Quote: (10-01-2013 10:43 PM)wsidemd Wrote:
Dope thread. Props to all you guys spreading the wealth of information.
I didn't know Austin was such a hotspot. I'm hearing a lot of different things in terms of age, time in life, industry.
What's the ultimate type that would universally game well in Austin, considering age range, income range, occupation, looks, height, attire style?
Austin is one of the more diverse cities in the country. But preppy, college, indie, country, hipster, tat. I met a buff mixed race Vin Diesel looking guy in blue jeans, white tshirt, and white cowboy hat. He claimed to be getting laid at will in the short time he had been staying there. He was staying downtown, can't remember if it was an apartment or hotel.
Austin, from what I've seen, falls into two main camps:
college and
hipster. With room still for yuppy/professional/self made man filling in the cracks in between and the suburbs. It seems the best professional jobs are for computer geeks at google and the like in the suburbs. In the city there exists a brain drain of sorts drawing away many of the late 20's and 30's population that seeks better pay.
I am basically a hippy/hipster of sorts so I like Austin. I also found the college scene to be fairly open, with a number of party houses, though watch out for the fratheads. The city itself is very beautiful with lots of creeks,lake, and nature trails.
If you can survive there financially (not difficult due to the good economy in Texas), have game and/or looks, and don't mind the prospect of rubbing elbows with some hipster girls and college kids, you should have a good enough time. The women here are generally quite attractive, which helps things... Also, people are pretty friendly and its not too hard to make friends. The nightlife is very good. Even on a monday or tuesday there can be a new orleans party atmosphere on 6th street. This is definitely a party town. Even the suburbs have parties you can find on meetup.com and couchsurfing.com. There are art opening and such things with attractive women (may be slightly hipster). When I say hipster I mean hipster. There are not a lot of the dirty hippies you will find in Cali or Oregon. Mostly these are clean, pretty, well dressed girls who shop at whole foods, and maybe have a tat.
I only lived there for a year, so I am not the be all expert here. Also, with the forumal 1 racetrack and generally boom economy, Austin is attracting more career women every year. All in all, with economy, weather, natural beauty, location, women, culture, cost of living (not that high) Austin has to be one of the better spots in the country. It may not be tops in any one area but it's an extremely well rounded place. I got my real estate license there, and now I can work not only in Austin but could easily move to Dallas and Houston as well.