Chicago vs Houston (raise, food, live, best)

[DavePa]

Originally Posted by ScrappyJoe

Keep circle-jerking if it helps you sleep better at night.

Can I play .... I'll skip my glass of wine.

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

Exactly. Let's give him a taste of the Houston skyline.

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Did someone say PICTURES.....

Originally Posted by ScrappyJoe

☝️☝️☝️ Can't wait to see who takes the bait.

That would be me .... I'll oblige you'll.

[prhill]

Originally Posted by DavePa

Can I play .... I'll skip my glass of wine.


Did someone say PICTURES.....

That would be me .... I'll oblige you'll.

Damn thats not fair, Houston has no chance against Chicago's skyline!

[CosmicAries]

Originally Posted by personone

What are all these crazy comparisons claiming Houston's downtown is similar to Chicago's???? Houston is a sunbelt city. In no way is it as dense or bustling as Chicago's. Get outta here with that nonsense!!!!!

I agree. Houston is no where near close to the amount of skyscrapers that Chicago has. I rather say as other stated that Houston is in the class of Dallas, Atlanta, LA, & Miami.

[CosmicAries]

The Houston skyline is impressive, but pales in comparison to cities like Chicago and NYC.



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[HouTXmetro]

Two totally different places. As others have stated, besides noticing that Houston proper is on track to surpass Chicago in population, we don't compare ourselves to Chicago. I'll just say this, to each it's own. Iv'e visited all the major Metro areas (top 10) in the U.S. with the exception of San Francisco. Chicago would rank last as far as places I would want to live.

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by HouTXmetro

Two totally different places. As others have stated, besides noticing that Houston proper is on track to surpass Chicago in population, we don't compare ourselves to Chicago. I'll just say this, to each it's own. Iv'e visited all the major Metro areas (top 10) in the U.S. with the exception of San Francisco. Chicago would rank last as far as places I would want to live.

Yes to each their own. As someone who lived in Chicago and then moved away, I still miss it. It really was the best place I've ever lived, personally.

[BigLake]

Originally Posted by CosmicAries

I agree. Houston is no where near close to the amount of skyscrapers that Chicago has. I rather say as other stated that Houston is in the class of Dallas, Atlanta, LA, & Miami.

Still chuckling that someone thought it was a wise idea to compare Houston's skyline to Chicago's.

[kemahkami]

Originally Posted by jfre81

I think quality vs. quantity is a recurring, underlying theme here.

Most of the "craft" here is so-so. Geared toward the Bud Light drinker.

That ... actually makes the article worse.

Originally Posted by HouTXmetro

Two totally different places. As others have stated, besides noticing that Houston proper is on track to surpass Chicago in population, we don't compare ourselves to Chicago.

Houston has always been less concerned about this topic. Many Chicago posters here have feigned indifference, but those are merely efforts to mask the inner spite. Why else would there be 6+ pages of echo chamber, rather than an empty thread? The recent articles from the Tribune don't help the case either.

[Justabystander]

Originally Posted by HouTXmetro

Two totally different places. As others have stated, besides noticing that Houston proper is on track to surpass Chicago in population, we don't compare ourselves to Chicago. I'll just say this, to each it's own. Iv'e visited all the major Metro areas (top 10) in the U.S. with the exception of San Francisco. Chicago would rank last as far as places I would want to live.

I saw in one of your posts that you also hate Boston, more than Chicago even. Chicago and Boston are two of my favorite cities, interesting and cultured. I couldn't make heads or tails of Houston when I visited there, but admit I liked the Pappas chain of restaurants, and like a good steak too.

Leaving the airport and seeing a gun rack on the back of a pickup truck was the signal for my wife and me that the job interview that awaited us there would make it easy to say no. To each his own, for sure.

[BigLake]

Originally Posted by ScrappyJoe

That ... actually makes the article worse.



Houston has always been less concerned about this topic. Many Chicago posters here have feigned indifference, but those are merely efforts to mask the inner spite. Why else would there be 6+ pages of echo chamber, rather than an empty thread? The recent articles from the Tribune don't help the case either.

Nope. No one in Chicago really cares about Houston, unless perhaps they lived there, have family there, etc. We don't view it remotely as a peer, nor does Chicago have anything in common with Houston. Chicago and Houston are nearly opposite types of cities. And, as far as posting...it's a message board. People are gonna post.

Chicagoans-- to an extent -- care about NYC's collective opinion of us. It's because they are the only city in the U.S. we would consider to be a big brother. No other city in the U.S. would remotely fit this bill. LA is a far flung sprawling city that we have nothing in common with. To Chicago, it's Hollywood, and not much more. Houston? Oil? Sadness and support for people in Houston who had to deal with Harvey? But really little else in Houston is taken of note. Houston's a fine city, but just not one that Chicago views as a peer in any sense.