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We Asked Portlanders and Seattleites to Describe Their Neighboring City in Two Words

Our favorite Portland and Seattle looks this week.

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By Sam Gehrke

Seattleites describe Portland as:

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"More weird."

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"Cleaner Seattle."

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"Seattle Jr."

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"Trail Blazers."

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"Great food."

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"Good food."

Portlanders describe Seattle as:

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(Left) "Too crowded." (Middle) "Big city." (Right) "Really expensive."

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"Rainy days."

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"Slightly miserable."

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"Dope and steep."

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(Left) "Grunge rock." (Right) "Dark mountains."

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"Good coffee."

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