Briefly been visiting Houston here and there - does Houston remind you 'alittle bit' of Miami and Los Angeles? (Dallas: home, to live in)

[Need4Camaro]

I seem to get vibes of Miami in certain areas of Houston due to the palm trees, architecture, and freeways / access roads / Toll roads as well as the horizontal traffic lights which Miami has alot of. Then with the multiple skylines, large freeways like Katy Freeway and HOT lanes and some of the rougher areas, it feels alittle like Los Angeles

It's not a spitting replica of either due to the quality of beaches, geography (mountains near Los Angeles) and I'm sure the demographics are also very different but I tend to get vibes of both of them due to the urban fabrics of them.

[joseayala77]

I have fam in LA. My father imagrated from el salvador to LA In 1979. He decided to move east to Houston and met my mom. I was born. I travel to LA alot and LA feels like Houston in the diversity and "feel" obviously LA is busier then Houston but I always feel at home there. Miami I can't say, I've never been. Yes it's shocking lol but Miami never interested me. Houston is the LA of Texas. It's the most important city in tx. I hope i don't offend any north Texans lol but Houston is like no other in the USA. Like LA is like no other. If you grew up 8n LA like my cousins and come to Houston, you'll see the beauty of Houston. Because they are used to mountains and not so much greenery. And vice versa. That's why alot of Texans who grew up 8n Dallas or San Antonio or Austin sometimes talk down on Houston. Because they are used to the scenery.

[As Above So Below...]

I grew up in LA. Houston is like LA in that they’re both extremely diverse and they both sprawl to the extreme. That’s it.

Houston and Miami are both humid. They don’t remind me of each other at all otherwise.

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by joseayala77

I have fam in LA. My father imagrated from el salvador to LA In 1979. He decided to move east to Houston and met my mom. I was born. I travel to LA alot and LA feels like Houston in the diversity and "feel" obviously LA is busier then Houston but I always feel at home there. Miami I can't say, I've never been. Yes it's shocking lol but Miami never interested me. Houston is the LA of Texas. It's the most important city in tx. I hope i don't offend any north Texans lol but Houston is like no other in the USA. Like LA is like no other. If you grew up 8n LA like my cousins and come to Houston, you'll see the beauty of Houston. Because they are used to mountains and not so much greenery. And vice versa. That's why alot of Texans who grew up 8n Dallas or San Antonio or Austin sometimes talk down on Houston. Because they are used to the scenery.

Oh Brother, talk about being a homer.

Originally Posted by As Above So Below...

I grew up in LA. Houston is like LA in that they’re both extremely diverse and they both sprawl to the extreme. That’s it.

Houston and Miami are both humid. They don’t remind me of each other at all otherwise.

Exactly... ppl want Houston to be somewhere else but Houston so bad that it’s quite comical. LA is LA and Miami is Miami. Houston is Houston.

[3shipguy]

Lived in all 3. Other than sprawl and humidity respectively, not alike.

[joseayala77]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

Oh Brother, talk about being a homer.




Exactly... ppl want Houston to be somewhere else but Houston so bad that it’s quite comical. LA is LA and Miami is Miami. Houston is Houston.

What's it to you? Does my opinion hurt u? Why do you hate me comparing Houston to one of the world's greatest cities? Did a houstonian hurt u? Stop hating. People can't handle Houston praise. Houston 8s Houston. You right. But it also has alot of similarities to LA. I'm sorry if my opinion hurts u.

Read this if u want, of course. https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...211-story.html

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by joseayala77

What's it to you? Does my opinion hurt u? Why do you hate me comparing Houston to one of the world's greatest cities? Did a houstonian hurt u? Stop hating. People can't handle Houston praise. Houston 8s Houston. You right. But it also has alot of similarities to LA. I'm sorry if my opinion hurts u.

Read this if u want, of course. https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...211-story.html

No one is offended by your opinion. No one is saying Houston has nothing in common at all with LA but no Houston does not remind me of LA. I spent 24 of my 36 years there and 5 in Houston and that’s where my opinion comes from.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

I seem to get vibes of Miami in certain areas of Houston due to the palm trees, architecture, and freeways / access roads / Toll roads as well as the horizontal traffic lights which Miami has alot of. Then with the multiple skylines, large freeways like Katy Freeway and HOT lanes and some of the rougher areas, it feels alittle like Los Angeles

It's not a spitting replica of either due to the quality of beaches, geography (mountains near Los Angeles) and I'm sure the demographics are also very different but I tend to get vibes of both of them due to the urban fabrics of them.

Not in total. But there are certain areas where it feels kind of like LA and others where it feels kind of like parts of Miami, like the area south of downtown Miami, Brickell to Coconut Grove.

[biscuit_head]

More like the inland parts of Miami away from the Waterfront. Houston reminds me more of Tampa or Orlando if we’re comparing it to a Floridian city. Miami was built for leisure, Houston and Tampa have a more blue-collar/industrial appearance to them that feel very similar. Vegetation and terrain are relatively similar, but Houston has more oaks and magnolias than Tampa or Miami.

I used to live in Los Angeles and the only thing that Houston has in common are the wide freeways, massive interchanges, diverse cuisine, and cultural diversity. While those are major comparable elements, the two cities are still quite different. Houston moves at a slower pace, has a very different vibe and feel culturally, and Los Angeles is a lot more cosmopolitan than Houston, but Houston is no slouch in that department. LA is also a lot denser and far more walkable than anywhere in Houston as well. While the port is a major component in LA, it isn’t as defining of a factor as it is in Houston because Los Angeles/Southern California is such a vast region.

Houston has elements of both cities, but it’s very much its own thing, and making direct comparisons is somewhat difficult.

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by biscuit_head

More like the inland parts of Miami away from the Waterfront. Houston reminds me more of Tampa or Orlando if we’re comparing it to a Floridian city. Miami was built for leisure, Houston and Tampa have a more blue-collar/industrial appearance to them that feel very similar. Vegetation and terrain are relatively similar, but Houston has more oaks and magnolias than Tampa or Miami.

I used to live in Los Angeles and the only thing that Houston has in common are the wide freeways, massive interchanges, diverse cuisine, and cultural diversity. While those are major comparable elements, the two cities are still quite different. Houston moves at a slower pace, has a very different vibe and feel culturally, and Los Angeles is a lot more cosmopolitan than Houston, but Houston is no slouch in that department. LA is also a lot denser and far more walkable than anywhere in Houston as well. While the port is a major component in LA, it isn’t as defining of a factor as it is in Houston because Los Angeles/Southern California is such a vast region.

Houston has elements of both cities, but it’s very much its own thing, and making direct comparisons is somewhat difficult.

This I agree with. I've never been to Tampa but when I was in Orlando it definitely gave me more of a Houston vibe than Miami did. And the LA description is spot on as well.

Originally Posted by joseayala77

What's it to you? Does my opinion hurt u? Why do you hate me comparing Houston to one of the world's greatest cities? Did a houstonian hurt u? Stop hating. People can't handle Houston praise. Houston 8s Houston. You right. But it also has alot of similarities to LA. I'm sorry if my opinion hurts u.

Read this if u want, of course. https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...211-story.html

I praise Houston a lot. I have a lot of love for the city I've lived in for 10 years now. I just don't think it's that similar to LA and i'm quite annoyed at Houstonian's reaching with these city comparisons instead of embracing their own identity.