LOL! Yah, that is very true. In that case, I would like to know the name of those cities/towns that spoke badly about H-town, they will be made to regret it! We should start off by declaring an oil-embargo against those towns.
There is a LOT of money in oil, my friend. I think you ought to know that Has anyone mentioned NASA? What about the rediculously cheap standard of living when compared to other big cities that don't really offer much more than Houston does. Anyways, you really have to be in Houston for a while to like it, just driving through town might not be as sexy as driving through San Fran, but when you live in the town for a while, you start to appreciate it. Besides, as I said, if you consider EVERYTHING, Houston is by far one of the best places to live in this country. At least no one can deny that.
Uprising, which city did you work in? I lived in Saudi for 9 years, in the Eastern Province as well, in a small industrial town (mostly foreigners lived there) called Jubail.