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Houston: Watch it before you knock it! Watch the first two videos at least!! The rest, it's optional!!
YouTube - One Day in Houston
^^ That one is a MUST see for everyone. By the way, I never knew we had a ferris wheel in downtown? Lol @ Yao Ming in the video.
YouTube - Get to Know Houston
^^ Keep in mind this one is 6 years old, a lot has changed since then, haha, thanks Oprah! LOL at the last 20 seconds..
YouTube - Houston's New Chinatown
^^ Okay, so people have the wrong impression of Chinatown Houston, they think it looks like some strip mall, it's not, well it is, but that's only from the front, the back side looks like any other Chinatown. It's got a few different looks to it. The first video is Jade temple which is in the backside of the so called "strip mall chinatown" everyone else see's... and there are some stores back there too. But yes, it's nor really like some authentic and traditional chinatown like SF or NYC.
Also these videos are for the new Chinatown in Houston, I can't find any for the Old Chinatown in Houston that's located in downtown...
- Education Ha! Boston trumps Houston on this one.
- Diversity (economy) Boston
- Diversity (culture/people) Houston, but Boston has a large presence of students from all the colleges
- Diversity (languages) Houston
- Cost of living Houston
- Skyline Houston has a bigger skyline, but I do find the waterfront setting of Boston's to enhance it's skyline.
- Shopping Boston, believe it or not. Newbury Street, Copley Place, Prudential Center, Natick Collection, etc.
- Port/Trade Houston
- Food Houston
- Ethnic enclaves Boston. Houston is less segregated than Boston
- Overall economy Houston. Though Boston has fared decently during the recession
- Population (City proper & Metro) Houston has a larger MSA, but Boston being the largest city in New England has a much larger area of dominant influence that stretches from Rhode Island to New Hampshire and even southern Maine.
- Public transportation Boston. The T is old and creaky, but it gets you around.
- Airport Houston. Logan in Boston is a clusterf*ck of the highest order.
- Roads Houston. Much easier to get around, and their freeways are pretty damn fun to drive when there is no traffic. You couldn't pay me to drive around Boston
- Sports (College) Boston
- Professional sports (and their venues) Boston for it's fans and Houston for venues. Although I like Fenway better than Minute Maid due to the history and ambiance. When I was in Boston last week, I was in a bar when the Sox were playing the Detroit Tigers. Needless to say, the Sox lost and I thought there would be an outright riot in there, LOL.
Regarding earlier commentary, I'm a southerner, and I voted for Boston. I like Houston, but I like Boston better for many reasons, particularly for the culture and vibrancy. However, I don't know if I could deal with their winters though. Also, if you're young and single, you may like Boston better, whereas if you're a part of the Minivan Majority, Houston may be a better place for you.
I just voted Phoneix over Philly, but now I'm going with Boston over Houston. Maybe I'm confused?
Houston has just never done anything for me yet has the traffic congestion and other annoyances of a very large metro area. Boston on the other hand has one of the best and most vibrant urban cores in the country, it has less crime and blight issues than many northeastern cities have yet is so close to NYC as well as the recreation areas of the upper northeast corridor including Canada and Maine.
Houston has better weather and Galveston is nice. But the 100 mile radius of texas sprawl surrounding the rather un-impressive downtown area is depressing and there are few places to go nearby other than New Orleans or South Padre, neither of which are close.
- Overall economy: Houston. Apparently this is what more top investment banks and consulting firms think, too, because slightly more have opened offices in Houston than in Boston. Half of the jobs created in the US in 2009 were created in Texas for good reason.
I don't see how that really shows Houston is doing better though...it would make sense why consulting firms wouldn't be moving to Boston...four of the top ten management consulting firms on the planet--The Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Co, L.E.K. Consulting, and Monitor--are already based out of Boston...with BCG & Bain ranking #2 and #3. There doesn't seem to be much incentive for many new, lesser-known (and lesser-connected to local businesses) consulting firms to move here.
In terms of investment banks opening more offices in Houston...Boston already has an enormous presence in financial services. We're behind only New York City and Chicago in the United States...Boston is ranked the #14 financial center on the planet (Houston doesn't rank in the Top 75). I'm not sure about the investment banking presence...but Boston is third in the world behind only New York and London in terms of hedge funds & private equity. Not to mention that there's already a very strong investment banking presence in our region already, with New York City & Fairfield County being far and away the most dominant investment banking area on the planet.
Think about it, in a hot and humid city, do you want to show outdoors? That's why there aren't really stores like that here.
I know you said you've been having a rough day, but I have to call BS on this. For as uncomfortably warm it may get in Houston, it gets just as bitterly cold in Boston. We seem to survive just fine...
I know you said you've been having a rough day, but I have to call BS on this. For as uncomfortably warm it may get in Houston, it gets just as bitterly cold in Boston. We seem to survive just fine...
I agree and the climate here in Houston hasn't stopped thousands of people from shopping at all of the new lifestyle centers around the metropolitan area. It's just an excuse if you ask me. If people are worried about sweating; there are plenty of ways to prevent it. Drinking lots of water for starters.
I suffer for Hyperhidrosis (look it up) and that doesn't stop me from getting out and enjoying life.
I know you said you've been having a rough day, but I have to call BS on this. For as uncomfortably warm it may get in Houston, it gets just as bitterly cold in Boston. We seem to survive just fine...
I only find it unbearably humid a few days out of the year in Houston. It's actually really nice outside right now. Maybe I should get off the computer and go outside. haha! Honestly, I find the constant rain to be more of a spoiler then humidity.
But we do have several very nice parks around Houston. Hermann Park probably the nicest urban setting park I've seen. It even tops anything I've seen in Austin or San Antonio which is saying a lot.
I don't know how our parks would compare to Boston though, as I've never been to the city. My assumption would be that Boston has some very nice parks but they're vastly different from Houston's.
I agree and the climate here in Houston hasn't stopped thousands of people from shopping at all of the new lifestyle centers around the metropolitan area. It's just an excuse if you ask me.
weather is always an excuse. Not only is it an excuse. It's lame.
I only find it unbearably humid a few days out of the year in Houston. It's actually really nice outside right now. Maybe I should get off the computer and go outside. haha! Honestly, I find the constant rain to be more of a spoiler then humidity.
But we do have several very nice parks around Houston. Hermann Park probably the nicest urban setting park I've seen. It even tops anything I've seen in Austin or San Antonio which is saying a lot.
I don't know how our parks would compare to Boston though, as I've never been to the city. My assumption would be that Boston has some very nice parks but their vastly different from Houston's.
Actually, Houston is slowly but surely turning into a very nice park city. Hermann Park is beautiful but the best urban setting is Discovery Green. If towers continue to build around the park along with the close proximity of stadiums nearby, it could easily become one of the best urban parks in teh nation. I'm sure Houston didn't know that Disco green would become that popular that fast as many other cities throughout the nation is giving Houston kudos for it.
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Houston has a larger MSA, but Boston being the largest city in New England has a much larger area of dominant influence that stretches from Rhode Island to New Hampshire and even southern Maine.
