I was getting my haircut yesterday at a very nice little local place (glass of wine included), and the hairdresser asked what I thought of PDX so far. I paused for a little too long I guess, and said we were still on the fence. Even though Portland and Seattle are less than 200 miles apart, they seem a world apart. In talking with her, the word casual came up to describe Portlandians, and it totally rang true to me. Portland peeps are just that, causal. It is fine to leave your house in whatever, and offer no apologizes and why should you? Hell, I left the house in a half Bouffant and pigtails and no one looked twice. Maybe people in the Seattle area were too concerned about appearance? I looked around our music class today, and must of the moms looked causal and happy. They got up and danced, and no one worried if their hair got out of place. I am not sure I can completely embrace this causal lifestyle but I am trying to look at in a different light.
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