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Houston is often the whipping-boy in general. Whether it's the national
media, or locals (such as Dallas or Austin folks), people only talk
about the negatives (often exagerrating them) and are clueless about
the positives.

For example, many folks on Dallas look down on Houston as some sub-par
place of culture and economy... and probably don't realize Houston has
the second largest theatre district in the country (after NYC's
Broadway) and some of the best museums around. They probably also don't
know that Houston has many more millionaires than Dallas does. And many
folks in Austin see Houston as some kind of cultural void, yet are
unaware of the above mentioned facts as well. Then they complain about
the humidity, when in reality it's only slightly less humid in Austin.
Plus, when I moved from Austin to Houston I realized how much BETTER
the restaurant scene was... like night and day!!

Some people from these places think all of Houston is like the ship
channel -- i.e. Baytown, Pasadena, etc.

As far as the national media... they are just idiots. They can't get
off the Enron crap.

Albert Nurick wrote:
> Houston is often the whipping boy in the popular press for
> health-related issues.  The American Lung Association's 2006 "State of
> the Air" report came out today, and let's see how we did:
>
> The ALA lists the 25 U.S. metropolitan areas most polluted by
> year-round particle pollution (soot). Again, ties are listed with the
> same number:
>
> 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, Calif.
> 2. Bakersfield, Calif.
> 3. Pittsburgh-New Castle, Pa.
> 4. Visalia-Porterville, Calif.
> 5. Fresno-Madera, Calif.
> 6. Detroit-Warren-Flint, Mich.
> 7. Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
> 8. Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, Ohio
> 9. Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, Ala.
> 9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Ga.-Ala.
> 11. Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
> 12. Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va.-Ohio
> 13. York-Hanover-Gettysburg, Pa.
> 13. St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, Mo.-Ill.
> 13. Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.
> 16. New York-Newark-Bridgeport, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa.
> 16. Lancaster, Pa.
> 18. Merced, Calif.
> 18. Canton-Massillon, Ohio
> 20. Charleston, W.Va.
> 21. Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va.
> 22. Reading, Pa.
> 22. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va.
> 24. Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, Ind.
> 25. Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, Ky.-Ind.
>
> A separate list shows that the top five towns for ozone were all in
> California (Bakersfield, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside,
> Visalia-Porterville, Fresno-Madera, and Merced).
>
> http://www.webmd.com/content/article/121/114322
>
> Wow.  Not on either list.  Bravo.
>
> ObEats:  Lower air pollution means we live longer, and eat more meals.
>
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