KimberlySayWhat Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I agree, but I'm biased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeats Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 There's already a thread on this topic here:http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...&pid=253971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 There's already a thread on this topic here:http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...&pid=253971Not any more. Merged 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfre81 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I think the "comeback kid" reference was from how Houston has emerged from the oil-bust funk of the late 1980s.When you consider that wasn't really all that long ago, and how things were here back then - it's come a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 My friend dated a girl from Manhattan and he traveled there often. Her parents visited Houston and they were in awe of how many restaurants we have. They commented that Houston has just as many as NYC.I was really surprised to hear that. I figured every city has a ton of restaurants.Has anyone traveled the US enough to compare and see the same difference?I've spent a lot of time in Manhattan and I have to disagree. Houston is a very good restaurant city and is definitely one of the top cities in the country, but we don't have as many choices as Manhattan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 .....and to think, I am moving from the #1 city to go to the #6 city in the nation. Yes, nieces and nephews, your Uncle TJ is moving BACK to Austin. My wife and I are doing this for our children. We have had a wonderful opportunity set before us, and we are gonna grab ahold of it and hopefully ride it for the full 8 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 .....and to think, I am moving from the #1 city to go to the #6 city in the nation. Yes, nieces and nephews, your Uncle TJ is moving BACK to Austin. My wife and I are doing this for our children. We have had a wonderful opportunity set before us, and we are gonna grab ahold of it and hopefully ride it for the full 8 seconds.Follow your bliss! But you always have your virtual family and friends here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 .....and to think, I am moving from the #1 city to go to the #6 city in the nation. Yes, nieces and nephews, your Uncle TJ is moving BACK to Austin. My wife and I are doing this for our children. We have had a wonderful opportunity set before us, and we are gonna grab ahold of it and hopefully ride it for the full 8 seconds.sounds like a haif gathering is imminent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 My friend dated a girl from Manhattan and he traveled there often. Her parents visited Houston and they were in awe of how many restaurants we have. They commented that Houston has just as many as NYC.I was really surprised to hear that. I figured every city has a ton of restaurants.Has anyone traveled the US enough to compare and see the same difference?Back in the 90s I read a survey that showed Houstonians ate out more than any other major city and I think we also had the highest number of restaurants per capita. Everything I've seen supports that. My personal experience has been that Houston specializes in great dives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Back in the 90s I read a survey that showed Houstonians ate out more than any other major city and I think we also had the highest number of restaurants per capita. Everything I've seen supports that. My personal experience has been that Houston specializes in great dives.Don't forget we were also the "Fattest" city, 3 years running ! I know I was doing MY part to keep that title going, but, to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Don't forget we were also the "Fattest" city, 3 years running ! I know I was doing MY part to keep that title going, but, to no avail.what? moving? huh?? Austin??? Good grief, gone for a couple of days and look what happens. Must plan drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I am in total agreement with you and musicman. I do plan to hover around Houston a couple of days a week though. I will still be woring in Hempstead for a bit and commuting, just to see how THAT works out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I've spent a lot of time in Manhattan and I have to disagree. Houston is a very good restaurant city and is definitely one of the top cities in the country, but we don't have as many choices as Manhattan.This was few years ago, but Tori said 2005, "where USA Today called Houston "the dining-out capital of the nation": on average, we eat out more often than any other city in the country, at the second-lowest average price."http://houstonstrategies.blogspot.com/2005...such-great.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) We've heard all this before, but hey, why not? And Instead of creating a new thread, I'll just tag this onto here.It's technically an ad, but still.http://online.wsj.com/ad/houston.htmlName a major American city with a world-class cultural scene, restaurants to delight the finickiest of foodies, rich ethnic diversity, teams for every major professional sport, a population more educated than the rest of the U.S. on average, an internationally integrated economy and the most parkland of any U.S. metropolis. New York? Wrong. San Francisco? Wrong.Try Houston.-------And Houston.org had this one posted on their sitehttp://www.btusonline.com/article.php?id=204 Edited July 24, 2008 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 I love how all the property listings show Humble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Nice to see our COH press people doing their jobs! A WSJ placement is big league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Since when did we become "Houstonites?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsets Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 teams for every major professional sport Not true! We still don't have an NHL franchise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Not true! We still don't have an NHL franchise they listed the Aeros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 they listed the Aerosin my book AHL and NHL are the sameyou could still see them play in toyota center cant you,thats pretty major Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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