Moving to Texas, never lived in South before. What to expect?

Hot weather, maybe some flooding.

There’s is no southern drawl in TX. It’s Texas so the dialect is a bit different. But you’ll be in a big city so it’s less pronounced.

How diverse was the other places you’ve lived? Houston is going to be very diverse.

It’s hot. And humid. Ungodly humid. Look at where Houston is located.

I’d rather run around Las Vegas at 110 deg than Houston at 90 deg. It’s not even comparable.

Alan

Oppressive Dew Points. Much of your summer is going to have dew points over 70 with half the time over 75. And summer is like 6mo.

https://weatherspark.com/y/9247/Average-Weather-in-Houston-Texas-United-States-Year-Round

Alan

My brother lives north of Houston. He sent me screenshots of the weather this past summer. One day it was 116 degrees. The next day it was 107... and raining.

Movingtotejas wrote:

Josh' wrote:

expect great things and great things will happen

I'm going in with an open mind :)

You may be a rarity in Texas.

Like any place though there are always good people and great places to live.

Theoniongoat wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

10/10 creative and subtle

Still fishing, though, haven't caught the big fish, yet

I’ll bite. It’s full of fat racist red neck peados, if that’s your thing then you’ll fit right in.

Also driving in TX is awesome. Every highway has a one way access road on each side running parallel to the highway. Miss your exit? No prob. Flip a U.

Also....Whataburger!!!!!!

Alan

Expect to move back after working a year or two.

-Y’all instead of you guys

-“Coke”, sometimes “soda/soda water”

-Extreme Humidity

-Crowded inside city, very intense traffic

-Rockets(b-ball, #13 Harden)/Texans (football, JJ Watt)/Astros (baseball, Jose Altuve)

-Close to low quality beaches

-lots of running events

-Large bordering communities (Katy, Conroe, Humble)

-H-E-B/Wal-mart

-Mixture of trucks/cars

-Booming downtown but poor parts as well

That’s all I can think of presently, I’ll keep you update if anything changes.

Do you have to take the transfer? Horrible weather and traffic.

Runningart2004 wrote:

Also driving in TX is awesome. Every highway has a one way access road on each side running parallel to the highway. Miss your exit? No prob. Flip a U.

Also....Whataburger!!!!!!

Alan

I still have my Whataburger Nickle Mug. You can get a refill any time for 5 cents.

Austin seems very white and Houston seems very black

On Houston traffic:

(1) Houston, like all of the other Texan cities, is one, big Construction Zone. This is directly attributable to the fact that Texas population growth is staggering; cities weren't planning for such growth decades or even years ago.

(2) Expect traffic to get better in about 5 years, once construction is drawing to a close. There's a world of difference already on some roads such as the Katy Freeway and 290 (The Northwest Freeway), which were once parking lots.

(3) Expect to pay a lot on tolls. Budget accordingly. If you commute on the outer parts of town, it is inevitable. My toll bill is triple-digits per month.

(4) Get a toll tag. Otherwise, you can't drive on *some* (not all) of the toll roads (Grand Parkway, Westpark Tollway, Fort Bend Tollway etc.) unless you plan to get pulled over by the constable waiting for you on the other side of the of the toll tag reading plazas. Unlike other cities in Texas (Austin, Dallas), you don't have the benefit of "Pay by Mail". If this doesn't make sense to you, then it soon will. (Beltway 8 and some others do have cash booths, but it's a hassle to try to remember which toll roads do and don't when you first move into town.)

I moved to Houston almost 9 years ago.

Here are facts you need to know.

If you are single you can only live in a few areas and they are all great depending on your age.

Under 26- live in Midtown.

27-30- East Downtown, Downtown

31+- Montrose, museum district, The Heights, University Ave (Around Rice)

If you are single do not live outside of the Loop (610)

For single and non-kid people. Inside the loop is one of the best places to live in America. Houston is not a visit town, there aren’t attractions. Houston has an amazing bar scene, food scene, and nightlife. It isn’t crazy expensive and it is very safe in most areas. I walked from downtown to east Downtown at 2am many times and never had an issue. Traffic isn’t bad inside 610 because everyone over 40 is in the suburbs after 5pm. The suburb traffic... it isn’t fun. Houston is a pocketed City. Wherever you live is where you are going to hangout. When I was in Downtown, I wouldn’t drive 2 miles further then my house at night or on the weekends. There was just so much to do in the area.

It’s hot, from mid June through September it is hot. The dew point is going to be 73-77 a lot. You get use to it.

This is the most diverse city I’ve been to. As soon as you leave the loop, that statement goes away. It becomes a very white place then.

As far as the running scene, I never got into it here. When I do show up to a road race I usually finish top 5 and I’m slow now. There are a ton of races and clubs, I just never got into it here. Like every major city, most people are fit. Go to the suburbs, this is not true anymore

If you have a family please post that you do. This is a different conversation. I got married and had kids, I live in the suburbs now.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Drink a Lonestar the National beer of Texas.

Really? Hmmm...I thought “Shinerbock” was but then again , what do I know about my?’s..? . ?

I lived in San Antonio for a year. I look at it like former convicts look at their prison sentence (and San Antonio is nicer than Houston). It is unbearably hot from April through about November. No matter what time you run, your shirt will be drenched in sweat. Most people are fat and very few streets are runner friendly (many do not have sidewalks). People look at you funny if you bike or run. There is almost no topography and a lot of areas are polluted by the oil and gas industry. The food is decent and the fishing is okay if you go to some of the less populous coastal towns.

Texas huh? Only two things come from Texas. Queers and steers.

Lived in Texas for 20 years, Houston for 8 of those. I think the previous posts capture the diversity you will find in Houston, other than the 5 months per year of very bad weather, upon which everyone agrees. The Eastern part of Texas is in the South (culturally,) while the Western part is in the Southwest. Texans are very proud of their state and its heritage (Texas History, much sanitized, is a required course in High School) and are taught to think of the federal government as a rival, if not purely the enemy. Individual freedom, state’s rights and High School football are #unquestioned. Texans don’t mind if some people want to recycle, but they see no contradiction in also protecting the rights of those who don’t.

The what's good about Texas crew never fail to amaze me.

Climate? No

Scenery? No

But there's a great bar and restaurant scene. Lets be honest the bar and restaurant scene isn't any better in Texas than anywhere else, it's just that it's the only thing to do.