Why I love my city!
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Thespeckledkiwi
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Hmmm, what do I like about Austin?
Not much really. I'm only here because I can't find a better job. It is one of the most liberal cities in Texas, has one of the largest campuses as well in Texas, if not the US.
Not much really. I'm only here because I can't find a better job. It is one of the most liberal cities in Texas, has one of the largest campuses as well in Texas, if not the US.
Oi!That it isn't Hull.
Boston's sense of history: I love walking with out of town guests from my office to the North End, Boston's Italian enclave, to get real Italian pastry. It is a ten minute walk. I'll casually say, See that building there? That's the Old North Church. You know, One if by land, two if by sea? They're never not impressed.
Boston's sense of humour: Right next to the Aquarium, there's a seafood restaurant.
Boston's sense of humour: Right next to the Aquarium, there's a seafood restaurant.
Heh. Epcot has a seafood restaurant *in* their aquarium!
Dallatude... if you're from Texas, you know what I mean. 
Some might consider it a bad thing, but I really appreciate it. Our arts district is one of the best in southwest. We are really are a dot of blue in a sea of red. We have the best gay and lesbian bars in the country. (They've been rated multiple times in national publications as such.) We have the largest GLBT church in the country. Our downtown skyline is recognizable internationally thanks to "Dallas". We are centrally located in a metroplex rich in every imaginable form of entertainment. From Dallas's museums to race tracks to theme parks, everything is less than 30 minutes to an hour from everything else. We even have a movie studio. (Where a little thing called "Walker, Texas Ranger" was filmed.) Plus, unlike a lot of big Texas cities, our traffic moves during rush hour.
On the flip side...
The Dallas Independent School District's politics leaves much to be desired. I'm not thrilled George W. calls this place home as well. I'm also not really happy with some of the areas of 'downtown' Dallas that have yet to be 'revitalized', but it's getting there.
Some might consider it a bad thing, but I really appreciate it. Our arts district is one of the best in southwest. We are really are a dot of blue in a sea of red. We have the best gay and lesbian bars in the country. (They've been rated multiple times in national publications as such.) We have the largest GLBT church in the country. Our downtown skyline is recognizable internationally thanks to "Dallas". We are centrally located in a metroplex rich in every imaginable form of entertainment. From Dallas's museums to race tracks to theme parks, everything is less than 30 minutes to an hour from everything else. We even have a movie studio. (Where a little thing called "Walker, Texas Ranger" was filmed.) Plus, unlike a lot of big Texas cities, our traffic moves during rush hour.
On the flip side...
The Dallas Independent School District's politics leaves much to be desired. I'm not thrilled George W. calls this place home as well. I'm also not really happy with some of the areas of 'downtown' Dallas that have yet to be 'revitalized', but it's getting there.
GodThingFormerly
A Different Kind of Asshole
Friedrichshafen suffers from an excess of brilliant, interesting and talkative aerospace scientists and engineers affiliated with EADS Astrium just up the road in Immenstaad and - even worse! - a seemingly endless supply of tall, blonde, statuesque, charming women who appear to be unusually fascinated by my, ah, idiosyncratic German. The lack of visible poverty, crime, graffiti, litter, ethnic ghettos, unreliable public transport, dirty taxis and its location on the shores of a glittering alpine lake are factors I am having enormous trouble dealing with as well. 
SLR
SLR
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This year it's the 65th anniversary, so it will be frikkin' busy here...
This year it's the 65th anniversary, so it will be frikkin' busy here...
The fact that during Fashion Week the city is stoked full of supermodels with very low self-esteem. 
Oxford's a beautiful city Holdfast, some of my relatives live just outside of Didcot in Chilton so I always try to make the drive to Oxford when I'm out visiting. Really do like it there.
It's no Vancouver though.
Yeah, no comparison...
PM me next time you're over here and I'll buy you a drink. Or two.
I like the way this thread has gone; thanks for all the replies! For the minority you who don't like your city, what stops you moving - money, family, something else?
Oi!That it isn't Hull.
But seriously, Hull's not that bad a place. I once stayed there for two nights in a row. It was... comfortable.
Oi!That it isn't Hull.
But seriously, Hull's not that bad a place. I once stayed there for two nights in a row. It was... comfortable.
I love Hull, it's flat. That means I have a chance of walking, not like all these hilly places, like Sheffield.
The hills remind me of Scotland.
But seriously, Hull's not that bad a place. I once stayed there for two nights in a row. It was... comfortable.
I love Hull, it's flat. That means I have a chance of walking, not like all these hilly places, like Sheffield.
I'm sad now.
Practically everywhere else I've been in the UK has been too hilly for me.The hills remind me of Scotland.
But seriously, Hull's not that bad a place. I once stayed there for two nights in a row. It was... comfortable.
I love Hull, it's flat. That means I have a chance of walking, not like all these hilly places, like Sheffield.
I'm sad now.
What about Lincolnshire?
Lots of tall buildings and lots of people to the degree where no one gives a shit as to what other people are doing. This is why I love big cities. Tons of food, entertainment, music, art, architecture, and public transportation where everyone is more fucked up than you are, chemically and/or psychologically. Pizza. Loose liquor and gambling laws. I cannot even imagine living in a state where you cannot enter any supermarket and buy liquor, beer, and/or wine until 2AM, seven days a week (sometimes midnight on Sundays). It's just a matter of principle.
They have nice sausages?