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re: Better career opportunity Houston or San Francisco
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:51 pm to SuperSaint
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:51 pm to SuperSaint
I've spent significant time in both areas...
Houston:
Pros:
People
Beaches
Cheap on taxes
Cultural Similarity
Distance from Mom
GF
Southern activities (lake life, etc.)
Hispanic chicks
Cons:
Crowded/traffic
Spanish
Less Asian chicks
Hot weather
SF
Pros:
Asian chicks
You can brag about making more
Napa
Day trips can get you to the mountains
The mild climate
Diversity of decent food
Cons:
People are pretentious assholes
Bums everywhere
Ungrateful foreigners everywhere
Traffic/crowded
Costs for everything are unreal, parking is a thing
Oakland is a shite hole
Commute will be horrible, hope you like podcasts
The mild climate, frick that
Tourists
The 49ers
Houston:
Pros:
People
Beaches
Cheap on taxes
Cultural Similarity
Distance from Mom
GF
Southern activities (lake life, etc.)
Hispanic chicks
Cons:
Crowded/traffic
Spanish
Less Asian chicks
Hot weather
SF
Pros:
Asian chicks
You can brag about making more
Napa
Day trips can get you to the mountains
The mild climate
Diversity of decent food
Cons:
People are pretentious assholes
Bums everywhere
Ungrateful foreigners everywhere
Traffic/crowded
Costs for everything are unreal, parking is a thing
Oakland is a shite hole
Commute will be horrible, hope you like podcasts
The mild climate, frick that
Tourists
The 49ers
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:53 pm to GeauxZone90
quote:
She is loyal and wife material.
sounds like its Houston then.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:53 pm to goldennugget
Could have used this advice in 2011. Would have saved 5 years worth of SF rent.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:53 pm to dewster
quote:
I found that Seattle was much cleaner than San Francisco in that respect.
Thata like saying vomit is cleaner than dog shite. Both are still really nasty. The street my office is on is filthy and disgusting. Its like the paths on Roller Coaster Tycoon right outside the roller coaster exit. Trash, puke, piss, shite everywhere. It smells so bad
quote:
The state spends a lot of money trying to manage it.
Which in turn attracts/creates more homeless people. Homeless people hear some mayor talking about investing money in the homeless or to fight homelessness, and they flock therePosted on 1/27/17 at 12:55 pm to dewster
quote:
To be clear...you are recommend not visiting areas before moving there?
No, more like, dont base whether or not a place is worth moving to based on your experiences for a few days
I had a blast in San Diego and Los Angeles when i went there for bowl trips but would never move there
Things that will matter more to you in the long run/big picture/your day to day life should be your #1 criteria
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:56 pm to GeauxZone90
I say Houston for sure.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:58 pm to GeauxZone90
quote:
I was looking at prices in Oakland about 1k rent
For what a studio? A guy that works for me and shared a 3brm apt for 3 other guys pays over $1k/month. He does live in the marina tho.
But I doubt you can find decent place for 1k. That would be tough in Denver let alone oakland.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 1:03 pm to GeauxZone90
Short Term wise: SF.
Cost of Living high as frick
More jobs though.
A lot of VC money and entrepreneurs so your pick of big or start-ups
More fun city
Long Term wise: Houston
heavily focused in energy, so you run the risk of sector downturn
cheap property
con: spend your life driving
Cost of Living high as frick
More jobs though.
A lot of VC money and entrepreneurs so your pick of big or start-ups
More fun city
Long Term wise: Houston
heavily focused in energy, so you run the risk of sector downturn
cheap property
con: spend your life driving
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 1:07 pm to IceTiger
quote:
Day trips can get you to the mountains
That's definitely one thing anyone can hang over Houstonians. No such thing as a quick weekend trip to a National Park with some vertical scenery.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 1:26 pm to GeauxZone90
You came to the wrong forum, OP
TD is full of Louisiana folks that are trying to convince themselves they like living in Houston
Come to California, mi amigo
TD is full of Louisiana folks that are trying to convince themselves they like living in Houston
Come to California, mi amigo
Posted on 1/27/17 at 2:00 pm to GeauxZone90
I live in the bay and you wont find anything decent for sub 2k.
1k is a room share (small one at that) in a pretty shite tier neighborhood. If you work in the city, you prob should look @ penninsula (maybe san bruno) for value.
Also, stay in houston; dont need more plebs coming here to make my rent higher.
1k is a room share (small one at that) in a pretty shite tier neighborhood. If you work in the city, you prob should look @ penninsula (maybe san bruno) for value.
Also, stay in houston; dont need more plebs coming here to make my rent higher.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 2:23 pm to GeauxZone90
quote:hope you are packing
I was looking at prices in Oakland about 1k rent
Posted on 1/27/17 at 2:54 pm to dewster
$90k in San Fran and your eating at a soup kitchen
Posted on 1/27/17 at 3:06 pm to goldennugget
quote:
According to that Seattle is only 5% more exepnsive than Dallas or Houston
Yeah i am going to have to disagree there
Yep. I moved to Seattle (from BR) about 15 months ago and have loved every minute. However, until last weekend, I paid significantly more for every single good or service I have purchased. The one exception is I found a great old-time barber shop that only charges $10!
Posted on 1/27/17 at 3:07 pm to Tmcgin
(for me) when i made 90k, I think i took home like 62k or so
Posted on 1/27/17 at 3:20 pm to GeauxZone90
Generally Houston unless:
1) You are really big into outdoors stuff. One of the best parts of NO Cal is you can camp, hike, ski, snowboard, water sports, etc. almost year round within a short drive from the City.
2) You are making a lot of money, already explained in detail.
3) You are a straight, single, man who wants to play the field. Forget the reputation, if you can afford to live in the City you will be around the most amazing women from all over the world. There is crazy competition among women there for straight guys there who have their stuff together. Only NYC, and maybe DC has better (reasonable achievable) hook-up options for normal men.
1) You are really big into outdoors stuff. One of the best parts of NO Cal is you can camp, hike, ski, snowboard, water sports, etc. almost year round within a short drive from the City.
2) You are making a lot of money, already explained in detail.
3) You are a straight, single, man who wants to play the field. Forget the reputation, if you can afford to live in the City you will be around the most amazing women from all over the world. There is crazy competition among women there for straight guys there who have their stuff together. Only NYC, and maybe DC has better (reasonable achievable) hook-up options for normal men.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:01 pm to NOLALGD
^this guy fricking "gets" it 
Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:06 pm to Tmcgin
quote:
$90k in San Fran and your eating at a soup kitchen
Yep. Have to determine if the higher costs of living is worth it to you.
If you are young and single, it is an easier choice than if you are a little older and have a family.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:29 pm to GeauxZone90
quote:
She is loyal and wife material. I took her virginity. We are both 27
what are you waiting for?
SF is better if ecotopian ideals are interesting and appeal to you at least in theory.
Its the most liberal medium sized city in the USA.
the SF bay area 6 counties have 6 million people.
Oakland is just 300K. SF, 800K.
most of the people are in places we don't hear much about.
San Mateo county.
The south bay is a lot like Houston. sprawling metropolis.
bohemian culture.
People find it exciting.
Cost of living is as high as it gets in the USA.
but you will be able to eat better. organic food. farm fresh.
be sure to pay extra for a garage space. alternative parking is an aggravation after a while, once you figure out you can usually take public transportation to your job.
IPO's abound. If you play your cards right, you can hit it big in the region.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:35 pm to GeauxZone90
Houston is very affordable
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