We like to play a game, now that we are transplants ourselves, called, “That person is definitely from there,” whereby we guess based on how the people are dressed and acting which city they have traded for a new city that is probably basically where they came from but with minor differences. For instance, the amount of flannel I wear would stymie most people in their quest to place my hometown, but once you hear me say, “I fucking hate Portland,” then most people respond, “Who hates Maine?” because we are on the East Coast and I forget that I have to qualify where I am from, just like when people ask me where I went to college and I say PSU, and they say, “I love Penn State!” and then I remember that really no one cares about West Coast Portland, and they certainly don’t care about Portland State University, facts which makes me feel like I have made good choices by moving here.
Not to be an alarmist, but you should know birds aren’t real https://birdsarentreal.com
But hey, at least you can buy a t-shirt ;)