Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Good grief. There are posters over there that absolutely will not stop talking about Houston. They just use old stereotypes of the city and try to pass them as fact. Look at some of these posts here:
I agree with everything you said Techie. If you're a liberal progressive fellow it can be a hell on earth fighting with rabid social conservative nutbars who hate the sight of a yellow school bus. I just do not get how they think that Houston is such a great place to live. It's amazing what a bunch of PR fluff and limited growth can do. They don't realize they're creating a recipe for uneven economic development.
Los Angeles with all of its problems still amazes me how they've managed to maintain the city. Houston has a lot of shiny new development but contrast it with the relative underclass beneath the surface. It's night and day.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Techwired
You bring several good points, but I find that when many stubborn Texans are made self-aware of their arrogance and stereotypes does their false Texas sized bravado increase along with their socialized ignorance.
One of my biggest problems with Houston is that one really has to go beyond subjectivity to complete homerism and ignorance to champion it as a great city to live.
Quite the entertaining thread. There are other threads in there too where Houston has been the topic of conversation. Fun reads.
To me, from my visits to JSC, Houston seems like a flat, hot, humid swamp a long way from a dirty ocean with almost no surf and occasional hurricanes. It seems like it would be the epicenter for stripmall/suburban sprawl and gridlock.
Not very appealing, even if there are lots of jobs thanks to Oil, Gas, and Chinese investors.
You confused 5 or 6 people with 12 million people. Of those 12 million, almost all dont care.
LMAO!
I must say, most of the Californians I've met view Texas favorably. However, when I use the term "Californians," I'm not specifically referring to Angelenos. On the same note, when I refer to "Texas," I'm not specifically referring to Houston.
Most of the Californians I've met in Arizona seem to be from Orange County, San Diego County, and the Inland Empire. These areas are more conservative than most of L.A. County, and for the most part, conservatives and Republicans (from anywhere, not necessarily California) have a more positive view of Texas than liberals and Democrats. Conservative Californians seem to prefer states like Texas and Arizona whereas Nevada; Oregon; Washington; and, to a lesser extent, Colorado attract more liberal Californians.
Most of the Californians I've met in Arizona seem to be from Orange County, San Diego County, and the Inland Empire. These areas are more conservative than most of L.A. County, and for the most part, conservatives and Republicans (from anywhere, not necessarily California) have a more positive view of Texas than liberals and Democrats. Conservative Californians seem to prefer states like Texas and Arizona whereas Nevada; Oregon; Washington; and, to a lesser extent, Colorado attract more liberal Californians.
Yeah, there is probably a great deal of truth to this.
Of course, what a lot of native (conservative) Texans and Arizonans dont always get is that a conservative Californian is more times than not viewed as left of center in Texas and Arizona.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
