- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Leaving Lousiana?
Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:21 pm to TH03
Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:21 pm to TH03
quote:
Half of this applies to NOLA too.
Of course it does, but New Orleans also offers tons of music, arts, architecture, and food found literally nowhere else on earth. New Orleans has the same drawbacks as Houston (and then some), but it also has some really big attractive qualities few other cities have. While Houston offers a competitive environment for building a business or career, it lacks anything else that many rival cities offer. Houston has similar problems to Dallas and Charlotte in that they have to make themselves uber competitive economically because they lack a lot of the other cultural advantages many other cities have that attract people.
A lot of people move to places like New York, New Orleans, Nashville, Ashville, Chicago, L.A., etc for reasons beyond jobs and cost of living. These cities bring other appeals to the table. Houston doesn’t. It feels soulless and lacking in identity because it, frankly, doesn’t have either one.
1
Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:30 pm to kingbob
quote:
but New Orleans also offers tons of music, arts, architecture, and food found literally nowhere else on earth.
I love New Orleans but we don't have to be overly hyperbolic about it.
quote:
While Houston offers a competitive environment for building a business or career, it lacks anything else that many rival cities offer. Houston has similar problems to Dallas and Charlotte in that they have to make themselves uber competitive economically because they lack a lot of the other cultural advantages many other cities have that attract people.
Let me clarify, I'm not saying Houston is as flashy as a trip destination as New Orleans. I'm saying it's a great place to live with plenty of things for locals to do. I always said that about Dallas when I was there. Great place to live, work, raise a family, etc, but not somewhere you plan a vacation around.
quote:
A lot of people move to places like New York, New Orleans, Nashville, Ashville, Chicago, L.A., etc for reasons beyond jobs and cost of living. These cities bring other appeals to the table.
And most leave when they decide to start a family unless they have very high paying jobs.
quote:
Houston doesn’t. It feels soulless and lacking in identity because it, frankly, doesn’t have either one.
I won't even begin to disagree with this. The best big cities in Texas in terms of culture or identity would be Fort Worth, Austin, and even San Antonio.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News