We Asked People in the Pearl Where They Were From and Their Favorite Thing About Portland

“I’m from Milan, Italy. My most favorite thing is surely not shopping—my favorite thing is the beards.”

(Christine Dong)

"I'm from Tokyo. My favorite thing about Portland is the music and organic food. It's so natural here, and the people are so kind."

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"I live in Shanghai, but I'm from Australia. Being from Shanghai, I would say the air is my favorite thing about Portland."

(Christine Dong)

"I'm visiting from Manila, Philippines. I love the food scene—the infusion of different things—and it's pretty laid back here."

(Christine Dong)

Left: "I'm from San Francisco. My favorite thing about Portland is everyone is diverse and nice. As far as cities go, everyone is pretty polite."

Right: "I'm from Vancouver. My favorite thing about Portland is that it's very accessible. Everything is easy to get to—public transportation is good."

(Christine Dong)

"I'm from Bend and my favorite thing about Portland is the food and the tats."

(Christine Dong)

"I'm from Milan, Italy. My most favorite thing is surely not shopping—my favorite thing is the beards."

(Christine Dong)

"I'm from Montana, and my favorite thing about Portland is the weather."

(Christine Dong)

"I'm from the Bay Area. I'd say my favorite thing about Portland is the food culture."

(Christine Dong)

"I'm from California. My favorite thing is that the trees run up against the city."

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