My feelings about Minneapolis-St Paul!

[zeno44]

Good one, GoWild...

"Texas is a Minnesota in the south" - exactly. I felt the same, re: the people at least. Kind of like Minnesotans with a twang. I was perfectly comfortable with the TX folks for the most part as we stayed in Austin for a short while.

What we did NOT like was, as you said, "Hell Heat Land." Unbearable heat and humidity. And we moved there on a cross-country adventure from the west, driving thru the Mojave Desert in early Sept. to get to TX. And I'll tell ya, the Mojave was child's play compared to TX...because it was dry. Any northerner that wants to buy into the "Austin is the greatest place in the U.S." thing better think long and hard if they are willing to melt on the spot during the summer, 'til the end of Sept. Especially if they want to be active outside. It's awful, if you haven't grown up with that climate. Also, MN has much more in terms of "free and open to the public," compared to TX. I keep writing that "free and open to the public" theme in my posts - TX got me saying it. I've never seen so many "No Trespassing" signs. I'm a hardcore deer hunter, and it would have cost me $3000-$5000 to hunt deer in TX, due to the need to lease or own land. Not the WMA's like MN and some other states have, esp. not for nonresidents. Walking & biking trails are almost nonexistent in Austin...even Austin man Lance Armstrong said that in an interview about Austin and its lack of bike trails and lanes. They do have "Town Lake," which is a widening in the Colorado River, featuring a large rectangular path a few miles long in the area. It's cool, and lots of people use it for walking dogs, biking, strolling and jogging. But the Twin Cities answer to that: Lake Calhoun. Just 1 lake out of many in the Twin Cities matches Austin's magnum opus recreation area.

I'd prefer MN, even with its winter, any day to TX. But TX folks (at least Austin's, as that's the main area we experienced) seem pretty cool overall; and I must say, that January and February we spent down there were the easiest of our life!

[MRNorthSide]

Originally Posted by knke0402

I don't really understand what you're getting at. I was stating that too many young kids throw the word "Ghetto" around like they have a clue what a ghetto is. Statements like "Yeah, my school is soooOo ghetto". And No, there really aren't any ghettos in the Twin Cities. Go to Gary, IN, Camden, NJ, or West Atlanta...then let me know how bad MPLS is.

Seems as if you're the one who does not know the meaning of the word. Look it up, or

By your logic, one could say, "Go to Kingston, and then let me know how bad Gary is." Just because Kingston has ghettoes, does not mean that Gary does not. Jeez, Louise

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by zeno44

Good one, GoWild...

"Texas is a Minnesota in the south" - exactly. I felt the same, re: the people at least. Kind of like Minnesotans with a twang. I was perfectly comfortable with the TX folks for the most part as we stayed in Austin for a short while.

What we did NOT like was, as you said, "Hell Heat Land." Unbearable heat and humidity. And we moved there on a cross-country adventure from the west, driving thru the Mojave Desert in early Sept. to get to TX. And I'll tell ya, the Mojave was child's play compared to TX...because it was dry. Any northerner that wants to buy into the "Austin is the greatest place in the U.S." thing better think long and hard if they are willing to melt on the spot during the summer, 'til the end of Sept. Especially if they want to be active outside. It's awful, if you haven't grown up with that climate. Also, MN has much more in terms of "free and open to the public," compared to TX. I keep writing that "free and open to the public" theme in my posts - TX got me saying it. I've never seen so many "No Trespassing" signs. I'm a hardcore deer hunter, and it would have cost me $3000-$5000 to hunt deer in TX, due to the need to lease or own land. Not the WMA's like MN and some other states have, esp. not for nonresidents. Walking & biking trails are almost nonexistent in Austin...even Austin man Lance Armstrong said that in an interview about Austin and its lack of bike trails and lanes. They do have "Town Lake," which is a widening in the Colorado River, featuring a large rectangular path a few miles long in the area. It's cool, and lots of people use it for walking dogs, biking, strolling and jogging. But the Twin Cities answer to that: Lake Calhoun. Just 1 lake out of many in the Twin Cities matches Austin's magnum opus recreation area.

I'd prefer MN, even with its winter, any day to TX. But TX folks (at least Austin's, as that's the main area we experienced) seem pretty cool overall; and I must say, that January and February we spent down there were the easiest of our life!

I don't see Texas being like Minnesota. Fro one, I see alot more bragadoccio in Texas than in Minnesota. Minnesota knows it has alot, but doesn't seem to brag about it as much as Texas does. Texas is hotter and drier than Minnesota. Both states are nothing alike.