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- elektromuzak0
higglesbee, i don't want to come off as a pessimist. there are a lot of great things about portland, and i'm sure as a newcomer you'd appreciate it more than most folks that have lived here their whole lives (like me). everyone will certainly highlight all the awesome things, so i see it as my job to bring up my own concerns about the city. fugged seems to disagree with my view on racial segregation, and as much as i love living here and wish it weren't the case, this is how it is. arthur is right though, portland is a very, very white city so obviously diversity isn't something this city would advertise. but the minority do tend to segregate themselves by choice into various areas like i mentioned before. i think once you move here and have gone to various parts of portland, you'll see what i mean. Here's a test when you get here: go to Pioneer Square (shopping center downtown) and look at the people. Mostly all white. Then go into the Lloyd Center in the NE. A majority of the people shopping are black. That's just one example I'm talking about. And if you go into Beaverton/Hillsboro, you'll start seeing a lot more asian markets and asian people. That's why Uwajimaya is in Beaverton and not in the NE, or SW. Don't get me wrong, I love a lot of things about pdx. This is just my observation.
- Sounds about right to me. Uwajimaya is awesome.arthur
- elektromuzak, thanks for your honesty man. I love it.Higglesbee