This City is for LOSERS
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2/18/2020
Been here 6 to 7 months and already planning on moving back to the West Coast.
The biggest turnoffs have been apartment and condo associations who lie through their teeth (especially CA transplants like myself) just to make a buck. Although it's cheaper than the coasts, so does management going along with it (ignoring maintenance calls for bugs and not taking ownership for regular defects). It's stressful and would be illegal in California - but then again it's Texas so they can get away with it I guess.
Other than that - Other mainline things are harder to get in Austin than CA like access to good Mechanics and Doctors. Dating here is also freaking stupid too. Most of the Women here have their head shoved so far up their a** you'd think it be Miami or something (EG: Bumble is *Crickets*).
Traffic is also dumb with ridiculous lane and road closures and people driving big trucks and cutting people off. Heck, even the Postal Workers lack accountability here. The only pro I can say is that the service industry and food is pretty good. Cost of Living isn't a total rip off either (EG: Denver is Worse with way more White Trash).
Bottom Line: People are indirect, not friendly, immoral, judgemental and stupidly liberal (all at the same time). I'll be elsewhere by the summer, but wish I gave more of an independent start into trying DFW or Houston as they both seem like bigger and better choices. I'll even take L.A. again over Austin and pay rent until I'm 40 over this place. The mental backlog of living here is just taxing and stressful - the people here are just not very nice AT ALL. Even the students near the UT campus where I live seem to be selfish pricks.
The only places I found to be more depressed in were Denver and NYC area, but maybe I'm a weird breed. Either way, this city is going to Hell fast and most people can tell you that who live here I'm sure.
N597 | Austin, TX