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Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Originally Posted by italianuser
Houston doesn't lack soul: Houston's mindblowing ugliness is absolutely unforgettable.
I could say that such unbelievable amount of ugliness represents Houston' soul.
There you go again, with the ridiculous exaggerations. What's your ax to grind with Houston, anyway?
To me, there are only two soulless cities in America: Orlando and Las Vegas. All the rest have an animating spirit, a vibe.
The real soul of Las Vegas was Bugsy Siegel, Moe Dalitz, and connected guys with the Chicago Outfit. Once the mob lost it's influence in Vegas it sold it's soul to corporate America and became Disney for adults.
Even after that though they had a former mafia attorney as mayor and have the Mob Museum... Because honestly, no other US city owes it's early success so much to Italian and Jewish organized crime innovators. They should have statues of Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky and Johnny Roselli like other cities have statues of pioneers and Civil War heroes...
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Originally Posted by bigstick
I agree too, its a horrifying place to visit much less live, yuk,,
Sure, dude. I'm so offended.
Anyway... anyone who goes with what these trollers on City-Data say -- over what all of the data, lists, articles, and current residents say -- isn't worth arguing with. People have voted with their feet. I love what someone said in another thread, "The 80's called and it wants its perceptions of Houston back." That, and you know your city has made it when it's constantly getting on top 10 lists and the haters come out of the woodwork... and this forum is one of the worst.
I visited Dallas once and found it incredibly bland, hot and slow-paced. No soul at all. Nobody out on the street. No edge. No nothing but shiny skyscrapers, split-levels, and endless freeways. But this was several years ago. Maybe its changed.
And speaking of Tennessee Williams, the other great writerly quote about soulless cities was Gertrude Stein's memorable put-down of Oakland, California : "There is no there, there." Doubt she could say that about Oakland now!
Anyway... anyone who goes with what these trollers on City-Data say -- over what all of the data, lists, articles, and current residents say -- isn't worth arguing with. People have voted with their feet. I love what someone said in another thread, "The 80's called and it wants its perceptions of Houston back." That, and you know your city has made it when it's constantly getting on top 10 lists and the haters come out of the woodwork... and this forum is one of the worst.
The overall forum is one of the worst because people are expressing their personal disdain for your hometown? Don't get so emotional there buddy. I personally like Houston and what it has to offer while most people hate it for many reasons...and I can understand that too
As much as I like Atlanta, it's a pretty souless city. Despite how many would think, living in Atlanta day to day is a pretty boring state of affairs. There is so little about Atlanta that is truly unique, and it's just your average copy and paste city. You could relocate Atlanta anywhere in the country and no one could probably tell the difference. But in a way, it's actually what I like about Atlanta. Since it's just a whiteboard, I think you can kind of be anyone you want to be there, and not really worry too much about trying to fit in. I find the other side of the spectrum, Seattle to be challenging. I do think cities with a very specific culture and uniqueness to them, kind of lacks in a good variety of personalities. Some may say cities that are "unique" has charm, but I think those very cities are places where everyone pretty much just acts the same.
I find NYC equally generic, but that's a good thing. That means you can go there and do your own thing, and not really worry about trying to fit in.
The verdict is still out on San Francisco. But let's hope it's generic and souless.
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