# A good place to live?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-place-to-live/1290>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 16, 1999, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-place-to-live/1290 "1999-06-16T07:22:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 18, 1999, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-place-to-live/1290/21 "1999-06-18T23:17:00Z")

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> Gr8Kat, Dare I say California? But my parents were from Portland–born and raised. If second generation American/Irish are being offered Irish citizenship (i think), then wouldn’t it be quite magnanimous of Oregon to welcome me home?

Hmm… might have to run that by Governor Kitzhaber… say, does this mean you’re considering Portland? Did I win? Was this a contest? Did I win??

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