We have been here 20 years , folks used to be so friendly , not so much anymore . My wife and I walk allot all over town , I intentionally say hello to everyone and I would say 90 percent of folks never respond , most even look the other way or at their phone when we are ready to cross paths on the trail , riverwalk , where ever . Allot of folks here now act like they are better than you and wont even make eye contact , some actually even seem to get angry when you say hi , its very strange but always an interesting experiment as we walk . My hopes are that folks read this and start smiling and saying hello too , the world needs this.

Bend was a lot better in the 1980's ! To big now.

#10. Do we hate Californians? YES. I moved to Bend in '92 and it turns my stomach to see what it's become. Used to be you could be a waitress or a bartender, or work at the log mill, and you could afford to live here. $600 a month for an entire house. One fifth the population, no crowds on the trails or at Smith Rock. The intersection of Galveston and 14th was a two way stop. No need for roundabouts, there wasn't enough traffic. All gone. So yes, we blame Californians. And everyone else, really. Now the best place in Oregon is......

Born and raised in Bend, left permanently back in 2020. Changed way too much, too over populated, and most expensive city in Oregon now and basically California 2.0. Miss the trails for hiking/running and the smell of the high desert. But otherwise dont miss it.

I'm an Oregon native from the valley but prefer Bend for the recreation and climate. 40 years ago when I moved here the population was 18,500. Now you've got to be wealthy to live here.

I have lived in Oregon for over 45 years. I avoid central Oregon as much as possible. I can certainly understand why certain types of people are attracted to Bend, but those are not the types of people that I like to befriend.

We moved here from "the city" 11 years ago and I decided then to NOT do the Bendite boring fashion statement of puffy jacket and blue jeans all the time. Everyone looks like clones with zero individuality! So I wear whatever is fun and colorful to me. Unfortunately I have actually had several women say to me "you are always so dressed up". Can I just be unique for heaven's sake, and have some fun without being judged?! By the way, I have a friend who is a beautiful black woman who loves it here. She found her husband here as well. She ALSO wears fun, colorful, "dressy" clothing and always looks like a million bucks! She is celebrating her uniqueness too. Women of Bend - celebrate your femininity and wear dresses more!

Great video, very informative. Sounds like my kinda people. No plans to move there but I'll have to pay y'all a visit sometime.

I recently went to Lincoln and had a surprisingly good experience. Honestly, I didn’t think I would like it as much as I did, so I’ll swoop through Bend next time 😊

The "early worm gets the bird"... especially driving in a round a bout!

Town name sounds like a pirate saying " Bend over again!”. Now you have been told.

Moved to Bend from Northern Az. Nice parks, lots of places to swim. The only thing I am not happy with is how they take care of the roads in the winter..... even with 4 wheel drive, all wheel drive and studded tires....I hear all the money goes to Parks and Recs.

The dogs are very friendly in bend. The people , not so much. Worked on many custom homes in the bend,Redmond ,sisters area. Met some nice folks. Also many, too many posturing ,phony, outdoorsy types who seemed to have no real purpose, and only nonsense was spoken among them. But, they really looked the part, all had the same apparel on. Patagonia, Texas, and beanies, very unoriginal. Glad to be back in Montana, around Genuine humans,..although Bozeman suffers from the disingenuous posers that bend attracted. My home state of Montana is doomed, because they're coming, in suvs and puffy jackets,.. jamming up the trails and highways throwing they're cliff bar wrappers all over. I wish they would all climb up Smith Rock and state up there.

I would like to move to Bend if I were to live in Oregon but the winters would be a reservation unless I got a Subaru or SUV.

Shevlin-Hixon t-shirt?

Do Bend people go to Portland or Seattle often???

i really want to move my family out there from AZ. Its horrible living here. nodder city. and going outside is not nice even a little. i hope if we do, we are welcomed.

Ahhhh Hixson mortgage company.

"Liberals"

In the words of Danny DeVito: It got rooned ! Rooned !

Just like the environment there the people are homogeneous. Everything looks the same there.

Lots of homeless now.

We see all types. Move folks in and out and all over. This is accurate.

A Dangerous City: 10/ten DUI's in 48 hours!!! • 47 breweries • 13 wineries • 17 liquor makers ● and an app to find them all! What could go wrong?

BOHICA BUDDY 🤣

White majority areas are a good thing. They aren't something that needs to be "corrected."

Diversity, what's wrong? Are there too many brown people not enough black people for your liking?