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Well with all due respect I read the thread this one is a spin off to, and some of you Houston boosters really take reality too far and stretch them. I mean seriously some of you believe its a metro of 10 million? Really? Have any of you set foot in a 10 million + metro? Oh wait there are only 2 in USA, New York and Los Angeles, and Chicago if you want to give it the pass to join the party 10 years ahead of schedule.
Houston's big and massive, its great, and a nice city and yes it feels larger than Atlanta and Dallas for what its worth. I like it, but really? Do some of you ever travel? You're getting to the level of San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, and Seattle boosters now on how much you boost and that's not a good thing.
kidphilly hasn't bashed Houston in this thread, he's just been bringing you down to reason that your metro feels like a 6 million person metro. Guess what? IT IS A 6 MILLION PERSON METRO! Accept it and move on yo!!
No one claimed it wasn't a 6 million person metro.
Many have said it feels much larger then it actually is, because of how extensive it is. Some parts of they make you feel that the metro is 10+ million people of how busy it is.
We know its a 6 million metro. Ive been to LA and NYC....and some areas feel like they are as populated as NYC and LA...however it is just perception....but those are just in certain areas.
The point was not whether you agreed or not. You feel that it doesn't feel bigger then just say that. Where I had an issue was when we were talking about off highways, you were still about downtowns and vibrancy and all that nonsense unrelated to the highways. That was my point. Whenever we are talking about a specific issue about Houston you have to bring up a silly side point about Houston totally unrelated to what we are talking about at the time just to bring Houston down. You have a notorious record of doing that on CD.
I don't know if it is just to get rep points from Houston haters or something, it must be you have a band of cronies who rep you whenever you mention Houston's downtown or something because you bring it up religiously
Actually I did say that and then also responded to additional proposterous claims that Houstons looks or feels like Chicago and has a coastal feel of LA. Again things I also would disagree with...
Honestly I think you guys are so caught up in a Houston love fest at times you cant even see the absurdity of things said about a city that is quite fine, but why make outlandish claims about it, really the point, it is as irratating to me as my comments are likely to the love fest...
No one claimed it wasn't a 6 million person metro.
Many have said it feels much larger then it actually is, because of how extensive it is. Some parts of they make you feel that the metro is 10+ million people of how busy it is.
We know its a 6 million metro. Ive been to LA and NYC....and some areas feel like they are as populated as NYC and LA...however it is just perception....but those are just in certain areas.
Well I actually disagree to me it feels large and about its size (if someone said it is 6.5 million would I be surprised, no maybe even not 7 million but a 10 million metro it does not feel, it feels about what it is, nothing more, nothing less), it by no means feels like Chicago, even the metro, it feels considerably smaller to me. Expansive, well yes, but the expanse doesnt feel as developed hence it doesnt feel larger than it is. It feels large as it is but to me really feels no larger than others of its size; honestly in some ways the spread and lack of developed density to me actually makes it feel smaller than a Boston or Philly on certain aspects (You realize if you drive the same distance in these metros as Houston you actually do nearly pass a ten million population and not the 6 million), spread and expansive yes, a 10 million metro, no Chicago is and feels so much larger; suggest you guys get out and travel more; I really question a lot of the perspectives and if many have ever really left TX
No one claimed it wasn't a 6 million person metro.
Many have said it feels much larger then it actually is, because of how extensive it is. Some parts of they make you feel that the metro is 10+ million people of how busy it is.
We know its a 6 million metro. Ive been to LA and NYC....and some areas feel like they are as populated as NYC and LA...however it is just perception....but those are just in certain areas.
8 people voted that its a metro that feels larger than 10 million. That's 20% of the voters, really? I also find it preposterous how the biggest Houston booster of them all is one that doesn't live there and appears to live in rural Georgia or something with an agenda against Atlanta.
Yes, you're right skylines has nothing to do with density, nor do beaches and yes Eastern Island Galveston beaches get crowded was just there last weekend, a little to crowded to enjoy nice walks, don't know nor care for that argument and yes the skylines of Houston and Los Angeles are similar in size but don't even remotely look similar. Houston has buildings in at least 6 different colors that stand out, Los Angeles's skyline pivots off White and normally dark buildings in brown, red, or black.
Some ridiculous claims many of you boosters have, there are no metros that feel like 10 million and over besides New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
well with all due respect i read the thread this one is a spin off to, and some of you houston boosters really take reality too far and stretch them. I mean seriously some of you believe its a metro of 10 million? Really? Have any of you set foot in a 10 million + metro? Oh wait there are only 2 in usa, new york and los angeles, and chicago if you want to give it the pass to join the party 10 years ahead of schedule.
Houston's big and massive, its great, and a nice city and yes it feels larger than atlanta and dallas for what its worth. I like it, but really? Do some of you ever travel? You're getting to the level of san francisco, washington dc, atlanta, and seattle boosters now on how much you boost and that's not a good thing.
Kidphilly hasn't bashed houston in this thread, he's just been bringing you down to reason that your metro feels like a 6 million person metro. Guess what? It is a 6 million person metro! Accept it and move on yo!!
The problem the sunbelt has is that, it came of age after cars became established, so they are cities blown out to car size, alot less personal. Far more of their developable land is taken up by highways and thus flat expanses of parking lots and highway interchanges. I see parking garage highrises playing a big part in the future urbanization of the sunbelt. Because I'm pretty sure private transportation is here to stay, but for now, all the car-centric developement makes them feel impersonal, not exactly small though.
No one claimed it wasn't a 6 million person metro.
Many have said it feels much larger then it actually is, because of how extensive it is. Some parts of they make you feel that the metro is 10+ million people of how busy it is.
We know its a 6 million metro. Ive been to LA and NYC....and some areas feel like they are as populated as NYC and LA...however it is just perception....but those are just in certain areas.
That guy has been trolling Houston threads since he joined here. I think it is bets to ignore him, he will go away after a while.
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Originally Posted by kidphilly
Actually I did say that and then also responded to additional proposterous claims that Houstons looks or feels like Chicago and has a coastal feel of LA. Again things I also would disagree with...
Honestly I think you guys are so caught up in a Houston love fest at times you cant even see the absurdity of things said about a city that is quite fine, but why make outlandish claims about it, really the point, it is as irratating to me as my comments are likely to the love fest...
There you go again. Misunderstanding someone's quote. They said from the Highway's Houston seem much bigger than it actually is and gave the size of chicago as an example. They are not saying that all of the city looks like Chicago. It is perception.
It is like taking a picture of a Chihuahua at a certain angle and remaking that it looks like a great Dane from that angle. They are not saying that the chihuahua looks like a great Dane through and through, all they are saying is from that perspective it does.
Same thing with Houston, coming into the city from I10 it seems like Houston would have more than 6M people. We are not saying that we walk out of the greyhound station on Main and say wow, I feel like I am in Chicago. Anyone who would think that was what people on here are saying are either total idiots or just trolling to put down Houston. You and SN are always going for the latter
That guy has been trolling Houston threads since he joined here. I think it is bets to ignore him, he will go away after a while.
There you go again. Misunderstanding someone's quote. They said from the Highway's Houston seem much bigger than it actually is and gave the size of chicago as an example. They are not saying that all of the city looks like Chicago. It is perception.
It is like taking a picture of a Chihuahua at a certain angle and remaking that it looks like a great Dane from that angle. They are not saying that the chihuahua looks like a great Dane through and through, all they are saying is from that perspective it does.
Same thing with Houston, coming into the city from I10 it seems like Houston would have more than 6M people. We are not saying that we walk out of the greyhound station on Main and say wow, I feel like I am in Chicago. Anyone who would think that was what people on here are saying are either total idiots or just trolling to put down Houston. You and SN are always going for the latter
Well all metros can cherry pick angles that make them look larger. Kudos; continue to only look there and you will never have to see any truths...
and seriously HTown I have gotten the context from the beiggining, and no I am not a troll, I just find claims made about Houston to be some of the more outlandish on this forum. But again cherry pick and continue to believe what you will. I will continue to add objectivity and reality
And my point continues to be, Houston feels about the size it is, some areas feel large and some dont in the metro, a little clue for you, this is not unique to Houston; basically all large metros have a very similar dynamic
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