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Old 11-20-2012, 09:17 AM
 
Location: League City
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Also, I don't like BBQ. Is that gonna be a problem? I don't eat beef or pork, either.

I've never been to Texas. But I have been to Atlanta a few times and to me, it has a somewhat southern vibe that I don't like. How does Austin compare to Atlanta in that regard?
Not sure if serious....

 
Old 11-20-2012, 09:43 AM
 
Location: Where I live.
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If these questions are real and you're not just messing with us, I think it might be better you look elsewhere. Moderator cut: no personal comments
^^^^ This.

I agree, but I do think that he IS messing with us.

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Old 11-20-2012, 09:47 AM
 
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Also, I don't like BBQ. Is that gonna be a problem? I don't eat beef or pork, either.
I've never been to Texas. But I have been to Atlanta a few times and to me, it has a somewhat southern vibe that I don't like. How does Austin compare to Atlanta in that regard?
I hate Texas BBQ myself. I like the way they make it in the Carolinas and Alabama. Texas BBQ is just bland and dry, makes me think of dust.

Austin is probably the most non-Southern city in the South, if you were looking for a Yankee colony. The natives have long since disappeared.

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Old 11-20-2012, 10:01 AM
 
Location: San Angelo, Texas
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I hate Texas BBQ myself. I like the way they make it in the Carolinas and Alabama. Texas BBQ is just bland and dry, makes me think of dust.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 10:18 AM
 
Location: Houston, Texas
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I'm sitting in a Trader Joe's parking lot in "cowboy" Fort Worth and the car in front of me has bumperstickers that say "I loveObamacare" "Republicans for Voldemort"and "Atheist Family" and no one has torched the car yet. Another has an Obama 2012 sticker. The OP needs to get over his stereotypes.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Rural New England is not unfriendly to gays. Gays are tolerated EVERYWHERE in New England. Rural New England is almost entirely liberal. Rural Texas, on the other hand is almost exclusively conservative.
Having grown up in rural New England I can state that that part is entirely true, save for a few bumpkins.

I don't tend to spend much time in rural Texas but do find myself there from time to time when traveling for work. Even as a straight dude I feel a little uncomfortable there. It seems people can tell I am not from around there and will stare.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 11:00 AM
 
Location: Austin
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Big cities in Texas are very diverse and I would think most people would be fine in any of them.

However, I lived in Lubbock for a year and hated it. It's a medium-sized Texas city, but the city is very rural and conservative in nature. I'm Asian and I have, more than once, found myself in uncomfortable situations where peopke stared me down for no apparent reason.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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Big cities in Texas are very diverse and I would think most people would be fine in any of them.

However, I lived in Lubbock for a year and hated it. It's a medium-sized Texas city, but the city is very rural and conservative in nature. I'm Asian and I have, more than once, found myself in uncomfortable situations where peopke stared me down for no apparent reason.
Funny you mention that. My wife is Asian and Im Middle Eastern and we got a few stares when we were in Lubbock last week.

Then we went to Brownfield and I thought we might as well have been aliens.

But even then, weve never had issues in other mid-sized Texas cities. We spend a lot of time in Waco and the Tyler area and no problems whatsoever.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 11:36 AM
 
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Funny you mention that. My wife is Asian and Im Middle Eastern and we got a few stares when we were in Lubbock last week.
A native stronghold eh? It might be fun to go on a safari tour there, but the map tells me it's over 6 hours away.
 
Old 11-20-2012, 11:44 AM
 
Location: League City
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Hi. I'm a 28 year old gay male from Connecticut and planning a major relocation next month. I quit my job here and I'm just going to choose a city that I may like and move to it and start a new life. Too many people have suggested Texas for me, but when they say that, I think....seriously...Texas?

I have never been there, to any of the large metro areas. I do like how the cost of living is low, and that the job market is relatively strong, so with a master's in accounting and 5 yrs of experience, I can probably secure employment and eventually buy a small home.

But is Texas like they portray it to be on TV and movies? Southern accents, country music, rodeos, and all that stuff that I don't like or care for? I am not like that at all. I am a gay atheist who is moderate with politics. Would I fit into any of those metros? Dallas seems a bit too large for my tastes. Austin seems to be better. I prefer slow paced living.

I am a hardcore Northeastern yankee. What do you guys think?

Yeah and this scene was filmed right outside of Houston. The skyline is hidden behind that mountain ridge


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