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Old 04-10-2014, 11:11 AM
 
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Why is it that list of best cities to live are only creditable to some people, if they exclude cities in Texas especially in the Houston area. If I arbitrarily post a list saying London, NYC, and Paris are three of the greatest cities to live you will get all kinds of supporting post with people praising that list for its informative nature. Post a list saying some town in Texas is anywhere near the top of anything and you get post after post claiming that list are arbitrary , biased, propaganda that should never be believed ?
I think people would probably believe Austin or San Marcos for smaller cities. They don't believe Houston or Dallas because these cities are not culturally and/or historically as rich as the other major cities in the country. I think Houston is hugely industrious and ideally located for the oil industry, but it hasn't had a complimentary bloom in culture. Houston's major contribution to American culture is Astroturf--still! People understand this.
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Old 04-10-2014, 12:33 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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I think people would probably believe Austin or San Marcos for smaller cities. They don't believe Houston or Dallas because these cities are not culturally and/or historically as rich as the other major cities in the country.
Neither are the former two. You can't compare Austin or San Marcos to somewhere like, say, New Orleans or Boston, for culture and history.
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Old 04-10-2014, 03:09 PM
 
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Jack, it's because we are of the self-loathing kind... or we just love torturing ourselves living here in Houson. Lol.
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Old 04-10-2014, 03:26 PM
 
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Neither are the former two. You can't compare Austin or San Marcos to somewhere like, say, New Orleans or Boston, for culture and history.
Culture and history? Is that code for organized crime and corruption?
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Old 04-10-2014, 04:57 PM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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All suburbs and small towns. Cinco Ranch? I would shoot myself before I lived there.
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Neither are the former two. You can't compare Austin or San Marcos to somewhere like, say, New Orleans or Boston, for culture and history.
Not everybody really cares about culture and history, most people care about important things like the job market, cost of living, education, safety, etc..
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Old 04-11-2014, 08:27 AM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Not everybody really cares about culture and history, most people care about important things like the job market, cost of living, education, safety, etc..
Obviously. I was responding to someone who was comparing Houston and Dallas to "other major cities in the country."
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Old 09-12-2014, 12:36 PM
 
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i thought Bunker hill and Piney point would figure there. Love those trees and those forest homes. Its a pleasure even to drive through those roads.
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Old 09-12-2014, 12:59 PM
 
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Why is it that list of best cities to live are only creditable to some people, if they exclude cities in Texas especially in the Houston area. If I arbitrarily post a list saying London, NYC, and Paris are three of the greatest cities to live you will get all kinds of supporting post with people praising that list for its informative nature. Post a list saying some town in Texas is anywhere near the top of anything and you get post after post claiming that list are arbitrary , biased, propaganda that should never be believed ?
Because fact of the matter is if COL is not as low here and jobs are not as plentiful, I don't know if I would live here and sames goes for lot of people living here. Currently the positives outweigh all the negatives. But heaven forbid the average house cost 800k and property tax is 5%, maybe it is a different story.

People move here due to 1) jobs 2) low cost of living.

Nobody move here for the scenery or the climate or just being a "cool" city.
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Old 09-12-2014, 01:21 PM
 
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Nobody move here for the scenery or the climate or just being a "cool" city.
I'd live here instead of Chicago, Denver or NYC due to the climate. I hate the cold.
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Old 09-12-2014, 01:28 PM
 
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I think people would probably believe Austin or San Marcos for smaller cities. They don't believe Houston or Dallas because these cities are not culturally and/or historically as rich as the other major cities in the country. I think Houston is hugely industrious and ideally located for the oil industry, but it hasn't had a complimentary bloom in culture. Houston's major contribution to American culture is Astroturf--still! People understand this.

What the heck are you talking about? Austin and San Marcos are NOT more cultured than Houston or Dallas. Houston has major companies in Opera, Ballet, Symphony, and the second most theater seats in the US outside of New York City. If you don't think there's any culture in Houston, it's because you aren't looking.
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