[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Haha, what’s up D? Just been living life man, and plain just got tired of all the negative/ridiculous bullshit that goes on here. Still occasionally check some threads, just don’t really feel the need to post. Hope all is well bud.[/quote]
Well it is awesome on many levels honestly
Good to hear man. I think I do.
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]doogie wrote:
Hell, I thought my only two choices were Austin or San Antonio.
I pick Gruene.[/quote]
I still can’t understand for the life of me why even locals pronounce it “Green.” Neu Braunfels becoming New Braunfels? I understand. But it’s “Gruen” dammit.[/quote]
You’d sound like a total douchebag pronouncing it Gruen.
It’s pronounce Green. Just like you don’t pronounce the X in Bexar county, and do pronounce the second hidden R in Refugio.
[quote]doogie wrote:
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]doogie wrote:
Hell, I thought my only two choices were Austin or San Antonio.
I pick Gruene.[/quote]
I still can’t understand for the life of me why even locals pronounce it “Green.” Neu Braunfels becoming New Braunfels? I understand. But it’s “Gruen” dammit.[/quote]
You’d sound like a total douchebag pronouncing it Gruen.
It’s pronounce Green. Just like you don’t pronounce the X in Bexar county, and do pronounce the second hidden R in Refugio.[/quote]
Haha or someone who understands the area was settled by German immigrants and speaks the language?
It’s not the same as Bexar or Refugio because its linguistic origins are not Spanish. I grew up in the Hill Country and always knew people called it Green (as I continue to do), I just found it kind of funny that it was pronounced that way when I first began to study German. Gruen(e) is the German word for the color green. Maybe it was anglicized when anti-German sentiment swept the nation during the first and second World Wars. Sorry for the German major rant I just was wondering if anyone else was aware/ found it amusing.
Looks like San Antonio is in the lead. Like I said, I was born and raised in San Antonio. I’ve lived in Austin for the past four years now as I’m a UT student and it’s awesome here. I have no complaints as I love my school and there’s plenty of activities in this city along with the great nightlife downtown and other areas. Personally, I simply prefer San Antonio. I’ll admit, I am biased. I have had great times here in Austin, but as I’m maturing, I’ve come to appreciate San Antonio more. While Austin does offer a good time, some things do get old. I prefer San Antonio because I feel Austin can be too hectic at times. I suppose you could say San Antonio just fits my personality better.
Those mentioning Dallas, Houston, small towns… GTFO.
Okay, I kid. But seriously.
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]doogie wrote:
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]doogie wrote:
Hell, I thought my only two choices were Austin or San Antonio.
I pick Gruene.[/quote]
I still can’t understand for the life of me why even locals pronounce it “Green.” Neu Braunfels becoming New Braunfels? I understand. But it’s “Gruen” dammit.[/quote]
You’d sound like a total douchebag pronouncing it Gruen.
It’s pronounce Green. Just like you don’t pronounce the X in Bexar county, and do pronounce the second hidden R in Refugio.[/quote]
Haha or someone who understands the area was settled by German immigrants and speaks the language? It’s not the same as Bexar or Refugio because its linguistic origins are not Spanish. I grew up in the Hill Country and always knew people called it Green (as I continue to do), I just found it kind of funny that it was pronounced that way when I first began to study German. Gruen(e) is the German word for the color green. Maybe it was anglicized when anti-German sentiment swept the nation during the first and second World Wars. Sorry for the German major rant I just was wondering if anyone else was aware/ found it amusing.[/quote]
Das stimmt.
I call it Gruene but since it’s only to my wife - she doesn’t care enough to call me a douche
Lived right south of SA most of my life so I have a different view. If someone is asking just to visit, I would say SA because of the great historic sites and resembles Texas more now than Austin does. For living, neither. But if I had to choose one or the other, Austin.
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
Fredericksburg <3
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The vineyards there are incredible. I grew up about an hour’s drive from Fredricksburg. [/quote]
You have wine in Texas?
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I have to look this up, but I heard from a Winery in Brenham Texas that Texas is the 5 largest exporter of Wine Grapes in the World. Texas has now started to make wine with its grapes. There are 100’s of wineries all over the state of Texas. Some pretty good wine IMO. I love a winery in Santa Fe Texas which is between Houston and Galveston called Haak Winery. Look it up. Their Blanc du Bois Mederia is incredible. I take it to parties, and people can not get enough so I usually take a couple of bottles to share.
D I’m from San Antonio and I love it! Austin is great too, but I don’t think I would want to live there permanently. The traffic blows dick unless you live downtown and don’t need to drive much. It’s great for a bachelor/ette, but to raise a family and live long term I think San Antonio is better.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
I’ve spent time both places and lived in Austin. Born, raised, and currently still in Houston, but if the opportunity to move to either place fell in my lap I’d jump headfirst at SA.
Hope this helped.[/quote]
My Father grew up in Austin, and his first job out of The University of Texas was in Houston. Every time he started looking for a new job he always looked to moving back to Austin, he loved the town and his mother, my grandmother, lived there. He is now 68 years old and still lives in Houston. Austin’s cost of living is way too high and the pay is the same as it is in Houston.
San Antonio on the other hand is a lot economically the same as Houston. I work for a Real Estate Education company, and we invest in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. Housing prices are reasonable, and jobs are plentiful. Austin is growing but the wages to cost of living are decreasing.
For Texas wine, check into Sandstone Cellars in Mason, TX. Best port you can get. Best part for me about traveling to San Antonio is the stop in Mason for a nice bottle.
Disclaimer : I’m 23 and went to UT (grew up in Houston though and have been to all the major cities in Texas tons).
Austin destroys San Antonio in many important categories -
Nightlife (this is an absolute obliteration…SA can get oftly boring if you’re young and have been to the Riverwalk multiple times).
Culture - no need to elaborate, everyone else has covered it. Music scene is one of the best in the South
Education - sort of builds on the culture. Tech/ Entrepeneurship capital of Texas
Women - this is also a landslide in Austin’s favor with only Dallas giving it a run for it’s money
Fitness - lots of fat lards in SA. Austin has very fit people compared to everywhere else
I also would argue that Austin’s food rivals or is better than SA to the end of time. Maybe not Mexican food, but in general. Austin has more local eateries/ awesome food trucks/ and original restaurants than anywhere in Texas.
/thread
[quote]Houston07 wrote:
Fitness - lots of fat lards in SA.
/thread[/quote]
Easier to get laid then, statistically speaking. OP you have a winner, SA it is.
[quote]Houston07 wrote:
Women - this is also a landslide in Austin’s favor with only Dallas giving it a run for it’s money
/thread[/quote]
I concur. The amount of beautiful women I see on a daily basis is amazing.
[quote]Anthony50 wrote:
[quote]Houston07 wrote:
Women - this is also a landslide in Austin’s favor with only Dallas giving it a run for it’s money
/thread[/quote]
I concur. The amount of beautiful women I see on a daily basis is amazing.[/quote]
What part of Houston are you from? I’ve been all of the country (mostly West Coast) and Houston absolutely shits on every other place I’ve been for good looking women of any ethnicity.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]Anthony50 wrote:
[quote]Houston07 wrote:
Women - this is also a landslide in Austin’s favor with only Dallas giving it a run for it’s money
/thread[/quote]
I concur. The amount of beautiful women I see on a daily basis is amazing.[/quote]
What part of Houston are you from? I’ve been all over the country (mostly West Coast) and Houston absolutely shits on every other place I’ve been for good looking women of any ethnicity.[/quote]
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]doogie wrote:
[quote]Legionary wrote:
[quote]doogie wrote:
Hell, I thought my only two choices were Austin or San Antonio.
I pick Gruene.[/quote]
I still can’t understand for the life of me why even locals pronounce it “Green.” Neu Braunfels becoming New Braunfels? I understand. But it’s “Gruen” dammit.[/quote]
You’d sound like a total douchebag pronouncing it Gruen.
It’s pronounce Green. Just like you don’t pronounce the X in Bexar county, and do pronounce the second hidden R in Refugio.[/quote]
Haha or someone who understands the area was settled by German immigrants and speaks the language? It’s not the same as Bexar or Refugio because its linguistic origins are not Spanish. I grew up in the Hill Country and always knew people called it Green (as I continue to do), I just found it kind of funny that it was pronounced that way when I first began to study German. Gruen(e) is the German word for the color green. Maybe it was anglicized when anti-German sentiment swept the nation during the first and second World Wars. Sorry for the German major rant I just was wondering if anyone else was aware/ found it amusing.[/quote]
Texans in that area are famous for butchering the ethnic pronunciation of names. Blaco (Blay-n-co), Helotes (Hilotees), I could go on forever. Spanish names become anglo names, etc. Where I’m from everyone tries to turn anglo names into Spanish names. People can’t fathom the idea that Mercedes is German and not Mexican. McAllen, Edinburg (both Scotch) people try to turn into a town in Mexico. Edingborgo is common here.