Greetings buddy. Your Uber driver from last night. Cool video about Portland. Very real

As a black man in nyc trying to move to Portland, I asked one of my friends from Portland why do you guys love hiking so much? He told me he didn’t get it as well at first too (he’s from Idaho) but when he visited “Crater Lake” he said it change him and he’s never ask why again and never will. So I guess it’s about the journey, health benefits, and what you potentially could be hiking towards that make it worth it. One thing is for sure, I now really want to visit crater lake.

Awesome vid! I know we’d all love to hear another update since you’ve been there for an extra year or so since this video was uploaded.

"then you got the healthy stuff" *shows a picture of literal grass* lmfao

As a black man for myself I wanted to move there I'm 23 and I'm in my career for engineering and I was looking for day in the life of Portland I kept scrolling and scrolling and then I just ran across your video you have gained a subscriber and hopefully when I move there I think your chill to hang around. Thx brodie

I'm going to be moving to the Portland area from California on the 1st of April. I'm really excited and hopefully. I'll be able to find success in the server industry as well as food. Thank you so very much for the information

So much beauty in Oregon. The tents ohhhh my. I wonder how camping is.

I haven't seen any Portland videos for awhile. Do you have any updates, especially now that the city is supposedly shutting down the drugs and trying to get rid of the tents?

Love how honest you are in this, we’re thinking about moving to Portland but I’m honestly not too excited about it, I feel very uneasy in any space where I don’t see people that look like me and also thank you for addressing that poc comment and saying I’m black, I hate when people say poc, this is not the 60’s.

I lived in Portland for about 10 years and you nailed it! Moved back east in 2018. But I miss it sometimes. People have dogs cuz they bark. They bark when your bike is stolen or when someone has mistaken your package on the porch for theirs. Weed stores and food trucks are mostly superb. IMHO Nice vid and thank you for entertaining me. BTW who IS Amine?

I grew up on the Oregon Coast and moved to Portland in '99. How early Portland closes for the most part has been a struggle. When I visited NY and Toronto I was like, everything is available all the time! This is great! Most restaurants in PDX close at 9pm on weekdays which is a bummer if you want late, late? Late night eats past 10pm. The geographic beauty of the region will always be a draw for a lot of people. This Portlander doesn't have a Subaru but a Honda. I do have a dog....and a horse. I have Nike ACGs and Converse All Star (Bugs Bunny furry edition for his 80th bday), Cool vid! Blessed adventures to where your life takes you!

I'm from the Berg... love your channel!

Glad I stumbled across this video. I moved up here about 18 months ago after living in SF for 20+ years. One of our biggest complaints (other than the junkies) is also how early so many restaurants close. I live & work close to downtown, so I’m fortunate enough to be able to walk to work, but even if I had to drive I wouldn’t wa to to leave my Subaru (😂) downtown. Where is Amine?

Great and honest video! Queens born & raised, but lived in CT, NC & NJ. I visited Portland in 2021 and it was nice, but my group definitely felt like the only Black & Latine people there 😅 The homeless population was bigger than we thought & very vanilla, it was an experience. Thinking about a move to Portland next year, since it’s cheaper to live there than in L.A., Santa Monica or San Francisco. Any areas in Portland you recommend? Or to avoid? Downtown, Slabtown, etc?

We love you! Stay in Portland!

"Yes, everywhere in the country is expensive.. all landlords should go to jail..." 😭👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💀💀💀

Just curious... What city do you think might be a better fit for you? I'm also considering a move to Portland but have resisted it for a few years due to some of the things you mentioned. I lived in SF / Oakland for 16 years until 2015 and still miss the diverse art scene and culture and feeling on the street that used to be there. Eventually it got so expensive that the concentration of culture/freaks/diversity eventually moved away and tons of established community centers and businesses went with clearing the way for the tech invasions. I've lived in a few places since then, but nothing really scratches the itch like it used to. Maybe I'm just getting a little older and a little jaded? Anyway, your videos were helpful. Hope you continue to be inspired where you are.

Great content Bro.. I'm a tech Bro.. Hiking is an IT person's safe space. It gets us active, moving, with less stress than lifting, with more fun. Our backs, knees, hips, are dying for us to move

Thank you !!! I am getting transferred for work and my husband and I were concerned. He is black and I am Latina and so many people have told us that there are no people of color. We are taking a trip this month to check it out like you said, wish us luck

Im mobing from illinois to Portland not sure how easy factory work will be to find like forklift driver shipping and receiving

I’m living in South Carolina right now, but my family was military so I was in Florida, California, Virginia, Hawaii, etc. I’m not a big fan of where I am and I’m thinking of moving after school (if everything goes well), but I don’t want to jump into a city and make a big mistake. I love the Pacific Coastline and Portland is just beautiful, but what you said about the homeless people and the police makes me… eh… I’m young! I want to go somewhere exciting, but not carjacking exciting. And thanks for making this video! People that want to move around like me always appreciate your insight and advice.

How much longer do you see yourself living there? May i ask your age?

Dope video bro! 25 year old black guy thinkin about moving here in a few months

“There is no sales tax here.” Unless they changed things recently, there is absolutely a food and beverage tax that goes to the parks.

I been waiting on a new video, I'll be their in March,Do all soul food restaurants

I moved to Portland in 96 for my job in Lake Oswego/Tualatin. My Lord!!! I was the only Black guy at my job and Lake Oswego too. I lived in Portland for 4 years. During the summer months, I would go to Cannon Beach and spend 2 weekends a month there at the Tolovano Inn. I'm originally from New York(Queens) so I would go to Seattle when the Yankees were in town. Not many hangout spots after 1am..I didn't like that.

Brooklyn girl here relocating to Portland in August.

I’m a Portland native and everything said is facts 🙃

The Tina Koteck comment killed me!!! LOL!

hey bro whats the vintage sneakers & clothes (vintage/designer) scene like out there? and dating like how is the gyatss out there? i see you dropped a few like nike HQ(!)and adidas hq (fire af) but im looking for new and rare things im from ATL, im black and 25.

Your Portland videos are so honest and helpful for us (born and raised in Brooklyn), thank you for sharing! We're thinking of moving to Portland and agree with literally everything you've said. What brought you out there? Which neighborhoods would you recommend?

I’m a Black teen from Atlanta who’s interested in moving to Portland in the future. I’ve heard it’s tech hub especially for the tech industry.

"The Portland way, steal some wheels", you get a like for that!

as a white dude , im glad to see blacks and mexicans finally come over , i miss the mix tbh

Phoenix in the winter bro,it will blow ur mind...summers are too hot though

I am moving there this summer first week of august you got any suggestion on any apps I can network and find the 🌿man im coming from the east coast In maryland

Thank you for posting this video :). I’m looking to move to Portland and I have so many questions. Let me know when you’re free for a chat?

I’m visiting Portland Oregon next month hopefully is four days good enough for my first visit?

I like your vid. I live in Portland, and I see people saying its either a shit show or its amazing. It feels honest

Interesting your take on the lack of law enforcement due to the junkies being white. I don’t agree with you as that’s the root cause, but my perspective is gonna be quite different from yours. I’m a native, born and raised, so it is always interesting to hear an outsider’s perspective.

💚 Portland. I'm coming back.

Ngl I thought u we’re reviewing Vancouver for a bit

WHERE IS AMINE 😂 great video very informational 😊

Lmaaoooo why did you put a picture of curren$y for the buying a car part

Where you plan on living next ? Maybe try New Orleans

Honestly, regarding the food, unless you live in Portland proper you’ll probably never experience anything that special. I lived in LA previously (not from CA so don’t freak out natives!) and there’s SO many more options and they’re everywhere! Yeeess everything closes so early it’s so frustrating!!! And no alcohol in the grocery store. You have to make a special trip to a liquor store. It’s dumb.

every time you say junkies, it makes me think of them saying "walkers" in the Walking Dead 😂

desperate employees? what type of jobs, i've been hoping to move there for a bit but the listings are so limited on linkedin 😭

Thank you for acknowledging the difference between "people of color" and Black people. And thank you for sharing your perspective as a fellow Black man.

Oh brother

If I moved to Portland, would you be my friend ?

Ive lived here 25 years. Portland is a revolving door of naive do gooders who don't know where to draw the line. Hence junkies. :( But it still has many amazing qualities so there you go. Your videos are funny too. Keep it up.

I am from Washington, DC and you nailed what it is like to be black in Portland. I have been her just over a year.

Your take on lack of enforcement is interesting and made me consider if the same is going on in my city, Philadelphia. We have a well known fentanyl/opioid area called Kensington where people pretty much are homeless and use drugs openly. They are majority white and from the suburbs of Philly. We already know about the racially motivated difference in how cocaine and crack sentencing went but it’s just blatant how hands off law enforcement is with the opioid epidemic

Okay let’s back track just a lil bit.. before the whole gentrification thing happens. Portland had the own neighborhood. And still do somewhat. It’s in North portland. The villa. Aka the vill.. lot of blk ppl stay over there. It’s lots of blk that in north portland in general.. now the whole thing about blk ppl don’t exist here? What do you mean? Plz elaborate? Cause you can look at that multiple way…….. so have you ever been to chucks or jacks?

I’m from Atlanta and I’m thinking about moving to Portland for a change. But the J’s (junkies) out there seems like a epidemic. I’m definitely bout to visit next month before I move.

Where is amine !

Nice video. I'm white but it still surprises me how white Oregon is, even in their "major city". Oregon looks very beautiful but I'm not outdoorsy, just like a nice view and being around that many white people would make me uncomfortable. I've never lived in a city that's even half white, let alone 90+%. I suppose it's good that the lack of diversity hasn't affected the food options though. What other cities in Oregon have you visited?

Plan on moving there next year. Fuck the cons lol

im from seattle most of this is normal

Great vid bruh 💯 we need more blacks to migrate to Portland 😂 tht should be a movement or sum lbs but yes great information to think about before makin tht move !!

Thank you for reminding me why America is so bad. I’ll stay in Budapest

Where is Amine? And can he tell us where the other black people are?

LOL ! 10 / 10 Review 👣

Have fun. Been here six years. Leaving in a year. Place is awful

Bro im moving from pg county maryland to Milwaukee oregon on the 31st of this month ill be right outside of portland the job opportunity and the cheapness is what drew me to moving their

The food in Portland has been the worst experience for me. Everything is bland and mediocre, at least compared to Houston.

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Where is Aminé!?👀

I love the background music in this video. Also if there are beautiful Black men like you in Portland. I'll be just fine!

Soul food? Soul food in new York is different than in New Orleans

I’ve lived here since 2006. If my husband didn’t have to stay here I would move. It is a beautiful place though if you enjoy nature. We’re always camping and going on road trips. And yeah I’m always the only black person wherever I go. Fortunately, my friends of 11 years are mostly black. So I we get together when possible. Being an introvert helps😂

Why do they love dogs so much? 😂

They can’t hog all the beauty to themselves

"Maybe you like junkies?" Lol

“Maybe you like junkies!🤷🏾‍♂️” 💀😭

You may love L.A.

As a white Portlander I can vouch that I’m scared shitless of the police or to commit a crime. I don’t do drugs and I know they don’t criminalize drugs but that goes for all races. Don’t hit someone or commit a traffic offense.

Dear viewer, please don't move here. Thank you.

Tacos

Portland cons: People who hike and love dogs.😂💀

So theres basically nothing to do besides stay home learn to cook play the game if i dont wanna be outside all the time or creat youtube content ? I visited there before ran into few homeless and also had ran into few ppl that love politics so def u hit things right from your prospective

….. I still like Oregon……

I relocated for a job. I am a Director of Development for a nonprofit that serves the homeless. If you are from a place where African Americans are progressive thinking and have strong black organizations that serve the community this is not Portland. As a person from the East Coast, specifically the Washington DC Metro area, you will find community but the point of making a place your home is to find BELONGING. It is shocking to me how black folk don't value education and understand it as a way to gain some momentum in this area. This place is very prejudiced, I do the work here so I know. It is not cheaper to live (cheaper than Caili/New York) gas is expensive, food is overpriced, housing well that depends on what you are looking for. Being single and young might work but as a Balck family or couple, give some thought to what you want your children to know about who they are: they will not learn it in this school system. I DO NOT GET WHY FOLK LIKE THE FOOD HERE...I am a Southerner and these folk cannot make soul food Mexican food and Chinese food...There is no Mambu Sauce. I am missing intellectually stimulating conversations with folk who look like me. Looking forward to making my way back home at the end of this year.

Portland has really on other flaws. The junkies keep the housing cheap-ish hahaha

Your homelessness issue has nothing on LA and the BayArea

Hiking and the outdoors is one of the few reasons anyone would willingly put up with homeless and junkies everywhere. If all you like to do is eat food and stay inside you can do that anywhere.

Portland is overcrowded and way overpriced. You missed the nice boat by about 20 years. Looking to move elsewhere, maybe even Europe.

Portland had way more nightlife before the pandemic so lots has changed. I disagree that crime is accepted because of skin color. And the comment about letting junkies on the bus was strange. How do they know who to not let on the bus? So someone looks like they have a drug addiction and the bus driver says not you. Interesting perception but some of it was weird. Saying black people do not exist out here is not true and bizarre but ok. All you have to do is look at the stats and it's already known there are more white people out here but that doesn't mean people of color don't exist here. Portland is not what it was before, right now, it's not the same city at all. We didn't use to have tents everywhere. It got out of hand during the pandemic and now we are struggling to get it back where it was. People do not like or trust the police because many of them cited or were friends with Proud boys and much of that thought of the police hasn't changed.

Oregon is a beautiful place but all I see is homeless videos from this city… but the real facts is there’s homelessness in ALL cities in the US

Yeah but you came from New York $$$…. That’s like comparing California to New Mexico😂

Lack of African American in the Pacific northwest. Not cool. Maybe if you spend all your time in the downtown Portland area is fine but anyplace outside of it is majority white 90% +. I stayed in Oregon for 6 months from Portland Sellwood area all the way down to Eugene oregon. No blacks. Even stayed in Vancouver Washington for awhile and still no blacks. This is fine for the blacks who prefer being the token black but if you have a comfort level in seeing those that look like you, then the Pacific northwest is not for you. Stay clear of Oregon and Washington state unless you are strictly staying within the large city area of Portland oregon and Seattle Washington because the suburbs and rural areas will let you know your unwelcomed. So the trips to the costal beach areas and mountains will prove to be not so happy adventures.

What's a nice fuckying video, but your side on complaining about walking cooking your own food and dogs haha I thought it was funny. I understand, big city. But I'm on the otheteside

Literal embodiment of why Portland's falling apart.