Is this guy right or wrong about Austin, TX?

[asdfghwy]

As someone who grew up and spent most of my life in the bay area, been to austin a bunch, and now live in dallas cause of work.. this guy... sounds like an idiot.

Half the list you can just know with basic research because it's texas.. but the food is amazing, and people absolutely aren't rude in my experience either in Austin or in DFW. In fact, california is significantly worse in that regard.

But yeah, this guy is an idiot because he moved his clown car family to a state known to be flat and known to be hot, then cried about it? What kind of smoothbrain shit is that?

 

[yodaisgod]

He's now moving to Nevada somewhere apparently.

 

[KooLaid]

Texas humidity is crap. The winters are nice though I think. The only rudeness I've ever experienced is in California. The rest of America has been very very welcoming to me as a minority traveling the country. Then again, lots of husbands don't like me but it's more with my ability to speak to different kinds of people (ie their wife) and sound like I give a damn....sometimes I do actually.

I do love Texas though, beautiful place. Especially Galveston, San Antonio, Austin and the little hidden Mayberry towns lost in time

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Apparently, sales fo $3M-$5M homes is UP in the Bay Area

 

[GAJ]

There is a cool little area outside Austin that believe it or not has a bit of Sonoma County feel to it with many wineries to boot.

https://www.visitfredericksburgtx.com/

https://hill-country-visitor.com/

 

[KooLaid]

Apparently, sales fo $3M-$5M homes is UP in the Bay Area

at least the bay area rich can still afford a house

 

[yodaisgod]

at least the bay area rich can still afford a house

Low interest rates help. Closed on my home back in late Oct at 2.5% for 30-year fixed. Just 1 percentage point higher makes a HUGE difference in the long term.

 

[bikewanker]

Reminds me of quarterback Steve Bono who played well in Kansas City but complained about the food as compared to the Bay Area. Other than BBQ I’m sure he was right but we all thought whiner!

 

[Yakoo752]

He's dead wrong. Austin is an amazing place, and if you're rich its really nice. And it's WAS home to COTA, fuckin-a perfect, except no surf.

FTFY

They will likely go bankrupt 21/22.

 

[UDRider]

FTFY

They will likely go bankrupt 21/22.

BARF group buy? :laughing

 

[ctwo]

Low interest rates help. Closed on my home back in late Oct at 2.5% for 30-year fixed. Just 1 percentage point higher makes a HUGE difference in the long term.

Spoken by one of the bay area wealthy :teeth

I looked at property taxes on a $1.5M home a little differently. San Mateo county reports an overall 2% tax rate assessment. So that works out to about $17/hr for a 40 hour work week, every week of the year.

 

[yodaisgod]

Spoken by one of the bay area wealthy :teeth

I looked at property taxes on a $1.5M home a little differently. San Mateo county reports an overall 2% tax rate assessment. So that works out to about $17/hr for a 40 hour work week, every week of the year.

I guess. I got a brand new home for under $565k that's less than an hour away from SF when there are shit holes out there for that much. Sucks it's in a Mello-Roos and a HOA. Fucking OUCH! :laughing

 

[wazzuFreddo]

He's now moving to Nevada somewhere apparently.

Sounds like the dude has something else going on/missing in his life that he is trying to solve by changing locations.

 

[PorradaVFR]

Lived in Miami for 9 years moving here in 1984.

Our house had a/c only in the bedroom.

I loved it but, sadly, my wife hated it so we left.

Still love Miami; the 4 months of hot/humid weather were saved by eight months of excellent weather though.

Did leave before Andrew though, unlike my relatives.

For me it was ~1 month of bliss (Dec/Jan usually) when it was max 70 in daytime and ~40’s at night. 8 months of tolerable but occasional misery and 3 months of guaranteed misery. Loved the afternoon world-is-ending thunderstorms, Cuban food and family...but the traffic, the weather, the rudeness and the low wages (even with no state income tax) I do not miss. It’s even gotten quite a bit more expensive so that upside is gone too.

 

[Kurosaki]

I hate being in the ocean, but I love being near it, above it, on it, around it... I'm a total Coastal Guy.

Sounds like me. And remembering my friends' frustration when I lived in Oahu and in Santa Barbara and never went into the ocean except for once or twice.

I like being beach adjacent. :laughing

 

[Bay Arean]

Sounds like me. And remembering my friends' frustration when I lived in Oahu and in Santa Barbara and never went into the ocean except for once or twice.

I like being beach adjacent. :laughing

Salty air and wave sounds are like nothing else. Do I ever go to the beach anymore? Hardly.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

I went to the beach just about every day after work when I lived on Great Highway out in the Sunset.

 

[Kurosaki]

Also as a Houston native, no plans to go back there or other parts or Texas.

 

[JesasaurusRex]

Also as a Houston native, no plans to go back there or other parts or Texas.

:x

 

[Bay Arean]

Also as a Houston native, no plans to go back there or other parts or Texas.

[Johnny Carson voice] "I did not know that.":thumbup