Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Jawny_Appleseed t1_iz6jk22 wrote

Yo! I was in Houston (a shithole, non walkable metropolis) for the game this year and there was a gay bar there called the Eagle Bar as well. Truth is, you could have went anywhere in Houston and it would have been majority Philly fans.

73

irishgambin0 OP t1_iz6keqj wrote

haha i heard Houston is huge. as in sprawled out.

14

mortgagepants t1_iz6r532 wrote

i couldn't find a philly map with houston over top, but this NYC one does pretty well and should be relatable for anyone in this sub. https://img.texasmonthly.com/2014/04/nyc-8_0.png?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=crop&fm=jpg&h=1400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1400

23

halfrican14 t1_iz76cfc wrote

Wow that’s actually insane

9

Zhuul t1_iz78ryq wrote

There’s basically zero public transportation too lol

20

Master_Winchester t1_iz7bpc1 wrote

Because it's a city the size of Pittsburgh but they count the suburbs as city.

18

mortgagepants t1_iza22e6 wrote

anytime we talk about reforming the city police, i always bring this up. camden is policed by camden county. i have no problem integrating bucks, montco, and delco, into a larger metro area.

1

Zhuul t1_izap0wv wrote

I feel like loading McNesby onto a rocket and firing him into the sun would be a more realistic solution

4

avo_cado t1_iz808ld wrote

I had a buddy with a 30 mile commute that never left city limits

3

ktappe t1_iz8m2x2 wrote

The only reason Houston is considered a large city is that it literally absorbed its suburbs into being part of "Houston". Imagine if Philly absorbed Camden and Wilmington and King of Prussia.

2

Mommy-Q t1_iz9a4kx wrote

Teachnically thats how Philly got as big as it is too.

2

GaymoSexual t1_iz709af wrote

I love the Houston Eagle. It may be my favorite of the Leather Bar franchise.

1

modeltoast t1_iz6ltpx wrote

lol just because a place isnt walkable doesnt make it a shithole dude. thatd make a good portion of the entire world a shithole.

−26

Jawny_Appleseed t1_iz6mkoq wrote

No. Houston is a shithole and that comes from a lifelong Philadelphian. There wasn’t a single part of that city didn’t smell like an adult diaper. The fact that we had to Uber 35 times in 4 days just adds insult to injury.

31

modeltoast t1_iz6vgh6 wrote

different strokes i guess but not surprising. philadelphians hate every other city

−16

CroatianSensation79 t1_iz6zwb6 wrote

Not really. Houston is just a very large suburban style city that is too car centric from what I hear. I’m from Philly and love Chicago, NYC, Nashville, etc.

14

Jawny_Appleseed t1_iz71vtx wrote

Same. Love Boston, Baltimore, and even Seattle and Portland.

9

irishgambin0 OP t1_iz9lqqs wrote

i'll add myself to the the list of people from Philly who don't hate other cities besides Philly. i'm a big fan of New Orleans. love the people and the food there.

2

ILoveKittensAndCats t1_iz8n3os wrote

Pretty much all of Texas is car-centric. Public transportation is not very good, and everything is far apart. The heat becomes a factor as well.

4

South_Cockroach_156 t1_iz94pmi wrote

According to Google Maps, there is no way to take public transit from downtown Dallas to the football stadium. 100,000 people have to drive to every game.

6

ILoveKittensAndCats t1_izax4oe wrote

Tell me about it. I went to a concert at the Cotton Bowl last year. We were able to catch a bus (or tram?) to the show but we were totally f-ed after the show. I expected that, but I didn’t expect the torrential rain that fell during and after the concert. ☹️

3