A new version of the same old question

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What am I going to miss, when (if) I move to Portland from Boston? Bonus points for not saying anything about cold or snow or sports since I hate those things.

(cross-posted to Damnportlanders)

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Why move to Portland?

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Hi -- I'm a friend of HCs who moved from Portland to Boston about a hundred years ago (or 1984, whichever came first).

Let me see...in Boston...food and rent are more expensive, people are ruder, and drivers are way wackier. You'd have to get used to driving politely and not jaywalking.

However -- it really does drizzle for months on end (October 15 to July 15, in my recollection). Winter is 41 degrees and drizzly. It doesn't really rain hard enough to get in the way of doing things, but it can wear on the soul.

What would you miss? Probably not much -- Portland now has good food, good music, a fair bit of funky culture, and farmers markets that I covet mightily. However, you won't see those crisp, blue, midwinter days; and in the fall, the green just dulls a bit -- none of those astounding New England autumn colors.

Should you move there -- let HC know and I'll introduce you to my favorite professional dogwalker...

mll

Re: Why move to Portland?

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The main answer to "why" is "housing prices (especially houses with a yard" and the runner up answer is "goddamn snow and unending cold."