Subdude Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 The Rolling Stone thread got me wondering about this. It seems that Houston's image to the world mainly consists of:Cough syrupRap & screwMultiple murderer momsEnronPollutionSprawlREALLY big churchesCowboysetc etc etcSol what should our image be? What should people think of when they hear "Houston"? And how do we get there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.S.O.N. Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Plain & SimpleTexas' International CityI'd market the hell out of that angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Sol what should our image be? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> SOL? Subdude, was that a Freudian slip? As to our image, this subject just came up last night with a flight attendant friend. I'll have to think about this one a bit, though Jason's is a great start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Damn, so simple that I actually like it. And the thing is that it's very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 houston is green. not necessarily environmentally green, but lush, semitropical...green.houston is laid back, friendly.houston is a great place for business and entrepreneurs.houston loves art.houston is a culture all it's own. we are THE melting-pot poster child for the 21st century.as for "..how do we get there?", keep being ourselves. dallas' mistake (imho) was to try to measure up to some sort of urban/cosmopolitan idea or image. in the process, dallas came to be perceived as pretentious and fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banking214 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 houston is green. not necessarily environmentally green, but lush, semitropical...green.houston is laid back, friendly.houston is a great place for business and entrepreneurs.houston loves art.houston is a culture all it's own. we are THE melting-pot poster child for the 21st century.as for "..how do we get there?", keep being ourselves. dallas' mistake (imho) was to try to measure up to some sort of urban/cosmopolitan idea or image. in the process, dallas came to be perceived as pretentious and fake.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I would say International City as well. We have a ton of international visitors and business leaders from all over the world visit our city. Also, look at foreign business here and the consulates. I still think people think of Houston as a backwater, tick infested, redneck, beer drinking, gun toting, hot and humid city. Granted, not all the above mentioned embarass me at all. I think with time this will change, if it does not, oh well. Who really cares what people think, right?A friend of mine in California told me that Houston is like LA, big and spread out, kinda dirty without great arts or green spaces. Dallas is like San Francisco, cleaner, great museums and restaurants and wonderful parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Something else besides "problem"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 The Rolling Stone thread got me wondering about this. It seems that Houston's image to the world mainly consists of:Cough syrup Rap & screw Multiple murderer moms Enron Pollution Sprawl REALLY big churches Cowboys etc etc etc Sol what should our image be? What should people think of when they hear "Houston"? And how do we get there? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, seeing as how all that's true, it's hard to run from it. I say we embrace it. Of course these aren't the only things we've got, but we DO have big churches, Enron and pollution...it's hard to argue that we don't. We could be "the city that accepts that it is not perfect, and yet still likes itself in spite of its problems." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 How's this for a slogan; "Houston is like a fungus, it grows on you." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 "Houston is like a fungus, it grows on you."I think we have a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 How's this for a slogan; "Houston is like a fungus, it grows on you."<{POST_SNAPBACK}>That fits in neatly with the psilocybin mushrooms which grow wild in the Houston area."Shroom City - it's a trip!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonianInColorado Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Houston - World Class, Texas Style! Houston - Space, Spice, and Spectacular Skylines! OR the other side of the coin Houston - You'll come for the heat, you'll stay for the humidity! Fire ants and killer bees? We got 'em in Houston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 HOUSTON- Home of hot weather, hookers, and hobosHOUSTON- It melts in the sun, not in your mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Houston - Don't mess with our women...really, don't mess with our women! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Houston - Don't mess with our women...really, don't mess with our women!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, that doesn't sit well in some circles:Alleged Pimp Shot In Turf Waralternate title: Concerned Citizen Protects Local Interests Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Although, I was aiming this slogan more towards the penchant of local ladies for shooting, running over and cutting penises off of the local men, your story about the local businessman shows it can have several meanings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 How about "Bienvenitos a Houston"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanJX5 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Houston has the largest and the best arts scene in the south. Houston is well-endowed, and its the balls of Texas. Houston has more millionaires than any other city in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. X Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I still think people think of Houston as a backwater, tick infested, redneck, beer drinking, gun toting, hot and humid city.I live in SF and that's what everyone says about Dallas too.When you think of cities with REAL cosmopolitan atmospheres, Dallas is not the first place that come to mind.Dallas is not SF. Not even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 How about "Bienvenitos a Houston"?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Id say yes...but will smith already promoted that for miami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Dallas is not SF. Not even close.I'm sure all of Dallas and most of Texas is thankful for that fact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. X Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I'm sure all of Dallas and most of Texas is thankful for that fact!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Right. I'm sure everyone in Dallas is much happier with the rednecks, guns, and ticks.I hope Houston never gets too carried away with trying to live up to a unrealistic image of itself the way Dallas trys to do. I know people who will laugh in your face if you say the word Dallas and the word urban in the same sentence. Most people I know come back from Dallas expecting a lot more than what they just got.O wait, this is supposed to be about Houston's new image slogan, here's one."Keep it real in Houston or you might as well be in Dallas" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I live in SF and that's what everyone says about Dallas too.When you think of cities with REAL cosmopolitan atmospheres, Dallas is not the first place that come to mind.Dallas is not SF. Not even close. To anyone outside of Texas, we're all just Texans. To anyone outside of the south, we're all rednecks. People from both Houston and Dallas need to realize that and stop with the petty arguments. Who are we trying to convince? No one cares. A couple of weeks ago, I came across the biggest Texas-bashing rant article on the Internet (sorry, but I can't remember where), and the person who wrote it admitted that he'd never even been to Texas and he didn't want to go there, either. They were talking about Texas and Texans in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Houston - be yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Here it is. It's not one single rant, but a compilation of things people hate.Scroll down to Emily's hate:http://www.collegehumor.com/articles/247733/ She's obviously an ignorant moron, but I think it echos how a lot of non-Texans perceive Texas. Not Dallas or Houston or Austin or San Antonio, but Texas in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 We're just stuck with that reputation for now. Just like when you tell someone you're from California you might get something like "all a bunch of wack-jobs out there" (my bubba co-worker). I responded, "I resemble that remark!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Houston and Dallas are like brother and sister who are constantly bickering about the other. In fact, Houston may even join in with other siblings like San Antonio and Austin to pick on Sister Dallas. But, if someone outside our Texas family tries picking on any of us, then they should be prepared to have their nose bloodied! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 You reap what you sow. Too many Texans do indeed brag a bit too much on Texas, even when some parts are not worth bragging about. We even brag about our ability to brag. I can see how it would be annoying to others. It is even annoying to me...and I LIVE here.That being said, that's part of why I like Houston. Our little inferiority complex works to our advantage. Where, as Mr. X pointed out, one may leave Dallas wondering what they missed, most people coming to Houston don't expect much, and so leave pleasantly surprised . Understatement can be a powerful tool.BTW, some of the other posts on that site are frigging hilarious...and I seemed to know all of those people they hated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Too many Texans do indeed brag a bit too much on TexasIn my many travels, I've actually had people beg me to talk about Texas.They are curious, and others are jealous. I don't really care for Yankees, carpet baggers, granolas, Left Coast hippies, people from Florida and Midwestern wierdos, so it's no skin off my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banking214 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Here it is. It's not one single rant, but a compilation of things people hate.Scroll down to Emily's hate:http://www.collegehumor.com/articles/247733/ She's obviously an ignorant moron, but I think it echos how a lot of non-Texans perceive Texas. Not Dallas or Houston or Austin or San Antonio, but Texas in general.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>What was that old Pace Picante commercial "Get a rope". That is what this girl could use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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