Why does nobody walk around in this city? (Houston, Dallas: transplants, look for a job)

[jfre81]

Handbook of Texas Online - ITALIANS

Here they became farmers and didn't stay in the city to open restaurants necessarily. But go open a phonebook in Galveston County and see what you see.

Since you're in the know roberto, where do I find a good cannoli here?

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by robertobaggio

That was just an exemple. You get the point. There is zero Italian influence in Seattle and Portland too for that matter but I bet the awareness is on another level.

I met a girl in Manhattan who had no idea how to put gasoline in her Mercedes. It was really cute, in a sad sort of way. She could probably tell me a lot about gnocchi, prawns and garlic though.

I'm not sure that "NYC-style awareness" and practicality necessarily fall in the same ring...

Roberto, I hope you give Houston a fair shake. Its a great place, just not what you're accustomed to.

[robertobaggio]

Originally Posted by modster

I have lived inner loop and out, and I do find I have more in common with people in the city. So I am usually not one to defend suburbia, Katy especially, but I do find it interesting that you feel so qualified to make such sweeping generalizations about everyone outside the loop after living here how long?

Thank you for your opinion on all of that, but I don't think you are really qualified to make those kind of sweeping judgements just yet.

I forgot to mention that I spent one year in high school in Katy as exchange student, went to college at UT-Austin, grad school in Florida, and worked in Silicon Valley/lived in San Francisco. In other words I do have experience with the US and Texas in particular. Just didn't so much about the city of Houston.

[ahzzie]

Originally Posted by robertobaggio

The good would be the cost of living and the overall state of the economy and job market, which is better than most of the country, I think. I also don't mind the weather personally.

The bad is the suburban feeling and lack of education and awareness about the country annd the world when you leave the loop. Basically, the bad but true stereotype of Texas culture or lack there of. Exemple, we were having dinner with family friends/acquaintances who live in Katy. They are far from uneducated in the sense that they all went to college (Texas A&M) and graduated. We were at a so called fancy Italian restaurant (not a good one by east coast or San Francisco standards), and none of the people of the family had ever heard of Tiramisu, Capers, Muscles, etc and asked what kind of cheese was in a Caprese Salad. My fiance being from the DC area thought that was the cutest thing she had ever seen (in a sad way). I found it shocking but very true of the stereotype.

Now, try that with people from San Mateo, Weston, Orange County, Long Island, etc...I doubt you would find people like that.

Uuuuuuh I live outside the loop and I'm whatcha call edumacated! In fact I grad...gra...finished 5th grade.

Seriously though, please don't move here. You will just be miserable and make the rest of us on this board miserable having to read about how much you hate it here.

[robertobaggio]

Originally Posted by jimboburnsy

I met a girl in Manhattan who had no idea how to put gasoline in her Mercedes. It was really cute, in a sad sort of way. She could probably tell me a lot about gnocchi, prawns and garlic though.

I'm not sure that "NYC-style awareness" and practicality necessarily fall in the same ring...

Roberto, I hope you give Houston a fair shake. Its a great place, just not what you're accustomed to.

The job opportunities and the superior academic level of Rice University are the primary reasons why I am here. I was also sick of the extreme radicalism of San Franciscans. :-) Rice by the way is an astonishing beautiful campus, even my girlfriend who is from the north east and is accustomed to ivys was amazed.

[robertobaggio]

Originally Posted by ahzzie

Uuuuuuh I live outside the loop and I'm whatcha call edumacated! In fact I grad...gra...finished 5th grade.

Seriously though, please don't move here. You will just be miserable and make the rest of us on this board miserable having to read about how much you hate it here.

Wow, where did I say that I hate it? But please tell me since when it's a crime to discuss obvious flaws about somebody's hometown?

[robertobaggio]

Originally Posted by jfre81

Handbook of Texas Online - ITALIANS

Here they became farmers and didn't stay in the city to open restaurants necessarily. But go open a phonebook in Galveston County and see what you see.

Since you're in the know roberto, where do I find a good cannoli here?

I have no idea. But I bet there's got to be a good Italian import food place even in Houston.

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by robertobaggio

I have no idea. But I bet there's got to be a good Italian import food place even in Houston.

Awesome.

Now that we've established that not all of us like the people you know in Katy, are you still here? Have you gone walking lately?

[ahzzie]

Originally Posted by robertobaggio

Wow, where did I say that I hate it? But please tell me since when it's a crime to discuss obvious flaws about somebody's hometown?

Sorry, just noticed that you already live here. It seems there has been a rash of people moving here from somewhere else expecting to find something that's just not here. Then they get on this board and complain about it to no end. It really gets old. There's nothing wrong with discussing flaws but you seem to have a negative opinion of the city so I was just trying to save you some grief if you had not made the move yet.

[dv1033]

Originally Posted by robertobaggio

Wow, where did I say that I hate it? But please tell me since when it's a crime to discuss obvious flaws about somebody's hometown?

Constructive criticism is great. But we get tired of people coming down here and telling us how everything better other places.