, 2011, 10:12:08 PM
ECH, if you want my honest opinion, PA is a nice area. As long as you live away from the OH side and far enough from Pittsburgh to breathe.
:lol:
First of all, no offense taken at your first post ITT.
Second of all,
you honestly think that PA is nice?!?You NEED to go see somewhere else.
Anywhere else. PA is a fuckhole with deficient genetics.
Lower Greenville, Dallas TX
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on March 12, 2011, 06:39:46 PM
Quote from: Sir Fronkensteen, The Hawk on March 11, 2011, 10:12:08 PM
ECH, if you want my honest opinion, PA is a nice area. As long as you live away from the OH side and far enough from Pittsburgh to breathe.
:lol:
First of all, no offense taken at your first post ITT.
Second of all, you honestly think that PA is nice?!?
You NEED to go see somewhere else. Anywhere else. PA is a fuckhole with deficient genetics.
I've lived in MD right on the boarder with PA. You speaka da truth......
I am dead serious, dude. Come down here, you'll have a blast.
Well, I'll be passing through sometime this spring/summer, so you guys will have a chance to convince me in person.
I swear I'm actually coming through Tucson this time. I got as close as Gila Bend last time, but GAWD wouldn't let it happen.
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on March 12, 2011, 07:01:02 PM
Well, I'll be passing through sometime this spring/summer, so you guys will have a chance to convince me in person.
I swear I'm actually coming through Tucson this time.
WHOOHOO! :banana:
QuoteI got as close as Gila Bend last time, but GAWD wouldn't let it happen.
That dude is a bastard.
You should check out Norway.
Pretty sure we're going there on a job this summer, but again, as long as I'm with this company I need to live in North America or the Caribbean. they won't pay my airfare from Europe or Asia.
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on March 12, 2011, 07:01:02 PM
Well, I'll be passing through sometime this spring/summer, so you guys will have a chance to convince me in person.
I swear I'm actually coming through Tucson this time. I got as close as Gila Bend last time, but GAWD wouldn't let it happen.
Gila Bend has an effect on motor vehicles that can only be compared to the "Gremlins" of WWII aviation fame.
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on March 12, 2011, 07:43:08 PM
Pretty sure we're going there on a job this summer, but again, as long as I'm with this company I need to live in North America or the Caribbean. they won't pay my airfare from Europe or Asia.
I'm pretty sure you would never last in Norway.
If you put countries/cultures on an extrovert/introvert scale, USA and Norway are polar opposites.
The more up north in Scandinavia you go, the quieter they become. The Dutch are a bit less outgoing than USA (I think) but already the not-quite-looking-you-in-the-eye-at-the-checkout in Denmark started to creep me out after a week. And talking to Norwegian people, tires me out after a while, cause I keep fearing I'll steam right over them or something.
Good people (they save all their screaming for the metal music they make, apparently), but the USAian and Norwegian talking to eachother is one of those classic examples of mismatched cultural personalities. The Norwegian thinks the American rude and "never shuts up" and the American feels the Norwegian clearly lacks social skills ... :-)
Maybe it's somewhat similar to your stereotypical description of the Canadese always apologising for stuff (or something).
Not that I'd think you ECH to have truoble with cultural differences, but given your complaints about Portland, I bet Norway is not exactly an improvement.
I think that was probably Shibby's entire point.
Anyway, with Europe out of the way, there's not much I can offer for suggestions that couldn't be suggested more accurately by the other spags here :)
Except maybe, have you considered somewhere in South America? Argentina, Peru, no specific place or reason or other, just haven't seen that potential location discussed yet, for completeness. Or maybe somewhere really south, where the seasons are upside-down again.