Oregon is allegedly the 7th most introverted state in the country

Oregonians apparently love their alone time.

That’s the conclusion, anyway, of a research from the web site Solitaire Bliss, which so far as I can inform after one sport of solitaire is an internet site the place one can go to play solitaire, blissfully alone. Based on them, Oregon is the seventh “most introverted,” coming in behind locations like Vermont and Montana however forward of our nemesis, Washington.

And what of it, Solitaire Bliss? Are the outcomes of this research alleged to make us really feel dangerous? As a result of doesn’t appreciating and having fun with time by ourselves make us in all probability barely higher than individuals from the 43 different states beneath us who’re too fearful of their very own inside monologue or the stares of others to understand issues like going to the films alone or consuming, by oneself, at a restaurant?

Solitaire Bliss mentioned it analyzed knowledge from the Census Bureau’s American Time Use Survey to find what individuals appreciated to do alone, and collectively, in each state.

Oregonians, it seems, actually like studying alone.

In that traditional solo exercise, we ranked third within the nation. After all, this begs the query, left unanswered by Solitaire Bliss, are there states the place individuals are actually into studying collectively? Are we speaking about one thing like a fifth-grade read-a-thon, everybody in that very same room in PJs with pillows and blankets? Or wouldn’t it be like adults studying aloud to one another?

Sadly, as talked about, that’s unanswered.

Oregonians, the research mentioned, additionally excel at having fun with leisure alone. On this, we ranked fourth. And that simply is smart. Why restrict your self solely to leisure choices that your folks wish to shell out cash for? I do know lots of people who would fortunately go to a live performance by themselves and I personally as soon as spent an excellent day in Disney California Journey utterly alone in an enormous crowd.

Right here’s what I feel this research actually means: Oregonians are assured. They know what they like and what they wish to do and so they do it, even when (and typically as a result of) it means doing it alone.

— Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052; lacker@oregonian.com; @lizzzyacker

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