It could be the best of both worlds. They can have the outsiders visitors point of view as well as the locals point of view if they have lived there/have family/friends still living there. I think any of it should be taken with a grain of salt, but the article is about people visiting to Houston. So opinions and advice from people who don't live there seems fitting with the tread.
I love all the sensitivity from people who love Houston. They can't go without getting bothered by other people's opinions.
I understood your sarcasm. It wasn't really a reply to that. I was adding on to your post without the sarcastic tone.
So you are saying I am sensitive and being bothered by other peoples opinions. You misunderstand. I was just laughing at the walls of text of advice from foreigners on finding a restaurant in my hometown. I feel like I should start a thread requesting what my favorite movies and music is.
Once again no. This wasn't about you at all. I wasn't intending to reply to you or your post. I should've never quoted your post honestly. I can understand the confusion. My apologies.
This is what I was gonna say Any person even remotely familiar with modern technology can find a good place to eat, a good place to drink or a entertainment in any city in the county I assumed that's how everyone did this, but I guess there are still people living in the past
It is a great tool. I would love it if everyone used it to its maximum benefit. But look at how many users it has vs. how many folks there are. Still only a minority of people getting their information from it.
While this is true, and yes Yelp is helpful, some cities are just way more accessible than others. Easier to find stuff to do in Austin or NYC than in Houston. This city and the key holders here are just not open to making the appropriate developments happen, at least not without lining their pockets first. Another thing that Houstonians feel that I firmly believe is untrue is that folks here are friendly. They aren't. It's way easier to talk to folks in NYC, Austin or San Fran than here. Everyone's so used to living in their little island (suburban house or car or cubicle) that they don't develop the social skills people in other cities do. Houstonians should try harder at improving things here than defending how uninviting it is. We're making some progress (light rail, buffalo bayou, midtown) but it's way too slow and takes way too long.
This. Houston isn't a tourist-friendly city. You need a Houstonian to show you around in order to truly enjoy it. Even as a Houstonian myself, it takes some effort to find out new or hot/trendy things to do. It's a good city to live in, but not to visit.
I agree with this. I haven't lived in San Fran, but I've found folks in places like NYC, ATL, DC and Austin much more friendlier and welcoming to newcomers like myself. I don't really find people in Houston very open. I can usually measure this by the number of times strangers will come up and talk to me or my group in public. In Houston it rarely happens, but in other cities it is a very common occurrence.
While I enjoyed reading about all Houston has to offer, the article was criminally deficient in that no mention was made of Houston's STEADFAST protection of the right to keep and bear arms at the strip club. #CASHCANNON
