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re: Leaving Lousiana?
Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:39 pm to TH03
Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:39 pm to TH03
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with plenty of things for locals to do
The drawback is that those things that Houston has for locals to do are had by literally every other city of remotely similar size. They’re not unique to Houston, and people don’t have to come to Houston, and only Houston, to experience them.
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found literally nowhere else on earth.
I love New Orleans but we don't have to be overly hyperbolic about it.
There’s a lot of dishes there that are not duplicated in restaurants in other places. New Orleans architecture is largely one-of-a-kind. There’s no other city that looks like it. New Orleans jazz is duplicated in some other places (largely by Louisiana ex-pats), but the frequency and variety is pretty much only found in the city. Thus, people go to New Orleans to experience these things because they cannot have a similar experience anywhere else.
That is the point I am making. There is no alternative draw to Houston beyond economics, and the government of that city needs to reverse their current trajectory or they’re going to kill the one thing they have going for them. Houston currently offers a very favorable quality of life for pay vs cost of living. It has no other experience to offer its citizens which cannot be had in dozens of other cities of remotely similar size. If it loses its economic edge, it loses nearly its entire reason for existence.
Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:46 pm to kingbob
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The drawback is that those things that Houston has for locals to do are had by literally every other city of remotely similar size. They’re not unique to Houston, and people don’t have to come to Houston, and only Houston, to experience them.
I'm not saying it's unique.
I'm saying if you have a great job opportunity that brings you to Dallas or Houston, there's plenty of things there to do and enjoy. I would say the job opps in good industries with no state income tax would be the "unique" draw to those cities.
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There’s a lot of dishes there that are not duplicated in restaurants in other places. New Orleans architecture is largely one-of-a-kind. There’s no other city that looks like it. New Orleans jazz is duplicated in some other places (largely by Louisiana ex-pats), but the frequency and variety is pretty much only found in the city. Thus, people go to New Orleans to experience these things because they cannot have a similar experience anywhere else.
New Orleans isn't the only city with things that are unique to the city though which was my point. There are things unique to San Francisco, NYC, Miami, etc that you won't find anywhere else. We don't have to act like New Orleans is the only city with its own unique culture or identity.
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