Houston: The Most Overlooked Big City in America... (live, state, better)

[BCB]

Two morals perfectly sum up this thread:

1.) You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink, and
2.) Beating a dead horse with a stick is a waste of time

Therefore, I bid farewell.

[Pine to Vine]

Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA

Houston's climate can definitely be huge in allowing it to attract tourists. It has warmer winters than the vast majority of the country, and its summer weather is not much different than many subtropcal/tropical resort paradises of the world.

Couldn't agree more. I expect Houston will soon take its rightful place among the world's most exclusive resort paradises: St Tropez, Ipanema, Bali, Portofina, Waikiki and Buffalo Bayou.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by Pine to Vine

Couldn't agree more. I expect Houston will soon take its rightful place among the world's most exclusive resort paradises: St Tropez, Ipanema, Bali, Portofina, Waikiki and Buffalo Bayou.

Seriously, though, the sarcasm is far past the point of being clever. Try something else.

[NOLA101]

Originally Posted by Pine to Vine

Couldn't agree more. I expect Houston will soon take its rightful place among the world's most exclusive resort paradises: St Tropez, Ipanema, Bali, Portofina, Waikiki and Buffalo Bayou.

LOL!

I hear Houston's Chemical Alley is replacing St. Tropez as the preferred winter destination of the world's elite. The mega-yachts are queuing up on the oil-slicked water as we speak...

[Yn0hTnA]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

Seriously, though, the sarcasm is far past the point of being clever. Try something else.

The points being discussed always go over that poster's head, even when he/she is not trying so hard at sarcasm.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA

The points being discussed always go over that poster's head, even when he/she is not trying so hard at sarcasm.

We got what you're trying to say, we think you're ridiculous.

[Yn0hTnA]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

We got what you're trying to say, we think you're ridiculous.

And that thought comes simply because you (and others) aren't understanding the points.

[NowInWI]

Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA

And that thought comes simply because you (and others) aren't understanding the points.

You didn't get my point, either. Lambeau IS much more iconic than the Astrodome. I let it fly for a while, but you kind of don't understand everything, yourself. I really, honestly, don't care to argue about that, but I really get tired of someone thinking that nothing can be better than that which exists in their city. Houston is fine, I'm sure, but I have as much desire to visit, as you do to visit Wisconsin. I like my cities dense and by water. Houston is spread out too far, and is only as big as it is, due to annexation for tax revenue. That's unappealing. I like suburbs, oddly enough, but not when they are used to serve a city by raising population. Houston just isn't dense enough, at least for me.

[Calisonn]

So the question is "Houston is the most overlooked big city in America?", the answer IMO is no, here's the 12 largest CSA's:

1 NYC
2 LA
3 Chi
4 DC/Bmore
5 SF/SJ
6 Bos
7 DFW
8 Philly
9 Hou
10 Mia
11 ATL
12 Det

So considering these top 12, Detroit is definitely most overlooked with the exception of bad press, and considering DFW is 700,000 larger than Houston, I do not see it anymore talked about other than perhaps sports. Houston has gotten really good press from Forbes, USA today, and CNN, for diversity, housing, and economy, so how can Houston claim "most overlooked", this should be a 2 way race between DFW and Detroit in my opinion.

[Mezter]

I cannot believe this is still going strong