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Would you live there?
What is there to do?
 
One of my family friends used to live in River Oaks. Not sure where that is.

They loved it but supposedly the traffic is horrible in most parts of Houston.
 
Take it from an Htown native, it's an ugly city but it does have a huge brown community so if that's important to you then it's not that bad.
 
I lived there short of an year as my parents were there. We were in the sub-division called Sugar Land. I really don't have anything positive to say about the city other than it does have a large desi community, which goes along with lot of desi events, restaurants, shops, Islamic centers etc. In my book that is actually a negative but for some desi's that seems to be one of the main reasons for relocation.

As for negatives, the list is pretty long. Hot and humid weather, bad traffic, the city itself is devoid of any character or charm. Just a huge suburb linked with other suburbs, interspersed with malls and gas stations. A big dump in my opinion.
 
I live there, it sucks. Nothing to do, dead as hell downtown on New Year's Eve. Just miles of highways.

If you're an engineer, esp in transportation, civil or geotech you can make good money. But there's nothing to do there. Do not move there.

Hurricane season has been getting worse since 2016. In 2016 water just stopped before my house's garage, in 2017 Harvey and friends barged in and swamped the first floor. Having said that, pretty much every state in the US has its fair share of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires.

Austin and Dallas to a lesser extent are the only livable and enjoyable cities in Texas, even more if you're young.

Once I'm done with my degree plan is to move to Austin or LA hopefully.
 
Suleiman said:
I live there, it sucks. Nothing to do, dead as hell downtown on New Year's Eve. Just miles of highways.

If you're an engineer, esp in transportation, civil or geotech you can make good money. But there's nothing to do there. Do not move there.

Hurricane season has been getting worse since 2016. In 2016 water just stopped before my house's garage, in 2017 Harvey and friends barged in and swamped the first floor. Having said that, pretty much every state in the US has its fair share of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires.

Austin and Dallas to a lesser extent are the only livable and enjoyable cities in Texas, even more if you're young.

Once I'm done with my degree plan is to move to Austin or LA hopefully.
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I agree with most of what you say but what do you mean by nothing to do? There are plenty of major league and nba games to go to, concerts and events, there's a beach, a boardwalk (Galveston counts?), and I think there's a Six flags plus tons of Desi/Muslim events. I mean Dtown ain't much, only the weather and terrain is better but I don't see how any Texas city is different from Houston except Austin.
 
San Antonio is also very livable, got the riverwalk, amusement parks, in the hill country like Austin and a strong Hispanic culture. It's also the 2nd largest city in tx and has a strong economy.
 
Pakistanian said:
I agree with most of what you say but what do you mean by nothing to do? There are plenty of major league and nba games to go to, concerts and events, there's a beach, a boardwalk (Galveston counts?), and I think there's a Six flags plus tons of Desi/Muslim events. I mean Dtown ain't much, only the weather and terrain is better but I don't see how any Texas city is different from Houston except Austin.
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That beach sucks, sports games happens in every city lol. I've heard of people going to Galveston and Corpus then coming back with parasites in their feet. Also OP is from Karachi, the beaches there are as good or better than the ones in Houston.

Pretty much everything you said can be found in practically any other major city in the US with way more to do, more sights to see and culture and night life. Other than Spire which is a wack club and a ripoff you'll find better elsewhere.

Wrt to the US, Houston probably ranks somewhere at the bottom when you add traffic / weather to it.

I agree with your last point, Austin and SA are the only ones worth a shot.
 
It’s flat as a sheet, with no topographical relief whatsoever. The urban sprawl is veritably soul-deadening: it goes on and on for what seem like hundreds of miles, with one strip mall blending into the next, and highways upon highways leading God knows where. And then there’s the heat, the humidity, the dust and the bugs.

It does have a lot of Pakistanis though. I don’t think I’ve seen as many Pakistanis in a US city, with the exception of New York. The three times we picked a hotel near the airport, the managers turned out to be Pakistanis. My son injured himself in one of the hotel rooms, and we took him to the emergency room. While we waited for him to be seen and were talking to each other, we heard a voice in Urdu asking us what had happened. It was one of the other patients.

It has a consulate, which helps when you have to renew your passport every five years or so. The last time we were there, the local community rattled off the names of dozens of Pakistani restaurants we could eat at before we left. For someone starved of company (and food) from the homeland, it can be terrific... for a while.

I wouldn’t ever live there, because I think the aforementioned perks would get old very quickly.
 
If you're not very religious then I wouldn't recommend living around other Pakistanis, they can be very judgemental and peer pressure you into religion.
 
It's good for work and one of the fastest growing cities especially if you're in finance. A lot of banks have their branches in Houston friends of mine work at JPMorgan and other banks there. I guess housing is cheap and weather is nice all year round, kind've like karachi in ways.

I don't agree with what alot of people have said here "there is nothing to do" in most cities in America. It's all about what you make of it.
 
sjahmed23 said:
It's good for work and one of the fastest growing cities especially if you're in finance. A lot of banks have their branches in Houston friends of mine work at JPMorgan and other banks there. I guess housing is cheap and weather is nice all year round, kind've like karachi in ways.

I don't agree with what alot of people have said here "there is nothing to do" in most cities in America. It's all about what you make of it.
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It's only "good weather" if you like > 100 degrees with high humidity, imagine sweating under your shirt most times of the year.
 
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
 
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Huge Muslim and Desi population which is relatively better educated

Very bland and flat, but that's most US flyover-land cities...

Peaceful place to bring up kids, but no great state colleges in town; closest are A&M and UT-Austin

Decent Pakistani restaurants, more variety than in LA/SF and maybe even NY/Chicago

Weather is humid in summer, but winters the least cold out of any major US city except Miami

Personally I would want to stay there only if I had a job that allowed me time/money to get out of town at least twice a year

Surface impression after countless visits to DFW and Houston, is that people are slightly less friendly in Houston, though it also has a slightly more global feel to it.
 
Slog said:
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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If you're single then NYC. If you have family then houston. Just remember in NYC a one bedroom starts at around $2k plus utilities.
 
sjahmed23 said:
If you're single then NYC. If you have family then houston. Just remember in NYC a one bedroom starts at around $2k plus utilities.
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Yea I know about nyc cost of living
 
Slog said:
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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Definitely NYC! Feels global/cosmopolitan, it has a great downtown, culture, cooler weather, more diversity, very liberal and accepting. It's also safer than Htown now. NYC also has a rich history.

Houston is still in texas, so very conservative. Texas laws impact Houston just as any other city in the state.
 
Slog said:
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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If I'm not mistaken, you've lived in NYC before or are currently living in NYC going by your PP profile. Why'd you wanna leave this great city lolll

My friend has family in Houston, and he hated it when he spent some time there. Obviously your money would go a longer way in Houston, but you'll be bored af.
 
Slog said:
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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Also, aren't you in Finance/Banking? If yes, shouldn't NYC be the obvious option unless you're interested in Oil & Gas ...
 
Slog said:
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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Remember, Texas has no state income tax. Which makes a huge difference in your wallet. NY will tax you every which way. Add to that Texas has lower sales tax and property taxes are about the same. So overall you will keep a lot more of what you earn.
 
Houston is nothing special and no where close to other great American cities. The downtown after office hours or weekends is filled with druggies and chavs. I have only lived there for 3 weeks and didnt find much to do there. Yes there is a NASA space centre which you can enjoy. The nightlife is okaish with some cool pubs but nothing great.

Texas is filled with IT professionals from India (especially from Andhra Pradesh). So you will find lots of good Indian restaurants like Hyderabad Biryani House, Bawarchi and all other famous Andhra restaurants.

Overall, Houston is nothing great. Dallas is another overhyped city. In texas, the best places to live are Fort Worth and San Antonio.
 
One difference between Houston and NY is in the gun culture

People on the roads and shops in Houston are bit more polite as a large number of people are armed, at least in their cars. In NYC, most people would be unarmed.

From what I have noticed, people who have spent few years in NYC have a negative view of Texas, some of it undeserved; they are more than happy with potholed, dirty roads and smaller homes in return for the chance to live in a dynamic place like NYC

On the other hand a lot of Texan desis fall into the McMansion culture, and look down upon NYC for having smaller homes
 
Pakistanian said:
If you're not very religious then I wouldn't recommend living around other Pakistanis, they can be very judgemental and peer pressure you into religion.
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Correct! I experienced some of that when I was there.
 
Slog said:
Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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Depends on your priorities. If one if getting a lot of dough to work in Houston, hell...it aint that bad. I've lived with my parents in NYC as well for a couple of months. Its so much better in every way, especially being from Karachi, you just know NYC is US's Karachi.

On the other hand, if one is making a lot of dough they can afford to make regular trips to NYC, LA etc. and still save some left over. Driving a Tesla Model S, living in a plush fully decked up house and spending on oneself is not a bad way to live, even if in Houston. It also has a good basketball team. I know of some good hangout places for desi's, though you end up seeing a lot of ABCD's there so its not like the party scene back home but not too bad.

Its whatever you make of it.
 
Slog said:
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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I was going to use this as an example earlier since you’ve lived in NYC.

I would choose NYC 10/10 times, no question, no hesitation.
 
I have been there many times.

Pros: Property is cheap, you can buy a mansion there in the price of a small townhouse in NJ/NY

Cos: I hate the weather there, always humid and hot.

Also Houston lacks sophistication of more "developed" cities in Northeast.
 
NYC is on another level.

If I were to rank them:

Tier 1
NYC
Tier 2
Los Angeles
Tier 3
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver.
Tier 4
Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Dallas, Phoenix, Boston, San Antonio and Atlanta.
 
Rayyman said:
NYC is on another level.

If I were to rank them:

Tier 1
NYC
Tier 2
Los Angeles
Tier 3
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver.
Tier 4
Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Dallas, Phoenix, Boston, San Antonio and Atlanta.
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Lol at LA tier 2. That's entirely subjective when it comes to LA vs NY. I've heard of people moving to NYC but then getting depressed and moving out after a couple months, haven't heard anything bad about LA. Ofc everything is expensive, no ****, everyone wants to move there.

Having said that I'd still wanna live in both cities at some point.

And no, Houston is not at Boston, New Orleans level, let alone Miami. Those cities have culture and are vibrant places to live. Why is Miami even so low lmao.
 
Some of my family live in Houston. I think around the sugarland area. I went back there in 2007. Quite a boring place, obviously there is NASA there and lots of restaurants as well as lots of Desis, but other than that, a pretty dull area.
 
Suleiman said:
Lol at LA tier 2. That's entirely subjective when it comes to LA vs NY. I've heard of people moving to NYC but then getting depressed and moving out after a couple months, haven't heard anything bad about LA. Ofc everything is expensive, no ****, everyone wants to move there.

Having said that I'd still wanna live in both cities at some point.

And no, Houston is not at Boston, New Orleans level, let alone Miami. Those cities have culture and are vibrant places to live. Why is Miami even so low lmao.
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I'm biased with NY

I can see Miami being higher but I'm not much of a party animal and I hate hot weather (the humid type, deserts are fine).

Yea with Houston I was being generous. Personally I've been there a couple of times (also my father and uncle used to live there) and there is a lot to criticize. First of all, the downtown isn't even downtown. The roads and places are so spread out everything likes 30 minutes to get too. The weather is blazing hot. There are some weeks where it'll average 100+ in summer. Then there will be random down pours out of nowhere. It's a food city. One of the fattest in the country. For me the food is average (not on Dallas level). Aside from that there is nothing special about it. You hit the nail on the head earlier. Houston has places that are nice but other cities do them better.

But at the end of the day these are all major cities so they are better than the surrounding areas. For example I'd rather live in Houston than Galveston or Sugar Land.
 
Rayyman said:
I'm biased with NY

I can see Miami being higher but I'm not much of a party animal and I hate hot weather (the humid type, deserts are fine).

Yea with Houston I was being generous. Personally I've been there a couple of times (also my father and uncle used to live there) and there is a lot to criticize. First of all, the downtown isn't even downtown. The roads and places are so spread out everything likes 30 minutes to get too. The weather is blazing hot. There are some weeks where it'll average 100+ in summer. Then there will be random down pours out of nowhere. It's a food city. One of the fattest in the country. For me the food is average (not on Dallas level). Aside from that there is nothing special about it. You hit the nail on the head earlier. Houston has places that are nice but other cities do them better.

But at the end of the day these are all major cities so they are better than the surrounding areas. For example I'd rather live in Houston than Galveston or Sugar Land.
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Miami is a dump. Terrible.

Its beaches and Cuban woman are fine if you are young and unmarried :ashwin

Overall, Miami is not an area to live if you want to raise your kids.
 
troodon said:
Miami is a dump. Terrible.

Its beaches and Cuban woman are fine if you are young and unmarried :ashwin

Overall, Miami is not an area to live if you want to raise your kids.
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Sloggy is young gun, so I’m posting wrt to that. There’s a lot to do if you’re a young bachelorino
 
If you're lookin for a wife then a city with a big brown community would be an advantage. Unless you got international taste like me :faf .
 
Coming from NE, H-Town has grown on me. The food here is amazing, has great economy, southern hospitality, there is always something to do for everyone and big desi community. On the down side the city is huge so you have to drive every where and traffic is pretty bad, there are no zoning laws so the city is not that pretty.
 
Rayyman said:
NYC is on another level.

If I were to rank them:

Tier 1
NYC
Tier 2
Los Angeles
Tier 3
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver.
Tier 4
Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Dallas, Phoenix, Boston, San Antonio and Atlanta.
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LA and SF >> NYC bro. LA has everything, night life, beaches, mountains, etc etc. I honestly don't get why people rate NYC so high. They must be rich to live in Manhattan or something, but for us average folks its meh. Alot of my friends are leaving NYC for texas. In NYC you will get tired of doing the same things over and over again after a few months.
 
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All I know about the city:


"Houston, we have a problem"
 
I heard Houston is desi central, like Mississauga on steroids level
 
Syed1 said:
I heard Houston is desi central, like Mississauga on steroids level
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In North America Mississauga and Brampton are the only two cities on desi steroid. No other city come close to them two cities.
 
Syed1 said:
I heard Houston is desi central, like Mississauga on steroids level
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Lol no. That much I know

It has a lot of desis but Mississauga and I think Brampton areas are something else
 
Syed1 said:
I heard Houston is desi central, like Mississauga on steroids level
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slipcatch said:
In North America Mississauga and Brampton are the only two cities on desi steroid. No other city come close to them two cities.
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Out of curiosity I googled. More than 12% of Toronto is just South Asian. Whereas Houston Asian is 5% and that includes both south Asian and rest of Asia heritage people
 
Syed1 said:
I heard Houston is desi central, like Mississauga on steroids level
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Nothing compares to the GTA in terms of the desi community. Every Houstonian I've met thats been to the toronto area is blown away by the number of brown people there and higher quality Pakistani restaurants.
 
Rayyman said:
NYC is on another level.

If I were to rank them:

Tier 1
NYC
Tier 2
Los Angeles
Tier 3
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Denver.
Tier 4
Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Dallas, Phoenix, Boston, San Antonio and Atlanta.
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I would swap Boston for Denver.

Denver feels very out of touch with the rest of US, let alone the world. Boston has a very international and academic feel to it. Flying time Boston to Dublin is shorter than Boston to LA
 
Pakistanian said:
Nothing compares to the GTA in terms of the desi community. Every Houstonian I've met thats been to the toronto area is blown away by the number of brown people there and higher quality Pakistani restaurants.
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Surrey (British Columbia), Mississauga, and Brampton are truly something else. :murali

Doubt any other city can compare even in the GTA itself.
 
LongHorn said:
I would swap Boston for Denver.

Denver feels very out of touch with the rest of US, let alone the world. Boston has a very international and academic feel to it. Flying time Boston to Dublin is shorter than Boston to LA
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Maybe, but it's in my DNA to hate Boston lol.
 
Slog said:
Out of curiosity I googled. More than 12% of Toronto is just South Asian. Whereas Houston Asian is 5% and that includes both south Asian and rest of Asia heritage people
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That is just in Toronto.

GTA cover the area of Greater Toronto Area, which includes, Mississauga, which I am sure has more than 12% of desi population and other are like Brampton.
 
Pakistanian said:
Nothing compares to the GTA in terms of the desi community. Every Houstonian I've met thats been to the toronto area is blown away by the number of brown people there and higher quality Pakistani restaurants.
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Quality of Pakistani restaurants and other ethnic restaurants are higher in GTA than majority of ethnic restaurants in US.
Every plaza in GTA area has almost on avg 2 desi restaurants, you will not find that in any city of US. This alone should tell you how many desi's reside in GTA area.
 
Syed1 said:
I heard Houston is desi central, like Mississauga on steroids level
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Seems so, although I am surprised that so many American Pakistanis consider it a bad thing considering they were boasting that the US Pakistanis were much better educated and sophisticated than their UK counterparts.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Seems so, although I am surprised that so many American Pakistanis consider it a bad thing considering they were boasting that the US Pakistanis were much better educated and sophisticated than their UK counterparts.
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We don't say it lol the census says that people here make money and have high rates of academic attainment however that doesn't make Pak Americans better. Most Pakistanis are religious regardless of where you are, although there's a sizeable minority of not very religious Pakistanis but that's not the general population.
 
Slog said:
Out of curiosity I googled. More than 12% of Toronto is just South Asian. Whereas Houston Asian is 5% and that includes both south Asian and rest of Asia heritage people
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Yeah and that's just Toronto, add the suburbs and it makes it the most desi metropolitan area in north america.
 
Slog said:
Wow! This has been an especially negative reaction here.

I’d think that since it’s a big city with a big population there would be a lot of things to do. The bar and restaurant scene should be top notch and as someone mentioned sports are huge as well. And while I don’t care much for a desi community (mostly lived in cities with minimal ones or where I had minimal interaction) I do like the idea of having many desi food options for when I feel like

So the ‘hate’ is puzzling.

Let’s get more specific. Let’s say the choice is between NYC and Houston and the pay is exactly same what would you choose. Note that the pay is fairly high for NYC standards even so while obviously the same amount will go a longer way in Houston it’s not the make or break concern.
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If you will live in Manhattan then NYC else Houston.
 
srh said:
If you will live in Manhattan then NYC else Houston.
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Bronx has some nice parts. Also North NJ is great I've lived there most of my life and it's awesome only 15 minutes from Uptown.
 
Pakistanian said:
I'd rather live in Brooklyn, Queens or even Long Island than in Houston.

Idk why Pakistanis like Houston so much lol.
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Perhaps employment took them there. Also consider the immense tax benefits living it Texas. NYC and especially LI has the highest property tax in the country.
 
Rayyman said:
Bronx has some nice parts. Also North NJ is great I've lived there most of my life and it's awesome only 15 minutes from Uptown.
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What are the taxes like in NJ? It is one of the high tax states.
 
So I was in Houston for a week amdoved mostly in midtown and also hung out at the galleria. Dunno what people are talking about. Desis I saw were either Uber drivers or some in professional settings in downtown. Certainly not a swarm of us there atleast in banking and energy

I liked the vibe of midtown especially. Young, educated professionals and some good bars and restaurants.

Maybe people here have mostly been around suburbs or areas populated by desis?

Obviously there’s no topography to speak of so that’s a downer but compared to nyc you don’t have to at least travel in a subway smelling of ****

Let’s see where life takes me next but definitely Houston hasn’t been bad at all from little I’ve explored of it.
 
Slog said:
So I was in Houston for a week amdoved mostly in midtown and also hung out at the galleria. Dunno what people are talking about. Desis I saw were either Uber drivers or some in professional settings in downtown. Certainly not a swarm of us there atleast in banking and energy

I liked the vibe of midtown especially. Young, educated professionals and some good bars and restaurants.

Maybe people here have mostly been around suburbs or areas populated by desis?

Obviously there’s no topography to speak of so that’s a downer but compared to nyc you don’t have to at least travel in a subway smelling of ****

Let’s see where life takes me next but definitely Houston hasn’t been bad at all from little I’ve explored of it.
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I would reserve judgement till you’ve experienced the summers, and then the hurricane season.
 
Slog said:
So I was in Houston for a week amdoved mostly in midtown and also hung out at the galleria. Dunno what people are talking about. Desis I saw were either Uber drivers or some in professional settings in downtown. Certainly not a swarm of us there atleast in banking and energy

I liked the vibe of midtown especially. Young, educated professionals and some good bars and restaurants.

Maybe people here have mostly been around suburbs or areas populated by desis?

Obviously there’s no topography to speak of so that’s a downer but compared to nyc you don’t have to at least travel in a subway smelling of ****

Let’s see where life takes me next but definitely Houston hasn’t been bad at all from little I’ve explored of it.
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Houston has a lot of desis, of course not as much as New York/Jersey or Toronto - those cities got HUGE desi populations so it's not even comparable. Also Houston's REALLY spread out, lots of suburban sprawl so you won't see a "swarm of desis but do check out the suburb of Sugarland, that's desi central. Hilcroft is another place with a "large" number of desis.
 
Nostalgic said:
I would reserve judgement till you’ve experienced the summers, and then the hurricane season.
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Nostalgic bhaijaan doesn't even live in Houston, but he knows... That's exactly what I was going to post too.

Midtown is such a small portion of Houston [MENTION=138463]Slog[/MENTION]. Galleria is great but that's it.

Nightlife is okay you have Midtown and Spire, but latter is more of a rave club type vibe, idk if you're into that (I am :asif).

But if you like it, more power to you Sloggy. Cost of living isn't as high as NYC and the likes at least iirc.
 
So against the advice here and perhaps my better judgement I’m in Houston for summer and it’s been raining cats and dogs all day.

Reminds me of Karachi a bit so far. I like the food scene here and people are nice. But tbh I don’t know a lot of people so it’s largely a bit boring but work is ensuing I rarely get much time anyways
 
Slog said:
So against the advice here and perhaps my better judgement I’m in Houston for summer and it’s been raining cats and dogs all day.

Reminds me of Karachi a bit so far. I like the food scene here and people are nice. But tbh I don’t know a lot of people so it’s largely a bit boring but work is ensuing I rarely get much time anyways
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Haha check out sugarland, you can find yourself a wife there since it's full of brown people and yeah the summer weather can be crazy here cause of tornadoes, hurricanes and extreme heat
 
On the flip side, at least you can afford a house in Houston, which is a distant dream if you live in LA or NYC.
 
Slog said:
So against the advice here and perhaps my better judgement I’m in Houston for summer and it’s been raining cats and dogs all day.

Reminds me of Karachi a bit so far. I like the food scene here and people are nice. But tbh I don’t know a lot of people so it’s largely a bit boring but work is ensuing I rarely get much time anyways
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Slog,

I live here. Have lived here my whole life. Feel free to shoot me a PM (as I don't often get on here) if you have any questions, etc about the city.

Houston has its pros and cons, but there is a reason its one of the biggest cities in the country.
 
So been in Houston for last 4-5 months (due to team being based here) and gotta say I love the food scene (esp Pakistani) but the city is soo dead on most days and I guess the pandemic hasn’t helped. Also why is this city SOOO freakin big. Like it just goes on and on with highway after highway all merging into nothingness.

The only real major upside has been is that I’ve saved way more money than would have been possible in NYC so in a time when we are in lockdown anyway this was a great place to be.

I have the optionally to move back to NYC (downside being that 75% of the tram is in Houston so it seems growth opps perhaps lower ) so really need to decide what to do going forward. Def riding out till the pandemic is behind us though.
 
Slog said:
So been in Houston for last 4-5 months (due to team being based here) and gotta say I love the food scene (esp Pakistani) but the city is soo dead on most days and I guess the pandemic hasn’t helped. Also why is this city SOOO freakin big. Like it just goes on and on with highway after highway all merging into nothingness.

The only real major upside has been is that I’ve saved way more money than would have been possible in NYC so in a time when we are in lockdown anyway this was a great place to be.

I have the optionally to move back to NYC (downside being that 75% of the tram is in Houston so it seems growth opps perhaps lower ) so really need to decide what to do going forward. Def riding out till the pandemic is behind us though.
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Lol you missed a snowstorm we got over a foot a couple days ago
 
I visit Houston frequently since my parents live there.

But not a fan - would not visit otherwise if I did not have family there...
 
Been there many times, hate the weather there, hot and humid year around . Would not settle down there.

But, cost of living , particularly price of the houses is very cheap, dirt cheap compared to NJ/NY.

I like 4 season on NJ, winter, spring, summer and fall.

Houston also has 4 season, hot, hot and humid, hot and very humid, very hot and very humid.
 
Slog said:
So been in Houston for last 4-5 months (due to team being based here) and gotta say I love the food scene (esp Pakistani) but the city is soo dead on most days and I guess the pandemic hasn’t helped. Also why is this city SOOO freakin big. Like it just goes on and on with highway after highway all merging into nothingness.

The only real major upside has been is that I’ve saved way more money than would have been possible in NYC so in a time when we are in lockdown anyway this was a great place to be.

I have the optionally to move back to NYC (downside being that 75% of the tram is in Houston so it seems growth opps perhaps lower ) so really need to decide what to do going forward. Def riding out till the pandemic is behind us though.
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If you just plan on making money and saving and then move back to Pakistan then Houston is the better option.
 
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