Anonymous Jul 29, 2012 at 10:43 am

Comments

1
What should you do? You should try visiting a city first before moving there.
2
Keep your filthy Texas paws off of our adorable earth mamas.
3
Move to Austin. You just answered your own question by stating it has better weather, more job opportunities and is closer to your family. Seems like those are better reasons to relocate than hippy chicks and people who are debatably nicer.
4
I agree with Frenchy. Seems your pro Austin reasons outweigh the cons.

But if you STILL can't decide, then visiting is a good idea. But if you were to visit Portland, I would suggest NOT visiting in the summer. Dreary fall/winters is what stretches out through the majority of the year. It can be hard for people to handle if you aren't used to it.
5
Austin.
6
+1 austin
7
Austin is cheaper, friendlier, sunnier and has more jobs. AUSTIN!!!
8
Depends on how important the "real job" thing is to you. If it is important, move to Austin.
9
Austin sounds like a much better fit. You'd probably be happier there.
10
If you any ambition, go to Austin.
11
Raleigh, North Carolina.
12
By "earth mamas" I assume you mean ignorant White gurls with dreadlocks. Stay the fuck out of our city, we have too many of you motherfuckers already.
13
from growing up in Austin- traffic can mostly be avoided, but the heat can't, and the Slacker soul is dead (for the worse). Outdoors fun is possible but much more limited-- Hill Country, lakes, barton springs are good for adventures and swimming, but too often, streams of frat dude beer-piss collude. Suntanned goddesses are usually sorority bimbos, but there are plenty of earth goddesses there too. And while on appearance: fashion isn't nearly as predictable as the Portland Thing.

Job options and family might be the deciding factors. For me avoiding "that dude" who sold TI 85 graphing calculators on the cheap from his uncle to other high schoolers, and who drove a seriously busted-ass thunderbird, decided it.

And this whole "Austin and portland are kind of the same" thing-- I won't understand this, ever.
14
People are still moving to Portland? Why?
16
fuck you!
17
"nicer weather"? I guess, if you prefer 90+ temps and relatively high humidity and nights that don't dip below the high 80s until 4 a.m. or so well over HALF the year.

This past week in Portland only serves to remind me how much more I prefer 8 mths of rain and cool to 9 mths of miserable heat and/or $400 electric bills.

"cheaper"? Not in my experience. Like anywhere, it depends on where in town you want to live. Overall, it's one of the pricier places to rent a decent apartment or house. And don't forget to calculate in those electric bills for the AC, unless you intend to swelter most of the year.

Not too up to date on the job market, other than to suggest that like anywhere, you find a job BEFORE you move there.

I lived there from '85 to '91 before relocating to Portland, mainly because I was sick of roasting and it was already starting to morph into another Houston or Dallas full of strip-malls and congestion.

I still have friends there and visit now and then. It's changed a LOT since I left, and not neccessarily for the better, imo. But it's still the only place in Texas I would willingly live (that's not really saying a lot, given the rest of the state, imo).

I think when people compare the two towns/cities, they are speaking more of the CULTURE than anything else. A bit similar in many ways, including being a college town, a liberal enclave in an otherwise Right-wing state, the local music scene, and the local business scene (e.g. indie stores and clubs and eateries). And yes, plenty of "hippies" and thriving "alternative" communities.

It is not a complete coincidence that the "Keep**** Weird" thing began in Austin and next appeared in Portland (started by an indie record store owner THERE who gave permissions to a fellow indie record store owner in Portland to use it).

But do what you want. Sounds as if you have already made up your mind, and Austin may be just your cup of tea. Good luck either way!




Please wait...

Comments are closed.

Commenting on this item is available only to members of the site. You can sign in here or create an account here.


Add a comment
Preview

By posting this comment, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use.