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re: Is Austin really the best place to live in America?

Posted on 8/17/19 at 1:41 pm to
Posted by NPComb
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 1:41 pm to
Favorite plane to live as a liberal
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 1:54 pm to
Lived outside Baltimore for about 6 months, baw. New Orleans is worse.
Posted by Tigersonfire
Pville
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 2:03 pm to
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Liberal millennials don't eat fried chicken wings


Or look at tits unless IT has a penis too.
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 2:04 pm to
Fake News.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 2:33 pm to
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Anything that has Seattle as good in the top 100 is a load of crap. Gridlock is insane, drugs and homelessness is everywhere, cost of living in Seattle is still bonkers for even someone with no debt and making 100K a year, housing is beyond unaffordable, and the local government is beyond inept.
I'm not a fan of Seattle but the list is a ranking of metros, not cities.
Posted by Jp1LSU
Fiji
Member since Oct 2005
2542 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 2:41 pm to
Boulder, CO and Ithaca, NY are high on my list.
Posted by northshorebamaman
Mackinac Island
Member since Jul 2009
38566 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 2:51 pm to
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I heard Seattle has the highest suicide rates. Something to do with 300 days out of the year being cloudy and dark.
Myth.
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Seattle has regrettably suffered the title "Suicide City USA" for a long time, presumably because of the weather. Rainy weather equals higher suicide rates – perfectly logical! But the truth is Seattle doesn't even make the top 10 list. According to a study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, Las Vegas is the true suicide capital of the US, followed by Colorado Springs, Tuscon and a list of other cities that don't include Seattle. Among states, Alaska tops the list.
LINK

And it isn't cloudy and dark 300 days out of the year.
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
31030 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 4:29 pm to
Article is per 100,000, so yes.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 5:09 pm to
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Anything that has Seattle as good in the top 100 is a load of crap. Gridlock is insane, drugs and homelessness is everywhere, cost of living in Seattle is still bonkers for even someone with no debt and making 100K a year, housing is beyond unaffordable, and the local government is beyond inept.

My daughter and her husband (one or both) have lived in Metairie, Louisville, Nashville, San Diego, Quito, Madrid, Yokohama, Charleston SC, and Seattle. They say Seattle is the best place they’ve lived. All I can tell you is that those things you point out are either mostly invisible or they are ubiquitous, eg Baton Rouge has gridlock and shitty government.
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
22073 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 5:43 pm to
20-25 years ago maybe.
Posted by keeper007
Austin
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 5:54 pm to
Abita, specific cuisine you’re looking for?
I recommend:
Emmer & Rye
Pitchfork Pretty
Brewers Table
Dai Due
Jacobys
Posted by dartman
baton rouge
Member since Nov 2015
173 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:03 pm to
My vote is for Frisco, TX LINK
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38371 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:17 pm to
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There’s charm and culture to NO and Austin. When I think of them both,


Austin doesn't have a whole lot of "culture" anymore. The entire city as we know it was built up in the last 15 years. It's a fun place, safe, with a lot to do (so I always get a kick out of some clown in Eunice saying it's a liberal shithole). But the "culture" ( as it is today at least) is entirely manufactured.
This post was edited on 8/17/19 at 6:43 pm
Posted by Mr Clean
Power I-Formation
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:18 pm to
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they tore down hooters to build condos!! Damn you! You tore it down!! Damn you all to hell!!!!!


You need to calm down
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:19 pm to
if you like really bad traffic I guess
Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
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Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:20 pm to
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Austin doesn't have inherent "culture".
well, this is the stupidest thing posted today and oweo has started a thread
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38371 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:23 pm to
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well, this is the stupidest thing posted today and oweo has started a thread




you're right, it would be more accurate to say that almost all trappings of original austin have long since been demolished to make way for more instagram friendly restaurants, bars, and condos. Hard to have "culture" when the number of businesses that were there ten years ago is dwindling every day.

Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
198008 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:27 pm to
6th street as lame as it may be now, has been a model for what other college towns try to emulate.
in most States not LA. a college town is largely educated and a great place for entrepreneurship
Austin has been known as an independent music town for far more that 20 years plus th BBQ scene that has since expoded in Texas started in Austin to serve the State capitol, lobby money

to say thats not a "culture" is just dumb ,,
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
64385 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:30 pm to
It's the home of Torchy's Tacos so it's good
Posted by OWLFAN86
Erotic Novelist
Member since Jun 2004
198008 posts
Posted on 8/17/19 at 6:33 pm to
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It's the home of Torchy's Tacos so it's good

Torchys was damn good back in the day

the original,,
now like everything franchised its lame



I liked Beiber before he sold out

glad you didnt die in a plane crash I guess
This post was edited on 8/17/19 at 6:34 pm
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