Remember to record/watch Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Houston 8PM CST tonight on CNN (buy, university)

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by cBach

That was wonderful. I like how Anthony explained how Houston got to where it was today. The oil bust of the mid 1980's allowed the real estate to nosedive and immigrants found the rental rates affordable.

I was reading an article that as Houston was spreading outwards, the inner strip malls were becoming decrepit and immigrants were able to buy them on the cheap, renovate them, and thus we have Houston as it is today.

That's kind of a half ass history lesson don't you think ? It doesn't explain changing demographics of most major American cities that were not dramatically affected by the 80's oil bust.

This was a great story of the several groups he focused on , but he only brushed the surface of what Houston is. But to be fair he only had an hour so some shortcuts had to be made...

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

That's kind of a half ass history lesson don't you think ? It doesn't explain changing demographics of most major American cities that were not dramatically affected by the 80's oil bust.

This was a great story of the several groups he focused on , but he only brushed the surface of what Houston is. But to be fair he only had an hour so some shortcuts had to be made...

Austin is not nearly as diverse as Houston...

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by cBach

Austin is not nearly as diverse as Houston...

LOL I post, "It doesn't explain changing demographics of most major American cities." and your reply is about the lack of diversity in Austin. That's a big miss cBach. Austin is not like most American cities at this time, but in the future it will catch up, don't you worry.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

LOL I post, "It doesn't explain changing demographics of most major American cities." and your reply is about the lack of diversity in Austin. That's a big miss cBach. Austin is not like most American cities at this time, but in the future it will catch up, don't you worry.

I'm not sure, I think we're one of the only cities in America with a declining African American population.

[Dopo]

I liked the show,
I like the fact that he showed three of the largest communities in Houston, Indian/Pakistani, Mexican and Vietnamese
I wish he would have shown nigerians ... but I can see why they showed Congolese, to show urban farming.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by cBach

I'm not sure, I think we're one of the only cities in America with a declining African American population.

Is this a cry for help ?

[radiolibre99]

From the clips the show looks as though it's going to be great. I guess people just cannot wrap their head around how international and diverse and how big Houston really is. They go off the narrative that it's a honky tonk city.

[Yankeemama]

My husband travels often and he raves about Houston's true diversity and amazing food scene. We are native San Franciscans who moved to Portland, OR after being in NYC for a long time. We LOVE FOOD! �� It's great to hear that Houston is getting more media exposure since Portland gets almost too much exposure.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

Is this a cry for help ?

No, just proof of my claim.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I liked the show,
I like the fact that he showed three of the largest communities in Houston, Indian/Pakistani, Mexican and Vietnamese
I wish he would have shown nigerians ... but I can see why they showed Congolese, to show urban farming.

Yes and I bet many on the East Coast and West Coast were quite surprised by what Houston has in the terms of ethnic communities.