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The only thing Houston offers someone like me that BR doesn't is likely better job prospects. All the other problems BR has (crime, traffic, bad schools, high housing prices, shitty weather) Houston has in spades

Texas has no state income tax. You can very easily avoid crime and high housing prices while also having some of the best schools in the area. Public schools, mind you.

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your family close by for holidays, all your favorite restaurants, your social group in close proximity, connections with social and professional groups, knowing literally every other person around you because you grew up with them, etc.)

Some people don't want to stay and die in one little bubble. And that's a strange overall priority list outside of proximity to family.

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Houston doesn't offer that. It's just a giant hot-arse, spread-out, traffic clusterf&%k with pro sports franchises.

Lol baton rouge is this but smaller with no pro sports. The only advantage there is nostalgia and family reason.

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Posted by kingbob

Sorrento, LA

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 4/30/19 at 1:11 pm to TH03

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The only advantage there is nostalgia and family reason.

And knowing everybody...and having a close group of friends I get to hangout with all the time. I mean, I can go into damn near any bar by myself and never feel alone or out of place because there will be people I know who I can talk to. And this isn't just BR but NOLA as well. I don't have to put myself out there to make new friends. I don't have to hustle to make professional connections as they're already made. I don't have to learn the short-cuts, search for the hidden gems, find reputable service providers, etc. I know everything I need to know about where I live and have a different buddy I can rely on for just about anything I need via the good ol' boy network.

I think you are trivializing the advantages to living near where you grew up.

At the same time, if I could move about 5 or 6 of my closest friends with me to a place that doesn't suck as bad as Houston, then it might be worth it for a change in scenery. We'll buy up a block of buildings in Denver and make a little tiny Louisiana ethnic enclave with a cajun butcher shop, daquerie sports bar, and a music venue.

This post was edited on 4/30/19 at 1:13 pm

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