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Apparently in Denver tech bros love beer and being bros. Surprised that hasn't mosied on over to Austin.
They aren't comparable. Denver doesn't pull near the tech workers away from the Bay Area that Austin does. Denver pulls from a more diverse set of American regions. Austin pulls more specifically from places like Northern California, Boston, Seattle, and other tech heavy places.
They aren't comparable. Denver doesn't pull near the tech workers away from the Bay Area that Austin does. Denver pulls from a more diverse set of American regions. Austin pulls more specifically from places like Northern California, Boston, Seattle, and other tech heavy places.
Can't remember where I've seen these stats but I'm pretty sure that Denver pulls a ton of people from California also. And of course both cities pull a bunch from Houston and Dallas. Actually Denver is one of the main places that people move to from Austin. (Those who has their will to live snapped by the heat ) Austin is definitely more tech-centric economically.
Can't remember where I've seen these stats but I'm pretty sure that Denver pulls a ton of people from California also. And of course both cities pull a bunch from Houston and Dallas. Actually Denver is one of the main places that people move to from Austin. (Those who has their will to live snapped by the heat ) Austin is definitely more tech-centric economically.
How’s that El Niño working for you this summer?
Denver is bro central for sure. Austin has more of a nerdy tech bro vibe
Hmm, for better or worse Austin seems quite a bit more "hip" to me than Denver. There are kind of two sides to the Californians in Austin: The Bay Area people are quiet and nerdy and most of them move here for cheaper housing for their family. They like to buy big houses in NW Austin and Cedar Park. I see these people at work but rarely in the city doing things (because as I mentioned they have multiple kids and live in Cedar Park!). Then there are the LA people that move here for the nightlife and music scene and run around filming 100% of their lives on instagram. I see these people at every bar, restaurant or event I go to.
Then Denver has a completely different group that is all about climbing 14'ers every weekend. These people usually seem pretty nerdy to me, they are just in nerds in good shape.
How’s that El Niño working for you this summer?
I'm many generations Texan so in general my body is adapted. . We had a couple of days go > 115 heat index and that is a point where I can no longer handle it and need to hide in air conditioning. That felt like peak Phoenix or Vegas heat. The 10 day forecast seems to indicate that the heat wave is passing so fingers crossed there!
There's not THAT many Californians in Denver. The bulk of the people that moved there were from CO itself or the nearby areas - that came since that's where the jobs were, like I did when I was 22. People that moved from Greeley after college or whatever. That paradigm is shifting rapidly now though.
From a cultural perspective, I've always felt that Denver was a western version of Pittsburgh. It's its own thing but it is a big debate about if it's more Midwest or coast influenced. You can see both in the cities depending on where you are looking.
Denver has always given me very strong vibes of Columbus, Ohio and Kansas City more so than SF, LA or Seattle because it's so flat with lots of sprawling areas that are new. That newness from the last 20ish years is a big reason I lean Midwest for Denver. It probably also helps that Denver and Columbus have both been test markets for major brands for years so they tend to see the same type of fast casual restaurants popping up. A bunch of the "Chipotle but for [cuisine]" start or test in Columbus. Denver is obviously a bigger, more vibrant city than almost any place in the Midwest outside of Chicago.
Once you get out of the city proper which is where I think you really start to get the Western influences a lot more.
Overall, though I think Denver is a pretty unique place that doesn't fit neatly in either box but it's fun to endlessly debate it.
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) Austin is definitely more tech-centric economically.
. We had a couple of days go > 115 heat index and that is a point where I can no longer handle it and need to hide in air conditioning. That felt like peak Phoenix or Vegas heat. The 10 day forecast seems to indicate that the heat wave is passing so fingers crossed there!
