Things to dislike about Austin (Houston, Dallas: to live in, move to, bars)

[Mr. Solis]

Originally Posted by inthecut

These posts go over the same issues every month..have seen this for years....like Groundhog Day...do you regular posters actually enjoy going over the same topics on the same city for years?

If they/we do enjoy it, is that ok with you?

i mean we wouldnt want to ever ever discuss something that you may not enjoy.....that would be flat out distasteful!! of us

[Mr. Solis]

Originally Posted by 1mintjulep

Do people still listen to the radio? Besides, aren't all radio stations the same everywhere? They've all been owned by the same corporation for 20 years.

And I hate winter, bagels, and deli food.

yea, we dont want it to get too cold up in here........this aint Wisconsin ya'll...
who wants a Bagel.....i tried those things......please you only live once stale tasteless greaseless lifeless tire shaped meals are not what i have in mind...today or any day after that.....deli food....go to the grocery store or subway........i mean.....you gotta eat whats around you......if you want more red lobster go to Maine.....just sayin its just food....i can make any kind of food at my house...french food or chinese monkee brains if i wanted to....food?

[Mr. Solis]

Originally Posted by inthecut

Yep.......been off and on here so long......but, I guess, what else would we be doing on the web?
The web is just what TV was back when, with perhaps a little more input..
still mostly a way to kill time..lets call it interactive TV

yea...i like that...its like an interactive tv...good one

[artsyguy]

It's really strange how you say Austin took you out of your comfort zone yet you do not give examples. You talk about being creative and outgoing in perhaps the most self absorbed and introverted city population I've ever seen. People are so "laid back" that it doesn't really require any effort to socialize.

Now I wanted to point out that the cost of living in Dallas is less for more. They have four arts districts, compared to zero arts districts in Austin. So naturally the people in Dallas are more creative. So I'm not really understanding how you come to your conclusions unless it is imagined or you have a large group of creative or theater arts friends?

Originally Posted by jobert

I miss Dallas. I used to be able to drive 15 miles from place to place and paying exorbitant prices to sit back and be entertained. Now I'm expected to be healthy, active, creative and outgoing since moving here to Austin. This town has really taken me out of my comfort zone.

[chuck_steak]

Wow, been living here for a long time and never thought it was "country". It's very diversified. What part of Austin were you living in?

Other than the hot weather it's a cool place to be.

[artsyguy]

It's diversified in south-east Austin where all of the Hispanics are located. But isn't that area mainly older residential? It would serve no purpose to just drive through the ghetto just to experience diversity. The few diversified festivals are good i.e., Viva La Vida, Brazilian Carnival, and Cinco de Mayo; but if you are Hispanic you have to wait for 3 days out of the entire year to celebrate and party down.

When people say Austin is "country" they are talking about the hill country mentality (i.e., fishing, having a few beers, football, tailgate parties, bats under a bridge, tubing, hiking, talking about the hill country as if it were God, and herd mentality). If you are from the "country" then you probably don't know what "country" feels like or looks like since you've never been able to compare it to modern city life.

Originally Posted by chuck_steak

Wow, been living here for a long time and never thought it was "country". It's very diversified. What part of Austin were you living in?

Other than the hot weather it's a cool place to be.

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

It's really strange how you say Austin took you out of your comfort zone yet you do not give examples. You talk about being creative and outgoing in perhaps the most self absorbed and introverted city population I've ever seen. People are so "laid back" that it doesn't really require any effort to socialize.

Now I wanted to point out that the cost of living in Dallas is less for more. They have four arts districts, compared to zero arts districts in Austin. So naturally the people in Dallas are more creative. So I'm not really understanding how you come to your conclusions unless it is imagined or you have a large group of creative or theater arts friends?

And yet, according to you, you were unable to get a date while in Austin specifically because there's no "gay ghetto" and people here were routinely mean to you. So that would directly contradict the asssertion above.

There's a disconnect there that's puzzling me - can you clear it up?

[artsyguy]

Well the gay scene in Austin is relatively tiny. Many of the older gay men who are regulars at Rain and Oilcan come in from Houston or San Antonio to get laid by the younger college students. And some didn't want to be recognized in a gay bar in their hometowns so they came to Austin for a one night stand. The college aged gay guys are a relatively small group. Perhaps the same 15 or 20 each weekend. Nothing special. However, the lesbian population is larger. So if you are an older lesbian couple then feel free to move to Austin.

And there really isn't a disconnect because I said the population was so introverted and self absorbed at the time that I was there. I can't imagine how "assertiveness" can be a prized trait when everyone is so introverted. People communicate with a quick grumble and body language. And that's really impressive for such an educated bunch. And yes a lot of the transplant yuppies and religious weirdos were mean as hell. It is what it is.

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

And yet, according to you, you were unable to get a date while in Austin specifically because there's no "gay ghetto" and people here were routinely mean to you. So that would directly contradict the asssertion above.

There's a disconnect there that's puzzling me - can you clear it up?

[chuck_steak]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

It's diversified in south-east Austin where all of the Hispanics are located. But isn't that area mainly older residential? It would serve no purpose to just drive through the ghetto just to experience diversity. The few diversified festivals are good i.e., Viva La Vida, Brazilian Carnival, and Cinco de Mayo; but if you are Hispanic you have to wait for 3 days out of the entire year to celebrate and party down.

When people say Austin is "country" they are talking about the hill country mentality (i.e., fishing, having a few beers, football, tailgate parties, bats under a bridge, tubing, hiking, talking about the hill country as if it were God, and herd mentality). If you are from the "country" then you probably don't know what "country" feels like or looks like since you've never been able to compare it to modern city life.

Well, I don't do any of those activities so I must not be "country". We have diversity in all parts of the city.

[chuck_steak]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Well the gay scene in Austin is relatively tiny. Many of the older gay men who are regulars at Rain and Oilcan come in from Houston or San Antonio to get laid by the younger college students. And some didn't want to be recognized in a gay bar in their hometowns so they came to Austin for a one night stand. The college aged gay guys are a relatively small group. Perhaps the same 15 or 20 each weekend. Nothing special. And there really isn't a disconnect because I said the population was so introverted and self absorbed at the time that I was there. I can't imagine how "assertiveness" can be a prized trait when everyone is so introverted. People communicate with a grumble and body language. And that's really impressive for such an educated bunch. And yes a lot of the transplant yuppies were mean as hell.

Woah, that's just not so. There is a large gay community here. Second to San Fransisco. Did you ever go to 'Bout Time in North Austin? What about 4th Street Downtown?