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re: I'm beginning to catch on to the criticism of the BR food scene
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:30 pm to TigerWise
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:30 pm to TigerWise
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Would Austin be weird and liberal if it wasn't for UT ?
Lots of big cities in otherwise conservative areas are liberal. Does that make all of those cities college towns?
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Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:32 pm to LNCHBOX
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d Ole Miss doesn't have much of a foodie scene IMO.
John Currence's line of restaurants are more interesting than anything food-wise in Baton Rouge. He's also spawned off a handful of other places that would similarly rival anything in BR. All in a town of like 20,000 people.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:34 pm to LSUvegasbombed
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I am actually curious how many people from GD, Southdowns, and the surrounding neighborhoods actually still dine there.
Count me as living there, and the only times I've ever been is when my boss (from Lafayette) is buying. I think it's mediocre at best.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:35 pm to LNCHBOX
So is that a no or yes ?
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:36 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Baton Rouge foodie scene sucks per capita, I don't think anyone will disagree. But are people really thinking "I'll go to Ole Miss because of the food scene?"
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:37 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Well Darrow wins this with three amazing restaurants and 2k people. 
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:37 pm to LNCHBOX
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But are people really thinking "I'll go to Ole Miss because of the food scene?"
I think you're severely overstating what I'm suggesting here.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:38 pm to TigerWise
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So is that a no or yes ?
It's a how the frick would I know?
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:38 pm to LSUBoo
I have only once where I actually paid for what I ate.
I have been another time because it was a birthday lunch but I did not have to waste my dime on this crap
I have been another time because it was a birthday lunch but I did not have to waste my dime on this crap
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:39 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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I think you're severely overstating what I'm suggesting here.
Perhaps. I just think Oxford would be a college town even if it was nothing but chains. Ole Miss is pretty much the entire city.
Can't say that about Baton Rouge, Austin, NOLA, etc.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:40 pm to LouisianaLady
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How can any parent send their kid here without a car
Hand raised x 2
I guess I screwed up because you sure know a lot about parenting.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:41 pm to kingbob
I try to take my lil bro everywhere, from Po-boy places on Florida Blvd to Viet places on sherwood. There are all kinds of places here and explore in BR. Didnt want to go to LSU, but students should explore more.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:42 pm to Tigertown in ATL
if you have the means to get your kid a car, sending him/her to college without one is a supreme dick move
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:44 pm to Deactived
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if you have the means to get your kid a car, sending him/her to college without one is a supreme dick move
Perhaps. The area around LSU should still be a whole lot more pedestrian friendly than it is, though.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:44 pm to Deactived
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Jones
Damn another expert on parenting.
Get back to me in about 25 years when you've learned a thing or two.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:47 pm to Tigertown in ATL
The difference is that some towns/regions are good food cities/regions and some are good restaurant cities/regions. Some are both, some are neither.
Baton Rouge is without a doubt, not a good restaurant city, for a variety of factors.
Baton Rouge is without a doubt, not a good restaurant city, for a variety of factors.
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:47 pm to Deactived
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if you have the means to get your kid a car, sending him/her to college without one is a supreme dick move
Not so much a problem in BR since they have taxis
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:49 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Oh the all high and mighty you dont know a thing about parenting because you dont have kids argument.
Sorry but you cant use that for this case. Sending your kid to a college, especially one like LSU, without a car is a dick move. Do you expect him to just be on campus 24/7 for years without any means of reliable transportation?
Your kid will be the one constantly asking other kids for rides everywhere. Everyone hated that guy and the idea of toting him around because his parents sucked.
Even in an urban college like the ones discussed in here, you need a car. Hey im pretty sick and need to go to the doctor, oh wait i dont have a car. I need something from CVS, oh wait i dont have a car. I need food, oh wait all I can do is eat the garbage they have on college campuses.
The list is endless
Sorry but you cant use that for this case. Sending your kid to a college, especially one like LSU, without a car is a dick move. Do you expect him to just be on campus 24/7 for years without any means of reliable transportation?
Your kid will be the one constantly asking other kids for rides everywhere. Everyone hated that guy and the idea of toting him around because his parents sucked.
Even in an urban college like the ones discussed in here, you need a car. Hey im pretty sick and need to go to the doctor, oh wait i dont have a car. I need something from CVS, oh wait i dont have a car. I need food, oh wait all I can do is eat the garbage they have on college campuses.
The list is endless
Posted on 10/7/14 at 1:51 pm to Deactived
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if you have the means to get your kid a car, sending him/her to college without one is a supreme dick move
agreed
This post was edited on 10/7/14 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 10/7/14 at 2:00 pm to LNCHBOX
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quote:
Would Austin be weird and liberal if it wasn't for UT ?
Lots of big cities in otherwise conservative areas are liberal. Does that make all of those cities college towns?
I consider a "college town" to be any city/town whose primary identity is based upon the presence of a university or college located there.
Therefore, I consider Austin and Baton Rouge "college towns."
New Orleans owes some, but certainly not a majority to its identity to the presence of its colleges. As do, a lot of big cities (i.e., Boston).
Austin and Baton Rouge are Montgomery, Alabama, or maybe Oklahoma City (in the case of Austin) without their big state schools.
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