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As someone from Portland, Maine, I always get a little miffed when people don't specify that this is Portland, Oregon.

Yeah, Portland, Oregon's metro area is about 4x the size of that of Maine's largest city, but it's not like it's an order of magnitude or anything.

Maybe I'm just jealous that there's more going on there than here. :(

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Then isn't mentioning "Portland, Maine" the better requirement?

It's like somebody in Moscow, Idaho getting upset that people don't refer to it as Moscow, Russia.

Face it, Portland, Oregon is the real Portland.

Woah, someone actually knows Moscow, Idaho exists. +1, sir.

I've been there, haha.

Nope. I won't. 500,000 people live in this area. We're the cultural center of the state. We aren't small potatoes. Face it, Portland, OR is bigger, but it certainly doesn't dwarf Portland, ME.

Moscow, Russia has 11 million people. Moscow, Idaho has 23,000. I know you're probably being flippant, but I hardly think that's a fair analogy.

Besides, we had the name first. :)

Should everyone in California have to specify that they live in California the state, rather than this place:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California,_Pennsylvania

As someone from "Washington, the state" I get good at saying that any time I'm on the east coast.

36,000,000 people live in California. 6,259 people live in California, PA. I don't think that's a fair analogy.

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