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True that, as a person who grew up outside of Houston, I have only been to Austin a handful of times, and hated every time I went. Its too "weird" for me. I lov
by jermaustin1 9y ago
True that, as a person who grew up outside of Houston, I have only been to Austin a handful of times, and hated every time I went. Its too "weird" for me. I love the Texas History Museum, and Barton Springs, though, and made a point to visit both every time (if I could find parking).
- atxmiddleclass 9y ago> Its too "weird" for me. Yikes. That marketing campaign is so overblown. If you really found Austin weird I'm curious what your day to day is like. > if I could find parking Urban vs suburban. I'm willing to walk and want my kids to feel the same way. I remember suburban life well, and don't miss the superficial need for parking within 30 seconds (or 2 minutes) of your destination.
- jermaustin1 9y agoNone of these were in protest, just typical Austoninan's from around 2003-2011 A procession of people crossing the upper level I-35 in wheelchairs... is weird. Non-homeless and non-drunk people just sitting/laying down in the middle of the sidewalk on 6th Street, S Congress... is weird. I get it, it is too hot to walk in the summer, go inside, or to the springs. Semi-Jokingly: Republicans in Austin... is weird. But more than these specific things, its a lot of little oddities that didn't occur in more traditional places like Houston. That said, I moved to NYC in 2015, so I can't claim Austin was THAT weird compared to what I saw every day for a couple of years before moving upstate.