It’s true, Portlanders love to talk about Portland. Sometimes I think we (Portlanders) are a bit narcissistic when it comes to our beer, music, organic food, greenery, politics, bike-friendliness, laid-backness, etc. One thing I appreciate about Portland is ALL the diversity (I’m being sarcastic, there is very little diversity here even though we pretend there is). And need I mention (again) that even the New York Times has accused Portland of hypocrisy because we swear that we are so progressive but we ignore the people that are being forced out of their neighborhoods, and we ignore the homeless. I too am guilty of this; I love talking about Portland’s beer, bikes, and food.

I have posted a video below from MTV, I originally found it on the Dave Knows Portland blog. But MTV has found young, musically-inclined Portlanders to talk all about Portland. Remember Seattle and the grunge explosion of the 90’s? Could we become the next Seattle?

I know this is a utopic statement, but I think maybe what we need to consider is what we have going for us in Portland and cultivate it. Continue to take care of the things we need to take care of and stop swearing that there’s nothing wrong with us.

Well, the video isn’t working on my site for some reason, so here’s a link.

I’ve written more about these topics here and here.