My daughter lived there two years. She was always told things like, “that never, or hardly ever happens here in Portland.” Sunshine in the winter, homeless problems, bums, crime, protests, school funding disasters - you name it. Problem was that they had to keep saying that all the time.
I know a liberal couple that lived there and also said “that never, or hardly ever happens here in Portland.” but they recently moved to a part of Appalachia where it is actually true