Caution: Austin is very overrated and overhyped by
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6/21/2010
I've lived in Austin, and the way many in the media and elsewhere describe Austin, they will have you believe it is somehow magically exempt from the intense Texas heat, sprawl, strip malls, and cookie-cutter subdivisions that people often complain of when referring to the other Texas cities. I don't know why this is, but please just be aware of the puff-piece articles and exaggerations. The media and the Austin-boosters love to put Austin on a pedestal (while at the same time trash-talking about the other major Texas cities), so just be aware and don't come with unrealistic expectations.
Many of you may move to Austin from cities they disliked in other states, and so will say good things about Austin because it's different from cities in other states. That's fine. But since you haven't lived in Houston or Dallas yet, just don't let yourself get brainwashed by the naysayers in Austin who say Austin is the only worthwhile place in Texas and the other cities are terrible in one way or another. That holier-than-thou attitude is just wrong, so don't fuel the fire.
texangal | Richmond, TX