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Originally Posted by
volosong
Having never lived on the east side of the Rockies, I'm not sure what you mean. Is there a rigid social structure such that if you are not of a certain social status, that you are an outsider? Isn't Oregon fed up with all the Californians moving up there?
Culture and social status are not really equivalent, so I can't answer that question directly.
Oregon has a substantial "Yankee" cultural influence from it's earliest days. It also has a more relaxed and somewhat liberal social culture than some other parts of the western US.
I'll contrast Utah and Vermont. Utah has a much more conservative and hierarchical social culture than the West Coast or the New England states. Vermont has a more idealistic and liberal culture, based on New England values.
Both Utah and Vermont offer great quality of life, but the social culture is not the same.
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