My experience is rather different moving to the Austin Metroplex area back during 2010. I flew here from Alaska. I had lived in Wasilla, Alaska and the very first thing I noticed in March of 2010 was how warm it was. One thing I still can't get used to is the triple-digit HEAT! OMG! The cost of living here as opposed to Alaska is reverse of what people are saying. EVERYTHING in Alaska is a LOT higher. A gallon of milk was over $5 snf $6. In Nome Alaska a gallon of Gas was $7. Oh and work, you might find seasonal labor there but here you can work year round. The biggest issue I have had is the infamous Austin TRAFFIC! 7 AM and 5 PM traffic make the major roads virtually a parking lot! I35, Mopac, 183 and so on. My wife and I now live North West of Austin in the very tip end of Travis County and we avoid that traffic as much as possible. So when they say housing prices are high and taxes are high I kind of snicker a bit because it is way more expensive where I am from in Alaska! WAY more. One thing I had trouble with being an Alaskan who moved to Texas was as Alaskans we are not used to very many people living around us. The total state population in Alaska, all of Alaska, is less than the population of Austin! No kidding. So when I first encountered traffic here and going to places such as the grocery store it literally overwhelmed me. My wife asked me what was wrong and I muttered, "Too many people here! I am not used to this." It took me a few years to be able to deal with the SHEER massive population here. Phew!
The human body's adaptability is the wildest part of your story to me .. kinda like you think the Innuit just live in their igloos but you don't imagine how they could just move to the tropics and adapt lol
Just moved here, surprised how little sun I see in a given week. Mornings are cloudy about 75% of the time, and if the sun does come out, it's later in the afternoon.
Watching this even though I'll never visit Austin 😂 as a Mexican I probably wouldn't take a white guys rec on Mexican food 6:15 . TexMex isn't real Mexican food. Good video (:
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Thank you so much 😊
Cool video. I love Austin. I live outside of it about 30 miles, but I'm glad its there.
That’s one of the things I love about Austin, there’s so many different options nearby with totally different vibes.
My experience is rather different moving to the Austin Metroplex area back during 2010. I flew here from Alaska. I had lived in Wasilla, Alaska and the very first thing I noticed in March of 2010 was how warm it was. One thing I still can't get used to is the triple-digit HEAT! OMG! The cost of living here as opposed to Alaska is reverse of what people are saying. EVERYTHING in Alaska is a LOT higher. A gallon of milk was over $5 snf $6. In Nome Alaska a gallon of Gas was $7. Oh and work, you might find seasonal labor there but here you can work year round. The biggest issue I have had is the infamous Austin TRAFFIC! 7 AM and 5 PM traffic make the major roads virtually a parking lot! I35, Mopac, 183 and so on. My wife and I now live North West of Austin in the very tip end of Travis County and we avoid that traffic as much as possible. So when they say housing prices are high and taxes are high I kind of snicker a bit because it is way more expensive where I am from in Alaska! WAY more. One thing I had trouble with being an Alaskan who moved to Texas was as Alaskans we are not used to very many people living around us. The total state population in Alaska, all of Alaska, is less than the population of Austin! No kidding. So when I first encountered traffic here and going to places such as the grocery store it literally overwhelmed me. My wife asked me what was wrong and I muttered, "Too many people here! I am not used to this." It took me a few years to be able to deal with the SHEER massive population here. Phew!
The human body's adaptability is the wildest part of your story to me .. kinda like you think the Innuit just live in their igloos but you don't imagine how they could just move to the tropics and adapt lol
It’s revolving door of shattered dreams, the heat and allergies weeds out the weak.
Just moved here, surprised how little sun I see in a given week. Mornings are cloudy about 75% of the time, and if the sun does come out, it's later in the afternoon.
That seems to just be this past month but not normal, hopefully not a new trend.
That’s how it is around Seattle , if you are lucky Sun may peck out around 3 in the afternoon.
Is Austin good for food truck ? Or Houston or Dallas
Austin loves food trucks! There are tons of food truck parks and lots. A bunch of very popular Austin restaurants got their start as food trucks.
Bruh… Dallas loves their dogs too lol
🤣 nope, only people in Austin like dogs 🤣
130 ticketed live music events in a year? What does that mean? There’s like 130 live music events every night in Austin.
Just a speako (speaking version of typo? 🤷🏻♂️). Yeah there are more like 100 a night.
@@matt.vanwinkle It’s one of my favorite things about Austin. There are so many live shows any night of the week.
Austin, the San Francisco of Texas, love the area, hate the over abundance of liberals.
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Watching this even though I'll never visit Austin 😂 as a Mexican I probably wouldn't take a white guys rec on Mexican food 6:15 . TexMex isn't real Mexican food.
Good video (:
Come check it out and lets us know if the food holds up 😎
@@matt.vanwinklehe literally dissed you for being white and you responded so nicely. Respect.
@@tightywhitey9779 lol, well technically he didn't diss me, it was the other guy who make the food recommendation :)
i was told the same thing by a mex girl lol
Texas is full. Don’t come here.
lol. That what I said in the other video 😜
Hi family of 30 moving from California can’t wait to experience Texas
Thank you for your video. Please stay away from this beautiful city, they don't need you.
😬😬😬 I’m already here 😂
Please stay where you are. Texas is not for everyone!
It's certainly not for everyone, hopefully this helps people understand a little more before making the choice to move.
Ready or not here I come.
on my way
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Don’t worry we’re still coming