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Rypt 12/29/18 7:52:55 PM #1: |
As someone who was born and raised here, I have noticed a big change in the amount of people moving here recently, mainly to the Austin and San Antonio areas. And after going to some of the other states like California and New York, and Nebraska, just as a few examples, I can see why people would move here. We are #1. Best food, best stuff to do, awesome scenery, great economy, so it's good that people finally acknowledge us as the best state in the nation :-). However, I have also noticed that a lot of people from other states aren't really aware of how things are here so I wanted to make this topic to mention a few things you should know before moving here.
1) Traffic: It's horrible. Austin used to have a time of day when the traffic would die down, but now it is pretty much non stop Friday, Saturday, Sunday. You might have luck during the week, but man, it's bad. San Antonio is catching up, but not quite there yet. Dallas and Houston have horrible traffic during rush hour, but during other times it's not as bad as Austin because those cities are more evolved and better equipped to handle a bigger population. 2) Heat: Hehe, we don't have seasons here, at least not in the parts everyone is moving to. The only seasons we have are Summer and Hurricane / Tornado season. If you want a winter, you have to move to Dallas or somewhere higher up. It's not uncommon to have heat in the 90's and 100's. That's a regular thing for us. 3) Jobs: Depending on what you do, you might have a hard time finding something because it's getting so competitive. Oil field, construction, medical fields should be okay, construction is non stop now. But if you think you are just going to move to Austin or San Antonio and get a degree holding job outside the medical field easily, well then you are in for a surprise. Not saying it can't happen, but it is very competitive. Especially Austin. Lots of California people are there and that state is all about competition. Just be prepared. 4) Costs are going up: Yeah you can get a house cheaper here than California, but that's because they jacked their prices up by voting for liberal laws. Texas isn't there yet, but it may be in the future. Austin is one of the highest taxed places in the nation and San Antonio is getting more and more liberal.... which means higher taxes. Costs of rent are rapidly rising. For example, when we lived in San Antonio, 4 years ago, our rent was $800 for a one bedroom. Now it is over $1000. You aren't going to find any apartments here under $800 unless they are ghetto. 5) Give us respect: This is very important for a lot of people from out of state to know: We are very proud of our state and respect is important here. It's not like New York or Las Vegas where you can just be rude for no reason to whoever you want to and say whatever you want and not have consequences. We take that shit seriously here. If you are going to come here and bash us be ready to have shit talked to you. We are a respectful state, but we want it in return too. Courteousy is important here. 6) Which brings me to my last point: A lot of people from Texas are really pissed off about you moving here. Not so much in the larger cities, but definitely in the smaller cities around the larger ones. Our small towns that have always been the same -- everyone knows everyone, really quiet, nice and friendly atmosphere, away from the city and nothing like it -- and now they are being destroyed by all of these people from out of state who want to move here and be rude to us and over crowd our towns and sell their expensive houses so that they can come here and save money or open a business to try and make a buck. And the people in these towns know this and they don't like you or want you there. So if you are planning on moving to one of those towns that is conveniently one hour away from your new job, might not want to mention where you are from or all of the money you are making. They don't take kindly to that. Just my two cents ... Copied to Clipboard!
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50Blessings 12/29/18 7:55:59 PM #2: |
7. You gotta go with propane so you can taste the meat instead of the heat
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Zack_Attackv1 12/29/18 7:56:48 PM #3: |
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weekoldhotdog 12/29/18 7:57:13 PM #4: |
Fuck Texas. I was born in Houston and don't plan on returning.
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Zack_Attackv1 12/29/18 7:57:57 PM #5: |
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Zerocide 12/29/18 7:58:30 PM #6: |
I hear Texans are pretty defensive when it comes to their cowboy hats.
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Rypt 12/29/18 7:59:21 PM #7: |
weekoldhotdog posted...
Fuck Texas. I was born in Houston and don't plan on returning. Haha, yeah my brother moved to North Carolina and I want to leave ASAP too. Funny how stuff gets old when you grow up around it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Youngster_Joey_ 12/29/18 7:59:31 PM #8: |
Everythings big in Texas so if your schlong don't reach your knee you best stay in soyboy California tbqh nobody gonna respect you here.
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SmidgeIsntBack 12/29/18 7:59:32 PM #9: |
Can we say CEmen from Texas are dumb?
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Zack_Attackv1 12/29/18 7:59:34 PM #10: |
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:01:00 PM #12: |
Zerocide posted...
I hear Texans are pretty defensive when it comes to their cowboy hats. Well, we don't like being made fun of. Especially when people are moving here from all over the state and making our prices go up and crowding our highways. If we are so bad, why move here? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Vicious_Dios 12/29/18 8:01:18 PM #13: |
Zerocide posted...
I hear Texans are pretty defensive when it comes to their cowboy hats. Yeah, don't touch our hats. It's worse than stepping on people's new Jordans, so to speak. --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: Adzeta ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:02:50 PM #14: |
Future_Trunks posted...
Houston born and raised here For now there is more land, but it is disappearing quickly. I don't see why they don't start building more shit in west texas or on the way to it. It's a ghost town from Kerrville to El Paso. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:04:05 PM #15: |
Zack_Attackv1 posted...
You forgot the most important factoid of them all. lol hell yes. My wife, who is from Rhode Island, didn't know who David Robinson was and had been in SA for like 4 years. Lol @ people from out of state. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WhoAltisitneway 12/29/18 8:04:57 PM #16: |
How accurate is King of the Hill
Because i watched two episodes and I'm convinced I never want to go to that hillbilly shithole if that show is accurate at all. --- #Resist #BlueWave2018 #NotMyPresident ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Letron_James 12/29/18 8:07:13 PM #17: |
8. If you drive under 10 mph over the speed limit in the left lane you will get shot
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Zerocide 12/29/18 8:07:33 PM #18: |
Letron_James posted...
8. If you drive under 10 mph over the speed limit in the left lane you will get shot The fuck is this? --- "Grand Upper!" - Axel Stone http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=618079256 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:08:01 PM #19: |
WhoAltisitneway posted...
How accurate is King of the Hill Not sure what you are calling a shit hole. But if you are referring to the state everyone and their mother is moving to in the south, I will tell you that King of the Hill is only accurate in the small towns. But it's not like it used to be. Lots of Yankees from up north are moving there so it should be more like home if you ever decide to move down. I'd say about 50 / 50 so you don't have to worry. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Vicious_Dios 12/29/18 8:08:11 PM #20: |
WhoAltisitneway posted...
How accurate is King of the Hill Perfectly accurate, please stay away. --- S / K / Y / N / E Twitch/YouTube/GT: Adzeta ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:09:08 PM #21: |
Letron_James posted...
8. If you drive under 10 mph over the speed limit in the left lane you will get shot Lol yep we are fast paced. Especially from San Antonio to Austin and from Waco to Dallas. EDIT forgot to mention that area between San Antonio and Houston ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:10:51 PM #22: |
Vicious_Dios posted...
WhoAltisitneway posted...How accurate is King of the Hill Lol I am related to several people who talk like Boomhauer ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WhoAltisitneway 12/29/18 8:11:15 PM #23: |
Rypt posted...
Not sure what you are calling a shit hole. But if you are referring to the state everyone and their mother is moving to in the south, I will tell you that King of the Hill is only accurate in the small towns. But it's not like it used to be. Lots of Yankees from up north are moving there so it should be more like home if you ever decide to move down. I'd say about 50 / 50 so you don't have to worry. lmfao you actually call them yankees --- #Resist #BlueWave2018 #NotMyPresident ... Copied to Clipboard!
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008Zulu 12/29/18 8:15:26 PM #24: |
Everyone has a gun, even the children. They carry them out in the open. If you see someone walking down the street towards you, and they are carrying a gun, there is only a small chance they intend to use it on you.
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ShroomKingJr 12/29/18 8:22:49 PM #25: |
Texas should legalize peyote.
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ehhwhatever 12/29/18 8:27:50 PM #26: |
no 5 respect us: The movie Giant was directed by a guy first into auschwitz with color camera and the movie was critical of the miles and miles of barbed wire and divisive attitude in Texas, nothing has changed. Everyone has a place at the table....not in Texas and look how divisive the Presidents from Texas were.
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YellowSUV 12/29/18 8:30:30 PM #27: |
Rypt posted...
Texans being special snowflakes confirmed. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:38:15 PM #28: |
ehhwhatever posted...
no 5 respect us: The movie Giant was directed by a guy first into auschwitz with color camera and the movie was critical of the miles and miles of barbed wire and divisive attitude in Texas, nothing has changed. Everyone has a place at the table....not in Texas and look how divisive the Presidents from Texas were. Been here almost 30 years and never heard of that movie. Lol if you come here saying "respect us" the best you will get is a few laughs, but more than likely people are going to talk shit to you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kombucha 12/29/18 8:39:33 PM #29: |
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GodBIessTrump 12/29/18 8:40:05 PM #30: |
I'm actually thinking of eventually moving to idaho some day.
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E32005 12/29/18 8:40:35 PM #31: |
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Smashingpmkns 12/29/18 8:45:45 PM #32: |
I was born in Dallas and currently live in Las Vegas. Dont miss it one bit other than family.
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Engineer_Gamer 12/29/18 8:46:21 PM #33: |
thanks but i'd never leave the west coast for a shitpile like texas lmao
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:50:14 PM #35: |
Engineer_Gamer posted...
thanks but i'd never leave the west coast for a shitpile like texas lmao Lol California needs more people like you. You should host a seminar over there. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Engineer_Gamer 12/29/18 8:50:50 PM #36: |
Rypt posted...
Engineer_Gamer posted...thanks but i'd never leave the west coast for a shitpile like texas lmao i'm seattle born and raised but nice boogeyman you got living rent-free in your head there ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:51:05 PM #37: |
Ex-Kefiroth posted...
Rypt posted...I don't see why they don't start building more shit in west texas or on the way to it. It's a ghost town from Kerrville to El Paso. Ah ok, well that makes sense. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kombucha 12/29/18 8:51:32 PM #38: |
From what I've seen in Texas in 2018 it's been basically some kind of combination of biblical flooding and more biblical flooding.
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AlecSkorpio 12/29/18 8:52:04 PM #39: |
If there is one thing I've learned from my Texas relatives, it's that you better learn to love Big Red cause that's all those mother fuckers will drink.
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Rypt 12/29/18 8:54:13 PM #40: |
Going to get off topic here:
The only positive thing about people from out of state moving here is the women. Texas girls are very conceited towards Texas guys. Had they not moved down here, I would still be single. I love my east coast wife :p ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wetterdew 12/29/18 9:03:01 PM #41: |
I've been living in Austin since 2014.
Traffic--is pretty bad, so live close to your work. Heat--is annoying, but just stay inside lol Jobs--I work in tech, I have no problems finding work Costs--I guess do your research? Respect us--LOL no. When texas does something stupid, feel free to mock it. But Texans are definitely proud of their state and it's kind of cool seeing it in action. But in general you shouldn't show texans any more or less respect than people from anywhere else "Don't tell people you're not Texan" territoriality--LOL who cares. A lot of elitist native Texans think they are better than people who moved there, and they love to toot their horn about it and let you know that they were here first. The people who say this aren't worth your snot. New residents from elsewhere in any place generally means some good things and some bad things. Instead of trying to lock off the state to newcomers, people should invite their cool friends to make the place better. If you are a good person then just forget the morons who try to guilt you. --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wetterdew 12/29/18 9:03:35 PM #42: |
BTW TC you sound like one of those people lol
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Rypt 12/29/18 9:07:50 PM #43: |
Wetterdew posted...
BTW TC you sound like one of those people lol Well it's easy to talk tough over the internet. Lol watch out everybody, we have a bad ass over here. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wetterdew 12/29/18 9:16:38 PM #44: |
Rypt posted...
Wetterdew posted...BTW TC you sound like one of those people lol I don't get what you are trying to say --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 9:19:23 PM #45: |
Wetterdew posted...
Rypt posted...Wetterdew posted...BTW TC you sound like one of those people lol What part is confusing to you ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wetterdew 12/29/18 10:11:19 PM #46: |
Rypt posted...
Wetterdew posted...Rypt posted...Wetterdew posted...BTW TC you sound like one of those people lol The logic doesn't follow --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 10:16:01 PM #47: |
I was saying it's a lot easier to talk trash over a cpu than in real life. I've seen people get into it in real life over the people bashing Texas.
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Mistere Man 12/29/18 10:17:41 PM #48: |
Does this really work/happen?
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TheKingOf-Kings 12/29/18 10:19:35 PM #49: |
Rypt posted...
I was saying it's a lot easier to talk trash over a cpu than in real life. I've seen people get into it in real life over the people bashing Texas. What a bunch of fucking losers. It's just fucking state get over yourselves. --- I AM CHAMPION CHRISTMAS! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Rypt 12/29/18 10:22:35 PM #50: |
TheKingOf-Kings posted...
Rypt posted...I was saying it's a lot easier to talk trash over a cpu than in real life. I've seen people get into it in real life over the people bashing Texas. We are over ourselves. We aren't the ones that have to have the latest and greatest car, the latest and greatest clothes, the latest and greatest hair style, the most money, etc. Some people just want a simple life and don't want to be bothered with unimportant bull shit and make everything about competition. Btw HHH is a loser. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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