#justhoustonthings

Epitome · 2016-02-08 07:35:32

I remember Jane made a thread like this a while back, so I was like 'sure, why not.'

Your city is so big that driving from one part to another can take two hours
Seriously, just divide it into multiple cities, please.
Not wanting to go anywhere around 5 pm because the traffic is terrible and Houston drivers are TERRIFYING
Apparently we call 'frontage roads' 'feeder roads' and people make a big deal about that
Do you live in an apartment complex? Expect to have at least one neighbor that raps loudly.
Most restaurants are staffed mostly by Hispanic people no matter what type of food
Except for Cajun restaurants, which for some reason are staffed by entirely an Asian staff
Being incredibly confused by debates about 'forced diversity' in media
Living in one of the biggest cities in America where absolutely NOTHING happens
Except for the Rodeo, where at least one person dies at the carnival every year JESUS CHRIST SOMEONE FIX THESE RIDES ALREADY
People make a big deal about Homecoming mums and Whataburger (but not at the same time)
Being confused that kolaches apparently aren't a wide spread thing?? Please someone tell me you live in a place where kolaches exist
A large population of Houston is chubby/fat in some form yet everyone's still fatphobic as fuck seriously how does this even work
Also like every other girl is gay in some way? This isn't even like a my friend group thing I just hear girls talk about being bisexual all the time
There are restaurants EVERYWHERE, but Houston's never featured in any food travelling shows like Austin is (probably cause we're not gentrified enough #ohburn)
It's depressingly easy to forget we even have NASA because no one talks about it
Honestly, the only thing Houstonians are proud of is Beyonce.

anyway, this is just my personal experience. houston is so expansive that someone living in a different part could have a totally different experience and be unable to relate to this whatsoever.

anyway tell me if you relate to any of this or if i live on a completely alien planet compared to you. feel free to ask any questiooons

Klinotaxis · 2016-02-08 07:38:29

what's a kolache & can you eat it

Obā-san · 2016-02-08 07:40:38

Klinotaxis said:
what's a kolache & can you eat it

Haven · 2016-02-08 07:41:05

Epitome said:
It's depressingly easy to forget we even have NASA because no one talks about it

I feel this

Epitome · 2016-02-08 07:41:29

it's literally just meat in bread and i still don't know why it's not a widespread thing

Salix Babylonika · 2016-02-08 07:46:00

what about Screw

Epitome · 2016-02-08 07:48:25

Jane said:
what about Screw

i personally had to google him just now, so i can't tell you the general consensus

MetaFour · 2016-02-08 15:00:55

When I was in San Antonio, Shipley's Donuts was instead Shipley's Donuts & Kolaches.

One-Winged Eagle · 2016-02-08 15:10:36

That looks amazing.

One-Winged Eagle · 2016-02-08 15:11:35

I want to go to Houston and buy one of each kolach type.

Princess Alice · 2016-02-08 16:02:33

It seems like such an obvious concept for a food item; why do we not have these here?

Sredni Vashtar · 2016-02-08 16:04:38

Epitome said:
it's literally just meat in bread and i still don't know why it's not a widespread thing

We have an equivalent when you go to any bakery in Chinatown but I think that's a slightly different thing and I don't know what they're called.

Klinotaxis · 2016-02-08 16:16:35

baozi

i've had such things before, but i don't remember context

Yarrun XIX · 2016-02-08 16:45:48

The carnival demands a sacrifice

glennmagusharvey · 2016-02-08 17:49:31

Sredni Vashtar said:

Epitome said:
it's literally just meat in bread and i still don't know why it's not a widespread thing
We have an equivalent when you go to any bakery in Chinatown but I think that's a slightly different thing and I don't know what they're called.

"tsah siu bao" or something like that, basically

basically, meat in buns is a pretty standard food item around the world lol

Epitome · 2016-02-08 18:01:36

glennmagusharvey said:

Sredni Vashtar said:

Epitome said:
it's literally just meat in bread and i still don't know why it's not a widespread thing
We have an equivalent when you go to any bakery in Chinatown but I think that's a slightly different thing and I don't know what they're called.
"tsah siu bao" or something like that, basically

basically, meat in buns is a pretty standard food item around the world lol

we have a chinatown around here and kolaches taste different

i've only had the pork bun before though

Imipolex G · 2016-02-08 18:22:51

NASA is actually the only reason I ever think of Houston, due to the quote "Houston, we have a problem"

glennmagusharvey · 2016-02-08 19:33:10

When I think of Houston, I think of Sam Houston, that one hurricane that flooded Houston, and NASA.

Princess Alice · 2016-02-08 19:59:09

Imipolex G said:
NASA is actually the only reason I ever think of Houston, due to the quote "Houston, we have a problem"

Which isn't even what he actually said.

"Houston, we've had a problem."

Imipolex G · 2016-02-09 02:40:36

Look, I'll level with you: I don't even know who said that or when or why.

Imipolex G · 2016-02-09 02:40:51

or where, or how

Calica · 2016-02-09 02:42:21

Central Avenue said:

Imipolex G said:
NASA is actually the only reason I ever think of Houston, due to the quote "Houston, we have a problem"
Which isn't even what he actually said.

"Houston, we've had a problem."

and they never told scotty to beam them up using those words either

Obā-san · 2016-02-09 02:47:09

beame up dalas m

Princess Alice · 2016-02-09 13:10:36

Imipolex G said:
Look, I'll level with you: I don't even know who said that or when or why.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13

I'm surprised you weren't familiar with this, knowing your interest in space disasters

Nobody died in this one, but they came pretty damn close

Imipolex G · 2016-02-09 17:48:41

Apollo 13 actually happened? I thought that was just some silly movie.

I am lying, though.

Imipolex G · 2016-02-09 17:49:22

"Nobody died in this one"

this is why I've never researched it, by the way

#justhoustonthings

Comments

Howdy, Stranger!

Categories