An outsider’s take on Houston…

Hi all!

Thought it may be fun to post my observations about Houston on this sub. I’m leaving tomorrow and stayed for one week.

The great stuff:

• Amazing Mexican cuisine (my favorite) every half mile.

• Everybody I interacted with has been super nice. Nicer than almost anywhere I’ve been.

• Boot stores!

• Awesome weather and beautiful skies

• Lots of sweet trucks & cars. I noticed way more Ford trucks and way fewer Chevy trucks compared to the Midwest. Not sure why. But this was a super obvious observation. Lots of Toyota trucks, too.

• Nice skyline

• Cost of living seems pretty good comparatively

• Humble city that doesn’t seem full of itself. I felt welcome and not like an outsider. I really loved this.

The bad stuff:

• This city seemingly has tons of potential but… it’s quite dirty/unkempt. Maybe it was just the areas I visited, but it felt terribly kept. Lack of funding? Misuse of gov funds?

• Terrible highway system and maniac drivers.

• Violence… I kept up with local news and was a bit shaken by it. But everybody I met was so nice! Maybe it makes sense for the population size though.

Overall, I enjoyed my time and thank you all for your hospitality. Seriously some of the best strangers I’ve met.