sixstringsteve
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I know it's a HUGE over-generalization, but be prepared for a lot more of the hippie mindset to transfer to your children. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I think the hippie mindset has a lot to offer, but be aware that your kids will be indoctrinated with different opinions than they're indoctrinated with here. Once again, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, just different. The simplest ideas that we may take for granted can be seen as criminal in different cultures.
In Oregon you'll see some really different attitudes towards things than here. For example, you'll get a lot more anti-gun sentiments, anti-hunting, everything in the name of environmentalism, affirmative action, animal rights above human rights, dependence on the government to fix our problems, pro-vegan, anit-meat eating, etc. As Kevin said, you'll meet a lot of people who think they are better than you for the moral high ground they believe they've taken (not that Utah is devoid of this phenomenon). I grew up in the San Francisco area and I remember my city council holding a vote to ban internal combustion lawn mowers in my town because they pollute too much. Fortunately it got voted down, but expect stuff like that to come up regularly. Expect your kids to be made into monsters for shooting guns or hunting. Take a look at how CA bans new 2-stroke motors and how they have "orange" and "green" tag days for dirt biking. Expect this type of mindset to permeate everything.
On the flip side, your kids will learn a lot more about diversity and different ways of life. They'll learn more about taking care of our planet, recycling, alternative energy sources, protecting animals and their habitats, alternative lifestyles, acceptance of people different from you, tolerance, they'll probably learn to be less materialistic, and they'll learn how to make friends with people who have entirely different lifestyles. They'll be exposed to all sorts of different mindsets and situations you could never encounter here. These are all great things that can happen anywhere, but I'd expect them to learn it better in an environment like in Oregon. I remember being in a high school math class of 34 students. 3 of us were white. It was interesting to be the minority, and it was a night and day contrast between the experience my brothers have here where 99% of their school is white upper class.
In Oregon you'll see some really different attitudes towards things than here. For example, you'll get a lot more anti-gun sentiments, anti-hunting, everything in the name of environmentalism, affirmative action, animal rights above human rights, dependence on the government to fix our problems, pro-vegan, anit-meat eating, etc. As Kevin said, you'll meet a lot of people who think they are better than you for the moral high ground they believe they've taken (not that Utah is devoid of this phenomenon). I grew up in the San Francisco area and I remember my city council holding a vote to ban internal combustion lawn mowers in my town because they pollute too much. Fortunately it got voted down, but expect stuff like that to come up regularly. Expect your kids to be made into monsters for shooting guns or hunting. Take a look at how CA bans new 2-stroke motors and how they have "orange" and "green" tag days for dirt biking. Expect this type of mindset to permeate everything.
On the flip side, your kids will learn a lot more about diversity and different ways of life. They'll learn more about taking care of our planet, recycling, alternative energy sources, protecting animals and their habitats, alternative lifestyles, acceptance of people different from you, tolerance, they'll probably learn to be less materialistic, and they'll learn how to make friends with people who have entirely different lifestyles. They'll be exposed to all sorts of different mindsets and situations you could never encounter here. These are all great things that can happen anywhere, but I'd expect them to learn it better in an environment like in Oregon. I remember being in a high school math class of 34 students. 3 of us were white. It was interesting to be the minority, and it was a night and day contrast between the experience my brothers have here where 99% of their school is white upper class.
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