They can also restrain your next door neighbor from indulging his hobby of repairing old farm tractors in his front yard and painting his house chartreuse. Your "petty rule" is the preservation of someone else's property values.
Americans really take American suburbia for granted. I'm a city guy myself, but I really appreciate American suburbs. They're really nice. Much better than any other country I've been to. Europe has the better cities, I think, because of the walkability, but I think American suburbs are the best.
My city neighborhood has a "walk score" of 99 out of 100. Not many European hoods could probably match that. It's all in what you want. You can find a neighborhood to match your desires.
@@BTinSF Yes, some American cities have walkable neighborhoods. Then you have to drive from that walkable neighborhood to the next walkable neighborhood.
@iu Maybe in your city. Not in mine. A fully walkable urban experience is readily available in American cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, Charleston, San Francisco and Seattle if that's your priority.
@@BTinSF As a Louisianan and former New Orleanian, I would have to disagree. Certain neighborhoods are walkable, but like, you're not gonna walk from the Riverbend to the Lakefront or something. You often have to drive from one walkable neighborhood to another walkable neighborhood. Also, it's unbearably hot for 6 months and no one with a car is walking around all over the city. Streetcars are limited in scope. It's not like NYC or Chicago or other East coast cities where the entire city is connected by rail. And Charleston is similar. Sure, the historic center and downtown is walkable, but the rest of the city not so much. Almost everyone owns a car there. So if by "available" you mean "possible" then sure. It's also possible to walk around Houston and use the extensive bus system. Almost no one does.
Bluebonnets will be out soon!! Ask around to find out the best location for taking your pictures in the Bluebonnets. They are the Texas State flower and are gorgeous!!
It is nice to see our Country through your eyes. As Americans we take our freedoms and liberties for granted. God bless you both Welcome to the USA 🇺🇸 ❤
Suburbs are zoned for business or residential. Having no businesses zoned in neighborhoods (they are usually adjacent for convenience) and many have parks, playgrounds, clubhouses, pools. This keeps traffic low, strangers at a minimum and neighbors able to monitor unknown people around their families and property. Our kids can play and run the neighborhood streets with less worry. It works for us but I’m sure there are other great ways to structure places. It just depends what on how they developed and what the people need/want.
Remember that the majoroty of the houses in major cities have Homeowner Associations. Which you pay extra for..thry have a lot of rules, what you can and cannot have in your house, dictates thr color of your house and roof. Read and research. HOAs were a deal breaker for us when we bought. There are neighbirhoods that arent HOA but if its something you dont want, make sure you ask the realtor to look for ones that are HOA
@@TexasRose50 And your potential neighbors would likely never want you to. Freedom to you clearly means the right to be a pain in the hindparts of other people.
@@TexasRose50 Then if you aren't likely or wanting to do something to which your neighbors might object, you have no reason to worry an HOA would limit you.
"I had no idea there were houses right near where we are" - Houston is famous for having no zoning. They put up any kind of building pretty much anywhere they want. I don't know about satellite towns like Katy. But someday maybe they'll put in some all-night lighted pickleball courts next door.
Enjoy it while you can because summer is nearing and it's brutally hot. It was such a nice day yesterday that we went to Old Town Spring. When you have the time you should drive there and visit the town. Lots of shops and restaurants. Very quaint.
Well they did live in Dubai so can probably tolerate Texas but why they don't chose someplace more temperate is hard to explain. Seems like politics uber alles.
@@BTinSF I've lived in Texas now for 22 years. I left California before the rest of the state moved here. If you're a liberal you probably wouldn't like it here because we have freedom here. I BTW love it here! ♥
@@BTinSF Controversial it is. Freedom to make the right decisions while in the bedroom and at the same time speaking for the voices that cannot speak and give them a chance at life. I get it.
Fun fact about Katy. Katy is the wetlands. In order for developers to make neighborhoods in Katy, they have to preserve the wetlands. Why you see 'Lakes of.../neighborhood " A loophole to build and yet preserve 'the wetlands'
It used to all be rice fields. I lived in Cypress, Tx aa a child, and I remember the rice fields along hwy 290 and the large rice dryer next to it. Developers amazingly built 2 new neighborhoods smack on top of the rice fields without considering it was a marsh!!! Those houses didn't do well. They flooded and sunk! The other neighborhood didn't get completed. Those houses sat there a long time. Then another developer came in and made "water front homes". The waterfront was just some canals or a pond.
🗽O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea🗽 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
So glad you're enjoying your new home in Texas ... hope you get to visit the rest of us in the next few years (Ohio here) ! Really love the fact that you are an enthusiastic future citizen ... we need more people like you !
Welcome to Texas, now that you re here you will never want to leave we became Texansby choice over a decade ago from the communist state of Washington and fell in love, it is the last bastion of freedom left, so enjoy!
Oklahoma was never in lockdown like Texas, people were driving up here to get a flaming haircut. I know, the guy before me in the chair had just driven 2 hours from Texas to get his haircut.
There are no communist states. Don't be ridicules. You are anti American if you think that. Maybe Texas should secede I am beginning to think it's a good idea.
My brother was a Constable's Deputy in a neighborhood in Katy. Most of those neighborhoods have $$$ HOAs $$$. They can be good to keep the neighborhood frome having junk cars, trash, unmowed lawns...but can also make unreasonable rules like no flags. It looks like your neighborhood allows flags!!! Yeah! That huge culvert (the concrete pipe) will be flooded this spring with so much water!!! Several years ago Houston and all surrounding areas flooded...it was a disaster. Well, every year Houston experiences some degree of flooding, but some years are extraordinary.
Take I-10 West to COLUMBUS , TX. It's one of the oldest incorporated towns in TX. A Sweet little town of about 3,500 people with some interesting History as well. It is the Birthplace of me Mum!
I'd recommend you say you've moved to Texas, or to Houston. There are commonalities in all big cities - Singapore, London, Houston, etc. By the way, which one of you sweats more? You're in Houston. You'll find out soon enough.
Most gated neighborhoods in the US seem to have no security at the entrances and the "gates" are purely for show. Of course somebody has to pay for the security where it exists. Typically that's an HOA. Actually, the area Mikey was walking through seemed to have a wall along the highway and I assumed that was for sound, not security (that road noise seemed awfully loud). Otherwise, it wasn't gated.
Well that’s all right but there are many far nicer neighborhoods in Texas 🤣. You should check out some of the Dallas Fort Worth mid-cites (suburbs in-between) neighborhoods. There are a group of neighborhoods with walkways and trails I frequent (including my own) and I’d take them over any place in the world any time, that’s why I live here.
Yes, the houses look older but it would be OK to start with a first home. We had a house in a more nicer neighborhood in Maryland just outside of DC, and where I live now in Florida, brought house from builder. All houses are less than 10 years old. They are exploring and have time ahead.
There are nicer neighborhoods nearby. Home building is in overdrive in around Houston. Especially Northwest and West where Katy is located. That’s an older neighborhood they are walking. Look at the size of the trees. Could be 25-30 years old.
You are living in a "red" state, so I'm sure by now you've had conversations you're not too sure how to feel about. You both are very intelligent people who have enough brains to tell you what you are looking at when you see it. Like if a clown appeared in front of you, you wouldn't mistake him for someone to take seriously, right? Believe your own ears and eyes, not how some people want to spin the truth for you. Clowns are not hard to recognize for most intelligent people.
Are you implying conservatives are clowns? If so please know that he has publicly stated he is conservative. American conservative. If that isn’t what you mean please clarify as it comes across rude.
@@hollybrooke322 I'm hoping they can size up the presidential candidates for themselves just by observing them, and that they should trust what they themselves see, without being swayed by the opinions of others. If they look at 2 candidates, and one acts like a con-artist clown, they should go with what they see, not what anybody else tells them they are seeing. Maybe they don't see any clowns, that's fine, go with what you see, but be sure of what you are looking at.
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When you decide to buy a house, pay attention to whether or not there is a HOA. They can make life miserable with many petty rules.
EXACTLY !! Avoid Home Owner's Associations like the Plague. !
They are super expensive!!!
@@Acronym6197 Your HOA is an exception. Most are mini-dictatorships with megalomanic Board members.
Rule 1: Avoid HOAs (home owners associations).
They can also restrain your next door neighbor from indulging his hobby of repairing old farm tractors in his front yard and painting his house chartreuse. Your "petty rule" is the preservation of someone else's property values.
It's OK to use British words. We understand.
I'm married to a Brit. Always thought there were 100 differences. It's more like 100,000
Americans really take American suburbia for granted. I'm a city guy myself, but I really appreciate American suburbs. They're really nice. Much better than any other country I've been to. Europe has the better cities, I think, because of the walkability, but I think American suburbs are the best.
I absolutely agree 👍 on both points
My city neighborhood has a "walk score" of 99 out of 100. Not many European hoods could probably match that. It's all in what you want. You can find a neighborhood to match your desires.
@@BTinSF Yes, some American cities have walkable neighborhoods. Then you have to drive from that walkable neighborhood to the next walkable neighborhood.
@iu Maybe in your city. Not in mine. A fully walkable urban experience is readily available in American cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, Charleston, San Francisco and Seattle if that's your priority.
@@BTinSF As a Louisianan and former New Orleanian, I would have to disagree. Certain neighborhoods are walkable, but like, you're not gonna walk from the Riverbend to the Lakefront or something. You often have to drive from one walkable neighborhood to another walkable neighborhood. Also, it's unbearably hot for 6 months and no one with a car is walking around all over the city. Streetcars are limited in scope. It's not like NYC or Chicago or other East coast cities where the entire city is connected by rail.
And Charleston is similar. Sure, the historic center and downtown is walkable, but the rest of the city not so much. Almost everyone owns a car there.
So if by "available" you mean "possible" then sure. It's also possible to walk around Houston and use the extensive bus system. Almost no one does.
When you buy ur first American flag, buy one made in America and heavy fabric. They last on long time with minimal deterioration from the elements.
No. You haven't moved to America. Youve move to Houston. To Texas.
Bluebonnets will be out soon!! Ask around to find out the best location for taking your pictures in the Bluebonnets. They are the Texas State flower and are gorgeous!!
I saw two rattlesnakes fighting in the middle of a bluebonnet field. Hard no.
It is nice to see our Country through your eyes. As Americans we take our freedoms and liberties for granted. God bless you both Welcome to the USA 🇺🇸 ❤
Suburbs are zoned for business or residential. Having no businesses zoned in neighborhoods (they are usually adjacent for convenience) and many have parks, playgrounds, clubhouses, pools. This keeps traffic low, strangers at a minimum and neighbors able to monitor unknown people around their families and property. Our kids can play and run the neighborhood streets with less worry. It works for us but I’m sure there are other great ways to structure places. It just depends what on how they developed and what the people need/want.
Such a great neighborhood. Reminds me of riding bikes as a kid and just being happy all the time. Your kid is going to have that one day! 🇺🇸
You need to get those fuzzy sock covers for your mic! LOL ❤🤍💙
Remember that the majoroty of the houses in major cities have Homeowner Associations. Which you pay extra for..thry have a lot of rules, what you can and cannot have in your house, dictates thr color of your house and roof. Read and research. HOAs were a deal breaker for us when we bought. There are neighbirhoods that arent HOA but if its something you dont want, make sure you ask the realtor to look for ones that are HOA
Absolutely! Sone HOAs are brutal!!! I would never live under the rules of an organization like that.
Perhaps NEW houses. Luckily older homes in older neighborhoods usually don't have that nonsense.
@@TexasRose50 And your potential neighbors would likely never want you to. Freedom to you clearly means the right to be a pain in the hindparts of other people.
@BTinSF, I don’t think so. No pain coming from this end of the street.
@@TexasRose50 Then if you aren't likely or wanting to do something to which your neighbors might object, you have no reason to worry an HOA would limit you.
"I had no idea there were houses right near where we are" - Houston is famous for having no zoning. They put up any kind of building pretty much anywhere they want. I don't know about satellite towns like Katy. But someday maybe they'll put in some all-night lighted pickleball courts next door.
Get a lapel mic and hook it under your shirt on the collar. It will still pick up your voice but your shirt will block all wind noise
Up here in North Texas one of my neighbors has a huge flag on a tall flagpole and at night he has a bright spotlight shining on it. 'Murica!
I live in Oregon but my brother lives in Katy. Enjoyed your video.
Enjoy it while you can because summer is nearing and it's brutally hot. It was such a nice day yesterday that we went to Old Town Spring. When you have the time you should drive there and visit the town. Lots of shops and restaurants. Very quaint.
Well they did live in Dubai so can probably tolerate Texas but why they don't chose someplace more temperate is hard to explain. Seems like politics uber alles.
@@BTinSF I've lived in Texas now for 22 years. I left California before the rest of the state moved here. If you're a liberal you probably wouldn't like it here because we have freedom here. I BTW love it here! ♥
@@norvaz94 I am a libertarian conservative. You think putting the state in the bedroom or between doctor and patient is freedom? Nonsense.
@@BTinSF Controversial it is. Freedom to make the right decisions while in the bedroom and at the same time speaking for the voices that cannot speak and give them a chance at life. I get it.
Fun fact about Katy. Katy is the wetlands. In order for developers to make neighborhoods in Katy, they have to preserve the wetlands. Why you see 'Lakes of.../neighborhood " A loophole to build and yet preserve 'the wetlands'
Used to be, a long time ago, the site for geese hunting. Why you see geese painted on the water tower and geese sculptures
Take a night out to No Label brewery. Site of the old rice mills. While there, if you see a cheesecake food truck, that's my sister
It used to all be rice fields. I lived in Cypress, Tx aa a child, and I remember the rice fields along hwy 290 and the large rice dryer next to it. Developers amazingly built 2 new neighborhoods smack on top of the rice fields without considering it was a marsh!!! Those houses didn't do well. They flooded and sunk! The other neighborhood didn't get completed. Those houses sat there a long time. Then another developer came in and made "water front homes". The waterfront was just some canals or a pond.
🗽O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea🗽
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
So glad you're enjoying your new home in Texas ... hope you get to visit the rest of us in the next few years (Ohio here) ! Really love the fact that you are an enthusiastic future citizen ... we need more people like you !
😊 Happy for you guys, loved the vlog.
Would love to check out some old videos from the Journey 🔥
Yo mikey what’s up I hope you are having a great time in the us.
Welcome to Texas, now that you re here you will never want to leave we became Texansby choice over a decade ago from the communist state of Washington and fell in love, it is the last bastion of freedom left, so enjoy!
Oklahoma was never in lockdown like Texas, people were driving up here to get a flaming haircut. I know, the guy before me in the chair had just driven 2 hours from Texas to get his haircut.
There are no communist states. Don't be ridicules. You are anti American if you think that. Maybe Texas should secede I am beginning to think it's a good idea.
My brother was a Constable's Deputy in a neighborhood in Katy. Most of those neighborhoods have $$$ HOAs $$$. They can be good to keep the neighborhood frome having junk cars, trash, unmowed lawns...but can also make unreasonable rules like no flags. It looks like your neighborhood allows flags!!! Yeah!
That huge culvert (the concrete pipe) will be flooded this spring with so much water!!! Several years ago Houston and all surrounding areas flooded...it was a disaster. Well, every year Houston experiences some degree of flooding, but some years are extraordinary.
Hi Mikey, you and Tasha should check out Mary Jo Peckham park. I was there this morning doing some fishing.
Some HOAs don't allow flags or have restrictions. Check the rules, they love to give hefty fines. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Take I-10 West to COLUMBUS , TX. It's one of the oldest incorporated towns in TX. A Sweet little town of about 3,500 people with some interesting History as well. It is the Birthplace of me Mum!
I wonder if you would try out the shooting range for the first time, enjoying your vids
Definitely going to go to a shooting range but it might disappoint you to know that I’m an experienced marksman haha
@@MikeysAmericanDream ahh ok, no problem. Texas is just the right place for you then Hahah
I'd recommend you say you've moved to Texas, or to Houston. There are commonalities in all big cities - Singapore, London, Houston, etc. By the way, which one of you sweats more? You're in Houston. You'll find out soon enough.
Why is the duck in a chlorinated pool when a pond is right next door?
Duck’s choice I guess
Lol, crazy ass duck!!!@@MikeysAmericanDream
Your accent is starting to sound Tex
They call it the American dream ,because you have to be asleep to believe it.
Funny, almost everyone I know has a house and they look awake to me.
Gated neiborhoods are safe but understand there was no need for them historically. The fact that are needed says something.
Most gated neighborhoods in the US seem to have no security at the entrances and the "gates" are purely for show. Of course somebody has to pay for the security where it exists. Typically that's an HOA. Actually, the area Mikey was walking through seemed to have a wall along the highway and I assumed that was for sound, not security (that road noise seemed awfully loud). Otherwise, it wasn't gated.
Well that’s all right but there are many far nicer neighborhoods in Texas 🤣. You should check out some of the Dallas Fort Worth mid-cites (suburbs in-between) neighborhoods. There are a group of neighborhoods with walkways and trails I frequent (including my own) and I’d take them over any place in the world any time, that’s why I live here.
Yes, the houses look older but it would be OK to start with a first home. We had a house in a more nicer neighborhood in Maryland just outside of DC, and where I live now in Florida, brought house from builder. All houses are less than 10 years old. They are exploring and have time ahead.
There are neighborhoods in the Houston suburbs just as nice as those in Dallas/Fort Worth.
@@myrtlemaude47 some days in summer Houston has the worst air pollution in the country.
They both WORK in the Houston/ Katy area!!! Let them settle where they want to!!!
You don't need the newest house to be happy.
There are nicer neighborhoods nearby. Home building is in overdrive in around Houston. Especially Northwest and West where Katy is located.
That’s an older neighborhood they are walking. Look at the size of the trees. Could be 25-30 years old.
Love letting foreigners move into our territory
We haven't exactly jumped the border have we?
@@MikeysAmericanDreamyou are very welcome. A wonderful addition to our country.
@@MikeysAmericanDream Ha! Ha! Right?
You are living in a "red" state, so I'm sure by now you've had conversations you're not too sure how to feel about. You both are very intelligent people who have enough brains to tell you what you are looking at when you see it. Like if a clown appeared in front of you, you wouldn't mistake him for someone to take seriously, right? Believe your own ears and eyes, not how some people want to spin the truth for you. Clowns are not hard to recognize for most intelligent people.
Are you implying conservatives are clowns? If so please know that he has publicly stated he is conservative. American conservative. If that isn’t what you mean please clarify as it comes across rude.
@@hollybrooke322 I'm hoping they can size up the presidential candidates for themselves just by observing them, and that they should trust what they themselves see, without being swayed by the opinions of others. If they look at 2 candidates, and one acts like a con-artist clown, they should go with what they see, not what anybody else tells them they are seeing. Maybe they don't see any clowns, that's fine, go with what you see, but be sure of what you are looking at.
@@terrencemcginnis7221 Only clowns I know of are the cretins who voted for Biden.
@@terrencemcginnis7221 It's obvious Biden is not all there upstairs. People are clowns who voted for him. 🤡