Austin, TX tops Forbes' 2008 "coolest cities" list

[NowInWI]

Originally Posted by austinguy2009

No, this has happened before I saw it.

What does that mean? Check Forbes - it does not exist, and we weren't born yesterday. If you can post a link to it, I'll be happy to admit I'm wrong and eat some crow. I just think it's a fabrication.

[thedude72]

Hip in Austin means your'e an aroggant snob!It's all the potheads who still have this highschool or aressted development mentality. I'm into animation dude and like eating japanese food, isn't that cool doesn't it make me hip? No.. it makes you an arrogant egocentric person with an overblown sense of self importance.

Originally Posted by polo89

And what is up with everyone hating on Austin. Austin is the live music capital of the world. And cool dosent neccesarily mean FUN. Because I hear people saying how about NYC it's more fun then Austin, or how about Boston it's more FUN then Austin or LA or Houston or MIA or Atl or Chicago. In that case Orlando might as well be higher then those cities using you guys logic. Those cities may be "FUN" but Austin is pretty hip. Why cant anybody acknowledge that.

[thedude72]

Austin has one of the lowest publicized crime rates.There is just as much crime that goes on there, it's just something that's keep under the table.You know one of the well know universities here in Texas has a serious problem with rape,but do you think there going to make people aware of it ? No becasue it will affect there enrollment.

Originally Posted by polo89

You have problems. Austin has one of the lowest crime rates in the nation. It is EXTREMELY safe except for south Austin ans east Austin. And it has pretty good infrastructure. I dont know where you got these gross overexagerrations from?