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Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Originally Posted by radiodude84
Austin has likely more, but definitely as much culturally going on as those cities, especially in music, film, and video game industry. And that has little to do with the Universities there.
More than Chicago, Boston, Atlanta or NYC? No way. And not even Houston or Dallas.
That was the post I was referring to.
When I lived in Austin, a lot of the culture was connected to the university, yes. Though yes, some film and music was not.
More than Chicago, Boston, Atlanta or NYC? No way. And not even Houston or Dallas.
That was the post I was referring to.
When I lived in Austin, a lot of the culture was connected to the university, yes. Though yes, some film and music was not.
With the exception of NYC and LA and maybe Chicago and Atlanta, Austin defintely has an edge on film. Music is about the same as Houston and Dallas but neither Houston or Dallas has events on par with ACL or SXSW festival. Austin does have alot of culture as much as other Texans dislike to admit it. But the thing is that Austin does not revolve around UT anymore. The state government, the growing IT industry, and a growing diversified economy has pushed Austin from being just a sleepy college town as it was in the 1960s. WHen I think college town, I think Athens, Georgia, Gainsville, Florida; Madison, Wisconsin; Charlottesville, Virginia where the university IS the town. I can't say the same for Austin and UT. UT is not all of Austin. A big part yes, but not as big as it use to be.
An anti-vote for Amherst, Massachusetts. I don't actually have anything against the town or the colleges there but I have some snobbish relatives there I don't get along with to well...
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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An anti-vote for Amherst, Massachusetts. I don't actually have anything against the town or the colleges there but I have some snobbish relatives there I don't get along with to well...
Bad relatives can certainly kill one's love for a town
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I wasn't trying to list them all.
