not what i expected
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8/30/2015
I was transferred to Houston for work from Philly and I was told by co-workers that Houston was a progressive, cosmopolitan city with a lot of bright people. While most of the people I worked with were bright and open minded, my experience with typical Houstonians was that they were kind of ignorant country-bumpkins and bible thumpers. The city reminded me of one large trailer park with strip malls. Trashy people - all with either pick up trucks or souped up sports cars. A lot of road rage incidents, people drive horribly. No sense of civility.
Pros -
somewhat lower cost of living (although you get what you pay for!)
Diverse population
Cons
MAJOR crime problem! Very unsafe compared to most cities of same size.
Horrible weather in the summer
Country bumpkin/redneck population
Ultra conservative/religious nutcases who try to shove religion down your throat. (Fortunately, we don't have any of that aggressive promotion of religion up north)
mike | Houston, TX