Houston is so disappointing
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5/22/2006
Houston is the nation's center for sprawl and pollution. It even beats L.A. as far as I am concerned. The traffic is horrible. I learned that outside of the most urban centers, it is not required to take a Driver's Education class-- instead parents can teach you. Since Houston is so dependent on commuters from the surrrounding counties, that means that that 1/3 of the people who take one of Houston's 7 major highways never had to prove to a real person that they understood the rules of driving. And it shows, beleive me. In the 2 years that I have lived here, I have gotten into 3 accidents none of which have been my fault (and one involving a drunk driver). People here are either rich, pretending to be rich, Hispanic, or totally insincere.
As far as physical beauty, Houston is utterly lacking. No hills, no water, no old architecture, nothing. Houston is a giant strip mall which is surrounded by a constant flow of traffic due to a scourge of ramapant, irrational consumerism. They only have 1 newspaper for 4 million people. Pretty much everyone here is oblivious to politics and the harsh, disturbing, 3rd world-like realities that is inner city Houston (which is where I am a teacher, serving a 2 year commitment to the nation's lowest-performing schools).
Bryan | Houston, TX