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Haha, I have traveled all over. I've experienced the nightlife in about 20 different major cities in the country, as well as in Athens, Mykonos, Hamilton (probably don't know where that is), Rincon (that one too). I'll take hanging out at the Foundation Room in Atlantic City with high-profile people over a dingy bar in Austin any day.
To where? Long Island, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Cortland?
Don't be mad and bitter because NY did not win because that is what everyone thinks here
Much more to Austin nightlife than "dingy" bars.
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Like several others have mentioned, some people just can't handle when their city is not #1 on everything (NYC)
Looking good for Houston here
LOL! NYC over Houston any day. That is unless you enjoy a city with not much of an urban center, miles and miles of generic cookie-cutter subdivisions and freeways. I almost forgot the hurricanes and oppressive heat and humidity. Go Houston!
Austin's cool, but outside of that, I'd take NYC, (or even my hometown of KC) over TX any day.
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LOL! NYC over Houston any day. That is unless you enjoy a city with not much of an urban center, miles and miles of generic cookie-cutter subdivisions and freeways. I almost forgot the hurricanes and oppressive heat and humidity. Go Houston!
Austin's cool, but outside of that, I'd take NYC, (or even my hometown of KC) over TX any day.
If you ask anyone outside CD, most will agree with us
It's funny...people I have met from NYC usually love traveling to and experiencing other places that aren't anything at all like NYC. I have never met anyone so critical of everywhere outside of her own little world. It's very unusual.
I've had the same experienced with New Yorkers. I spent my first two years of college in small private school out in west Texas called Abilene Christian Univ. I had a few really good friends who had grown up in Manhattan and they actually really liked Abilene. I personally hated the town, but they like Abilene because completely different from the fast paced life of New York. They never lived in a place that was as wide open and had a very small population before.
It's funny...people I have met from NYC usually love traveling to and experiencing other places that aren't anything at all like NYC. I have never met anyone so critical of everywhere outside of her own little world. It's very unusual.
Well said! Seriously, I don't care much for Austin but it easily is one of the best party towns in the country.
Take a look at my profile and all the places around the world I've been. When it comes down to it, nothing beats a night out at home in my familiar NYC. That's how I feel about it. Thanks for a post I can report, too.
Yes, which makes it even more surprising that your so completely ignorant of Austin's music, film, and art scene. I'm sure most of those European's you've partied with could tell something about Austin's fame. Even the European hipsters usually consider Austin to have one of the best music scene's in the world.
And there are several celebrities that have come from Austin's film scene, and even still live in Austin. The city has gained the reputation in Hollywood of being a great town for film, and it's becoming not all that uncommon to see high profile celebrities in Austin.
I'm not trying to say that Austin's night life is better than NYC's. Those are two completely different towns so I really don't think you can compare the two. I'm just saying that it's not the hick town you're trying to make it out to be.
It's also weird to me how Texans usually like traveling to other places different from...well maybe not. Many Texans I've met hate, or at least talk down about anything outside of Texas, especially NYC. Sad but true.
I think your statement was actually pretty positive about NYers, for the most part being open to new experiences, different people and such. Texans, not so much, especially if it's north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
I've always liked New York and New Yorkers. Some Texan's are just like that unfortunately. Of course I've also noticed that attitude diminishes as the state grows and becomes more diverse.
As soon as someone's favorite city is last on some list, they start complaining about how stupid it all is.
Yes they do
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