If you've recently moved to Portland, you probably already know that you should avoid umbrellas if you want to fit in, and the line at Voodoo if you want the best donuts in Portland, but those aren't the only ways to tell a transplant from a PDX local. In fact, here're 26 ways...
Transplants: Work at Nike or Intel
Locals: Work in the service industry
Transplants: Bring a bathing suit to the coast
Locals: Bring a wetsuit
Transplants: Seriously consider the tanning bed in February
Locals: Haven't shaved a leg since November
Transplants: Dye their hair blonde
Locals: Dye their hair blue
Transplants: Owns or leases a vehicle
Locals: Built a bike
Transplants: Takes public transportation for fun
Locals: Misses the Fareless Square
Transplants: Shops at Saturday Market
Locals: Vends at Saturday Market
Transplants: Buys overpriced local goods
Locals: Makes their own
Transplants: Quotes Portlandia
Locals Pretends they don’t watch Portlandia
Transplants: Think this is the year the Blazers win it all
Locals: Know better
Transplants: Have a backup once the Blazers are eliminated
Locals: Secretly wished this was the year
Transplants: Buy kombucha
Locals: Give away SCOBYs
Transplants: Live in the Pearl
Locals: Avoid the Pearl
Transplants: Wait in line for brunch
Locals: Won’t tell you where they eat on the weekend
Transplants: Love the new Downtown Target
Locals: Think Target is like, corporate, man
Transplants: Know how to drive in inclement weather
Locals: Don't leave the house if the weatherman says it may snow
Transplants: Spend an entire day at Powell’s
Locals: Know the best time to avoid the crowds
Transplants: Shop on 23rd
Locals: Sell clothes to second hand stores on 23rd
Transplants: Wear underwear during the naked bike ride
Locals: Bike naked regularly
Transplants: Watch a movie at midnight and pay $10
Locals: Wait for an independent theater to pick it up and pay $3 (and gets beer!)
Transplants: Make reservations when The New York Times mentions a restaurant
Locals: Generally disagree with The New York Times... and have already been there twice
Transplants: Long for decent (insert your favorite regional cuisine)
Locals: Tell you there’s a new cart that serves the best (insert your favorite regional cuisine)
Transplants: Find all of our bridges cute
Locals: Are waiting for the Morrison to collapse
Transplants: Pay for the MAX
Locals: Pretend they’re just visiting when confronted by TriMet
Transplants: Call for a cab
Locals: Know walking is faster
Transplants: Freak out about mold in the bathroom
Locals: Have a mushroom farm
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