I know the names people refer to Spokane as. I lived there for a few years over a decade ago. I recently visited a good friend of mine, who still lives there. The time I had with my friends was a blast, but I do not want to move back there.
I want to live somewhere more affordable. I like good beer, wheeling, and shooting. I do prefer living near the ocean, if possible, but willing to give other places a chance.
I lived in Phoenix (some call it the Devil's toilet bowl) while I was in tech school years ago, that place sucks. And people there drive like Anne Frank. I wouldn't live there again either.
Anyone can cal a person, place or thing whatever they want. That doesn't mean it is true.
Just because you like/dislike something doesn't make it good or bad.
Some people say "don't judge a book by it's cover"
Since you do not know me, I will tell you a quote that someone said years ago.
"Assumption is the mother of all F*ck ups".
Walla Walla is like Fresno; very agricultural, ugly, and Hispanic.
If you think Portland is any less liberal than California, you are in for a rude awakening. But I suspect like most Californians, your brain has been conditioned to be accustomed to liberal/leftist ideas.
You think you are conservative, yet when you move somewhere that is actually conservative, you get all smug and mock the locals for not being as sophisticated and refined as you.
You've already chosen to mock Spokane by calling it Spotucky... Your California ego and self-importance is showing...
Everyone else around here that mocks Spokane refers to it as Spokanistan or Spokompton. We focus on the fact that there is a lot of crime and gangs, unlike the rest of the area.
Californians and other liberal refugees call it Spotuky because they focus on it being more white-trash and less cultured than their beloved California and East Coast homelands.
Yes, please move to Portland. Should be a perfect fit...