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Could you elaborate on the integrity bit? Shady people exist everywhere,why expect Austin to be better?

• itronitron 8y ago
  True, shady people do exist everywhere but I expected more of Austin due to it being in a part of the country where someone's word is supposed to, or at least used to, mean something. Maybe I'm old-fashioned that way. To elaborate on the integrity bit, ... over-promising to the point of creating an expectation that would not be met or acknowledged at any point in the future. Some people might refer to that behavior as being 'flaky'. And I should note that most people in Austin are not like that, but that I encountered a lot more flakiness there than in other cities.
  • dajohnson89 8y ago
    Having grown up in the South, I think I understand what you experienced.
    • xeromal 8y ago
      Yeah, someone's word seems to count a bit more in smaller towns from my own experience too. I grew up in nothern GA and between the methheads and bill o'reilly fans, there's a lot of goodhearted, honest people there with old-school values. If you break down on the side of the road, you'll certainly have a couple people stop to help you in a bit. I never got that in LA. I have done my part though. :)
  • ikeyany 8y ago
    You would really like Minneapolis/St Paul or Madison.