Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon is actually better than every other city ever created. This causes problems since people love where they're from, and seem to think they're birthplace is also the greatest place on Earth. They are wrong.

Portland, Oregon features one the biggest book stores ever, at one city block square and 6 floors high Powell's Books is pretty freaking huge.

People from Portland are coffee snobs. Good coffee doesn't exist in the midwest, although Kaldi's get's kind of close sort of. Conversations about coffee with Portland residents are best avoided, they might make you cry.

People from Portland are all all gay (at least a little bit).

Portland, Oregon is home to hipsters. Many people from Portland go to Knox, which is a little strange given the distance. Most assume Portland residents are lured by the good looks of Paul Steenis — Dean of Admissions and head of recruitment in the Pacific Northwest.