Born and raised in Houston in the 70s and 80s. Houston is so many things that outsiders don't understand. First, its a boomtown. It's THE city in the world to chase your dreams and try to make your fortune. It's a Texan city with a fierce sense of independence. But it's also the friendliest big city in the world. When my wife and I moved back there in 1993 all our surrounding neighbors in Sugar Land brought us food to welcome us to the neighborhood. Houston is pickup trucks and BMWs. It's freeways. It's totally Texas while being totally global. The rodeo is an annual event that schoolkids learn about and participate in and it consumes everyone's lives for a brief but unifying period. Houston is a celebrity mattress salesman and the shortest player in Major League Baseball. It's Hakeem Olajuwon from Nigeria. Houston's Vietnamese community is enormous and vibrant. The food, oh my lord, the food! From Tex-Mex to brisket to gulf seafood to Cajun. It boasts more Whataburgers than anywhere else in the Lone Star State. It's ZZ Top and Clint Black and Beyoncé and Chamillionaire. It's Space City. It's cracked sidewalks from shifting Texas gumbo soil. It's being a kid and running around in 97 degree heat with 97 percent humidity and not really realizing it's hot. It's the Astrodome and Judge Roy Hofheinz. Houston is luxurious live oak trees simply dripping with Spanish moss. It's bayous and mosquitos and hurricanes. It's the ship channel and Houston's beloved gulf-sister to the south, Galveston. It's Enron corruption and Dr. Michael DeBakey cancer-treatments. If you don't really, really know Houston you won't get it. But when you do...it's just the best place in the world.
I moved here from Cleveland, OH in 1968. It was the smartest decision of my life. I've raised five native Texans here. Having been back to Cleveland recently, I am SO thankful for having had the great sense to make this move. Houston is my home, especially when you consider that, culturally, I'm a true Houstonian. We have the greatest people in the world, here. Our diversity happened the right way; not by government decree, but due to all the economic opportunity here. People came here from all over the world; we worked together, played together, and realized that we really like each other. Houston is the City of the Future, today.
I've lived in Houston all my life. It's not ugly. And it no dirtier than New York, LA, or Miami... Buts it's cheaper to live here. I pay 500$ in rent and I live 10mins from downtown. Good friggin luck visiting/living in a friendlier/diverse culture.
I've been to all the above cities you mentioned and Houston is cleaner than all of them. The main difference between those cities and Houston is the cost of living and job opportunities --- Houston beat them all by a long shot! I got pissed off visiting Miami several years ago when the seafood I bought with my family at a restaurant was rotten but was twice as expensive as the ones I typically bought in Houston! I kept telling everyone that you would never get that kind of lousy seafood in Houston, especially for that kind of money spent. It was especially shocking to me because for a city so close to the sea I expected Miami to have great seafood, but boy was I'm rudely surprised! I guess there is a reason why Houston is 5 times larger than Miami and so many people choose to live in Houston than just about any American city.
Thats true but its so inexpensive there bc Houston continues to habe natural disasters. Hurricanes almost every year destroys the city, flooding every year, and its hot and humid. Plus hella mexicans there too. Best get a truck and get it lifted since flooding happens every year
Make a plan on what you want to see. Having a car is an absolute necessity. Unless you're planning an urban trip where all of the museums, World famous Texas Medical center is a "downtown" itself. Believe it or not but it is the most culturally diverse city in the country. Man I wished I had an open top double decker bus to take people on a tour of our friendly. I live downtown Houston and I am really close the the area known as "The Heights". Each individual area is a city within itself. We have a lot of festivals. I highly suggest that you find out when Houston has its International Festival IT IS AWESOME!!!!!! Oh and expect to get fat We have some kick ass restaurants and the average Houstonian eats out four times a week. Anyways. If there is something specific you want to know. I'm the person you need to speak to. I was born here and I have tried to move several times but I just cannot seem to leave. There is something about Houston that will always keep you here. People that leave always come back.
FYI. I'm just letting you know just to be aware, to be ready if, for just in case you get stop by a cop and for what ever reason (Even if there isn't) and you're taking to Harris County, expect 3 days before booking it's over and either 1. You are innocent and let you out (With an arrest record, thank you very much), 2. After the chest X ray (May be more than one time to increase the chance of developing lung cancer) A. Floor 6, a, 12 bunk ;) and B. Someone bailed you out just to come back and good luck. LOL, a friend of mine, just for looking Mexican was taken in, after 3 days he was out as a good US Citizen with a new record and had to go get his pounded vehicle paying out of pocket :)
I moved to Houston in 1978. It was love at first sight. I was staying with my cousin in Crosby. The first weekend I was there we went to San Antone to visit my aunt. When we went past downtown I was in awe. I went from a city in NE Ohio that was going down to Houston. I was amazed. I moved to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The are I moved to was smaller than Spring Branch. I still get homesick even after 20 years.
@@sneaux49 ...Trust me. You w/not want to live there now. There's a VAST difference between the 1970s & 2019! I grew up there & moved 27 years ago. I absolutely LOATHE that stressful traffic when I return to visit family & the native Houstonians are mostly miserable with what has happened to the city. They stay only because they have kids/grands in the area. No place for retirees.
The "Six in the City" taxi information is wrong. $6 taxi for *anywhere* in the 610 Loop? I knew it sounded too good. The $6 special is only for downtown area inside of I-45, I-10 and US 59. That's less than 1/10th the size of the 610 Loop.
I'm a fourth generation Houstonian (when we retired we moved to Galveston). I have always liked my town, but I never realized there is such a large French speaking population. I appreciate this positive report.
Kilpatrick Kirksimmons Houston alongside the rest of Southeast Texas has a large French Creole population that has been here for years. Most of our grandparents are from Louisiana. Fun fact.
Born and raised in Houston but I lived in Canada for a bit and married a Canadian. Cool to see that Chris Hadfield appreciates and has embraced my home city.
I am a native Houstonian of 40+ years. Some of the information was correct and some not. Houston is known for its barbecue and seafood. It offers quite a bit of international cuisine as is reflected by its residents. There are very few, if any, not for profit hospitals left in Houston . Changes in healthcare nationally have affected how the medical system in Houston functions. We are the leader in organ transplantation. The weather is more often humid year-round than not. During the 1960's and 70's, the highest average summer temperatures may have been 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The usual low during winter was in the 50's. Houston had high rise buildings downtown in the mid 1960's and you could access the the roof and view the city with the telescopes provided. I know this video is a little out of date, but the information could have been more accurate.
Yes. She paints a much nicer pic of how things really are there. The only things I miss are the restaurants & the OLD Houston. It has changed for the worse IMO...certainly NOT a place for retirees ...rat race.
I don't respect opinions on American cities from people who don't speak our language. And Houston does have a massive public transportation system. Its called Metro.
Houston Texas is a huge major city that Texans call home. We were 4th populous city in the U.S, bigger city in square miles. Its majorly diverse and known as space city. People from out of state are moving here to Houston. So that means new high rises are being built and we hold the 5th spot for high rises. Population is growing tremendously by the day as of 2021. Again Houston has better Healthcare, food options, highways, Business and job opportunities, cheaper cost of living, and more fun places to choose from, even the biggest rodeo. Houston as of 2021 is passing Chicago and later on L.A, why because they don't have anymore land to build on. Literally can't grow anymore that includes New York. So for those Sorry cities like L.A, New York, and Chicago sorry is all I can say. If you wanna better life move to Houston. Its worth your money and life. So stop talkin how Houston is Terrible cause it is not. Who ever said Miami is better than Houston, is literally on it! Miami is just known for its coasts which I would dearly love to visit. Still H-town is the Texas city. Texas in general!
There is still a lot of ignorance on the part of a lot of outsiders who have never set foot here who believe Houston is just this pow dunk uncultured town of hicks. When you start explaining or listing the facts about our medical center, theater district, fortune 500 companies, college system, etc., it's almost as if they refuse to believe that this can happen in the south. I really appreciated this well done video which I think was a fairly accurate depiction of what Houston is in the 2000's. Transportation sucks, traffic sucks, weather sucks, its a big concrete jungle..true, true, true, and true, but there is a wonderful diversity or people, culture, and food, plenty of room and space for family life, business and job opportunities, and this wealth of activity that you can find if of course, you have a car to get yourself there. There really is no such thing as a perfect city---you just can't have millions of people running around and nothing bad ever happens---but I hope this video will help either people better understand what Houston is all about or perhaps encourage them to live/work/visit here.
xoxxobob it depends on the crowd you're in. My entire family frequently goes and we invite guests when they come as well. Of course you'll find a lot of people who have never gone. That's with everything in life.
Just laughing, the funniest line was 'There is no subway system in Houston'. No Shock Sherlock,...three feet down is our water table. We don't have basements. BTW,..storms, hurricanes, floods....etc.
Knowing Chris Hadfield speaks perfect English and hearing him dubbed over while he speaks French is entertaining. This video must have been originally made for a French audience.
Houston isn't nearly as cheap as it was in the past. You can forget having a nice 2000-2500 sq ft home with a good sized backyard and front yard inside a safe part of Houston proper unless you are making 350k+ (probably more to live comfortably).
Yo how cool is a rodeo I've never been in one, I live in Wisconsin and people are different you'll never are going to see people wearing cowboy hats I like it
I disagree with comments claim Houston is too hot. It's only too hot 6 hours a day 1-7p Mid June to Mid September Other than that I drive my car with windows on. Or even using a heater in most of December & January nights.
Houston is a splendid city which cannot be easily labeled. It is too different, too unique, with huge varieties of people from everywhere. Even has different ecosystems depending on which part of the metro area you live in. Jungle in the northeast suburbs, prairie in the western suburbs. Want easy to label cities go to Austin, SF, or Boston.
Did i miss something why are there so many foreign speaking individuals. Houston own so many hidden gems you should go to the hidden areas, enjoyed the documentary
George Ojeda houston has a larger city limit then any city accept phoenix okc and another i cant recall... u have to actually visit to see how massive the city is
From the recent data that I have found, considering the four (4) largest cities in America, Houston, TX. currently has about 657 square miles (sq.mi.) of land area, Los Angeles, CA. has about 495 sq.mi. of land area, New York City, NY. has about 304 sq.mi. of land area, and Chicago, IL. has about 238 sq.mi.
Erin Berry I’m planning on leaving NYC next year.The rent is sick here😡.So many places want 2 months rent PLUS real estate fee.They are such crooks here.
This has lots of strange errors. Air conditioning was not invented in the 1950s, for example. Air conditioning in cars has been optional on most cars since 1953. Also people my age know it is at least 8 degrees hotter every day in the summer than it was.
Houston is hot as HELL...hot... I lived in Sugar Land.... miserably hot and humid...oppressive.. I grew up in southern Louisiana, I thought I knew HEAT until I moved to the Houston area. Houston is VERY ethnically diverse; great food. The area surrounding Rice University is nice.. good bookstores.... Rice, nice campus. Also, Houston used to be affordable, it's not cheap to live/rent in Houston...don't let folks fool you... it ain't cheap.... No public transportation that's worth mentioning.. it is a city that's a behemoth of freeways... concrete jungles..endless Houston puts me in the mindset of the subject matter of books written by sc-fi writer Octavia Butler.
Visited Phoenix and Vegas plenty of times over 30 years, its hotter in those two cities but a different type of heat. Plus the fact that they're located in the desert. Houston is just humid which makes 80 or 90 degree weather feel like a 110 to 120. Humidity, dew points and heat index make it all feel miserable. Vegas or Phoenix is just dry hot air in comparison.
Minute 43:00 39% Hispanics. 35% Anglos 19% African Americans 7% Asians. San Antonio, TX. 99% Mexican. .07% Hispanics. .025% Asians 10 African Americans passing thru. I've been in San Antonio, TX and everyone there was basically Mexicans without Santa Ana as my friend said it. It's beautiful though, but my heart is with Houston, TX. Dallas, on the other hand...Sucks. They used to have the West End, but now, not even that anymore.
Love this multicultural city of Houston so hot and so big beautiful huge city but beatiful at the season of winter like it so much enjoyin the whether no snow storm even the summer time thank you to give a oportunuty for work here love this city it have every thing theaters, rodeo, petroleum, NASA Space estation .,port, great restaurant from diferent contry of the world and the best Hospital also the best in the world and building a new electric station for electric cards by Nissan and Relaint electric company and also long road all over the city Hight road way link all over the city land of the Cow Boys it is great city to visit and live here land of opportunity thanks Houston Space City since 1960 .NASA. Space Station .
booming. even though oil prices are low which affected other industries such as residential construction. chemical processing, i.e making plastics etc... is booming which means construction for commercial property and building is still going strong.
Entertaining reading some of the comments, If your not afraid to work, show up on time dress decent there are many jobs that will provide a decent living. Our city really needs Licensed service people. Of course there are plenty of tech jobs but everyone will need plumbing, a/c, appliance repair. Yes we have traffic bad traffic, so live close to your job, for so many years our city leaders didn't build highways keeping up with population. Massive construction is going on all over town but we are way behind. Think of Houston like this 3 rings around town, Highway 610 it's the inner city loop, then beltway 8 was sort of outskirts when it started being built now town has grown out to it, and now Grand Parkway our outer loop, city is quickly building out to it. We have several small city's that were swallowed up Bellaire, West University, South Houston, Clear Lake, Katy, Cypress, Spring, Klein and so on each with it's own personality. Housing is pretty cheap to purchase, rental rates are going up with 1,200 people a week moving here. This video is somewhat accurate but some liberties were taken on the typical southernisms.
This video is filled with misinformation from the very start. This woman has no idea of the diversity that has been a feature of the Houston economy since the time of Jesse H Jones. 2 major airports, numerous railheads, 3 Interstate Highways, and more institutions of higher learning. She dwells on what she perceives as negatives but has failed to do any of the research that would have revealed the city’s resources that obviate those negatives. With all the knowledgeable natives that are available for interview, she relies upon a non-English speaker whose “knowledge” is dubious. She is such a lightweight.
live in Houston my hole life its a city IMO.... its really no different then its sister cities DFW and san Antonio its just a big ol city trust me there areee wayyyy better places on earth to be at like ... cabo san lucus Guadeloupe or saint kitts
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Minute 13:00 That is pure Bullshit. I took a Cab for about 3 miles and it cost me $8.00 bucks plus the driver bitching for not keeping the $2.00 change as a tip. Well?, if he would of have a better attitude, I would of.
***** You've got to be fucking kidding me. Do five minutes of research. Houston is THE most diverse city in the United States. It surpassed New York and L.A. a few years ago.
They're speaking French because they're obviously native Canadians. This is a Canadian documentary, you dolt. However, it seems you can't grasp what diversity means. It doesn't just mean a high hispanic population. Also, be aware that there are plenty of hispanics in Texas (myself included) that have been here since its days as the Republic and before.
Hazardous to your health. Ground level ozone there gave me bronchitis, forcing my wife and I to get outta town stat! And if you're a guy and trim and wear Italian ties you get labeled by men and women as gay. Great men's stores there, though. Especially the ones that sell Italian ties. Happy to live in the four seasons of Chicago.
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Born and raised in Houston in the 70s and 80s. Houston is so many things that outsiders don't understand. First, its a boomtown. It's THE city in the world to chase your dreams and try to make your fortune. It's a Texan city with a fierce sense of independence. But it's also the friendliest big city in the world. When my wife and I moved back there in 1993 all our surrounding neighbors in Sugar Land brought us food to welcome us to the neighborhood. Houston is pickup trucks and BMWs. It's freeways. It's totally Texas while being totally global. The rodeo is an annual event that schoolkids learn about and participate in and it consumes everyone's lives for a brief but unifying period. Houston is a celebrity mattress salesman and the shortest player in Major League Baseball. It's Hakeem Olajuwon from Nigeria. Houston's Vietnamese community is enormous and vibrant. The food, oh my lord, the food! From Tex-Mex to brisket to gulf seafood to Cajun. It boasts more Whataburgers than anywhere else in the Lone Star State. It's ZZ Top and Clint Black and Beyoncé and Chamillionaire. It's Space City. It's cracked sidewalks from shifting Texas gumbo soil. It's being a kid and running around in 97 degree heat with 97 percent humidity and not really realizing it's hot. It's the Astrodome and Judge Roy Hofheinz. Houston is luxurious live oak trees simply dripping with Spanish moss. It's bayous and mosquitos and hurricanes. It's the ship channel and Houston's beloved gulf-sister to the south, Galveston. It's Enron corruption and Dr. Michael DeBakey cancer-treatments. If you don't really, really know Houston you won't get it. But when you do...it's just the best place in the world.
You drank the Kool Aid. Yet you live in Sugar Land.
i lived in houston the first 25 years of my life ,then austin for 16 years , there will always be a place in my heart for houston
The only part of my anatomy that has a place for Houston is my colon.
Then why do you leave Houston?
I moved here from Cleveland, OH in 1968. It was the smartest decision of my life. I've raised five native Texans here. Having been back to Cleveland recently, I am SO thankful for having had the great sense to make this move. Houston is my home, especially when you consider that, culturally, I'm a true Houstonian. We have the greatest people in the world, here. Our diversity happened the right way; not by government decree, but due to all the economic opportunity here. People came here from all over the world; we worked together, played together, and realized that we really like each other. Houston is the City of the Future, today.
Well said sir! 👏
نائس ویڈیو سب کے لئے دوسری قسط کا انتظار کرنا ہے 👍🇩🇪🇵🇰
Houston Texas is the best dam city in the world
i agree . LOL
Wrong,NYC is 🤦♀️
RunnaWayJ Houston what type of drugs do you have to be on to say something like that
@@longislandny696 not even close
Thank that were i am from in still live
I've lived in Houston all my life. It's not ugly. And it no dirtier than New York, LA, or Miami... Buts it's cheaper to live here. I pay 500$ in rent and I live 10mins from downtown. Good friggin luck visiting/living in a friendlier/diverse culture.
miami's air is pure and cleaner than Houstons. so stop talking shit.
This bitch here ^
I've been to all the above cities you mentioned and Houston is cleaner than all of them. The main difference between those cities and Houston is the cost of living and job opportunities --- Houston beat them all by a long shot! I got pissed off visiting Miami several years ago when the seafood I bought with my family at a restaurant was rotten but was twice as expensive as the ones I typically bought in Houston! I kept telling everyone that you would never get that kind of lousy seafood in Houston, especially for that kind of money spent. It was especially shocking to me because for a city so close to the sea I expected Miami to have great seafood, but boy was I'm rudely surprised! I guess there is a reason why Houston is 5 times larger than Miami and so many people choose to live in Houston than just about any American city.
emilyeaaah yeah the air may be clean, but the people aren't
+Jesus Christhole yeah, no kidding. there's a lot of people from Florida and California here in Dallas.
Ahhhhh....Houston, my city. Strong, Beautiful, Amazing, Curious, Progressive, Interesting, & FABULOUS! Love Houston.
Houston is the finest city in the world!
Houston Video Marketing what type of drugs do you have to be on to say a statement like that
Herbal Giles what kind of drugs do YOU have to keep posting that same ass comment!
Yeah in the early 2000s it was, now Houston becoming bad with crimes and road rages happening everyday
@@alexz3692 Nah Houston's getting even better. Other cities have way more crime. Try going to Portland.
Love Houston, I know people that has immigrated there and after less than a year they already own a home and we are still renting in los angeles.
wow!! that's saying something.
Thats true but its so inexpensive there bc Houston continues to habe natural disasters. Hurricanes almost every year destroys the city, flooding every year, and its hot and humid. Plus hella mexicans there too. Best get a truck and get it lifted since flooding happens every year
But these are two different cities.
@@MrTonyProductionz - Mexicans are in LA too. LOL
Use to live in Houston. Awesome city! The people are so friendly! Really miss this great city called HOUSTON!!!!!!!!
I've never been to Houston but there's just something about the city. I hope to visit soon and if I like it I'll move there.
come thru.. but be aware it gets hot down here
+cangri77 Well, if she's going to move here she is gonna have to get used to it. LOL
I recommend you visit, their is something about the city, haven't been in 6 years and I still miss it
Make a plan on what you want to see. Having a car is an absolute necessity. Unless you're planning an urban trip where all of the museums, World famous Texas Medical center is a "downtown" itself. Believe it or not but it is the most culturally diverse city in the country. Man I wished I had an open top double decker bus to take people on a tour of our friendly. I live downtown Houston and I am really close the the area known as "The Heights". Each individual area is a city within itself. We have a lot of festivals. I highly suggest that you find out when Houston has its International Festival IT IS AWESOME!!!!!! Oh and expect to get fat We have some kick ass restaurants and the average Houstonian eats out four times a week. Anyways. If there is something specific you want to know. I'm the person you need to speak to. I was born here and I have tried to move several times but I just cannot seem to leave. There is something about Houston that will always keep you here. People that leave always come back.
FYI. I'm just letting you know just to be aware, to be ready if, for just in case you get stop by a cop and for what ever reason (Even if there isn't) and you're taking to Harris County, expect 3 days before booking it's over and either 1. You are innocent and let you out (With an arrest record, thank you very much), 2. After the chest X ray (May be more than one time to increase the chance of developing lung cancer) A. Floor 6, a, 12 bunk ;) and B. Someone bailed you out just to come back and good luck. LOL, a friend of mine, just for looking Mexican was taken in, after 3 days he was out as a good US Citizen with a new record and had to go get his pounded vehicle paying out of pocket :)
i lived there for 33 years. . . 1977 till 2010. . . .I miss it so much!
I moved to Houston in 1978. It was love at first sight. I was staying with my cousin in Crosby. The first weekend I was there we went to San Antone to visit my aunt. When we went past downtown I was in awe. I went from a city in NE Ohio that was going down to Houston. I was amazed. I moved to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The are I moved to was smaller than Spring Branch. I still get homesick even after 20 years.
COME BACK AND VISIT 👍
@@sneaux49 ...Trust me. You w/not want to live there now. There's a VAST difference between the 1970s & 2019! I grew up there & moved 27 years ago. I absolutely LOATHE that stressful traffic when I return to visit family & the native Houstonians are mostly miserable with what has happened to the city. They stay only because they have kids/grands in the area. No place for retirees.
Thank you for this film, as a native Houstonian I say hooray for a job well done!
My City!!!!!! H-town!!!!!
I moved to Htown in 2012 after living in Seattle for 15 years. I love the cost of Living.
Houston is lit
The "Six in the City" taxi information is wrong. $6 taxi for *anywhere* in the 610 Loop? I knew it sounded too good. The $6 special is only for downtown area inside of I-45, I-10 and US 59. That's less than 1/10th the size of the 610 Loop.
EPIC DOCUMENTARY...thanks so much.
I'm a fourth generation Houstonian (when we retired we moved to Galveston). I have always liked my town, but I never realized there is such a large French speaking population. I appreciate this positive report.
I'm sort of surprised she found so many French speakers in a city so deep in our interior. And in Texas no less.
Kilpatrick Kirksimmons Houston alongside the rest of Southeast Texas has a large French Creole population that has been here for years. Most of our grandparents are from Louisiana. Fun fact.
@@ladylioness9808 There's also a huge French company in Houston called Schlumberger.
Houston is a collection of cities all interconnected into a large mass
jerry arnold Yeah, right on.
jerry arnold just like la
Aleal yep...NYC too
jerry arnold true
Houston has a huge Chinatown! Lots of yummy food and grocery stores. There are plenty of Asians more than 7%.
Born and raised in Houston but I lived in Canada for a bit and married a Canadian. Cool to see that Chris Hadfield appreciates and has embraced my home city.
I love my city
mydreamboy fuck outta here
HOUSTON WAS THE FIRST WORD SPOKEN WHEN WE LANDED ON THE MOON!!!
this was an awesome documentary, enjoyed every minute. thanks. this is my HOUSTON 💪
I'm a Houstonian, and I'm puzzled. Where did they find all the French speakers for this video? We speak English here. And Spanish, of course.
wow this vid is extremely well done. i really should go visit Houston sometime.
I am a native Houstonian of 40+ years. Some of the information was correct and some not. Houston is known for its barbecue and seafood. It offers quite a bit of international cuisine as is reflected by its residents.
There are very few, if any, not for profit hospitals left in Houston . Changes in healthcare nationally have affected how the medical system in Houston functions.
We are the leader in organ transplantation.
The weather is more often humid year-round than not. During the 1960's and 70's, the highest average summer temperatures may have been 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The usual low during winter was in the 50's.
Houston had high rise buildings downtown in the mid 1960's and you could access the the roof and view the city with the telescopes provided.
I know this video is a little out of date, but the information could have been more accurate.
Yes. She paints a much nicer pic of how things really are there. The only things I miss are the restaurants & the OLD Houston. It has changed for the worse IMO...certainly NOT a place for retirees ...rat race.
it's not too hot if you complain about this then go move up north where it gets below zero then you won't be complaining then
Texmex89 I’ve lived in Virginia most of my life so I know hot. I’m in NYC since 2010.Im planning on moving to Houston next year.Wish me luck🤞
Woot , There is my city :)
Best City Ever
Great documentary. ...
I don't respect opinions on American cities from people who don't speak our language. And Houston does have a massive public transportation system. Its called Metro.
Driving isn't a requirement if you don't have a car. Many people are forced to use Metro.
Ummm.. I'm not a liberal, I have a working brain that's capable of cognitive thinking. But I can understand how you feel.
It's not an actual metro system.
Yes, I too speak American
Bigot
Houston Texas is a huge major city that Texans call home. We were 4th populous city in the U.S, bigger city in square miles. Its majorly diverse and known as space city. People from out of state are moving here to Houston. So that means new high rises are being built and we hold the 5th spot for high rises. Population is growing tremendously by the day as of 2021. Again Houston has better Healthcare, food options, highways, Business and job opportunities, cheaper cost of living, and more fun places to choose from, even the biggest rodeo. Houston as of 2021 is passing Chicago and later on L.A, why because they don't have anymore land to build on. Literally can't grow anymore that includes New York. So for those Sorry cities like L.A, New York, and Chicago sorry is all I can say. If you wanna better life move to Houston. Its worth your money and life. So stop talkin how Houston is Terrible cause it is not. Who ever said Miami is better than Houston, is literally on it! Miami is just known for its coasts which I would dearly love to visit. Still H-town is the Texas city. Texas in general!
There is still a lot of ignorance on the part of a lot of outsiders who have never set foot here who believe Houston is just this pow dunk uncultured town of hicks. When you start explaining or listing the facts about our medical center, theater district, fortune 500 companies, college system, etc., it's almost as if they refuse to believe that this can happen in the south. I really appreciated this well done video which I think was a fairly accurate depiction of what Houston is in the 2000's. Transportation sucks, traffic sucks, weather sucks, its a big concrete jungle..true, true, true, and true, but there is a wonderful diversity or people, culture, and food, plenty of room and space for family life, business and job opportunities, and this wealth of activity that you can find if of course, you have a car to get yourself there. There really is no such thing as a perfect city---you just can't have millions of people running around and nothing bad ever happens---but I hope this video will help either people better understand what Houston is all about or perhaps encourage them to live/work/visit here.
Sorry but nobody goes to Houston for "theater" !
xoxxobob
it depends on the crowd you're in. My entire family frequently goes and we invite guests when they come as well. Of course you'll find a lot of people who have never gone. That's with everything in life.
***** Outsiders think that of Texas as a whole and think everything outside of Austin is hicktown. Yankees are stupid.
Exactly. Most of these ignorant Cretans can't even spell "theater".
@@xoxxobob 3 YEARS AND NOBODY AGREES WITH YOU LOL
Just laughing, the funniest line was 'There is no subway system in Houston'. No Shock Sherlock,...three feet down is our water table. We don't have basements. BTW,..storms, hurricanes, floods....etc.
Not only is the Galleria mall the biggest mall in Houston it's the biggest mall in Texas.
pulldeeznuttz 7th largest in the country
I WANT TO VISIT HOUSTON BUT ! I DONT KNOW ANYBODY THERE !!
Choose a hotel and stay a few days to travel to different popular places you don't have to know people to explore ✌️
Just walk into the city businesses and say, "howdy!", you'll make friends quickly!
44:00 it's true. Houston is multi ethnic
Houston is where its at
... Good but bo mention of our top museums, ballet, Opera.
Knowing Chris Hadfield speaks perfect English and hearing him dubbed over while he speaks French is entertaining. This video must have been originally made for a French audience.
Houston isn't nearly as cheap as it was in the past. You can forget having a nice 2000-2500 sq ft home with a good sized backyard and front yard inside a safe part of Houston proper unless you are making 350k+ (probably more to live comfortably).
And let's not forget about flooding!
Great series, is there any new episodes of this available?
Yo how cool is a rodeo I've never been in one, I live in Wisconsin and people are different you'll never are going to see people wearing cowboy hats I like it
maaaaan the HOUSTON RODEO IS AWESOME, you must come down , plan to stay a few days
Moving to Houston next year ,coming from NYC trust and believe I will never wear that hat🙄
I disagree with comments claim Houston is too hot. It's only too hot 6 hours a day 1-7p Mid June to Mid September Other than that I drive my car with windows on. Or even using a heater in most of December & January nights.
Houston is a splendid city which cannot be easily labeled. It is too different, too unique, with huge varieties of people from everywhere. Even has different ecosystems depending on which part of the metro area you live in. Jungle in the northeast suburbs, prairie in the western suburbs. Want easy to label cities go to Austin, SF, or Boston.
I'm not from Houston but I rap a lot
Looking forward in relocating to Houston..
Me too,coming from NYC Queens.I can’t wait 😊
Every big city has its issues. Houston is great all in all. If you're into Mexican food and Latin culture it can't be beat
Did i miss something why are there so many foreign speaking individuals. Houston own so many hidden gems you should go to the hidden areas, enjoyed the documentary
great city......
I fux. Watched the whole thing #spacecity
Houston! I miss you. 😃
where in uttar pradesh is this houston located?
HOUSTON IS LOCATED IN THE GREATEST STATE IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. TEXAS!!!!
Don't get me wrong. I love Houston, but the opening remark about territory size compared to other cities is simply untrue. Metro NYC is far larger.
George Ojeda houston has a larger city limit then any city accept phoenix okc and another i cant recall... u have to actually visit to see how massive the city is
From the recent data that I have found, considering the four (4) largest cities in America, Houston, TX. currently has about 657 square miles (sq.mi.) of land area, Los Angeles, CA. has about 495 sq.mi. of land area, New York City, NY. has about 304 sq.mi. of land area, and Chicago, IL. has about 238 sq.mi.
Bullshit you can fit Chicago and New York inside of Houston's landmass facts
IM SOLD! IM MOVING TO HOUSTON!!
Erin Berry I’m planning on leaving NYC next year.The rent is sick here😡.So many places want 2 months rent PLUS real estate fee.They are such crooks here.
Awesome
can you upload more of this show..please
This has lots of strange errors. Air conditioning was not invented in the 1950s, for example. Air conditioning in cars has been optional on most cars since 1953. Also people my age know it is at least 8 degrees hotter every day in the summer than it was.
The french seem to be the experts on Houston.
lol
and i am moving tomorrow texas... here i come,,,11/24/2014
How'd it go?
Houston is officially a coastal city, not inland. We are located in Galveston Bay.
Houston is hot as HELL...hot... I lived in Sugar Land.... miserably hot and humid...oppressive.. I grew up in southern Louisiana, I thought I knew HEAT until I moved to the Houston area. Houston is VERY ethnically diverse; great food. The area surrounding Rice University is nice.. good bookstores.... Rice, nice campus. Also, Houston used to be affordable, it's not cheap to live/rent in Houston...don't let folks fool you... it ain't cheap.... No public transportation that's worth mentioning.. it is a city that's a behemoth of freeways... concrete jungles..endless Houston puts me in the mindset of the subject matter of books written by sc-fi writer Octavia Butler.
Lol trust me going to Houston does not make one learn about heat. Go to Phoenix then you can see what heat is.
I lived in phoenix for 2 weeks during height of summer. No big deal.
Vegas is hotter
zorazora zorzzora I live in Chicago it's hot and humid here
Visited Phoenix and Vegas plenty of times over 30 years, its hotter in those two cities but a different type of heat. Plus the fact that they're located in the desert. Houston is just humid which makes 80 or 90 degree weather feel like a 110 to 120. Humidity, dew points and heat index make it all feel miserable. Vegas or Phoenix is just dry hot air in comparison.
Minute 43:00 39% Hispanics. 35% Anglos 19% African Americans 7% Asians.
San Antonio, TX. 99% Mexican. .07% Hispanics. .025% Asians 10 African Americans passing thru.
I've been in San Antonio, TX and everyone there was basically Mexicans without Santa Ana as my friend said it.
It's beautiful though, but my heart is with Houston, TX.
Dallas, on the other hand...Sucks. They used to have the West End, but now, not even that anymore.
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I love my city! 🐂🚀
What's wrong with being conservative? Just because you're a social liberal doesn't mean you're for handouts
Love this multicultural city of Houston so hot and so big beautiful huge city but beatiful at the season of winter like it so much enjoyin the whether no snow storm even the summer time thank you to give a oportunuty for work here love this city it have every thing theaters, rodeo, petroleum, NASA Space estation .,port, great restaurant from diferent contry of the world and the best Hospital also the best in the world and building a new electric station for electric cards by Nissan and Relaint electric company and also long road all over the city Hight road way link all over the city land of the Cow Boys it is great city to visit and live here land of opportunity thanks Houston Space City since 1960 .NASA. Space Station .
I was born in TX but I am in NY
Silverania Gaming who cares
That's a pretty significant statement, subtle though it is.
Melly258 PL I'm sorry
sorry to hear that... grew up the north east , but Houston in now my home 💪
can you upload the vancouver one please?
You won’t know many people in houston with a deep frier. You see deep friers in restaurants
how is the plumbing/construction trade industry doing in Houston right now?
There's a flooding problem so no underground basements
booming. even though oil prices are low which affected other industries such as residential construction. chemical processing, i.e making plastics etc... is booming which means construction for commercial property and building is still going strong.
Why the fuck are there soo many French?
That interview girl is French and she preferred french public to interview. Racist bitch!
the show is made by a Quebecois studio, for Canadian TV
You can drive an hour away and your still in Houston.
Entertaining reading some of the comments, If your not afraid to work, show up on time dress decent there are many jobs that will provide a decent living. Our city really needs Licensed service people. Of course there are plenty of tech jobs but everyone will need plumbing, a/c, appliance repair. Yes we have traffic bad traffic, so live close to your job, for so many years our city leaders didn't build highways keeping up with population. Massive construction is going on all over town but we are way behind. Think of Houston like this 3 rings around town, Highway 610 it's the inner city loop, then beltway 8 was sort of outskirts when it started being built now town has grown out to it, and now Grand Parkway our outer loop, city is quickly building out to it. We have several small city's that were swallowed up Bellaire, West University, South Houston, Clear Lake, Katy, Cypress, Spring, Klein and so on each with it's own personality. Housing is pretty cheap to purchase, rental rates are going up with 1,200 people a week moving here. This video is somewhat accurate but some liberties were taken on the typical southernisms.
Why did the people working in NASA speak French?
***** Oh, thanks!
This video is filled with misinformation from the very start. This woman has no idea of the diversity that has been a feature of the Houston economy since the time of Jesse H Jones. 2 major airports, numerous railheads, 3 Interstate Highways, and more institutions of higher learning. She dwells on what she perceives as negatives but has failed to do any of the research that would have revealed the city’s resources that obviate those negatives. With all the knowledgeable natives that are available for interview, she relies upon a non-English speaker whose “knowledge” is dubious. She is such a lightweight.
I think this is on the Sam Houston MV
other major American cities need to improve there commercial ports !
Why are they speaking French?
Pourquoi les guides parlent-ils en français?
wait, so those farm animals in the rodeo are their to be given away so that the person that brings it gets 6 million dollars for it?
Waterfront city? whaaaaaa!😆
wow
30:00 They act like they've never been to a carnival anywhere.
OMG it's deep fried!!!
6$ for a taxi no matter the distance? that is terrible business, unsustainable
it's not correct, it's only for downtown. doesn't extend anywhere near uptown
This documentary is full of stupid exaggerations.
live in Houston my hole life its a city IMO.... its really no different then its sister cities DFW and san Antonio its just a big ol city trust me there areee wayyyy better places on earth to be at like ... cabo san lucus Guadeloupe or saint kitts
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Sort of like all of Atlanta's problems magnified.
Warning! Numbnut video!!!
Minute 13:00 That is pure Bullshit. I took a Cab for about 3 miles and it cost me $8.00 bucks plus the driver bitching for not keeping the $2.00 change as a tip. Well?, if he would of have a better attitude, I would of.
43:52 he said very few african Americans in los angeles. Ok, now i know he is talking out of his ass hahaha stop trying sell houston
what is up with all of these french people?
I second that.
It's obviously a Canadian documentary.
***** You've got to be fucking kidding me. Do five minutes of research. Houston is THE most diverse city in the United States. It surpassed New York and L.A. a few years ago.
*****
If they were speaking spanish then there would still be translations so I don't see your point. Maybe you don't have one?
They're speaking French because they're obviously native Canadians. This is a Canadian documentary, you dolt.
However, it seems you can't grasp what diversity means. It doesn't just mean a high hispanic population. Also, be aware that there are plenty of hispanics in Texas (myself included) that have been here since its days as the Republic and before.
Hazardous to your health. Ground level ozone there gave me bronchitis, forcing my wife and I to get outta town stat! And if you're a guy and trim and wear Italian ties you get labeled by men and women as gay. Great men's stores there, though. Especially the ones that sell Italian ties. Happy to live in the four seasons of Chicago.
did I hear Anthony bourdain
we are big on the super bowl to bad we will never win one
so many french in Houston
31:51 I go to that smoothie king all the time on my way to the medical center