Texas 2013 Forum

[soonergirl]

I just mean it wasn't a huge change. It was kind of like a way better version of Norman, if that makes sense...

No, I know *exactly* what you mean. This part of the country is pretty monolithic, even the "blue" parts. I just thought it was funny that you're evaluating law schools, but there was nothing in there about, you know, law school. But then I can't talk...when I was evaluating schools I took weather and football into account.

[imisscollege]

I was also a bit underwhelmed by Austin as a city. I expected ridiculous looking girls and an amazing bar scene. The girls were fine looking but nothing out of control. Some cute ones some not, pretty standard. The bar scene was decent but very comparable to areas in Boston, DC, and NY before. Don't get me wrong-- a sizeable bar scene certainly exists and makes its presence known and there unquestionably are attractive girls but it doesn't blow other cities away in terms of its night life, as I had expected it to based on what I had heard.

I think you missed a lot of what Austin has to offer. Many people mistakenly believe the thing that makes Austin great is 6th St alone. But as you said, many cities offer comparable bar scenes, and honestly the raucous undergrad bar scene can get old pretty fast, even if Austin's is top notch.

Go back to Austin and visit the incredible streams and trails of Greenbelt, Barton Springs, or the lake; check out the seemingly infinite supply of great independent restaurants and boutiques around South 1st, South Congress, Hyde Park, Eastside, etc; or attend any of the unbelievable music, art, or film festivals regularly hosted in the city. Then tell me if you're still underwhelmed by this exciting, vibrant, young city.

As for attractive girls, I can only humbly suggest that you take another look and/or consult an optometrist.

I mean I did--I didn't just stay on 6th. I went to Barton springs and it was cool but I don't think having that compares to having a real ocean an hour or less away. I went for a couple long runs while I was there and saw a couple of the areas to which you refer. And I totally get how Austin has great music/art festivals but I don't know I just don't think I care. It's kind of like how, as a musician, I totally get how people can be really into Bach, etc. and I respect that. But it's not something I would ever want to listen to in my free time. And you would think that as a musician I would be really into all the live music but I'm just....not. I don't know I had a fun time when i visited but I'm just not sure the city is for me.

[Pearalegal]

I mean I did--I didn't just stay on 6th. I went to Barton springs and it was cool but I don't think having that compares to having a real ocean an hour or less away. I went for a couple long runs while I was there and saw a couple of the areas to which you refer. And I totally get how Austin has great music/art festivals but I don't know I just don't think I care. It's kind of like how, as a musician, I totally get how people can be really into Bach, etc. and I respect that. But it's not something I would ever want to listen to in my free time. And you would think that as a musician I would be really into all the live music but I'm just....not. I don't know I had a fun time when i visited but I'm just not sure the city is for me.

Great, its not for everyone, good luck with your other schools! I'm not sure if you're looking for any advice, because I didn't see any questions about the city...but buh-bye and hope you find a school that fits you better.

[Jericwithers]

You non-Texans need to work on your 'southern hospitality' before comming here

I would say that Austin is a place that grows on ya, but I had the exact opposite effect. Loved it here when I first arrived, but have slowly grown indifferent to its charms. It is still nice here and I would love to live here, but you have to find the parts of it you like. For me it is the dining options and Longhorn sports along with the general sense of the city being alive (compared to the suburb in Houston where I grew up). There are also a lot of events, speeches, and general intellectual stuff to do that I like. Never go to school in a place you didn't immediately find something to like about it, though.

[Pearalegal]

You non-Texans need to work on your 'southern hospitality' before comming here

To be fair to the rest of us northerners, I think you're defining an attitude as a lack of southern hospitality differently than I would. Sometimes its just someone being a boob.

[Jericwithers]

You non-Texans need to work on your 'southern hospitality' before comming here

To be fair to the rest of us northerners, I think you're defining an attitude as a lack of southern hospitality differently than I would. Sometimes its just someone being a boob.

Hah, well I can stand behind the action of calling a person a boob. Yet it is the passive aggressiveness that does not flow with the style down here.

[Pearalegal]

You non-Texans need to work on your 'southern hospitality' before comming here

To be fair to the rest of us northerners, I think you're defining an attitude as a lack of southern hospitality differently than I would. Sometimes its just someone being a boob.

Hah, well I can stand behind the action of calling a person a boob. Yet it is the passive aggressiveness that does not flow with the style down here.

Thats why y'all have so many guns?

[mcflooter06]

You non-Texans need to work on your 'southern hospitality' before comming here

To be fair to the rest of us northerners, I think you're defining an attitude as a lack of southern hospitality differently than I would. Sometimes its just someone being a boob.

Hah, well I can stand behind the action of calling a person a boob. Yet it is the passive aggressiveness that does not flow with the style down here.

Thats why y'all have so many guns?

[Pearalegal]

Haha, I'm actually just from the mid-atlantic and went to school in the south. After four years in North Carolina, the y'all stuck.

[Jericwithers]

Thats why y'all have so many guns?

Nothing passive aggressive about owning guns, just aggressive.

I am also probably a reject Texan as I have never shot a gun.

[Pearalegal]

Thats why y'all have so many guns?

Nothing passive aggressive about owning guns, just aggressive.

I am also probably a reject Texan as I have never shot a gun.

Haha, thats what I was saying.

While raised on the east coast, I come from Missouri people. I was taught gun safety as a toddler.

[UTaylor526]

You non-Texans need to work on your 'southern hospitality' before comming here

To be fair to the rest of us northerners, I think you're defining an attitude as a lack of southern hospitality differently than I would. Sometimes its just someone being a boob.

Hah, well I can stand behind the action of calling a person a boob. Yet it is the passive aggressiveness that does not flow with the style down here.

Thats why y'all have so many guns?

Ever seen the TV series Jericho?

[soonergirl]

Thats why y'all have so many guns?

Nothing passive aggressive about owning guns, just aggressive.

I am also probably a reject Texan as I have never shot a gun.

Haha, thats what I was saying.

While raised on the east coast, I come from Missouri people. I was taught gun safety as a toddler.

wait, do I have to have a gun to move to Texas?

[Jericwithers]

Thats why y'all have so many guns?

Nothing passive aggressive about owning guns, just aggressive.

I am also probably a reject Texan as I have never shot a gun.

Haha, thats what I was saying.

While raised on the east coast, I come from Missouri people. I was taught gun safety as a toddler.

wait, do I have to have a gun to move to Texas?

No

But you need one to claim residency

[UTaylor526]

No

But you need one to claim residency

+1000

[adrib]

No

But you need one to claim residency

+1000

*makes note to ask for gun for her birthday*

[Jericwithers]

No

But you need one to claim residency

+1000

*makes note to ask for gun for her birthday*

No need, just keep your eyes open for offers like these: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7416120.stm

[Pearalegal]

Bah-ha. Totally just found the place I'm going to be living at. I think its hilarious.

[Jericwithers]

Bah-ha. Totally just found the place I'm going to be living at. I think its hilarious.

Where? PM of worried about stalkers (besides me).

[de5igual]

i want a gun!!

should we organize a shooting range or skeet shooting trip sometime?

[UTaylor526]

i want a gun!!

should we organize a shooting range or skeet shooting trip sometime?

Why not just use the on-campus gun range?

[Jericwithers]

i want a gun!!

should we organize a shooting range or skeet shooting trip sometime?

Hah! Only at UT (or possibly UVA).

Why not just use the on-campus gun range?

Fo realz?? Maybe Whitman was just a bad aim? (Too soon?)

[de5igual]

i want a gun!!

should we organize a shooting range or skeet shooting trip sometime?

Why not just use the on-campus gun range?

didn't realize there was one

shit, well i better get a gun now

[de5igual]

i want a gun!!

should we organize a shooting range or skeet shooting trip sometime?

Hah! Only at UT (or possibly UVA).

i think at any school south of the mason dixon line, this could be a possibility

[soonergirl]

i want a gun!!

should we organize a shooting range or skeet shooting trip sometime?

Why not just use the on-campus gun range?

please tell me you're kidding.