From Palm Beach County, moved here to Austin a year ago because we wanted change. Counting the days until my fiancé can transfer us back. It’s so depressing here and the food scene is terrible. It’s like they put so much emphasis on trying to make things looks “cool/hipster” from the outside, but where it counts misses the mark. Glad you and Katie got to see it for yourselves though.
I live in south cackalacky nice ..but really what happened to real ass rappers...storytellers. ..I guess it's not n anymore ...fuckin mumble rap money n chick's. How bout life stories....I hate New shit.n rap ..anyone like to battle lemme know..that's my info ...
Complaining about tiny tacos...as he drives by Juan in a Million lmao... I been here maybe a couple secs longer Dec 09 lol And I been F'in Lovin 'It too....I kept watchin' this vid cause I enjoyed watching dude suffer with hunger while complaining about "Hipster" restaurants and tiny tacos as he blindly drives down Cesar Chavez past numerous Legit Mexican restaurants lmao 🤣
@@peyotemxtx1613 Yeah, they didn't even think to stop and ask a local for good place to eat. Most Austinites, even the newcomers are pretty friendly, but I guess we also have a lot of unhappy transplants who expected some over-hyped paradise and think places never change. Enjoy the place you call home for what it is, while it is, and if it changes and becomes something you don't like, move on and find another place that suits you better.
Watching this was giving me flashbacks to being trapped in a car with my parents. My dad proudly ranting about things he didn't understand. My mother alternately humoring him or ignoring him. Great video if sabotage was intended! It felt like a hit piece.
Your comment hit it right on the head. These two clueless people spending an hour cluelessly driving around a city they are completely clueless about with their clueless commentary.
@@jameshallsy2332 Austin has changed and not for the better. My comment had more to do with the quality of the content and approach rather than the city.
I'm going to save everyone sometime here this review is not about the city it's literally him repeating himself over and over about a guy who looked at his car while he was walking across the street or something in the sound of his girlfriend or wife being annoyed in the passenger seat because he won't shut up about it. You can even fast-forward like 5 minutes and you will hear him say his brain could not compute to go around me. As if his brain could not compute just to move on from the subject and talk about something else like an actual conversation about the city or just a conversation in general. But it's cool man do your thing
Your driving down the wrong streets and judging the city too quickly. Austin is a great city with lots of natural beauty and an awesome food scene plus great music
lifelong San Antonio resident, lived in NYC and HOuston before too, Austin is definitely one of my favorite cities and reminds me a lot like new york, which i miss dearly. and the skyline is one of the most beautiful ive seen and sits on the natural beauty of the Colorado River
I lived in Houston nearly 30 years ago for half a year. The last time I was in Austin pre-pandemic, it was starting to give me suburban Houston vibes....not a good thing in my book.
Austinite here. I'm 48. I wish I could have given you the tour. There are some beautiful places and people here. You never got to see what makes it a cool place.
Interesting I've lived in Austin and the area since summer of 92. I avoid I-35 when possible. There are buildings in your footage I don't even recognize or knew were there. I would get off on riverside and was raising my voice to do so... It gives you a clear road and almost feels like a personal bridge over the river and away from traffic.
I'm from here (44 years old) and this isn't Austin anymore....I hate that it's turned so plastic and the sense of community is long gone.... Traffic is stupid and I've never seen so many homeless... It's all so disturbing
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ATX its a weird city. You either love it or hate it. I love Austin for what it is but I hate what its becoming. They say that in the next 20yrs they are not going to be able to build anymore. The traffic was already bad but about 10yrs ago it got worse. Its becoming over crowded and people who have been living here and grew up here might not be able to live here much longer.
My husband grew up in Austin. We got married there in 2011 and lived there together for 10 years. It is very hard to live in Austin unless you are a professional. The housing is extremely high, the homeless are everywhere, the traffic is horrible, but jobs are pretty good. We moved to San Antonio and found housing and jobs are great here. We recently drove up to Austin and Congress Ave had been painted, so sad. The homeless camps were everywhere and a lot of construction. Austin is fun, beautiful and so much to do there but it's not for us.
Even if you're a professional you still can't afford it. I used to work in Austin 2 years ago, earning a very decent six figure salary, and I couldn't afford to live there. I commuted 1 1/2 hours because the housing prices are criminal.
Good to see you near us, we lived in many different areas of Florida and now call Lockhart TX home. We own a thrift store there (Upscale Resale) would love to have you stop in if you drive through town, good BBQ town just south of Austin on hwy 183.
LOL you guys really picked up on the vibe! Austin USED to be cool and laid back, and the best thing about Austin was the PEOPLE. People who grew up there are very fun, genuine, like to drink and BBQ, and they never meet a stranger. Until Austin got popular....and everyone with a tattoo and a fedora started moving there. It was great fun until around 2012, then it became a parody of itself. It's sad what the East side has become....it used to be a great black and Latino area but now it's as soulless as Dallas lol. Katie was right.....it's very sterile and corporate and really now is a town for young tech people under 30.
I've been in austin for 22 years and I'm depressed at what it's become. For the first time in all those years I'm actually considering moving. It's just not the austin I knew and loved.
I've lived in Austin for 50 years and love it as much as I ever did. Cities change - if they're not changing, they're dying. I hear Detroit is a good place with cheap housing and nothing ever changing. I get the impression that the people complaining about "lack of culture" (what does that even mean?) and sterile aren't looking in the right places. We have plenty of places with great food, non Starbucks coffeeshops and 24 hour joints that are a hoot for late night eating. It isn't perfect, but what place is? It's easy to judge from the outside.
This was the most clueless driving tour with the most clueless commentary to match, but thanks anyway. It will probably keep a few people from moving here. At least you saw one positive thing, our public housing projects are most likely the safest and best managed in the country. They are pretty boring in terms of crime. Not much of any real gang problem in Austin. Can't say the same about S.A. or Houston. I just have to say this was the worst waste of time. Good I skipped through most of it.
Everything isn’t political! Liberal bla bla bla conservative bla bla bla bla !! Facts: AUSTIN IS THE FAST GROWING CITY IN 🇺🇸!! That’s all we need to know! These TRUMPLICANS should stay in their “ whites only” places
@@africanfufu take ya ass back to Africa if you don’t like. Last time I checked this was a free country and yes I’m pro Trump, lower taxes, lower gas, lower food, lower costs and much more FREEDOM from government control. Kiss my white ass.
I've been in Austin since 1979... This beautiful city has literally been destroyed especially since coronavirus... this is a sad bland and without any personality place...we had an incredible city in the 90s before California took over with prices hard for us to afford in our own town ... Austin is over it now...
Payback's a mf. A lot of my friends have been priced out of California by transplants from elsewhere who've lined up to bid 1.5 million for our grandparents houses. My friends didn't want to move. They were forced out of California since so many liberals from other states decided to swarm California for years because it has the best weather and landscape in the country. Didn't help that silicon valley settled here. Tech workers from all over the world moved here, and they're almost always liberal.
What is the best southern state you all have visit? We thought about outside Austin my husband and family will be relocating from MN. Hard to find a good place nowadays...especially with the injustice Thanks for the video ! We thought about Raleigh NC. the expressways looks very busy ! It looks beautiful, a friend of mine moved to Austin and she loves it, remind me of Minneapolis.
Well Raleigh and Austin are two of the most popular cities where everyone is moving to. It’s gonna be crowded. If you don’t want that, you have to dig and find a city that isn’t hip yet that will provide a good lifestyle and had jobs.
Maybe you should have visited more then middle of nowhere Austin. Why not explore SoCo, Domain, East Austin, Caser Chavez, and other main part? What a waste to review a city that you barely seen..
Ironically enough... You captured the essence of my hometown and the reason I decided to leave. Gentrification is a huge deal and for years has been pushing the economically challenged residents out.... The core and heart of Austin is the same people they're pushing out! Thanks 👍 California!! Lol 😆 Anyway, great capture of the city! Enjoyed your video and commentary......"there's nothing authentic, it's hipster"..... BINGO!!!! 😎
I've lived in Austin since 1976. Used to be ultra laid-back. Moved to the suburbs 20 years ago and hardly go downtown anymore. Super woke/libby crowd from Cali have ruined this town.
You judged the entire city of Austin just by driving though it. You have absolutely no clue what Austin is really like. It’s diverse, has beautiful scenery and parks, thriving downtown, it’s food diverse, plenty of entertainment, music, there is always something to do.
Talking bad on others shows your character i lived in Austin for 12 years and it was some of the best times of my life. If you're going to show a City show the city don't talk bad on the people that live there. This video ruined me on watching your others. You also can't go into a city and act like you own it you are driving in a walking lane you're in the wrong. Thats how some get to work in that big City you're not working in, respect the people that live there everyday rather than talk shit to them or on them for YOU being in the walking lane.
Austin is not even boring. Come on. They got so many good restaurants downtown I heard. I never even been to Austin but I can tell you that based on what I heard it’s really cool.
Good luck finding people you can trust it's not about how beautiful a place Is or where people are moving its about people you can trust good luck finding people you can trust
When I visited Austin I was very let down. It's just a generic city. It's not bad by any means of the imagination. It just lacks what other parts of Texas has, such as South Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, and Amarillo to a certain point. Any of those places blow Austin by miles in terms of culture, food, people, and just about anything you can think of. Austin is like San Francisco if you took out the beautiful coastal scenery, and put it in basically a generic forest that you see basically anywhere in the south. This is coming from me, a Californian, and I generally am curious to know what people see in this place. People from Cali move to Austin, and I genuinely want to know if they even did their homework a little, and get to know more about Texas than just Austin. I know most people don't drive everywhere, but it helps to know what place offers the best setting to live for each person. I think going to Austin is kinda like a sheep mentality in my opinion. Californians hear about how cheap it is compared to LA or SF, and assume that's the best Texas has to offer when in reality Texas is way more than just Austin. Kinda like how people only know California for LA or SF when there's a lot more than that, and there might be the perfect place for somebody besides those two cities. People would never find that perfect town or city in Texas, California, or anywhere if they don't do enough research, and open their minds to more of what those states have to offer instead of doing what's most popular.
My impressions of Austin, having "accidentally" spending close to a year there after a breakup in Houston. . . in no particular order: 1. The HOMELESS - Glad that you had the same impression that I imagine most do. Best descriptors would be ever-present...depressing...confrontational. I went to 6th Street as almost my first stop in Austin. You really can't escape being accosted in a very aggressive manner there by panhandlers. These aren't the meek, pale-skinned spare-changer kids that I have seen in places like Eureka. No, they look like they would rob you or worse after dark. The homeless camps are scattered throughout the city--not just downtown. The permissive city council attitude towards their presence emboldens their activities. 2. Crowds & Traffic - I can't remember a single trip on I-35 where traffic didn't come to a complete stop at least once. Toll roads here, which are pretty uncommon out West. Had an estimated trip time of 16 minutes to an office meeting that took 62 minutes. Any attraction remotely above 4.3 on Yelp is going to attract lines or driving at least 10 minutes to park. 3. Weather - It can be blistering hot with the humidity of East Texas, and 100+ extremes of West Texas. Then in winter you can get the most melancholy grey skies, followed by buckets of rain. I have lived all the way from Oregon to Florida, and Austin has the most unpredictable weather of anywhere I have lived. 4. Community - I think that if I were in my 20's instead of my 50's, I would be kinder in my sentiments for Austin. If you like a standard playbook of food trucks, music festivals, electric scooters, micro-beards and a liberal environment, it's fine. Even so, a lot of mid-sized cities in the US are doing it better and cheaper. Compared to Arizona and Florida, however, people are generally a lot friendlier in Texas. Be prepared to fight a crowd anywhere on the weekends. 5. Food - A mixed bag. Agreed-most of the places in the suburbs, you are pretty well forced to frequent corporate chains. HEB Grocery might be the best big supermarket almost anywhere I have lived, and I don't know why most of their Austin locations are so drab and depressing. 6. Good Stuff. West Austin-beautiful rolling hills, nice shopping and a little bit less congestion. Lake Travis and the outdoors-surprisingly great hiking in certain parks. All of the surrounding Hill Country towns seem to have much charm and character than Austin. Elgin and Bastrop are especially nice . . . I imagine that the little towns are what some people picture when they think of moving here. And yes, San Antonio and Houston have so much more to offer. Downtown San Antonio is probably the West's best-kept secret...wonderful Latin village, the Hemisfair Tower, Riverwalk and especially the old Pearl Brewery complex.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS That's the truth...spent the first 7 years of my life in Tampa, had to go full-circle and spend 35+ years out West to appreciate Florida for what it is.🙏
Austin is actually the smallest Big City in Texas, but yet it’s the most expensive. Also, it has the worst traffic outside of Houston due to terrible infrastructure! I can’t understand for the life of me why it’s so expensive compared to other larger cities in the state! It does have the Hill Country to the west but to be honest, unless you’re a millionaire, you’re it really going to spend time over there as its mostly neighborhoods and the lakes. Most of the time will be spent downtown, Domain and south Congress.
Lived there in 83-84,when their was 500000 people in the area. Now there's 2,500,000.It was crowded back then but great music scene and it was 2 to one women to men..loved that.Hot as he'll 8 months out of the year,can't go out side 🔥 🥵. But had nice springs and lakes to cool off at.Went there last year and what a difference, way over built and super crowded.No plan for infrastructure as the roads are a scrambled mess.All the nice springs and creeks are polluted and unusable, can't even let your pet drink out of them.Very sad as how 40 years has ruined one of the nicer places in Texas.
Sounds like the main reason people are hating on Austin is because of the gentrification and more “trendy” type of vibe. “Well when I lived here in the 90s…..”, lol, u think a city is gonna remain the same culturally after 30 years? Sounds like Austin is a growing place for younger people, sorry old people.
If you want to get a cool view of the skyline of Austin. Go to Barton Creek Mall. The mall is on the southwest end of town. It's a cool view! It's clear to me when you drove through Houston you didn't drive near Minute Maid Park where the Houston Astros play baseball. Less than a mile away from Minute Maid Park Tent City. Every major city has homeless problems. You have the University of Texas Campus The (drag) The State Captial and Barton Springs, Zilker Park, and 6th street! The Capital is made out of off-pink Granite. From listening to you it's clear you haven't done much research about Austin. Austin is the world capital of music.
Good morning Jose and sweet Katie. I look at your videos from the perspective of getting to travel around to places I have never been but always was curious about. I really like the way you show the real side of the cities, not tourist attractions. Like when I went to San Antonio the only thing I saw was the Alamo and the Riverwalk. You show the real life of people living in places. I love the bantor between you and Katie! It is very entertaining. You are a very cute couple. The only thing I would question about your youtube channel is the name. Since you venture out into all parts of the US, why would you be called Southern Life? Just a thought. Enjoy Texas, I am along with ya'll.
No one walking around in Austin! Someone gave you the wrong tour guide! I've lived in Austin since 82'. I've seen it change dramatically. Companies come and go. Buildings being torn down and new ones being built. Houses as well. Mall turned into a college. Having costume weapons on 6th street during Halloween to being arrested for having a costume weapon on 6th! The traffic has always been there since 90's but has gotten much worse. The cost of living is insane! If your not a doctor or well known lawyer, forget about living here! You'll end up living in Georgetown or further out and working in Austin. The good side of town is running from $800,00 to a million+! The area that used to be called ghetto has homes and duplexes priced at $500,000! The richest ghetto I know of! No section 8 available in Austin. But other services are that are similar. As for people walking, go downtown Congress. Many business men/women walking. Tourists too. Go to town lake or Lady Bird Lake. Bunch of people walking, jogging, bycycling, walking their dogs, and canoeing in lake! This guy must hate Austin or want people to stop moving here. He literally made the wrong turn! He missed a lot you all! It's like going to New York and turning into Harlem saying Time Square doesn't have all the lights and businesses they say. 😐 😆 The food is great here too! It depends where you go. Dan's Hamburgers, Matt's El Rancho, Weigle Ironworks BBQ, Cherry Creek Catfish, Catfish Parlor. For vegans or health nuts it's Mr. Natural. Many good places to eat.
seriously...I've lived in Austin my whole life and I would either never go and hang out at the spots they went to or wouldn't recommend to a tourist. Austin isn't a walking city and we don't have good public transportation so I don't know why they expected something different. they could've gone to south congress, domain, or zilker
this man child just sat there and complained for 10 minutes about walking pedestrians getting mad that he's in the walking area when its illegal for cars to do that.......crazy
I've lived in Austin over 30 years. For every homeless camp you see, there are many more you have not seen. Pan-handling is at every intersection. That's funny because when I visited the panhandle of Texas, I did not see any panhandling. LOL.
I was a homeless addict in Austin. Then I answered the call of Mama Nature and found Mama Nature within I was hurting. From there I was able to heal away from the eyes of the judging public. Kneeling to plant seed in the earth is proper kneeling, that feeds. And is truly freedom. Not the works if men everyone has been doing, destroying the earth to put food on the table. That is you self righteous slaves. Give god that money as Mama's babies go hungary. Or quit judging and taken the time to know your place in nature.
Despite the bland corporate landscape and troubling culture of much of the area, Austin actually does has strong music (red dirt country and Cujunto, as well as modern pop and indi) and fusion Southern-Tex Mex-California food scenes (a lot of it is actually hearty and big portions) and much culture though it's scattered about outside of the downtown area.
This is a terrible video. I've never even been to Austin, so I have no opinion on the city either way. Still, you need to get out of your car and experience the city in order to make a true judgment. Like any city, there must be many areas the average person won't see just by riding around on the interstate and a few small streets.
Did this man just Compare Austin, Tx to Ashville, NC??? Because they both have a tent city in their downtown area??? I wonder does he Compare Seattle to New Orleans because they both have Homeless, near a body of water.!?
In Memphis, we were very scared in the daytime in the hoods. However, some of the best BBQ we had was at Central BBQ. You could tell it was where the locals ate
The food trucks and restaurants get busy latter on in Austin. It may have just been the time of day why it was so empty when you drove through. If you think Austin is soulless just wait till you get to some of the western cities! (Some do have strong character but many are soul crushingly bland). Or better, just don't...
There is a lot of bumper to bumper traffic on Austin highways, but just less because of C19 and many working from home. Lots of graffiti. I lived in L.A. over 50 years, been in TX 16 years, I can assure you Austin and all big TX cities are definitely on the path to L.A. status.
It looks like an okay city to me actually. Comparatively bland yes, relatively suburban and full of hipster post modern culture but they have their own scene and historic culture still and the food trucks get busy later in the day.
@@metorphoric meh, just a superficial impression like I said and only relitivaly speaking. And no I haven't been to Austin yet (I hope to visit soon!) though I've seen a lot of footage from various sources and also know people who ARE intimately familiar with the city. It's possible I may disagree and end up loving the city once I see it for myself! My friends thought it was it was interesting but still relitivaly bland, and that seems to not be an uncommon sentiment from everything I've read and heard. This video does seem rather judgemental and presumptuous to me but terms such as "bland" are ultimately a matter of opinion. Not everyone will see it as you do.
@@metorphoric again I can't say for myself how bland or not the city really is. I was just commenting on this video but it still looks Okay to me and some of those neighborhoods do look interesting! I can definitively say, however, that many (far from all!) Western US cities are especially BLAND, and some others are pretty much ruined by gentrification and post modernism.
Why are people moving to Austin Texas? It's mostly the steady stream of Californians who don't want what's happening in California, but want the arts community and a cheaper freer way of living.
I was born and raised in Austin Tx, and Lol I can't believe y'all went trough Booker T Housing projects! Yes you are right it is becoming a town without a soul as we get flooded with people from California. The Homeless scene has really took off and shows no sign of stopping. I will say Y'all went the wrong direction and should have continued west. East Austin was a dominantly Hispanic and Black community that has been decimated by the growth of Austin and the taxes that have came with it. So it is being gentrified more and more with each day that passes. People from Austin do not recognize Austin anymore it has already became California. Especially y'all went through downtown which we True Austinite's are calling Crane City. So the only place that remains even close to the same as it was is good old Barton Springs its very beautiful. I can understand your disappointment in my city as I am disappointed in it as well. Our Traffic is ridiculous and the crime rate is climbing through the roof. It is a crazy thing to witness. Safe travel friends I enjoyed your video! LOL Booker T. Projects oh y'all are lucky y'all went on a calm day or you would have thought you were in Compton, and would have been in danger seriously.
😆 you need to visit during South By South West- that's fun and weird! I'm glad there are some negative vids out here though- cause as bugs bunny would say...were up to our arms pits in people- that's enough... go home already! Bonvoy-a-gee!!! Scram!
I've lived in Austin since 1992. It was a cool little city full of creative people back then. But SXSX kickstarted the greed, and any cool people got priced out by 2005. All that's left is a sugar shell and greedy ants.
Lol! Yup. It's BORING. And yet it gets a lot of tourists. I do Uber here and it's painful. I don't defend it haha. The west side is nice though. You should've driven through there. It's hilly and pretty.
One of the worst cities I ever visted lol. I've been everywhere in the US and make the most out of every place I visit. I never wanted to leave a city so bad.
Trust me though, Los Angeles isn't like that, you'll see some CRAZY people there it's funny. Once I was at the Santa Monica Pier and there was this homeless guy in the elevator holding a large plank of wood and banging the elevator with it lol
One tome I was with my mother and sister in LA and we were waiting to be seated at Johnny Rockets on Melrose and this homeless man comes in and grabs some food off of someone's plate. The joint is pretty small and he was standing in front of me with my mother behind. Had he walked one step towards me I would have hockey checked him out the front door and he would have ended up in the middle of the street but the manager walked up quickly and escorted him out. Nearly the same thing happened to me and a friend in Denver on Colfax. I tell you what, I ignore those homeless people but if one ever brushes up on me I will clobber them.
This is exactly what people who live in Texas always ask, why are people moving to Austin. Houston, San Antonio, hell even Dallas are better than Austin. Austin, used to be cool back before every big tech company to open up shop there.
@@portlavacaboy Houston has a more diverse and robust economy. Has one of the highest gdp’s in the country. Not even on the same level. Austin is big in tech tho.
If anyone here from out of state, Austin sucks. It's not what it use to be. Very trashed and congested with homeless. San Antonio is good of you want city life. I like dallas_fort worth too. Houston congested like Austin. Smaller towns are good. Only thing we ask is please be cool. We like to live very chill here. 😎 ⛅️ 🍻🌮
People are coming here for jobs particularly in the tech industry. To pull into a town and criticize it, Wow, but I'm glad you did because hopefully it'll keep people away. There's tons of stuff here but I'm not going to mention them cuz I want it to sound as unappealing as possible. Also what is a 'SHANNEL?'
I've heard that it used to be great before covid. I visited there last year and wasn't impressed with the actual downtown and big city area, but like 30 mins north is a much cooler part of town. Round rock is great
I live in nearby New Braunfels and I worked in Austin for five years basically. Austin is very unique within Texas, it is the liberal area surrounded by more conservative areas outside of San Marcos which is a very liberal college town. What Austin is known for in our area is the drivers, they are aggressive and they are fast and they are pretty much crazy LOL. It's I-35 and it is the traffic that is always bumper to bumper pretty much outside of very small windows. Outside of Monday through Wednesday around 9 a.m. to 11 and then from around 2 to 3 you can drive pretty good on I-35 and Mopac, and in the evenings but if there is an event in town or if it's just particularly full it's bumper to bumper and forget about rush hour. Because of this drivers are very impatient and they are very discourteous to each other for being such a smaller City. I have to disagree with your tagline in regard to why are people moving here if you are moving because you are looking for a conservative type City, Austin is not the place for you. However, I am a conservative and I adore Austin, I love its energy, I love its eclectic nature, I love Congress Avenue and its vibe. No city is for everyone and if you do not spend time in the ATX you really cannot give a judgment like saying why are people moving here in fairness because I could say I don't like Miami but that's not fair of me to say because I've never stayed in Miami for an extended length of time. So it's not for everyone, there are many in Texas who do not like Austin, but there are many of us who actually do love it even with it being so different.
Love watching your video and it brought back a lot of memories. I used to live in Austin from 1985 thru 1993 and worked in the banking business sector of downtown Austin. It was a blast everyday and the weekends were super. Austin used to be a destination thousands of people used to aspire of going to because of its beauty, nightlife, and eccentric way of living -- that was back in the day though. Austin has now turned into a homeless and degenerate place to visit and thousands of people have moved their vacations to other parts of the state. The crime is unbelievable and the lawlessness has gown to such extent that even partying down town on 6th street is putting your life at risk for the crime and shootings down there. I hear that local politics has turned Austin into the city dump it is today. I will never go down to Austin again, way to dangerous to be in that city. Have a great time on your travels and be safe.
@@davidlewis1221 I'm from Houston and you are correct. I think every city was better back in the day. Population growth and taking away the beauty in city's" trees" just to build endless shopping centers and apartment complexes Is part of the reasons why these cities were better in the past compared to now.
I've lived in Austin. I went to high school not far from it. I spent the last of my 20s in ATX as well. It's a nice city, but it IS overrated. Great food spots IFKYK, crime was never TOO crazy and a nice art/party scene. It's LA lite.
You drove through the suburbs, you didn’t even make an effort to go to South Congress or South Lamar or even check out capital of Texas Highway, of course it’s going to be boring in the suburbs.
@@MOJOXL24 Yeah, these people are awful. Won’t be watching other videos. I’m not a big fan of the way Austin is growing and everything has become so expensive but don’t judge the city on driving through some neighborhoods and seeing some homeless people. Those homeless people aren’t even from Austin.
YOu drive the wrong streets the nice avenue is the one that gets straight to capitol and then U OF texas, then back to the river and all the parks around the river. its the river and parks the good part of it, going river up...you just messed in the wrong places, its weird because with little research you get the point 6th street in the night.....river in the afternoon,...
I’m a native Texan and I agree 100% Austin tries way to hard to be “cool” or “progressive” instead of just being itself. If UT wasn’t smack in the middle of it, it would be just another small mid sized city and prob pretty damn conservative. Now I’ll say this, Austin had a great reputation up until about 20 years ago and then the city began losing its hippy, live music character. These days nobody is actually from Austin, it’s filled with people from all over the place. So there’s no real culture or traditions that define a city. Plus it’s more of a place to be outdoors, not really a big city vibe.
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From Palm Beach County, moved here to Austin a year ago because we wanted change. Counting the days until my fiancé can transfer us back. It’s so depressing here and the food scene is terrible. It’s like they put so much emphasis on trying to make things looks “cool/hipster” from the outside, but where it counts misses the mark. Glad you and Katie got to see it for yourselves though.
sounds exactly like charlotte. thats why i left and went back up north
Dang palm beach good food and beaches and palm trees i would be sad too
I live in south cackalacky nice ..but really what happened to real ass rappers...storytellers. ..I guess it's not n anymore ...fuckin mumble rap money n chick's. How bout life stories....I hate New shit.n rap ..anyone like to battle lemme know..that's my info ...
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@@ericwoody6594 ol school my brutha
I moved to Austin in 2010 & been here every since & I love it dude you tripping you can't judge a city just by riding around it 💢💯💢🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤞🏾
Lol yea he did not get the full feel of Austin at all
@@wheel-e-umm facts 💯👌🏾
Complaining about tiny tacos...as he drives by Juan in a Million lmao... I been here maybe a couple secs longer Dec 09 lol And I been F'in Lovin 'It too....I kept watchin' this vid cause I enjoyed watching dude suffer with hunger while complaining about "Hipster" restaurants and tiny tacos as he blindly drives down Cesar Chavez past numerous Legit Mexican restaurants lmao 🤣
@@peyotemxtx1613 exactly lol🤦🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️😂😂
@@peyotemxtx1613 Yeah, they didn't even think to stop and ask a local for good place to eat. Most Austinites, even the newcomers are pretty friendly, but I guess we also have a lot of unhappy transplants who expected some over-hyped paradise and think places never change. Enjoy the place you call home for what it is, while it is, and if it changes and becomes something you don't like, move on and find another place that suits you better.
Watching this was giving me flashbacks to being trapped in a car with my parents. My dad proudly ranting about things he didn't understand. My mother alternately humoring him or ignoring him.
Great video if sabotage was intended! It felt like a hit piece.
Your comment hit it right on the head. These two clueless people spending an hour cluelessly driving around a city they are completely clueless about with their clueless commentary.
That's okay, maybe it will convince one less person to move here.
@@portlavacaboy Understood.
You honestly think Austin hasn’t changed for the worse? It’s a shell of what it used to be, and I lived there for 20 years
@@jameshallsy2332 Austin has changed and not for the better.
My comment had more to do with the quality of the content and approach rather than the city.
I'm going to save everyone sometime here this review is not about the city it's literally him repeating himself over and over about a guy who looked at his car while he was walking across the street or something in the sound of his girlfriend or wife being annoyed in the passenger seat because he won't shut up about it. You can even fast-forward like 5 minutes and you will hear him say his brain could not compute to go around me. As if his brain could not compute just to move on from the subject and talk about something else like an actual conversation about the city or just a conversation in general. But it's cool man do your thing
Your driving down the wrong streets and judging the city too quickly. Austin is a great city with lots of natural beauty and an awesome food scene plus great music
lifelong San Antonio resident, lived in NYC and HOuston before too, Austin is definitely one of my favorite cities and reminds me a lot like new york, which i miss dearly. and the skyline is one of the most beautiful ive seen and sits on the natural beauty of the Colorado River
@@mattdajedi can you give me some places in austin I should absolutely visit? I’m gonna be there in a few days.
wrong its trash
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What a great example of how not to get a feel for a town. Master class. Keep driving. Or at least…no, just keep driving. 😂
I lived in Houston nearly 30 years ago for half a year. The last time I was in Austin pre-pandemic, it was starting to give me suburban Houston vibes....not a good thing in my book.
Isn't that every American city smh and LMAO!
Austinite here. I'm 48. I wish I could have given you the tour. There are some beautiful places and people here. You never got to see what makes it a cool place.
Angel Hi 😍
Interesting I've lived in Austin and the area since summer of 92. I avoid I-35 when possible. There are buildings in your footage I don't even recognize or knew were there. I would get off on riverside and was raising my voice to do so... It gives you a clear road and almost feels like a personal bridge over the river and away from traffic.
They have eliminated everything that was unique and "cool" about Austin. I am a native and these things were what brought most people here originally.
It's poor judgement to judge a city by just driving through. You need to live and experience Austin to understand. It's actually a cool city.
It's the worst city I've ever been to.
Its over hyped, Boring, bland, undiverse and lacks culture.
….it’s because Aus-Angeles.
@@KingAsa5 ….been here 8 years from New Orleans & there is NO…..NO CULTURE(Mexican culture, but they keep it to themselves)
I'm from here (44 years old) and this isn't Austin anymore....I hate that it's turned so plastic and the sense of community is long gone.... Traffic is stupid and I've never seen so many homeless... It's all so disturbing
Actually it ain't. You missed it when it was cool.
when we go to a new city or town looking for a restaurant, we use tripadvisor to find restaurants. We have never been disappointed. Consumers rate the restaurants. You can select whatever type of food you want and they will have reviews from people that have eaten there.
Google maps is simular
ATX its a weird city. You either love it or hate it. I love Austin for what it is but I hate what its becoming. They say that in the next 20yrs they are not going to be able to build anymore. The traffic was already bad but about 10yrs ago it got worse. Its becoming over crowded and people who have been living here and grew up here might not be able to live here much longer.
My husband grew up in Austin. We got married there in 2011 and lived there together for 10 years. It is very hard to live in Austin unless you are a professional. The housing is extremely high, the homeless are everywhere, the traffic is horrible, but jobs are pretty good.
We moved to San Antonio and found housing and jobs are great here. We recently drove up to Austin and Congress Ave had been painted, so sad. The homeless camps were everywhere and a lot of construction. Austin is fun, beautiful and so much to do there but it's not for us.
Even if you're a professional you still can't afford it. I used to work in Austin 2 years ago, earning a very decent six figure salary, and I couldn't afford to live there. I commuted 1 1/2 hours because the housing prices are criminal.
Good to see you near us, we lived in many different areas of Florida and now call Lockhart TX home. We own a thrift store there (Upscale Resale) would love to have you stop in if you drive through town, good BBQ town just south of Austin on hwy 183.
Maybe next time! We gotta start working back east
LOL you guys really picked up on the vibe! Austin USED to be cool and laid back, and the best thing about Austin was the PEOPLE. People who grew up there are very fun, genuine, like to drink and BBQ, and they never meet a stranger. Until Austin got popular....and everyone with a tattoo and a fedora started moving there. It was great fun until around 2012, then it became a parody of itself. It's sad what the East side has become....it used to be a great black and Latino area but now it's as soulless as Dallas lol. Katie was right.....it's very sterile and corporate and really now is a town for young tech people under 30.
Your so right
I've been in austin for 22 years and I'm depressed at what it's become. For the first time in all those years I'm actually considering moving. It's just not the austin I knew and loved.
@@wickedtess9407 23 yrs and agree.
I believe Anthony Bourdain ruined Austin
I've lived in Austin for 50 years and love it as much as I ever did. Cities change - if they're not changing, they're dying. I hear Detroit is a good place with cheap housing and nothing ever changing. I get the impression that the people complaining about "lack of culture" (what does that even mean?) and sterile aren't looking in the right places. We have plenty of places with great food, non Starbucks coffeeshops and 24 hour joints that are a hoot for late night eating. It isn't perfect, but what place is? It's easy to judge from the outside.
This was the most clueless driving tour with the most clueless commentary to match, but thanks anyway. It will probably keep a few people from moving here. At least you saw one positive thing, our public housing projects are most likely the safest and best managed in the country. They are pretty boring in terms of crime. Not much of any real gang problem in Austin. Can't say the same about S.A. or Houston. I just have to say this was the worst waste of time. Good I skipped through most of it.
Are you going to Dallas, arlington and fort worth?
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Never been there but from what I’ve heard it’s a very Liberal run city in a very Conservative state so the comparisons will be interesting.
Everything isn’t political! Liberal bla bla bla conservative bla bla bla bla !! Facts: AUSTIN IS THE FAST GROWING CITY IN 🇺🇸!! That’s all we need to know! These TRUMPLICANS should stay in their “ whites only” places
Fact: No large US city is trumptard run.
Every major city is blue. Blue controls the money. Red controls the poor.
@@africanfufu take ya ass back to Africa if you don’t like. Last time I checked this was a free country and yes I’m pro Trump, lower taxes, lower gas, lower food, lower costs and much more FREEDOM from government control. Kiss my white ass.
This is stupid when all large cities in Texas and every other state are primarily liberal.
Y’all cool peeps in my book. Glad you keep it light. I love riding with y’all!
Always! come ride with us!
😍 Doris hi
I've been in Austin since 1979... This beautiful city has literally been destroyed especially since coronavirus... this is a sad bland and without any personality place...we had an incredible city in the 90s before California took over with prices hard for us to afford in our own town ... Austin is over it now...
Austin is depressing, talk about the alleys to jus depressing . I remember thinking Austin was safe as a youngin I was wrong thoe .
Payback's a mf. A lot of my friends have been priced out of California by transplants from elsewhere who've lined up to bid 1.5 million for our grandparents houses. My friends didn't want to move. They were forced out of California since so many liberals from other states decided to swarm California for years because it has the best weather and landscape in the country. Didn't help that silicon valley settled here. Tech workers from all over the world moved here, and they're almost always liberal.
They need to build commuter rails between San Antonio and Austin
What is the best southern state you all have visit? We thought about outside Austin my husband and family will be relocating from MN. Hard to find a good place nowadays...especially with the injustice Thanks for the video ! We thought about Raleigh NC. the expressways looks very busy ! It looks beautiful, a friend of mine moved to Austin and she loves it, remind me of Minneapolis.
Well Raleigh and Austin are two of the most popular cities where everyone is moving to. It’s gonna be crowded. If you don’t want that, you have to dig and find a city that isn’t hip yet that will provide a good lifestyle and had jobs.
Maybe you should have visited more then middle of nowhere Austin. Why not explore SoCo, Domain, East Austin, Caser Chavez, and other main part? What a waste to review a city that you barely seen..
Y’all’s banter and her whiney navigation skills are such a put off.
At least we dont live in Austin
Ironically enough... You captured the essence of my hometown and the reason I decided to leave. Gentrification is a huge deal and for years has been pushing the economically challenged residents out.... The core and heart of Austin is the same people they're pushing out! Thanks 👍 California!! Lol 😆 Anyway, great capture of the city! Enjoyed your video and commentary......"there's nothing authentic, it's hipster"..... BINGO!!!! 😎
I've lived in Austin since 1976. Used to be ultra laid-back. Moved to the suburbs 20 years ago and hardly go downtown anymore. Super woke/libby crowd from Cali have ruined this town.
Nah, it’s all the damn hippies.
I agree
@@John-zt6yw I am a Hippie and have been here since 1979...what you are meeting are hipsters... Total Jerk offs
You judged the entire city of Austin just by driving though it. You have absolutely no clue what Austin is really like. It’s diverse, has beautiful scenery and parks, thriving downtown, it’s food diverse, plenty of entertainment, music, there is always something to do.
I’m from Austin tx and I love it here !
Actually Katie juiceland isn't California
It's an Austin original company
Austin hippies and hipsters
Love thier healthy eating
You're in Texas Hill Country.RU near Waco?
Talking bad on others shows your character i lived in Austin for 12 years and it was some of the best times of my life. If you're going to show a City show the city don't talk bad on the people that live there. This video ruined me on watching your others. You also can't go into a city and act like you own it you are driving in a walking lane you're in the wrong. Thats how some get to work in that big City you're not working in, respect the people that live there everyday rather than talk shit to them or on them for YOU being in the walking lane.
Austin is not even boring. Come on. They got so many good restaurants downtown I heard. I never even been to Austin but I can tell you that based on what I heard it’s really cool.
Good luck finding people you can trust it's not about how beautiful a place Is or where people are moving its about people you can trust good luck finding people you can trust
When I visited Austin I was very let down. It's just a generic city. It's not bad by any means of the imagination. It just lacks what other parts of Texas has, such as South Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, and Amarillo to a certain point. Any of those places blow Austin by miles in terms of culture, food, people, and just about anything you can think of. Austin is like San Francisco if you took out the beautiful coastal scenery, and put it in basically a generic forest that you see basically anywhere in the south. This is coming from me, a Californian, and I generally am curious to know what people see in this place. People from Cali move to Austin, and I genuinely want to know if they even did their homework a little, and get to know more about Texas than just Austin. I know most people don't drive everywhere, but it helps to know what place offers the best setting to live for each person. I think going to Austin is kinda like a sheep mentality in my opinion. Californians hear about how cheap it is compared to LA or SF, and assume that's the best Texas has to offer when in reality Texas is way more than just Austin. Kinda like how people only know California for LA or SF when there's a lot more than that, and there might be the perfect place for somebody besides those two cities. People would never find that perfect town or city in Texas, California, or anywhere if they don't do enough research, and open their minds to more of what those states have to offer instead of doing what's most popular.
what city in Texas you DO recommend? Is San antonio trash too?
The problem is Austin is no longer Austin the coolness left 10yrs ago!!
Austin is like the Phoenix Metro area. People are now leaving that area who just 5 to 10 years ago couldn't wait to move to those cities.
My impressions of Austin, having "accidentally" spending close to a year there after a breakup in Houston. . . in no particular order:
1. The HOMELESS - Glad that you had the same impression that I imagine most do. Best descriptors would be ever-present...depressing...confrontational. I went to 6th Street as almost my first stop in Austin. You really can't escape being accosted in a very aggressive manner there by panhandlers. These aren't the meek, pale-skinned spare-changer kids that I have seen in places like Eureka. No, they look like they would rob you or worse after dark. The homeless camps are scattered throughout the city--not just downtown. The permissive city council attitude towards their presence emboldens their activities.
2. Crowds & Traffic - I can't remember a single trip on I-35 where traffic didn't come to a complete stop at least once. Toll roads here, which are pretty uncommon out West. Had an estimated trip time of 16 minutes to an office meeting that took 62 minutes. Any attraction remotely above 4.3 on Yelp is going to attract lines or driving at least 10 minutes to park.
3. Weather - It can be blistering hot with the humidity of East Texas, and 100+ extremes of West Texas. Then in winter you can get the most melancholy grey skies, followed by buckets of rain. I have lived all the way from Oregon to Florida, and Austin has the most unpredictable weather of anywhere I have lived.
4. Community - I think that if I were in my 20's instead of my 50's, I would be kinder in my sentiments for Austin. If you like a standard playbook of food trucks, music festivals, electric scooters, micro-beards and a liberal environment, it's fine. Even so, a lot of mid-sized cities in the US are doing it better and cheaper. Compared to Arizona and Florida, however, people are generally a lot friendlier in Texas. Be prepared to fight a crowd anywhere on the weekends.
5. Food - A mixed bag. Agreed-most of the places in the suburbs, you are pretty well forced to frequent corporate chains. HEB Grocery might be the best big supermarket almost anywhere I have lived, and I don't know why most of their Austin locations are so drab and depressing.
6. Good Stuff. West Austin-beautiful rolling hills, nice shopping and a little bit less congestion. Lake Travis and the outdoors-surprisingly great hiking in certain parks. All of the surrounding Hill Country towns seem to have much charm and character than Austin. Elgin and Bastrop are especially nice . . . I imagine that the little towns are what some people picture when they think of moving here.
And yes, San Antonio and Houston have so much more to offer. Downtown San Antonio is probably the West's best-kept secret...wonderful Latin village, the Hemisfair Tower, Riverwalk and especially the old Pearl Brewery complex.
Wow thanks! I guess we figured it out quickly
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS for the longest time, I thought it was just me 😁
@@christopherswartz4116 no no no, its very obvious to anyone who has travel. Sadly many moving there are blind as crap
@@christopherswartz4116 nope 🤣🤣🤣🤣 once you know Florida nothing else taste the same
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS That's the truth...spent the first 7 years of my life in Tampa, had to go full-circle and spend 35+ years out West to appreciate Florida for what it is.🙏
Austin is actually the smallest Big City in Texas, but yet it’s the most expensive. Also, it has the worst traffic outside of Houston due to terrible infrastructure! I can’t understand for the life of me why it’s so expensive compared to other larger cities in the state! It does have the Hill Country to the west but to be honest, unless you’re a millionaire, you’re it really going to spend time over there as its mostly neighborhoods and the lakes. Most of the time will be spent downtown, Domain and south Congress.
How come y'all didn't get out and explore Austin? The city is known for it's live music. 🎶
Lived there in 83-84,when their was 500000 people in the area. Now there's 2,500,000.It was crowded back then but great music scene and it was 2 to one women to men..loved that.Hot as he'll 8 months out of the year,can't go out side 🔥 🥵. But had nice springs and lakes to cool off at.Went there last year and what a difference, way over built and super crowded.No plan for infrastructure as the roads are a scrambled mess.All the nice springs and creeks are polluted and unusable, can't even let your pet drink out of them.Very sad as how 40 years has ruined one of the nicer places in Texas.
Sounds like the main reason people are hating on Austin is because of the gentrification and more “trendy” type of vibe. “Well when I lived here in the 90s…..”, lol, u think a city is gonna remain the same culturally after 30 years? Sounds like Austin is a growing place for younger people, sorry old people.
You keep saying the city sucks but cant even give reasons why it sucks? Just driving through for a day? Makes your word sound invalid
If you want to get a cool view of the skyline of Austin. Go to Barton Creek Mall. The mall is on the southwest end of town. It's a cool view! It's clear to me when you drove through Houston you didn't drive near Minute Maid Park where the Houston Astros play baseball. Less than a mile away from Minute Maid Park Tent City. Every major city has homeless problems. You have the University of Texas Campus The (drag) The State Captial and Barton Springs, Zilker Park, and 6th street! The Capital is made out of off-pink Granite. From listening to you it's clear you haven't done much research about Austin. Austin is the world capital of music.
Nashville would like a word about music. We could even add Memphis.
He's driving on the old east side of Austin. Where not much is happening there. He knows nothing of Austin.
@@dustinking7602 Nope, Austin beats both.
I don't think he wants to see west Austin (the best part of Austin) because he wants to be in the nonexistent 'hood'
Good morning Jose and sweet Katie. I look at your videos from the perspective of getting to travel around to places I have never been but always was curious about. I really like the way you show the real side of the cities, not tourist attractions. Like when I went to San Antonio the only thing I saw was the Alamo and the Riverwalk. You show the real life of people living in places. I love the bantor between you and Katie! It is very entertaining. You are a very cute couple. The only thing I would question about your youtube channel is the name. Since you venture out into all parts of the US, why would you be called Southern Life? Just a thought. Enjoy Texas, I am along with ya'll.
Trust me the name isnt working well for me
No one walking around in Austin! Someone gave you the wrong tour guide! I've lived in Austin since 82'. I've seen it change dramatically. Companies come and go. Buildings being torn down and new ones being built. Houses as well. Mall turned into a college. Having costume weapons on 6th street during Halloween to being arrested for having a costume weapon on 6th! The traffic has always been there since 90's but has gotten much worse. The cost of living is insane! If your not a doctor or well known lawyer, forget about living here! You'll end up living in Georgetown or further out and working in Austin. The good side of town is running from $800,00 to a million+! The area that used to be called ghetto has homes and duplexes priced at $500,000! The richest ghetto I know of! No section 8 available in Austin. But other services are that are similar.
As for people walking, go downtown Congress. Many business men/women walking. Tourists too. Go to town lake or Lady Bird Lake. Bunch of people walking, jogging, bycycling, walking their dogs, and canoeing in lake!
This guy must hate Austin or want people to stop moving here. He literally made the wrong turn! He missed a lot you all! It's like going to New York and turning into Harlem saying Time Square doesn't have all the lights and businesses they say. 😐 😆
The food is great here too! It depends where you go. Dan's Hamburgers, Matt's El Rancho, Weigle Ironworks BBQ, Cherry Creek Catfish, Catfish Parlor. For vegans or health nuts it's Mr. Natural. Many good places to eat.
seriously...I've lived in Austin my whole life and I would either never go and hang out at the spots they went to or wouldn't recommend to a tourist. Austin isn't a walking city and we don't have good public transportation so I don't know why they expected something different. they could've gone to south congress, domain, or zilker
Go to Charlotte it’s a fast growing city also
this man child just sat there and complained for 10 minutes about walking pedestrians getting mad that he's in the walking area when its illegal for cars to do that.......crazy
I've lived in Austin over 30 years. For every homeless camp you see, there are many more you have not seen. Pan-handling is at every intersection. That's funny because when I visited the panhandle of Texas, I did not see any panhandling. LOL.
LOL - austin is wild we saw tents right outside the skyline on our most recent trip
i just moved here for college at UT and i love it
Telsa is building a huge factory in Austin. Lots of people with good money moving there.
Where my H-town people at?!
We’re here. Just too busy snickering at the people saying Austin is “diverse” to do any commenting. 😅
Austin is not the same, as it was before,
I was a homeless addict in Austin. Then I answered the call of Mama Nature and found Mama Nature within I was hurting. From there I was able to heal away from the eyes of the judging public. Kneeling to plant seed in the earth is proper kneeling, that feeds. And is truly freedom. Not the works if men everyone has been doing, destroying the earth to put food on the table. That is you self righteous slaves. Give god that money as Mama's babies go hungary. Or quit judging and taken the time to know your place in nature.
Elgin and Lockhart, Texas, which are suburbs of Austin have a really great barbecue Austin is known for great Mexican food like Güeros and El Rancho
Everything jumps off at night 👍🏿
It’s like a demonic empty ghost town now, Not the old Austin I grew up with
Despite the bland corporate landscape and troubling culture of much of the area, Austin actually does has strong music (red dirt country and Cujunto, as well as modern pop and indi) and fusion Southern-Tex Mex-California food scenes (a lot of it is actually hearty and big portions) and much culture though it's scattered about outside of the downtown area.
Troubling culture? You mean the Hispanics? Or are you talking about a relatively low cost of living compared to other major cities, no taxes, etc?
All of this tells me you've never been to Austin.
We used to take the i 35 through Austin but now take the I 30 toll road when we come up from Mexico
This is a terrible video. I've never even been to Austin, so I have no opinion on the city either way. Still, you need to get out of your car and experience the city in order to make a true judgment. Like any city, there must be many areas the average person won't see just by riding around on the interstate and a few small streets.
I drove in southern California, I really don't like California
I like this. I always wanted to go to Austin Texas.
Austin is a tech city, so alot of people get paid well reasons why people moving to the city.
43:15 ughhh my whole childhood was over there
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Did this man just Compare Austin, Tx to Ashville, NC??? Because they both have a tent city in their downtown area??? I wonder does he Compare Seattle to New Orleans because they both have Homeless, near a body of water.!?
In Memphis, we were very scared in the daytime in the hoods. However, some of the best BBQ we had was at Central BBQ. You could tell it was where the locals ate
I love Memphis. The nightlife and culture is amazing.
Minneapolis has one of the best skylines in America, surprisingly
St Louis ❤️
The food trucks and restaurants get busy latter on in Austin. It may have just been the time of day why it was so empty when you drove through. If you think Austin is soulless just wait till you get to some of the western cities! (Some do have strong character but many are soul crushingly bland). Or better, just don't...
Dang
Austin might not be terrible, but no matter what you do Austin will remain in Texas, and there is nothing you can do about it.
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There is a lot of bumper to bumper traffic on Austin highways, but just less because of C19 and many working from home. Lots of graffiti. I lived in L.A. over 50 years, been in TX 16 years, I can assure you Austin and all big TX cities are definitely on the path to L.A. status.
LA even in its decline is far superior to any Texas city.
@@thebabbler8867 🤣
That's middle of the night traffic in Seattle.
It looks like an okay city to me actually. Comparatively bland yes, relatively suburban and full of hipster post modern culture but they have their own scene and historic culture still and the food trucks get busy later in the day.
You’ve never been to austin if you think it’s bland…
@@metorphoric meh, just a superficial impression like I said and only relitivaly speaking. And no I haven't been to Austin yet (I hope to visit soon!) though I've seen a lot of footage from various sources and also know people who ARE intimately familiar with the city. It's possible I may disagree and end up loving the city once I see it for myself! My friends thought it was it was interesting but still relitivaly bland, and that seems to not be an uncommon sentiment from everything I've read and heard. This video does seem rather judgemental and presumptuous to me but terms such as "bland" are ultimately a matter of opinion. Not everyone will see it as you do.
@@metorphoric again I can't say for myself how bland or not the city really is. I was just commenting on this video but it still looks Okay to me and some of those neighborhoods do look interesting! I can definitively say, however, that many (far from all!) Western US cities are especially BLAND, and some others are pretty much ruined by gentrification and post modernism.
@@metorphoric You can't just drive through a town and make a judgements upon first impressions.
Why are people moving to Austin Texas? It's mostly the steady stream of Californians who don't want what's happening in California, but want the arts community and a cheaper freer way of living.
And don't forget their liberal baggage...
@@yamahasuperbike2202 that's my point exactly👊 many bring the things they ran from and give them life in the new place. Spreading it like a virus🤣
Homeless camps under the highway been there for decades.
I was born and raised in Austin Tx, and Lol I can't believe y'all went trough Booker T Housing projects! Yes you are right it is becoming a town without a soul as we get flooded with people from California. The Homeless scene has really took off and shows no sign of stopping. I will say Y'all went the wrong direction and should have continued west. East Austin was a dominantly Hispanic and Black community that has been decimated by the growth of Austin and the taxes that have came with it. So it is being gentrified more and more with each day that passes. People from Austin do not recognize Austin anymore it has already became California. Especially y'all went through downtown which we True Austinite's are calling Crane City. So the only place that remains even close to the same as it was is good old Barton Springs its very beautiful. I can understand your disappointment in my city as I am disappointed in it as well. Our Traffic is ridiculous and the crime rate is climbing through the roof. It is a crazy thing to witness. Safe travel friends I enjoyed your video! LOL Booker T. Projects oh y'all are lucky y'all went on a calm day or you would have thought you were in Compton, and would have been in danger seriously.
😆 you need to visit during South By South West- that's fun and weird! I'm glad there are some negative vids out here though- cause as bugs bunny would say...were up to our arms pits in people- that's enough... go home already! Bonvoy-a-gee!!! Scram!
I've lived in Austin since 1992. It was a cool little city full of creative people back then. But SXSX kickstarted the greed, and any cool people got priced out by 2005. All that's left is a sugar shell and greedy ants.
Lol! Yup. It's BORING. And yet it gets a lot of tourists. I do Uber here and it's painful. I don't defend it haha. The west side is nice though. You should've driven through there. It's hilly and pretty.
You need a combined income of at least $150k/yr to live in Austin (if you don't want to live in the hood, pretty much everything east of I-35).
Tech jobs.
That’s why people are moving there
Nice video do charlotte next
Watch longlivelangston channel. It’s based on Charlotte and costs. Has full album of all over town.
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@@rahimi4762 i ask you can you do a video charlotte im talk about nobody else
One of the worst cities I ever visted lol. I've been everywhere in the US and make the most out of every place I visit. I never wanted to leave a city so bad.
Trust me though, Los Angeles isn't like that, you'll see some CRAZY people there it's funny. Once I was at the Santa Monica Pier and there was this homeless guy in the elevator holding a large plank of wood and banging the elevator with it lol
One tome I was with my mother and sister in LA and we were waiting to be seated at Johnny Rockets on Melrose and this homeless man comes in and grabs some food off of someone's plate. The joint is pretty small and he was standing in front of me with my mother behind. Had he walked one step towards me I would have hockey checked him out the front door and he would have ended up in the middle of the street but the manager walked up quickly and escorted him out. Nearly the same thing happened to me and a friend in Denver on Colfax. I tell you what, I ignore those homeless people but if one ever brushes up on me I will clobber them.
This is exactly what people who live in Texas always ask, why are people moving to Austin. Houston, San Antonio, hell even Dallas are better than Austin. Austin, used to be cool back before every big tech company to open up shop there.
Yeah, it's so much better to have heavy industry like Houston, right?
@@portlavacaboy exactly, glad you agree
@@portlavacaboy Houston has a more diverse and robust economy. Has one of the highest gdp’s in the country. Not even on the same level. Austin is big in tech tho.
@@bishoptatum8737 Houston is absolute garbage typical oversized southern city with crappy weather. Only people from Houston think it’s good place.
If anyone here from out of state, Austin sucks. It's not what it use to be. Very trashed and congested with homeless. San Antonio is good of you want city life. I like dallas_fort worth too. Houston congested like Austin. Smaller towns are good. Only thing we ask is please be cool. We like to live very chill here. 😎 ⛅️ 🍻🌮
People are coming here for jobs particularly in the tech industry. To pull into a town and criticize it, Wow, but I'm glad you did because hopefully it'll keep people away. There's tons of stuff here but I'm not going to mention them cuz I want it to sound as unappealing as possible. Also what is a 'SHANNEL?'
yo mama is a shannel
I've heard that it used to be great before covid. I visited there last year and wasn't impressed with the actual downtown and big city area, but like 30 mins north is a much cooler part of town. Round rock is great
….way before COVID; been here 9 years & it’s been steadily going downhill.
Been here 23...can't wait to leave and I live in great hills which is nice but...done with all of it.
Round Rock is the most generic suburb imaginable and they have a corrupt local government on top of that.
What you saw is nothing of the homeless camps compared to a few months ago before they started to clear them out.
I live in nearby New Braunfels and I worked in Austin for five years basically. Austin is very unique within Texas, it is the liberal area surrounded by more conservative areas outside of San Marcos which is a very liberal college town. What Austin is known for in our area is the drivers, they are aggressive and they are fast and they are pretty much crazy LOL. It's I-35 and it is the traffic that is always bumper to bumper pretty much outside of very small windows. Outside of Monday through Wednesday around 9 a.m. to 11 and then from around 2 to 3 you can drive pretty good on I-35 and Mopac, and in the evenings but if there is an event in town or if it's just particularly full it's bumper to bumper and forget about rush hour. Because of this drivers are very impatient and they are very discourteous to each other for being such a smaller City. I have to disagree with your tagline in regard to why are people moving here if you are moving because you are looking for a conservative type City, Austin is not the place for you. However, I am a conservative and I adore Austin, I love its energy, I love its eclectic nature, I love Congress Avenue and its vibe. No city is for everyone and if you do not spend time in the ATX you really cannot give a judgment like saying why are people moving here in fairness because I could say I don't like Miami but that's not fair of me to say because I've never stayed in Miami for an extended length of time. So it's not for everyone, there are many in Texas who do not like Austin, but there are many of us who actually do love it even with it being so different.
We imported our drivers from California.
Love watching your video and it brought back a lot of memories. I used to live in Austin from 1985 thru 1993 and worked in the banking business sector of downtown Austin. It was a blast everyday and the weekends were super. Austin used to be a destination thousands of people used to aspire of going to because of its beauty, nightlife, and eccentric way of living -- that was back in the day though. Austin has now turned into a homeless and degenerate place to visit and thousands of people have moved their vacations to other parts of the state. The crime is unbelievable and the lawlessness has gown to such extent that even partying down town on 6th street is putting your life at risk for the crime and shootings down there. I hear that local politics has turned Austin into the city dump it is today. I will never go down to Austin again, way to dangerous to be in that city. Have a great time on your travels and be safe.
Houston is the same.
I was born and raised in Austin and I'm good if you cant handle it leave it🤠
In other words, you're saying the progressive left is controlling Austin? Is that right, Aggie05too?
@@davidlewis1221 I'm from Houston and you are correct. I think every city was better back in the day. Population growth and taking away the beauty in city's" trees" just to build endless shopping centers and apartment complexes Is part of the reasons why these cities were better in the past compared to now.
I've lived in Austin. I went to high school not far from it. I spent the last of my 20s in ATX as well. It's a nice city, but it IS overrated. Great food spots IFKYK, crime was never TOO crazy and a nice art/party scene. It's LA lite.
You drove through the suburbs, you didn’t even make an effort to go to South Congress or South Lamar or even check out capital of Texas Highway, of course it’s going to be boring in the suburbs.
He doesn't know what he's doing.
@@MOJOXL24 Yeah, these people are awful. Won’t be watching other videos. I’m not a big fan of the way Austin is growing and everything has become so expensive but don’t judge the city on driving through some neighborhoods and seeing some homeless people. Those homeless people aren’t even from Austin.
@@kimwaters198 it looks like his other videos are just as negative. Eff this guy.
@@MOJOXL24 I haven’t even bothered to watch them, do they even stop and go anywhere or just judge the way the streets look?
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“ Blacks” on outskirts of Austin in Austin great BBQ!
YOu drive the wrong streets the nice avenue is the one that gets straight to capitol and then U OF texas, then back to the river and all the parks around the river. its the river and parks the good part of it, going river up...you just messed in the wrong places, its weird because with little research you get the point 6th street in the night.....river in the afternoon,...
I’m a native Texan and I agree 100% Austin tries way to hard to be “cool” or “progressive” instead of just being itself. If UT wasn’t smack in the middle of it, it would be just another small mid sized city and prob pretty damn conservative. Now I’ll say this, Austin had a great reputation up until about 20 years ago and then the city began losing its hippy, live music character. These days nobody is actually from Austin, it’s filled with people from all over the place. So there’s no real culture or traditions that define a city. Plus it’s more of a place to be outdoors, not really a big city vibe.
I agree. Watching this, I don't see what all the fuss is about for Austin.
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