We loved Carolynn Duncan’s tips on How to make people think like you’re a Portlander, but also loved her “last ditch ideas” if all else fails to convince others that you’re from Portland.
Here are just a few:
- STOP being confused by the weird “you-don’t-get-to-pump-your-own-gas” issue. Enjoy it. Take the time to do something fun.
- Get down with weird food combos (like the famous bacon maple doughnut at Voodoo)

- Refuse to go anywhere that’s not on the MAX
- Pretend like Powell’s doesn’t impress you. (It’s only a really, really, really huge bookstore, right?)
Here’s Carolynn’s entire preso:
Carolynn splits her time between Seattle and Portland. One of the NW’s budding entrepreneurs, you can find her online all over the place including:
- Her twitter page: http://www.twitter.com/hundreddollar
