Why do Texans dislike Houston? (Dallas, Waco: to move, skyline, skyscraper)

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by hamiltonpl

I think it is a very Texan city. What is more Texan than oil?

Houston may be a Texan city, but it's easily the least Texan out of the major metro areas, IMO.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by bamba_boy

That's what makes Houston so interesting... it's Texan but also EVERYTHING. There's two China Towns (Old Downtown and New Bellaire). There's the Hillcroft India-Town Strip. There's Euro-Yankee-Corporate-Road-Warror Town (Woodlands/Kingwood). There's Good Ol' Boy Town (Pasa-GitDown-Dina). There's Little El Salvador (Gulfton). There's established-TexMex-Town (Harrisburg/Navigation). There's Pill-Hill (rich black doctors and other professionals) MacGregor/Riverside. There's several total "Mish-mash Town" that in one neighborhood it's 25%white, 25% Hispanic, 25%black, 25% Asian - Sharpstown, SugarLand, Mo City.

Makes it very interesting in that you can meet and become friends with such a variety of sucessful smart people from all over the world and this country, find ANY kind of food at a small grocer or restaurant, learn about places to vacation from people who actually grew up there.

However, it's also amazing that the you can also live the great old Texas traditions like friendly neighbors, Friday Night Football (note the respectful capitalization!), welcoming churches (and synagogues and mosques!), cold icehouse beer, the planet's biggest rodeo in the NFL stadium.

Yeah...there aren't many cities in the South that can come close to or even match Houston's diversity.

Whats so apecial about Houston compared with most larger cities is people of different ethnicities, skin color, & religion get along just fine. Its not uncommon at all to have neighborhoods with equal numbers of Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, & Asians.

Houston is such an awesome city!

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Houston is such an awesome city!

keep telling ya, that is why it has so many haterz

[Brewzerr68]

Originally Posted by bamba_boy

That's what makes Houston so interesting... it's Texan but also EVERYTHING. There's two China Towns (Old Downtown and New Bellaire). There's the Hillcroft India-Town Strip. There's Euro-Yankee-Corporate-Road-Warror Town (Woodlands/Kingwood). There's Good Ol' Boy Town (Pasa-GitDown-Dina). There's Little El Salvador (Gulfton). There's established-TexMex-Town (Harrisburg/Navigation). There's Pill-Hill (rich black doctors and other professionals) MacGregor/Riverside. There's several total "Mish-mash Town" that in one neighborhood it's 25%white, 25% Hispanic, 25%black, 25% Asian - Sharpstown, SugarLand, Mo City.

Well put. I would also add to that the liberal Bohemian feel of the Heights and the Montrose. I don't know about now, but when I was growing up there the Montrose was very much a haven for liberals/artists/musicians/activists etc., and from what I understand had been since the late 60's/early 70's. Not to mention the very large, concentrated, and well established gay community that has been there for many years.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Trae713

Houston may be a Texan city, but it's easily the least Texan out of the major metro areas, IMO.

Out of the metro areas, perhaps. I personally find Dallas to be the least Texan of the cities. My reasoning is that Dallas is by far the least friendly, it's the most image conscious, there's no rodeo, it's the most corrupt, and it's hard to find good "Texan" foods in the city (gotta go to the burbs or small towns around Dallas for that).

I think people think because it's an international place it's not Texan. Those people haven't spent time working with the oil companies there. You'll meet some of the most Texan people ever there.

I guess my point is that Houston is both international and Texan. They don't contradict each other.

[eepstein]

I don't find Dallas to be very "Texan" at all. It is very cosmopolitian, diverse, and high end (mostly north). There are mercedes, bimmers, and jags all over the place and it is very image conscious in some areas. Fort Worth is WAY more Texan. Way more converative and slower paced. People in Fort Worth are more like "true texans".

Parts of Houston feel more "Texan" to me, but some areas do not. Much of the southeast parts of the metro area "along I-45 gulf fwy" are pretty redneck and texan. Most of the western and southwest parts of the city are international, diverse, and VERY cosmopolitian. You could easily forget you are in Texas being in these areas (expect for the TX flags everywhere)

Originally Posted by justme02

Out of the metro areas, perhaps. I personally
find Dallas to be the least Texan of the cities. My reasoning is that Dallas is by far the least friendly, it's the most image conscious, there's no rodeo, it's the most corrupt, and it's hard to find good "Texan" foods in the city (gotta go to the burbs or small towns around Dallas for that).

I think people think because it's an international place it's not Texan. Those people haven't spent time working with the oil companies there. You'll meet some of the most Texan people ever there.

I guess my point is that Houston is both international and Texan. They don't contradict each other.

[UTHORNS96]

First of all, can somebody please establish what exactly "Texan" is? I see people ruling places out because they are "Image conscious" or because fancy cars are in the area. Are Texans SUPPOSED to be broke and dressing ling bums?

Personally, I think Austin is by far the least Texan of the bunch. Outside of the fact that it's the capital and the state university is located here, nothing my in the city limits screams "Texan" to me. The hipsters have taken over.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by UTHORNS96

First of all, can somebody please establish what exactly "Texan" is? I see people ruling places out because they are "Image conscious" or because fancy cars are in the area. Are Texans SUPPOSED to be broke and dressing ling bums?

Personally, I think Austin is by far the least Texan of the bunch. Outside of the fact that it's the capital and the state university is located here, nothing my in the city limits screams "Texan" to me. The hipsters have taken over.

The reason I mentioned that is because overall Texans seem to be laid back and friendly. They dont seem to care what others think, they do what they want. To have those qualities in a city would make it more Texan to me.

[blkgiraffe]

What separates Houston from the others is:

1.Near the coast
2.Geography [the others are more dry and hilly]
3.Culturally [Houston is more culturally connected to the Gulf Coast than Texas imo]
4.Very Diverse [Dallas is as well, but it's significantly segregated and diversity is still relatively new].
5.Skyline - Many skyscraper clusters all around the city give it really big and powerful feeling. Dallas doesn't give me that feeling.

I believe I think like this because I'm from Waco and was much more familiar with Dallas than Houston. Houston embraces the southern/Texan culture while Dallas avoids it. However, Dallas still feels very much like a Texan to me. Dallas literally does give off the vibe of "country folks just trying to be city".

[PanTerra]

I know what Houston has going for it...Galveston.