Nope. The hatred of men have led many women to lesbianism. Therefore, you could argue they are man-made.
Actually, this is a HOUSTON ROCKETS message board. Reading comprehension IS a good thing. I freakin' HATE the low humidity in Austin. Some people love it, I know, but every time I'm there, I feel like I need a lifetime supply of Claratin. The same I'm sure is true of people who like dryer climates when they come to Houston.
http://www.ctrma.org/faq.php I heard this before, but this is the only source i could find.. one of the problems with austin, is the lack of infrastructure to accommodate the influx of people here...anything good gets crowded quickly...restraunts, stores, parks...its gotten better recently, cus there is a ton of new construction ... the civil engineering sucks here..the layout of roads and stores, and the lack of signage sucks..when i first moved here...i remember driving around and seeing the place where i wanted to go, but couldnt find the road to get there?!? they are building and planning to build tons of toll roads over here to accommodate the traffic...i heard/read something that said austin will have the greatest ratio of toll versus public road in texas... the weather is nicer here than houston, dryer air and typically windier..no mosquitos.....i use to b**** about the lack of asian food, but that has gotten better too...still no good dim sum though..good fresh seafood is also hard to find.. i was born and raised in houston and have been in austin for the last 9 or so years..i miss the big city and all its conviences, but not so much as austin is growing...
seem like almost everyone has allergies here too...the dry air along with austin location....there is always something in the air.. with the dry air you need to drink allot of water and use lotion here...
and stay away from rooms or areas with people using crystals for deodorant maybe I'm just bitter the two days I worked for the Sierra Club there, turned me off to women with armpit hair!!!
RASSA FRACKA RASSA FRACKA !!! Yes, the allergies bit is by far the worst thing in Austin...hands down. Austin's motto - Welcome to Austin, here is a Kleenex
Am I the only one who can't tell a difference between 100+ temps with medium humidity and 94 with high humidity. They're both freaking hot.
I lived in Austin for 5 years and after moving back and forth to Houston a few times through job transfers and lay-offs, I can honestly say there are pros and cons to each city. But I do agree that Austin is a bit overrated. Some annoying things about Austin: 1. Austin is segregated. People think that the population is diverse because there are weirdos everywhere, but they are mostly white weirdos. Truth is ALL of the hispanic and african-american population live EAST of I-35. So if you want a real taste of Austin's "diverse" population, head east on Caesar Chavez or Airport Blvd, and experience some of the real "culture". 2. Austin is full of drifters. People that move in and out - from Oregon to Maine, people flock here with hopes of music dreams and entrepreneurial spirits, but leave when the music scene isnt as inviting as advertised, and their business plan of selling hand painted water bottles goes amuck. People dont have a plan, they just gravitate towards this place in hopes of somehow making it. 3. People aren't freindly period. Austin is full of self absorbed people who are out for their own best interest. People judge you by the way you look and how you dress. Are you trendy? Too preppy? Not wearing green pumas? Southern hospitality does not exsist in Austin. 4. The whole "South Austin" 78704 bullsh!t. Its annoying. South Austin is not a city, its not a way of life, its just another way for people to judge you and criticize you because you arent cool enough to be or live in South Austin. If you dont live there south of the river, well then you just arent freaking cool.
Austin is cool if: - you're in college - you're young - you're into bars and clubs (includes music) - you're into doing outdoors activities Other than that Houston is better.
All this b****ing about the towns and which are better reminds me of b****ing about what music is better. How can you argue against someone's personal preferences? Unless they pick Dallas.
Man, this really required some severe tongue biting. I may not be able to use it again... something that will really tick off my wife. Talk about stereotypes! I've seen more here about Austin then you could shake a stick at. I love how people make broad generalizations about places... like Houston sux because of the horrible traffic and the pollution. Sure, it has both, but it's still a great city. Look... if you are a liberal Texan, like my wife and I, there is no other city in Texas that compares to Austin as a place to live. Is it as liberal as it once was? No. Is it the strictly UT/state capitol and that's it place it once was? No. Has it grown too much? Yes. So has every other city of any significance in Texas. I could go on. I'll just tell you this... I was born and raised in Houston. My Grandmother were born and raised in the Heights. My Mom was raised there. I grew up in Southeast Houston, and lived by Hermann Park, in the Village, and the Montrose area for years. When I was 29 I jumped at the chance to move to Austin. I had been going there since the '60's for the music and to party. I will have been here 25 years in June, and I have absolutely no regrets. Those of you who carry on about Austin's traffic, or how it's grown and changed, need to remember something... the whole damn state has grown and changed. Austin's still the liberal bastion of Texas. I love it, and unless I moved out of state, unlikely given my wife's career in state government, I will live no where else. I love visiting Houston, except for being allergic to both the air and the traffic, but I love living in Austin. I think some of you just never got to know the city. That's OK... we don't have much room here anyway.
You know, in the Bush v Gore election, Gore carried Houston 51 to 49. I guess I understand in your situation. You are interested in that sort of thing and involved in politics and all. Personally, unless my town is filled with racist rednecks, I'm not that freaked by the politics. Houston has one of the most diverse populations in America and that makes it completely interesting to me. I often find that "Keep Austin Weird" thing to be really kind of ironic considering it isn't nearly as diverse or bizarre as Houston, nor does it have 1/10th of the cultural opportunities Houston does outside of popular music. Sometimes being weird can be as much of a pose as being normal. I think, at times, Austin thinks far too highly of itself and that can be off putting.
Perhaps, but it is hard to listen to someone (not necessarily you Jeff) say this when they have not actually lived in Austin. Austin is different, but that is not why I like it over Houston, I feel it is safer, less noisy, less traffic, and less humid. That being said, I miss a lot of the ammenities that Houston has that Austin doesn't. I like em both, but would rather live in Austin...Que cera cera. DD
i've lived in both cities and they are each great in their own ways. houston is my hometown and i will always defend it and i loved living in austin during college. houston, in my mind, has a lot more potential as these cities continue to grow. i think the growth of the city center and the considerations of improving public transportation will make houston a city to be reckoned with down the road. the cultural institutions are just vastly superior in houston, though the outdoor activities are more plentiful in austin. it really comes down to personal preference. i think austin's growth will have a more negative impact in the long run. once the sense of intimacy and small-town feel is lost so will a lot of its character.
dadakota and deckard... I was referring to the fact that the Austin people still have to go to a Houston Rockets board to talk about the Rockets.. so they need Houston As long as this is a Houston Rockets board, I'll consider it a Houston board for the most part.
Houston is the future, at least a future that is working. Houston's diversity is what the United States is going to eventually look like. Some places implode when diversity arrives, others thrive (aka Houston). Houston by far has the largest, nicest, most diverse population in the United States.
South Austin is my home. I'm so Seriously, I don't see these things at all. At least not in any different form than what is in Houston. People in Houston are just as judgemental, if not moreso than ANYONE I have met in Austin. People in Houston always seemed more into themselves and trying to impress everyone else around them whereas the people I have met here can't be any further from doing so. Sure there are some of these types everywhere you go, but I have come across many, many more of them in H-Town and 9 times out of 10, they are stuck up assholes that think they are God's gift to the world. Oh and I have plenty of black and hispanic neighbors. Diversity does not equal ghetto/poorer neighborhoods, which is what makes up most of East Austin. There is plenty of "culture" in downtown (west of 35), 183 (between 35 and Mopac) and all of South Austin. The best part is I can experience all of this most hours of the day without as great a risk of being jacked as I would in any given area in Houston. Yeah, a Houston board run by an Austinite! Is Houston's "diversity" thriving? I remember when Richmond was a great place to go because of all the different people partying and having a good time. Now it's known more for muggings, rapes and murders.
every time i see a car with a "keep austin weird" sticker on it, i peel it off immediately (well, the parked ones anyway.) that is the most absurd thing imaginable (next to "live music capital of the world," "austintatious," and "78704" i suppose.)
rocketspimp.. yeah yeah.. I do like the fact that Austin provides a place for Clutch to make this site
