Am I weird to prefer San Antonio?

[makiten]

Originally Posted by Viny80

I would be curious to know if the majority of people that really love San Antonio are part of the obese population that SA is highly regarded for. It would make sense because larger people here are not that uncommon and would feel more comfortable around people that look similiar to them. Where as in Austin or Dallas seem to be physically fitter/more health conscious cities. I can't comment on Houston because I've only been there a few times. Don't misconstrue this as being malicous, I am just pondering, but it would be interesting to see a poll on that. I know people have their own opinions but I have never grasped why people think this city is so great. Perhaps if I were a different race & size I might like it. That is MY opinion.

I'm not really sure I can see a correlation between the two, but I can answer your question about Houston. Houston regularly competes for that #1 obese spot with San Antonio. Dallas has been on the top 10 as well. Austin's the only one that has that feel to it, but that's not a coincidence. The other three cities easily bought into the notion of freeways and cars, while Austin has shot down more freeway projects, essentially requiring a more dense population... until you include the suburbs.

I didn't say I thought it was "so great," I simply said I preferred it in spite of its flaws over cities I am "supposed" to like. That preference comes from having family here, not having long commutes (I spent 2.5 hours commuting in Houston), the easier ability to avoid pretentious elitists I have encountered elsewhere, and because I never liked bars, clubs, etc. even when I was single, and I've never enjoyed being around college students.

I readily acknowledge the obesity and education problem. I'm from a school of thought that says if you have a problem with something, fix it, and leaving because of those types of problems only contributes to the problem. But I had that same observation in Houston, and when presented with the option of improving a place I spent most of my life in over a place I already hated, I chose the former.

[JNA]

Originally Posted by Viny80

I would be curious to know if the majority of people that really love San Antonio are part of the obese population that SA is highly regarded for. It would make sense because larger people here are not that uncommon and would feel more comfortable around people that look similiar to them. Where as in Austin or Dallas seem to be physically fitter/more health conscious cities. I can't comment on Houston because I've only been there a few times. Don't misconstrue this as being malicous, I am just pondering, but it would be interesting to see a poll on that. I know people have their own opinions but I have never grasped why people think this city is so great. Perhaps if I were a different race & size I might like it. That is MY opinion.

I weigh in at a whopping 143 lbs and love it here a lot more than the fakeness in SoCal.