not to mention that's where they hang out because the homeless shelter is around the corner and the building they're standing in front of is the resource center
...you won't be getting paid by me -- you, hands down, are the most narrow-minded, shallow, self-impressed, and judgemental creator I have stumbled upon. Good luck, Jose.
Anyone who simply drives through a city they have never been to has no room for an opinion on anything. Try walking around and actually seeing things, I know that's not common in the Sunshine State where you have to drive down an 8 lane highway to your local Walmart for your groceries and high blood pressure medication.
Laughable if it wasn’t so pathetic. Especially in such a walkable city. Zero respect for pedestrians & cyclists. Driving through burbs & city for a few minutes makes him an expert on exactly nothing.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS well theres no real hoods to vlog about in Maine so they got that going for them 😂 I lived in Florida and Maine before… Maine is nice and Florida is a shithole
As a Canadian who’s lived in Maine for 12 years, if you think parts of Maine are scary, well, I’m going to have to giggle at that, especially with your real estate license from Florida…I mean Florida 😂😂😂😂
Statistically speaking, Portland is a top 10 city to move to in the country and the Northeast is ranked high if not the best for quality of life. End of the day it’s all opinion based so everyone should respect your opinion, but Portland has some awesome positives as well that could’ve been displayed!
Have you ever been there? It was like that 10-20 years ago. It gets exponentially less livable and disgusting each year that passes by. Democrat leadership, liberal citizens, and immigration have turned it into an armpit.
Mainer here, Portland is a dump; numerous homeless, panhandlers all over, refugees all over, and so expensive it has no middle class. We avoid it like the plague.
Classic cope. All places have shitty parts but if you're defending them because it's your city. It sounds like a trash way to cope, it's probably why it got that bad in the first place. Complacency.
I live right near where the video started and have lived all over Portland, mostly in downtown. I plan on moving to Florida soon but I'll always have love for Portland. Born and raised and proud of it. I've also been homeless in Portland and it ain't "trashy" or "embarrassing" to be homeless. Lotta these mfs got stories that would send a shiver down your spine, don't be so quick to judge. Also the cold doesn't "reset your mind" it fucking sucks and it's a mixture of that and rising rents driving folks off.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS You use moving to florida and other states because of the warm weather gives you no valid point, people do say let's move to maine, so many actor's and rich people have moved here, keenebunkport and many very rich area's is where it's nicest, but you can not compare the grimmy parts of florida to portland, there is no comparison, violent crimes are far more, although portland used to be bad, still get's it popping, fight's daily, out of towner's would get messed up talking sh*t, drug's are the worst of every city but the beautifulness of portland, antiq building, roads, so much more make up for it, it's nice most the areas, you didn't even get a glimps fo the homeless population, it's soooo bad, you have to live in it to really understand how bad it can get, it was far worse for sure, it's unreal when i think about it, my life was like a movie and most my friend or people i grew up with are dead or in prison, still not as bad as florida's bad areas, Driving through places gives just a glimps obviously, any place has people that can get it popping no matter how nice you think it looks, dems are ruining America!
@@AnaGiselle777 That makes NO sense. The cost of living is OBJECTIVELY worst in the north than in the south. Almost NO ONE is moving up north except a bunch of stupid southern liberals.
For someone who "doesn't know the area at all" they drove straight into the poorest part of Portland right off. After that as for the "not knowing the area" drive up to Congress St, which most of us who are local know is a magnet for the homeless since they were just 2 blocks from a SHELTER and he drove right in front of the soup kitchen on Oxford Street! Then onto State Street and headed towards the Old Port. Now the Old Port is pretty nice as he's on York Street passing by very expensive condos and doesn't say a WORD about that. So much wrong so wrong with this video. A horrible one in a beautiful area. I am a local and find this very biased! Extremely so. Yes, Portland attracts more than our fair share of homeless in the city, it's the largest city in Maine, and yes there are drug addicts. He's so "worried I'll be assaulted" and yet no one even got near the car and "OOHHHH I AM SO SCARED!" PLEASE!! I travel State Street often as well as York Street and never ever I have seen anyone being assaulted. No need to watch further this is not a true reflection of where I live at all.
People that live in ghetto run down places will visit other places and seek out the worst areas because that's what they're used too. They will intentionally skip the nice areas.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS You have no idea where I live. No one who lives in nice areas will visit another state or city and end up in the hood. I have never even been in a hood and I've traveled all over this nation and several countries. When I visit somewhere, I am tourists. Tourists don't waste their money and time visiting the worst parts of a destination.
i hope u realize that portland isnt just lighthouses and lobsters, there’s some bad parts. That one area with the homeless ppl is literally right next to the shelter .. what would u expect. N plus that dude wasn’t doing it on purpose, he was on something. Jus bc that one part of portland was “trashy” doesn’t mean the rest of it is
Maine is pretty once you get out of the cities that democrat policies have destroyed. Portland itself is an absolute disaster. Rundown buildings, horrendous streets, a broken economy, and homeless people pitching tents anywhere possible. Then of course you have the “asylum seekers” everywhere that we don’t have the resources for. The further north you go in the state, the more you escape the reality that Maine has become.
Portland Maine undoubtedly has a homeless problem and you see a moderate to large number of addicts on Congress Street. My hope for the city is that they begin to excel at dealing with these very real problems through their tradition of civic engagement - the same tradition which has produced good to excellent results in urban development. With this said, what our friends here were showing in the video did not necessarily align with what we were seeing in the video. What they saw early on colored everything else they saw. Others have covered what I'd have to say, but I can say as a 20-year resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia that homelessness and drug addiction are here as well. Fentanyl addiction seems less prevalent but there are tent cities lining University Avenue and large numbers of beggars on Spring Garden Street. I love Portland and am impressed by what citizens have done with their city from a development perspective over the past 20 years. More needs to be done in the affordable housing front for sure. I'm confident that it's citizens will continue working on their problems - and bring the very bottom of their city up a few notches so they can particpate in mainstream life. These people are not trashy. They're typically traumatized - oftentimes the trauma being childhood sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Add poverty into this mix and you have a recipe for homelessness.
Learn your road laws in different states, bicycles in the state of Maine having road rights not supposed to be on the sidewalk also pedestrians have right of way regardless of a crosswalk
Portland Maine is your best bet if you have a steady job. If you’re into the restaurant business, you’re in luck. We like our beers and clam chowders during the winter 🥶 If you don’t own a vehicle, it’s still easy to navigate to get to work. Just dress warm ❤
Portland is a great city. there’s lots of sections to explore (Munjoy hill, woodfords corner, etc…). It’s one of those cities that aren’t ridiculously huge (like NY) but still feels super urban. Also the views are freaking awesome near the water. downside is that it can be pricey in some areas.
You have to be extremely wealthy to live a comfortable life in Maine. Horrendous economy and we are taxed on absolutely everything. Wages are very low compared to the very high cost of living.
Fr I prefer cooler weather or chilly weather unless I'm going to the beach lol. Hot and humid weather just make you feel tired because it zap the energy out of you.
Weird. Driving around & around in a walking city (crosswalks exist for a reason btw) and in the burbs. Doesn’t differentiate between Cranston, RI & Maine. No evidence of prior research or even mention of any associated special interests-probably no clue about history of working waterfront either. Zero interest in local culture, music scene, has no experience living here b4 (during any previous decade) but somehow knows it’s gone to crap over time. 😵💫also didn’t go to any nearby beaches, no trips to countless islands, no boat ride, nearby woods etc.. even really basic travelers would know to get crab sandwich, lobster roll, steamers whatever. Thinks food is same in Portland as in CA, though they’re on two different oceans. SMH. Foodie town even if seafood isn’t your thing. There’s lots of reasons that city is flooded with visitors year round, but he’s probably totally clueless about that too. Excellent guide to go somewhere without having a single travel experience. Heaven forbid he set foot in Longfellow’s, but would probably complain about having too many books. Might as well have just visited Walmarts & eaten at McDonalds.
our city is doing nothing to take care of our homeless its insanely terrible we are ALL not happy about it, as well as being the most gentrified city in northern new england...
As we know, “asylum seekers” are their #1 priority as that expands the democratic voting pool. And yes, otherwise Portland and its residents are in a dysfunctional dynamic between a small New England city and an influx of the wealthy from out of state.
Get the out or try to help if it’s so embarrassing. U literally drove by the homeless shelter and a couple ppl down on their luck u gotta talk shit???? Stay in Canada
I’ve been there in Portland, Maine and in all the six New England states. I live in Maryland but would like to move up to Maine someday. It’s clean and peaceful up there. It has it all being on the northeast coast. Florida is great too as I’ve been all over the Sunshine State. I like palm trees but it’s just too hot and humid don’t there for me. 😃👍🏻🇺🇸
This city looks beautiful like a nice place to raise kids safe calm quiet clean the stores dont even have cages and no garbage in the streets nobody coming up to your window at red lights asking for money or tryna sell u shit
I hate the people saying “ yeah we have a homeless problem but it isn’t like LA” or “yeah we have crime but it isn’t Detroit” that kind of thinking is what ruined those cities
It’s coming to every city or small town that was formerly spared of these inflictions as a result of democratic agendas. They want society to fall apart so that people become reliant upon the government.
Went to a lobster festival back in October. Didnt like the city in its current state. Its a historical American city and not ONE American flag to be found anywhere. Just toxic rainbow and BLM. Even the post office didnt have a USA flag. Disgraceful.
Lived on a coast guard cutter at Maine State Pier mid '60's felt like it was 1850 - very different from FLA , Portland has character , very nice place .
Welcome to my town!! I actually live in a decent part of South Portland, but the homeless / drug issue is terrible in Portland. Don't be walking there at night!
I've never felt threatened by any homeless people walking around Portland, but I am a large enough man I guess. There isn't anywhere in Portland that's nearly as dangerous as neighborhoods in many other cities. I'd say don't walk barefoot and carry mace if you're a woman just in case, but we have extremely low violent crime and when it does happen it's usually domestic.
Cool. Now do the same video for the poor parts of Miami and Orlando. I lived in FL 25 years ago and I’ll bet not much has been to some of the thriving communities around Kissimmee. 😂
maine is very safe, portland not so much compared to the rest of maine, trust me still very safe compared to other places, but portland is maines boston in every way, in recent years only the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer, locals are leaving and masshles are coming to rent 1bed apt's for 3k a mnnth and it ruins the rent for everyone else, we are going thru huge issues figurinng out how much landlords are allowed to raise rent, we have a vote coming up in just a couple of weeks
Slow done their Y'all, It was all over when you said Detriot was a nice place? As for Florida, its, turning into a cookie cutter HOA, clearcutting, F nature wasteland. Portland is constantly in transition and currently its expanding in population faster than infrastructure was designed. Yes ,it has big city problems, huge LGBTQ community and it is a sanctuary city. Take it or leave it. Remember Maine is about the outdoors. SO get out and hike a trail or two and work on that chunker life style. Thanks for emphasizing the ugly side NOT!
You finally made to the best city with no questions ask? If you find a nice city like portland safe let me know. I have been looking for a city like portland but warm for years, can’t find it anywhere
I dont live in Cuba so I don’t care I live in USA and When this gets worst looking towards canada or spains laws to immigrate. I dont look back i look forward
OMG guys! You have the most boring conversation. The woman sounds drunk. Put some excitement into this. No one cares about your personal life when you are trying to show states.
It’s amazing how your wife, who is making more money as a real estate agent than you are as a TH-camr, is able to put up with all of this bullcrap that you constantly say.
You literally parked in the lot of a day shelter across from a night shelter of course ther are goi g to be homeless people ther. Not even 10 as far as i saw. Portland per square ft median real estate cost is higher then Miami at city many consider hip and desirable. Portland is a service center for all of York and Cumberland County meaning homeless folks go ther from all over the state for services. Yall are debating Ohio like it matters the point is your so neg your viewrs think your.old last should leave you.
The homeless population is out of control. City "Leaders" have no idea how to handle it. Its not safe anymore and so sad. They care more about asylum seekers who have taken over the expo, surrounding area and schools, hospitals. Some in need and most taking advantage of free food, shelter, phone, health care. The police have fireworks being shot at them and they cant do a thing because of woke, juvenile, city leaders taking control. The homeless are taking over parks business area's and just like San Fran business are hurting. The life of Portland is being slowly sucked out of it and there is no coming back from it. Could have been the best city in the North East but not anymore. Its time to wake up and take pride and care of our city and state. Focus on real issues and not social political bs. I thought Maine was better than that but its time to wake up, put this "woke", social political made up non issues that were never a problem in much of anywhere to and end and get tough again before its too late.
Hits quite a few places that the several other logs did not, but garbled gabble is sick. How'd u get through the third grade? You'd be right at home in Maine. Walls around nothing. Great views for sick eyes.
I lived there for a long time. I don't miss it. Although, South Portland is much better for living. It's not surprising to see all the troon flags in the Old Port.
So many homeless nowadays. Just 5 years ago the homeless population was around 1k. now its 4k. You should've gone by the highway there is a HUGE homeless camp with 100+ tents
That little parking area next to Jay's Oyster is a secret spot. You aren't allowed to park there, but it's impossible to tow you out, and it's private so you can't get ticketed.
Haha! Yup, none of my friends or family even drive through Portland anymore. We all used to do things in the city all the time. Now it’s just crazy people, homelessness, and “asylum seekers.” Meanwhile everything is run down and small businesses have disappeared.
go to toronto or vancouver bro then tell me how great canada is... also drive along the waterfront its nice as hell in portland. you went to the one area of portland that is in front of the homeless shelter
That's not a horse you smell it's the ocean. Do u realize how much you repeat yourself? Canada has plenty of drugs and homeless people. Vancouver? Toronto? MONTREAL? Quebec City?
The people of Portland need to stop and take a hard look at themselves. It’s not family friendly when people are doing frogs and all cracked out all around you. Thats the issue look at the mirror Portland and fix your city.
Ya drug use in the us is outta control. Alot of it boils down to culture. A stronger boarder would help too. Don't see much any that out in open stuff or homeless out in open where I'm from at least
The drug problems os getting worse and worse everywhere. Crime is soaring in the us. Homicides are up 10% so far this year from Jan 1 thru April 30. Over 25000 homicides last year in us
No in Portland about 8 yrs ago they did a huge dump of African immigrants in the city, they had no clue it was coming, had No clue what to do. It was part of the reset of white America by Obama, Maine had no idea what to do. They did it to Stamford also Our Govt just dropped 2500 Guatamalans in our city in a week, we just had no idea nor what to do or how to house them and it turned houses no 5 family houses took over stores to places with chicken feet in them, they were walking the streets stealing grocery carts. We just had no idea nor a place to put them.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Read about it, it's well published. What's interesting is that the homeless population in say, Pasco/Hernando County consists of virtually 0 asylum seekers--which means that they can most likely all legally work, provided anyone wanted to hire them and they actually wanted to work. And there are jobs available. Not the case in Portland, ME, which is half the size (population) of Spring Hill, to put into perspective. Portland just completed housing for some of these folks, which leaves the homegrown homeless out in the cold. Portland is also experiencing a rent affordability and availability crisis for those that are gainfully employed. I like your videos, but this one is under researched prior to filming. You trash talking the high and drug using homeless in Maine underscores critical sentiment issued by the alt-right on immigrants--because you were just trash talking asylum seekers--which I know was not your original intention....
youre right, us and a city in texas i cant remember which were the only ones to take in thousands, im glad we are so kind but damn other cities need to take refugees too we cant deal with it all, portland maine has had more peeople than it was planned for, for over 10 years, only in thr past few years has it goteen so so so much more over populated, we need more jobs, more schools, more sheltersm more social recources for homeless
😂You want to tour a real crap hole? Drive throughout Oakland, CA. I lived in Pompano Beach and Hollywood for 4 years: hot and humid every, single day; rains nearly every evening; three clear beautiful days in January; huge bugs, especially cockroaches; canal rats the size of cats; tropical storms that are terrifying; hurricanes. Everybody seems to hang out on the street and smoke dope. Loud, all-night parties. Bicycling doesn’t count in Florida because it’s FLAT. In Canada they eat more real food; in this country people eat sh*t that belongs in a dumpster. We eat PRODUCT; Canadians eat more FOOD. Even food made by US firms are more nutritious than what they sell to us. What’s embarrassing is all the graffiti everywhere. You don’t see that in places like Japan.
Why would someone from NYC move to Portland 😅😅😅😅😅 you crack me up. Maine is losing population in its large cities no growth the sea related industries have left and the towns are barely holding on.
That is a MAGA moron comment. The North East is Democratic, liberal and free. It’s not Florida or the Deep South fake conservative fascist racist Nazi States.
13:36 When I went on tour in Portland Maine, this was the only neighborhood we had to almost fight a homeless guy over me not giving him cigarettes. And this was in 2014, I can't imagine 9 years later. It's probably insane now.
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You drove straight to the block with the homeless shelter and start shitting on how trashy the city is. From one florida man to another, come on...
not to mention that's where they hang out because the homeless shelter is around the corner and the building they're standing in front of is the resource center
Good answer. i am coming to US in few months and decided to live in Portland, Maine
Omg homeless people in front of the homeless shelter. Shocking
What a shocker! I heard there is a light house at the Light house park another shoker right?
Or living the song by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - UNDER THE BRIDGE DOWNTOWN lol
Try driving around "the city" and look under the bridges, homeless tent camps abound.
@@coocoocachoo3357 nah the city cleared them and threw all their stuff in the dumpster
All you do is complain 😂😂😅😅
And i get paid for it. You get paid to comment?
...you won't be getting paid by me -- you, hands down, are the most narrow-minded, shallow, self-impressed, and judgemental creator I have stumbled upon.
Good luck, Jose.
Are you saying that you wouldn't get paid if you didn't complain?
They should go back to Florida and complain about there state
Anyone who simply drives through a city they have never been to has no room for an opinion on anything. Try walking around and actually seeing things, I know that's not common in the Sunshine State where you have to drive down an 8 lane highway to your local Walmart for your groceries and high blood pressure medication.
Your state aint crap compared to Florida your all drug addicts and racist the crap u talking about.
Laughable if it wasn’t so pathetic. Especially in such a walkable city. Zero respect for pedestrians & cyclists. Driving through burbs & city for a few minutes makes him an expert on exactly nothing.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS well theres no real hoods to vlog about in Maine so they got that going for them 😂 I lived in Florida and Maine before… Maine is nice and Florida is a shithole
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSwhere u live in Florida?
Florida has a much larger population, so it would have way more racists and drug addicts, learn math geez. @@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS
As a Canadian who’s lived in Maine for 12 years, if you think parts of Maine are scary, well, I’m going to have to giggle at that, especially with your real estate license from Florida…I mean Florida 😂😂😂😂
He has never lived in Maine and is ignorant of our life style.
Like any other city HOMELESS
Such annoying commentary and conclusions. In addition, I also found it difficult to watch because the bad driving actually got me car sick! 🥵
Statistically speaking, Portland is a top 10 city to move to in the country and the Northeast is ranked high if not the best for quality of life. End of the day it’s all opinion based so everyone should respect your opinion, but Portland has some awesome positives as well that could’ve been displayed!
dude. its a wreck... are u joking me.
Where Cumberland Ave, Pickle Park or under the Casco Bay Bridge lol
Have you ever been there? It was like that 10-20 years ago. It gets exponentially less livable and disgusting each year that passes by. Democrat leadership, liberal citizens, and immigration have turned it into an armpit.
Mainer here, Portland is a dump; numerous homeless, panhandlers all over, refugees all over, and so expensive it has no middle class. We avoid it like the plague.
Please don’t come back if you don’t like it here.
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I haven't, I stay right on 295 and keep on trucking downeast.
Classic cope. All places have shitty parts but if you're defending them because it's your city. It sounds like a trash way to cope, it's probably why it got that bad in the first place. Complacency.
Yeaaaah!!!!!! Our city is crap but if you don't like it just leave!!!!! 😂😂😂😂🎉
"So bad" 😂 .. @@rallokkcaz hardly
🤯🤯 wtf something is really wrong with guy 😂😂 he sounds so miserable big boy hates his life 🤣🤣
I live right near where the video started and have lived all over Portland, mostly in downtown. I plan on moving to Florida soon but I'll always have love for Portland. Born and raised and proud of it. I've also been homeless in Portland and it ain't "trashy" or "embarrassing" to be homeless. Lotta these mfs got stories that would send a shiver down your spine, don't be so quick to judge. Also the cold doesn't "reset your mind" it fucking sucks and it's a mixture of that and rising rents driving folks off.
Good, please leave quicker.
👍Bill Clinton: "It's the economy, stupid!"
Every City hasa bad side as you know
Portland Maine is beautiful
@@colecarpenter3022 It is beautiful !!! Maine is truly magnificent
@@colecarpenter3022 It WAS beautiful. It's getting ugly FAST.
You live in Florida, the armpit embarrassment of America, and you’re talking about how bad Portland, Maine is?
Maines drug overdose rate is higher than Florida. Yall a bunch of junkies. I never herd anyone say “lets move to maine”… they move to Florida.
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, West Virginia, South Carolina, Arkansas, theres plenty worst states than Florida
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS You use moving to florida and other states because of the warm weather gives you no valid point, people do say let's move to maine, so many actor's and rich people have moved here, keenebunkport and many very rich area's is where it's nicest, but you can not compare the grimmy parts of florida to portland, there is no comparison, violent crimes are far more, although portland used to be bad, still get's it popping, fight's daily, out of towner's would get messed up talking sh*t, drug's are the worst of every city but the beautifulness of portland, antiq building, roads, so much more make up for it, it's nice most the areas, you didn't even get a glimps fo the homeless population, it's soooo bad, you have to live in it to really understand how bad it can get, it was far worse for sure, it's unreal when i think about it, my life was like a movie and most my friend or people i grew up with are dead or in prison, still not as bad as florida's bad areas, Driving through places gives just a glimps obviously, any place has people that can get it popping no matter how nice you think it looks, dems are ruining America!
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS When your defense is, “yeah but we’re not Alabama bad” something went sideways.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGShow’s your crime riddled city going?
All these really nice towns and states Jose keeps visiting up north makes me want get out of Florida more.
Yes, me too 🙋🏻♀️
Weather and humidity 👎🏻
The cost of living, the outrageous prices of rent and for to buy a house. 👎🏻
@@AnaGiselle777 That makes NO sense. The cost of living is OBJECTIVELY worst in the north than in the south. Almost NO ONE is moving up north except a bunch of stupid southern liberals.
@@AnaGiselle777 have you seen the price of rent or a house in portland maine
I was just thinking that. I moved to coral springs & already ready to leave😂
Pretty soon you may as well go to California 😂
For someone who "doesn't know the area at all" they drove straight into the poorest part of Portland right off. After that as for the "not knowing the area" drive up to Congress St, which most of us who are local know is a magnet for the homeless since they were just 2 blocks from a SHELTER and he drove right in front of the soup kitchen on Oxford Street! Then onto State Street and headed towards the Old Port. Now the Old Port is pretty nice as he's on York Street passing by very expensive condos and doesn't say a WORD about that. So much wrong so wrong with this video. A horrible one in a beautiful area. I am a local and find this very biased! Extremely so. Yes, Portland attracts more than our fair share of homeless in the city, it's the largest city in Maine, and yes there are drug addicts. He's so "worried I'll be assaulted" and yet no one even got near the car and "OOHHHH I AM SO SCARED!" PLEASE!! I travel State Street often as well as York Street and never ever I have seen anyone being assaulted. No need to watch further this is not a true reflection of where I live at all.
Which part lol
Maybe they knew where they belonged?
Portland is still relatively safe, but it’s just a cluster of homelessness and asylum seekers. That’s it.
I would never admit I live in Portland, the politics verge on pure stupidity.
Maine is way to beautiful for y’all to be driving around denting the floors😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Surely this title is sarcastic. Where's the bad part?
People that live in ghetto run down places will visit other places and seek out the worst areas because that's what they're used too. They will intentionally skip the nice areas.
I live in a beach town in Florida. Our hoods cost more than your best areas
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS You have no idea where I live. No one who lives in nice areas will visit another state or city and end up in the hood. I have never even been in a hood and I've traveled all over this nation and several countries. When I visit somewhere, I am tourists. Tourists don't waste their money and time visiting the worst parts of a destination.
@patriciadickson2968 so u have never had any authentic experiences?
Sound advice.
i hope u realize that portland isnt just lighthouses and lobsters, there’s some bad parts. That one area with the homeless ppl is literally right next to the shelter .. what would u expect. N plus that dude wasn’t doing it on purpose, he was on something. Jus bc that one part of portland was “trashy” doesn’t mean the rest of it is
Homeless people in canada too😂😂🙄
Exactly 😂😂
True, but it's mainly a problem on the West coast, Vancouver, much like Portland, Ore, San Francisco and Seattle.
Canada 🇨🇦 is were scam mala harris from 😶
Portland Maine looks nice to me!!! Beautiful American town
It's not any more
Lol.
Which part lol?
Maine is pretty once you get out of the cities that democrat policies have destroyed. Portland itself is an absolute disaster. Rundown buildings, horrendous streets, a broken economy, and homeless people pitching tents anywhere possible. Then of course you have the “asylum seekers” everywhere that we don’t have the resources for. The further north you go in the state, the more you escape the reality that Maine has become.
Clueless
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Portland Maine undoubtedly has a homeless problem and you see a moderate to large number of addicts on Congress Street. My hope for the city is that they begin to excel at dealing with these very real problems through their tradition of civic engagement - the same tradition which has produced good to excellent results in urban development. With this said, what our friends here were showing in the video did not necessarily align with what we were seeing in the video. What they saw early on colored everything else they saw. Others have covered what I'd have to say, but I can say as a 20-year resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia that homelessness and drug addiction are here as well. Fentanyl addiction seems less prevalent but there are tent cities lining University Avenue and large numbers of beggars on Spring Garden Street.
I love Portland and am impressed by what citizens have done with their city from a development perspective over the past 20 years. More needs to be done in the affordable housing front for sure. I'm confident that it's citizens will continue working on their problems - and bring the very bottom of their city up a few notches so they can particpate in mainstream life. These people are not trashy. They're typically traumatized - oftentimes the trauma being childhood sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Add poverty into this mix and you have a recipe for homelessness.
Learn your road laws in different states, bicycles in the state of Maine having road rights not supposed to be on the sidewalk also pedestrians have right of way regardless of a crosswalk
I’m plan on moving to Maine but haven’t decided to choose which city
But from looks of it and where I am from this is not bad at all
Portland Maine is your best bet if you have a steady job. If you’re into the restaurant business, you’re in luck. We like our beers and clam chowders during the winter 🥶 If you don’t own a vehicle, it’s still easy to navigate to get to work. Just dress warm ❤
Until you move there then you'll get out ASAP and move out of Southern Maine
Portland is a great city. there’s lots of sections to explore (Munjoy hill, woodfords corner, etc…). It’s one of those cities that aren’t ridiculously huge (like NY) but still feels super urban. Also the views are freaking awesome near the water. downside is that it can be pricey in some areas.
Yea what Kyoutube2023 said. The summers are nice tho 👍
You have to be extremely wealthy to live a comfortable life in Maine. Horrendous economy and we are taxed on absolutely everything. Wages are very low compared to the very high cost of living.
Lewiston, Maine used to be a rough city but it's been in the process of being gentrified over the last 20 years. Sad to see it change really.
Lewiston Maine, truly the gem of the state
It was insane to let in all Somalians to Lewiston yes. The politicians are destroying alot of things.
Really? Lewiston is still a dump; Auburn has become a nice small city and outclasses Lewiston easily.
LOL! That "aggressive" driver is all day every day here in L.A. Looks like a nice clean town. Thanks for the tour.
Fr I prefer cooler weather or chilly weather unless I'm going to the beach lol. Hot and humid weather just make you feel tired because it zap the energy out of you.
Someone from Florida of all places talking down on Maine. lol
Weird. Driving around & around in a walking city (crosswalks exist for a reason btw) and in the burbs. Doesn’t differentiate between Cranston, RI & Maine. No evidence of prior research or even mention of any associated special interests-probably no clue about history of working waterfront either. Zero interest in local culture, music scene, has no experience living here b4 (during any previous decade) but somehow knows it’s gone to crap over time. 😵💫also didn’t go to any nearby beaches, no trips to countless islands, no boat ride, nearby woods etc.. even really basic travelers would know to get crab sandwich, lobster roll, steamers whatever. Thinks food is same in Portland as in CA, though they’re on two different oceans. SMH. Foodie town even if seafood isn’t your thing. There’s lots of reasons that city is flooded with visitors year round, but he’s probably totally clueless about that too. Excellent guide to go somewhere without having a single travel experience. Heaven forbid he set foot in Longfellow’s, but would probably complain about having too many books. Might as well have just visited Walmarts & eaten at McDonalds.
Talking less would improve your content...trying to help you.
My ex had a sister that lived in the "slum" in Keene, N.H. It was nicer than any place I ever saw growing up.
Keene is a nice small city %100. beautiful downtown with pretty surroundings.
our city is doing nothing to take care of our homeless its insanely terrible we are ALL not happy about it, as well as being the most gentrified city in northern new england...
Not true about the homeless. The city and state are working to solve the problem. Instead of complaining engage with your community!
"not true" state some damn evidence lady, im right and youre wrong, grow up, the statement im making is not controversial..@@karengerace7506
As we know, “asylum seekers” are their #1 priority as that expands the democratic voting pool. And yes, otherwise Portland and its residents are in a dysfunctional dynamic between a small New England city and an influx of the wealthy from out of state.
Driving a car in a city for less than an hour makes you an expert on Portland, ME?? Really. I live in Portland. You don't have a clue.
Get the out or try to help if it’s so embarrassing. U literally drove by the homeless shelter and a couple ppl down on their luck u gotta talk shit???? Stay in Canada
I’ve been there in Portland, Maine and in all the six New England states. I live in Maryland but would like to move up to Maine someday. It’s clean and peaceful up there. It has it all being on the northeast coast. Florida is great too as I’ve been all over the Sunshine State. I like palm trees but it’s just too hot and humid don’t there for me. 😃👍🏻🇺🇸
This city looks beautiful like a nice place to raise kids safe calm quiet clean the stores dont even have cages and no garbage in the streets nobody coming up to your window at red lights asking for money or tryna sell u shit
It isnt
When will you cover the other Portland? (Oregon)
Hopefully soon
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Cool! I've been there. It used to be a nice town now its a dump.
I hate the people saying “ yeah we have a homeless problem but it isn’t like LA” or “yeah we have crime but it isn’t Detroit” that kind of thinking is what ruined those cities
Well, I get where your coming from but no. Neo liberalism destroyed those cities
It’s coming to every city or small town that was formerly spared of these inflictions as a result of democratic agendas. They want society to fall apart so that people become reliant upon the government.
i love Portland .. Been in this area for20 years. Homelessness and refugees are a challenge but love it
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS that is mean-spirited ..
Lewiston has gone to crap with shootings even before this massive shooting happened.
Ohio or Sarasota?? Naples???? Thats hilarious, Ohio is miserable
I go walking here in Downtown Fort Myers quite a bit everything's close by.
“All people do is watch TV, no wonder their….”
No wonder their what? WICKED FAT?????? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Went to a lobster festival back in October. Didnt like the city in its current state. Its a historical American city and not ONE American flag to be found anywhere. Just toxic rainbow and BLM. Even the post office didnt have a USA flag. Disgraceful.
Lived on a coast guard cutter at Maine State Pier mid '60's felt like it was 1850 - very different from FLA , Portland has character , very nice place .
Wait till you see the coastal maine videos we did. Its like stuck in time in a good way
you should have gone srtaight at the dunkins at woodfords corner, you would have gotten the back cove scenic route baxter blvd
Woodfords corner is so drab though
The words sound real funny as they get distorted through those heavy jowls, on their way out.
Ain’t heart disease a bitch, y’all!? 🤣🤣
This was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. You need driving lessons. You're a menace.😆🤣🤣
Canada doesn't have the beach on the east side so they walk in their cities, Maine , New Hamshire go out to the coast.
We have beaches on Lake Hurin, Ontario, Erie. We also have beaches on the Pacific coast in NC, and the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia, PEI, etc...
Welcome to my town!! I actually live in a decent part of South Portland, but the homeless / drug issue is terrible in Portland. Don't be walking there at night!
The lobster was amazing 🦞😊
I was laughing when he was driving by the homeless resource center😂
I've never felt threatened by any homeless people walking around Portland, but I am a large enough man I guess. There isn't anywhere in Portland that's nearly as dangerous as neighborhoods in many other cities. I'd say don't walk barefoot and carry mace if you're a woman just in case, but we have extremely low violent crime and when it does happen it's usually domestic.
lol you might get hassled for a cigarette at night, I wouldn't walk alone if you're a lady, but that's the same in every city
@@michaelathearn5498Cumberland Ave, Pickle Park or Casco Bay Bridge lol
I can't say anything but wonderful things until my house sells.
Cool. Now do the same video for the poor parts of Miami and Orlando. I lived in FL 25 years ago and I’ll bet not much has been to some of the thriving communities around Kissimmee. 😂
You must be slow, Kissimmee is growing like crazy and jobs everywhere
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS slow coming from the person who couldn’t process I said 25 years ago. 😂😂😂 That’s them Florida schools, I tell ya what. 🤣🤣
No what our own GOVT has done to our country, not people Jose.
maine is very safe, portland not so much compared to the rest of maine, trust me still very safe compared to other places, but portland is maines boston in every way, in recent years only the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer, locals are leaving and masshles are coming to rent 1bed apt's for 3k a mnnth and it ruins the rent for everyone else, we are going thru huge issues figurinng out how much landlords are allowed to raise rent, we have a vote coming up in just a couple of weeks
Slow done their Y'all, It was all over when you said Detriot was a nice place? As for Florida, its, turning into a cookie cutter HOA, clearcutting, F nature wasteland. Portland is constantly in transition and currently its expanding in population faster than infrastructure was designed. Yes ,it has big city problems, huge LGBTQ community and it is a sanctuary city. Take it or leave it. Remember Maine is about the outdoors. SO get out and hike a trail or two and work on that chunker life style. Thanks for emphasizing the ugly side NOT!
You finally made to the best city with no questions ask? If you find a nice city like portland safe let me know. I have been looking for a city like portland but warm for years, can’t find it anywhere
La jolla, monterey, st augustine, anna maria island, marco island
Where do you live? O nvm it's too humid here for you 😂
@@lorrie5881 portland Maine ,
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSmonterrey mexico?
Better than Cuba
I dont live in Cuba so I don’t care I live in USA and When this gets worst looking towards canada or spains laws to immigrate. I dont look back i look forward
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSOkay so stop complaining 😅😂😂😂
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS America is going to get worse before it gets better?! I'm looking forward to moving to Europe 🌍
OMG guys! You have the most boring conversation. The woman sounds drunk. Put some excitement into this. No one cares about your personal life when you are trying to show states.
Go make your own video
U was tellin the truth 👍👌🏻😬 the air is fresh n clean by the harbor is the best place to be seen 😎
Portland, ME looks like a nicer version of Cleveland, OH.
You must know a different Cleveland than the one I've been in
@@briankrowl6352 Wanting to visit sometime.
yea Cold water baths ; can increase metabolism; thermogenic
And cause heart attacks
@@lorrie5881 BS show your research or it didnt happen
I live in the area. I didn't always carry a firearm but I do these days
Shout out to Maine ❤👊🏽
I've been there and enjoyed the light houses. I took Amtrack from Boston to Portland
Lobsta hoagies mmm
It’s amazing how your wife, who is making more money as a real estate agent than you are as a TH-camr, is able to put up with all of this bullcrap that you constantly say.
Very pleasant place to chill and calm thanks god there's no crime or q great place to take a free walk
More crime then there used to be
@@Airblownben”sure it’s getting worse and worse by the day, but it isn’t Chicago!”
😂. Keep on giving the free stuff and they’ll come.
Just so close to interesting. Not bored enough to watch it!
You literally parked in the lot of a day shelter across from a night shelter of course ther are goi g to be homeless people ther. Not even 10 as far as i saw. Portland per square ft median real estate cost is higher then Miami at city many consider hip and desirable. Portland is a service center for all of York and Cumberland County meaning homeless folks go ther from all over the state for services. Yall are debating Ohio like it matters the point is your so neg your viewrs think your.old last should leave you.
The homeless population is out of control. City "Leaders" have no idea how to handle it. Its not safe anymore and so sad. They care more about asylum seekers who have taken over the expo, surrounding area and schools, hospitals. Some in need and most taking advantage of free food, shelter, phone, health care. The police have fireworks being shot at them and they cant do a thing because of woke, juvenile, city leaders taking control. The homeless are taking over parks business area's and just like San Fran business are hurting.
The life of Portland is being slowly sucked out of it and there is no coming back from it. Could have been the best city in the North East but not anymore.
Its time to wake up and take pride and care of our city and state. Focus on real issues and not social political bs. I thought Maine was better than that but its time to wake up, put this "woke", social political made up non issues that were never a problem in much of anywhere to and end and get tough again before its too late.
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Looks a lot nicer than Portland Oregon!
Hits quite a few places that the several other logs did not, but garbled gabble is sick. How'd u get through the third grade? You'd be right at home in Maine. Walls around nothing. Great views for sick eyes.
I lived there for a long time. I don't miss it. Although, South Portland is much better for living. It's not surprising to see all the troon flags in the Old Port.
You should do Biddeford Maine that's dumpy.
Better yet Bangor, one of the nastiest places in the state.
Lmao, that’s nothing. Have you been to Seattle? Also Canada has a homeless problem too. 😂
were going soon, we have been in 36 states.. this isnt exactly a good scene in your town so dont compare
So many homeless nowadays. Just 5 years ago the homeless population was around 1k. now its 4k. You should've gone by the highway there is a HUGE homeless camp with 100+ tents
Dang thats sad. Every state now
Was there really no fat people in Canada??
That little parking area next to Jay's Oyster is a secret spot. You aren't allowed to park there, but it's impossible to tow you out, and it's private so you can't get ticketed.
Think you need to change your coolaid. What you're drinking is effecting your ability to make a decent video.
Got plenty of views that was the goal 😎🤷🏼
Silly comments. Mainers have different ideas about what to do outside than walk down a sidewalk in Portland.
portland is a wreck. but dude you are literally filming the homeless shelter lol
people love that, i do entire homeless camp tours in Florida where i live now
Haha! Yup, none of my friends or family even drive through Portland anymore. We all used to do things in the city all the time. Now it’s just crazy people, homelessness, and “asylum seekers.” Meanwhile everything is run down and small businesses have disappeared.
One of several...
What make you think portland Maine suck?
Watch and hear 😅
My phone went to crap…watching this video
My bank account went up thanks to this video
and you're WRONG on the diversity. We now have representatives in large numbers from MANY nations and they ALL look and act out of place.
go to toronto or vancouver bro then tell me how great canada is... also drive along the waterfront its nice as hell in portland. you went to the one area of portland that is in front of the homeless shelter
That's not a horse you smell it's the ocean. Do u realize how much you repeat yourself? Canada has plenty of drugs and homeless people. Vancouver? Toronto? MONTREAL? Quebec City?
Cool Vibes Family keep the videos coming
Thank you sir
Those people in Irontown probably own a restaurant.
The people of Portland need to stop and take a hard look at themselves. It’s not family friendly when people are doing frogs and all cracked out all around you. Thats the issue look at the mirror Portland and fix your city.
I heard Portland was a nice neat city.
Ya drug use in the us is outta control. Alot of it boils down to culture. A stronger boarder would help too. Don't see much any that out in open stuff or homeless out in open where I'm from at least
The drug problems os getting worse and worse everywhere. Crime is soaring in the us. Homicides are up 10% so far this year from Jan 1 thru April 30. Over 25000 homicides last year in us
There used to be open air drug parks in Europe.. people forget quickly
People in Portland mostly fish and walk the beach not the streets.
no we do not mostly fish, that has been retired for the most part for some time now, its not even top 10 anymore for jobs, or how the city makes money
we walk the streets, the only beach in the city is small and overcrouded in the warm months
Little Diamond Island, Portland, Maine
No in Portland about 8 yrs ago they did a huge dump of African immigrants in the city, they had no clue it was coming, had No clue what to do. It was part of the reset of white America by Obama, Maine had no idea what to do. They did it to Stamford also Our Govt just dropped 2500 Guatamalans in our city in a week, we just had no idea nor what to do or how to house them and it turned houses no 5 family houses took over stores to places with chicken feet in them, they were walking the streets stealing grocery carts. We just had no idea nor a place to put them.
Interesting since population has been flat since 1940s. Local told me jobs left. Marine and government
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS why is that most everywhere else it grown.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Read about it, it's well published. What's interesting is that the homeless population in say, Pasco/Hernando County consists of virtually 0 asylum seekers--which means that they can most likely all legally work, provided anyone wanted to hire them and they actually wanted to work. And there are jobs available. Not the case in Portland, ME, which is half the size (population) of Spring Hill, to put into perspective. Portland just completed housing for some of these folks, which leaves the homegrown homeless out in the cold. Portland is also experiencing a rent affordability and availability crisis for those that are gainfully employed. I like your videos, but this one is under researched prior to filming. You trash talking the high and drug using homeless in Maine underscores critical sentiment issued by the alt-right on immigrants--because you were just trash talking asylum seekers--which I know was not your original intention....
youre right, us and a city in texas i cant remember which were the only ones to take in thousands, im glad we are so kind but damn other cities need to take refugees too we cant deal with it all, portland maine has had more peeople than it was planned for, for over 10 years, only in thr past few years has it goteen so so so much more over populated, we need more jobs, more schools, more sheltersm more social recources for homeless
@@david22.61 I don't think he can read
😂You want to tour a real crap hole? Drive throughout Oakland, CA. I lived in Pompano Beach and Hollywood for 4 years: hot and humid every, single day; rains nearly every evening; three clear beautiful days in January; huge bugs, especially cockroaches; canal rats the size of cats; tropical storms that are terrifying; hurricanes. Everybody seems to hang out on the street and smoke dope. Loud, all-night parties. Bicycling doesn’t count in Florida because it’s FLAT. In Canada they eat more real food; in this country people eat sh*t that belongs in a dumpster. We eat PRODUCT; Canadians eat more FOOD. Even food made by US firms are more nutritious than what they sell to us. What’s embarrassing is all the graffiti everywhere. You don’t see that in places like Japan.
Being in maine ain't portland..blame the democrats + General Mills
Walked down grant st doors open and people talking about baby mommas was the first thing i seen and heard haha
So many homeless people supposed to be the richest country in the world. Smdh. Me duele el alma ver a tanta génte en esa situación 😢
No quieren trabajar quieren fumar
New Yorkers from NYC must be moving to Portland. The NYC politics, NYC attitudes..... ruining Portland Maine
Why would someone from NYC move to Portland 😅😅😅😅😅 you crack me up. Maine is losing population in its large cities no growth the sea related industries have left and the towns are barely holding on.
That is a MAGA moron comment. The North East is Democratic, liberal and free. It’s not Florida or the Deep South fake conservative fascist racist Nazi States.
It’s Massachusetts people. In New England we call southern Maine an extension of Massachusetts.
13:36 When I went on tour in Portland Maine, this was the only neighborhood we had to almost fight a homeless guy over me not giving him cigarettes. And this was in 2014, I can't imagine 9 years later. It's probably insane now.
Now we just don’t even walk down the street. Ever! There’s nowhere to go anymore regardless. The city is trash.
1:05. Three d’s. On the left. Great place to get your 40oz.