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Why is Houston not turning into the Hunger Games like other cities?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by tinman, Jul 24, 2020.

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Why?

  1. Mayor Turner's house protected by gangsters from Acres Homes 4-4

    1 vote(s)
    7.1%

  2. White anarchists don't like the hot and humid weather

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%

  3. We kept our NBA team

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    7.1%

  4. People won't leave their big houses in Katy and Pearland

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  5. We're just better than everyone else

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  6. We like Amazon, they deliver toilet paper

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  7. Our public parks aren't heroin parks

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  8. Beyonce

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  1. Dairy Ashford

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    More so the fact that both actually grew up here and apparently hated it.
     
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  2. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    Also I understand what dairy ashford means
    Unlike the majority of these west park toll road suckers here
     
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  3. snowconeman22

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    Ill always say , houston is the best city in the US . The weather might suck , the commute might be hell , but the people are overwhelmingly chill ( and not in an austin way )

    If you grew up in houston you grew up in diversity . If you've been living in houston you've likely worked with your community to gt through adversity already ( floods ) . H- town knows how to hold it down .

    Bellaire high school ( where i went ) was like 35% white, 20 % black , 20% hispanic , and 25 % asian .

    Guns and heat are plausible explanations, but i think we are just cooler than everywhere else.
     
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  4. tinman

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    Dang cardinal
    That’s real
     
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  5. Dairy Ashford

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    I know it was on all the ConocoPhillips trade confirms at my first job after undergrad, and the only place near Westheimer, them, BP Helios Plaza, Tan's Hunan, Dunvale Bollywood AMC and three dry cleaners with 2 BR condos for less than $70k in the 2010s.
     
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    Could be the same reason Los Angeles is? Or maybe the reason Toledo Ohio is? Or maybe Austin, or Maybe Raleigh, or...
     
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  7. tinman

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    Dunvale AMC was legit back in the day
    pre Edwards era
     
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  8. KingCheetah

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    Fat reserves haven't completely burned off yet.
     
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    Tony: "DId you ever know somebody that committed suicide?"
    Mrs Soprano: "Of course I did, I lived in Seattle."

    Completely legal Anna Kendrick : "We have the most suicides here."
    Bella: (Sighs, touches her ear)
     
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  10. rocketsjudoka

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    Houston frequently tops the list of Fattest US Cities.

    Maybe a little Hunger Games might not be a bad thing. ;)
     
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  11. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    BHS
    The best
    Red
    Red
    Red
     
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  12. tinman

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    People in Houston actually care about their neighbors and community
    Is it because of the damn no zoning? Maybe
    Is it the most scenic place ? Oh hell no
    Do we have lots of crime ?
    are people fat ? Absolutely
    But when things go bad we don’t turn on each other
     
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    Los Angeles is a bad example cause nobody in LA really think about others than themselves
    It’s because it’s overcrowded, superficial , and somewhat segregated by income and race

    however I love visiting that place
    And the people I met are super nice once you get to know them
     
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    Because Houston is too fat to be hungry?
     
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    Man , i was really proud of Houston during the protests with most people appearing to wear masks and keeping things peaceful.

    I do think we have strong-ish leadership too . Regardless of whether you like turner or not , most people wouldnt call him partisan. I've been out of town for a few years so i'm not totally in tune with the climate , but it seems like he has avoided invoking trump and the resulting fuss people get into.

    Also thought he did a good job , really the whole city's leadership did great during Harvey. Yes he made the decision to flood those places , he had rationale and stood by his actions. Yes he decided not to evacuate, once again he didnt run away from his choice. Most people realize that he was in a tough position to make 50/50 calls and stood by his actions. Cant ask too much more than that. Well anyways, my point from that is that it bought the leadership and the city govt a little goodwill ... which helped to diffuse the powderkeg that was the george floyd situation. Not saying we are perfect and couldnt do things better on that front, but you can change things without devolving into chaos / rioting.
     
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  16. tinman

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    It's the Houston way.

    When other teams win championships, people start rioting and fires . It's not only when something bad happens.

    Houston we just celebrate because there's a connection between all of us.

    In LA, those people in West Hollywood don't understand the people in Inglewood . Beverly Hills doesn't get Echo Park.

    But in Houston, Katy people get Sugarland people.

    Fifth Ward gets Thirdward. even outside 610 people get the 610 people
     
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  17. KingCheetah

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    Dude, chill with the fat jokes.
     
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  18. tinman

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    Doesn't it have to be funny for it to be a joke?

    @Os Trigonum
     
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  19. KingCheetah

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    It's quite the quandary.
     
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    [​IMG]
    H TINE

    HOL IT DINE
     
    #40 Newlin, Jul 25, 2020
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