MareCat > wrote in message >. ..
> On 15 Dec 2003 13:35:00 -0800, (jjp) wrote:
>
> >Gar <> wrote in message >. ..
> >> On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 19:05:00 GMT, Cindy Fuller
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > Please don't keep us envying Houston!
> >>
> >> That's pretty sad. Houston sucks.
> >
> >I'm going to have to speak up, because I've been so appalled at all
> >the Houston-bashing I've seen the last few years. I moved to Houston
> >about five years ago, and it is VERY underrated as a city and MUCH
> >nicer than outsiders (or people who lived/visited more than 5-10 years
> >ago) give it credit for.
>
> <snip great reply>
>
> I'm always amazed by the ignorance that people display when it comes
> to Houston.
Yes, I think a lot of it is ignorance... people just know so little
about it other than the few bad things mentioned in the news... or
think of it in the typical Texas/South stereotype -- which Houston
does not fit into.
> I moved down here 13 years ago from the northeast (where I
> was born and raised). I love this area and consider it home. Houston
> has everything desirable in a large city (4th-largest in the U.S.).
> The weather during the summer leaves a lot to be desired, but then
> again, it's also the most air-conditioned city in the world. Family
> members and friends who come to visit me are always VERY impressed by
> all that the city has to offer.