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I voted Phoenix because it's one of the ones that I haven't visited and that I never hear anything about. It doesn't really seem to have any reputation.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
y'all hating on phoenix but october-may the weather is absolutely perfect, and even the first two months of "real" summer aren't too bad - consecutive 110+ days don't come til late june or july, and it's easy to escape to the mountains for the weekend to cool off in the pine forests at 5000+ elevation.
it does suffer from monster sprawl and a lack of a clear identity because almost everyone there is from somewhere else, but that also means a lot of diversity in what's available to do. Tempe is the best city in the metro area - excellent bikeability, good public transportation, and public museums and art scene. But theres loads of stuff to do outside - short drive to saguaro, grand canyon, and joshua tree National parks, mountains, beaches, canyons, rock climbing, mountain biking, and hiking.
Phoenix is fine. Should hold out a few more rounds. Doesn't have the character of Tucson or Flagstaff, but it's on the up for creating jobs and being a haven for people escaping California. Was only there for a few days but enjoyed it.
This round and last round I voted for Houston. Of all the metros in Texas, it's probably the worst. It's really humid and in Hurricane alley. And since there are no other Texas cities listed it has to take all the heat for being in Texas, which hates women and trans people. Also their baseball team is a bunch of cheaters.
I voted Phoenix because it's one of the ones that I haven't visited and that I never hear anything about. It doesn't really seem to have any reputation.
I feel like the Good Place made the case that it was the Jacksonville of the West.
This round and last round I voted for Houston. Of all the metros in Texas, it's probably the worst. It's really humid and in Hurricane alley. And since there are no other Texas cities listed it has to take all the heat for being in Texas, which hates women and trans people. Also their baseball team is a bunch of cheaters.
I don't have much very much hate for Houston. They have good rappers, and it's such a big city, you can pretty much do whatever you want. But there are a few issues:
1) Time it takes to drive across the city when you're going to San Antonio or Austin. 2) Traffic at peak hours or when there are wrecks on the I-10 (known locally as IH10 and Katy Freeway) 3) The fucking refineries that you have to drive through to get there coming from the east 4) The occasional smell of refineries when the air is still. I fucking hate that shit.
Those are a bit nit-picky for sure, but like I said, I don't have much hate for it.
Houston has amazing food, is one of the most diverse cities, underrated nature access (lakes, beach, forests), isn't the worst traffic on this list (and is way easier to deal w than Austin's), has a great museum system, has 4/5 of the major league sports, music scene could be better but there is a wealth of huge musical talent from here, the Rodeo is a huge deal (some guy at sxsw heard me talking about it and turned to tell me his buddy from England demanded they go to Houston for the rodeo when he visited Austin), NASA has lost its charm but it's there and it's neat to visit, despite being huge and very diverse there's still a lot of shared culture (mostly around the food/music), the weather can be pretty iffy but lots of these places have their own weather issues
This round and last round I voted for Houston. Of all the metros in Texas, it's probably the worst. It's really humid and in Hurricane alley. And since there are no other Texas cities listed it has to take all the heat for being in Texas, which hates women and trans people. Also their baseball team is a bunch of cheaters.
I don't have much very much hate for Houston. They have good rappers, and it's such a big city, you can pretty much do whatever you want. But there are a few issues:
1) Time it takes to drive across the city when you're going to San Antonio or Austin. 2) Traffic at peak hours or when there are wrecks on the I-10 (known locally as IH10 and Katy Freeway) 3) The fucking refineries that you have to drive through to get there coming from the east 4) The occasional smell of refineries when the air is still. I fucking hate that shit.
Those are a bit nit-picky for sure, but like I said, I don't have much hate for it.
I'm a huge Houston fan, and I live here willingly right now. On Houston's plus side, I'd argue it's easily a top 5 food city in the country and has an argument for number 1, lots of good rap, it's most certainly got it's own identity and culture, it's not a trendy transplant culture like some other big cities, people are generally really nice and cool, lots of diversity, I'm personally a fan of the lack of zoning, it's got one of the best Asiatown areas in the country, and there's always plenty to do. Traffic also sucks if you're driving all the way through but if you are actually in Houston and sticking to a neighborhood you can usually avoid it, I actually think I hate driving in Austin more. Also the state may be doing some bad stuff politically but the city itself does not stand by that stuff, and we have some good local officials. Just get outruled by the rural areas in statewide voting.
The downside of Houston is the weather events (hurricanes and flooding), lack of public transportation (although the city is making big strides in this area), and on a personal level I don't love how flat it is for hiking. Maybe because I live in it and I'm used to it but I don't notice that refinery smell often at all
I think I did prefer Tucson over Phoenix but damn y'all are harsh on Phoenix. The water situation is kind of a disaster but the weather is great and there's so much nice hiking and outdoor stuff to do around there.
but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal. 
