If you had to choose between portland and San Francisco, which city would you choose to live in??And Why? -

I choose Portland because:* S.F. is 40 to 50% more expensive for general cost of living; housing is at least two times more expensive.* S.F. traffic sucks big time, and most people have to go through quite a bit of it for their commute* S.F. is crowded and noisy* It takes less than 90 minutes to drive to the Oregon Coast or the Cascade Mountains from Portland, even to go skiing with running chairlifts every month of the year; from S.F. it takes more than 3.5 hours to get to Tahoe.* The cultural opportunities in Portland are almost as good as S.F., but the cost is considerably less and are easier to partake* There are a surprising number of regulations interfering with everyday life in S.F., like no wood burning fireplaces, not being able to leave a parked car for more than a couple days before being ticketed, council approval of a house s exterior finishes and color, etc., etc.* Crime and political corruption are quite common in S.F. They don t believe that there s a lot less of that in Portland.