The 5 Worst Things About El Paso Texas
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- We've lived in El Paso for 2 years now. Check out this video for our list of the top 5 worst things about El Paso Texas! Comment below with the things that you feel aren't great here in El Paso.
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It may be Hot but there's little humidity. That makes a Huge difference. Also, Sunshine helps the body make
vitamin D. Beautiful guitar !! Take care John.
Road construction is frustrating, but it is necessary. As mentioned the city is being proactive for the population growth. As a lifelong El Pasoan there is also another reason for the road construction. Decades past our community was repeatedly short changed for road funds by the state. It took a lawsuit and going to court to correct this inequity. The funding formula was revised and now we get funds to build and/or improve our roads, so we are still playing road repair catch-up due to the intentional state-sanctioned funding discrimination that took place for many years.
Since moving here one year ago we haven't got any issues with the service at the places we had been . Very friendly people for the most part , lol.
Nah go to Mexico Juarez and u will notice a difference
Often people do not know their jobs. And the tired panhandlers downtown should get one.
How much are the gas and electric bill monthly for December
It doesnt get that hot. Not Pheonix hot. I loved the monsoon season skies. Thunder and lighting be poppin off in these THICK clouds just hovering over the city..and then the edge of the storm comes and that heavy wet rain smell 😍
New subscriber here! My wife and I are considering relocating to El Paso from California! Love your videos keep it up! 👍🏻👏🏻
Thanks for your channel!! I will subscribe. We moved here to El Paso from New York City in 2017. I love it here and so did my husband before he passed away on May 5, 2022. When we first arrived in El Paso, we lived out in the far east (right off of Rich Beem). It's a beautiful area. But, we moved to the west side in 2020 to be close to my husband's job at Providence Hospital. Although my husband is gone, I will probably remain in El Paso for the rest of my life. Peace.
You listened to your intuition, and it has served you well, enjoy.
My family was in El Paso on Sept 4 and 5th, I found El Paso to be a very clean city. I explored a lot of El Paso on the 5th, I was impressed, my wife and daughter who are both extremely picky were impressed! My wife and daughter were so impressed they have already made arrangements to transfer there! One of the things he talks about is service, John and Oscar provide 5 star service! Labor day weekend was a very busy time for them, they had a lot of clients still Oscar found time to give us a tour and John who had a stacked schedule met us at The Rib-hut{ excellent food If I may say} he spent quite some time with us. They make you feel extremely comfortable like you've known them all your life, they are more than real estate agents they really care. The industry should follow their example of customer service
Clean city? Yeah ok lol
I'm glad to see you didn't lie about property taxes. We have the worst property taxes here. Rents are going up in El Paso because of property taxes due to higher home valuations.
Moved here 3 years ago I love it
Your videos have helped as I'm moving out to El Paso soon due to work at Ft. Bliss. Many thanks!
As for traffic, coming from Austin, this looks like heaven hahaha!
It is bro. Welcome to Chuco Town.
I'm from Chicago and moving to El Paso next year in May. I liked the relaxed lifestyle and cheaper home prices. I'm excited to move there.
Im from Chicago as well. Moved here in 97. Good people here. Didnt live in the greatest neighborhoods in Chicago. Different lifestyle took a while to adapt.
@@2times4life1 I've been here in El Paso for over a year now and the hardest thing for me to adapt to is the heat and brightness of the sun. But I definitely feel more relaxed here. My mortgage for a whole house is the same as renting a small apartment in Chicago. What I do miss from Chicago is the pizza and walking down the lake front.
You sacrifice a lot in quality of life
You’ll do great with the high property taxes then.
@@barano9729 Property taxes in El Paso are 1/4 of Chicago's, so yeah I'm doing great.
Another great video, amigo. My wife and I may move out there next year depending on how things pan out. Your videos are extremely insightful 💪🏼
Great information. Thank you for doing these videos.
I was born and raised here, from the northeast, so were most of my friends. I left for a long time, but many of my friends have stayed. I'm back helping my mom. We all notice a decline in the quality of customer service. LOL That's a "newer" problem here, but it has definitely declined and is something to consider for tourism attraction.
OMG, I'm from Vegas. I moved here within the past few months and I agree with EVERYTHING you said. Especially the service. Like dang, I've been here 5+ minutes, can I at least get some water lol? And I must admit, I love the laid back culture 😊
I’m in Florida n moving there with family next week n if I can handle Florida heat El Paso should be a breeze 💪
definitely, it’s not as humid as it is in florida . Hope you enjoy El paso !
@@vibinwpsilocybin1424 thanks n I’m just not ready for snow lol
I'm originally from South Florida and was there last month. The humidity was off the charts. I believe there was some sort of heatwave. In any event, I was happy to get back to EP's heat....which I thought I would never say.
Welcome!
Welcome to El Paso!
Thanks! Straight to the point no bs 🙏🏻
Thanks for the vid
I’ve lived here 11 years dust storms are the worst
Great video! Honorable mentions is Flooding and Terrible Drivers from Mexico without any insurance 😬
The silver lining to dust storms is the fact that they are NOT blizzards.
As far as service, I found it very hard to be upset with slow service, missed appointments etc. because I felt most people were inordinately friendly. Really hard to be angry with someone who is smiling at you.
For me the worst thing about El Paso is the narrow selection of restaurants. Especially healthy options.
I spent over a month in El Paso this year and found few good vegan reastaurants. No authentic Sichuan, Cantonese, or Hunan. No Ethiopian. Hopefully as El Paso grows, this will present a great opportunity for some restaurateurs.
At least there is Korea House, a great Korean place rivaling any in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Fortunately, I can cook most of the Asian and vegetarian food and there are deceny markets for all ingredients.
I will have to learn Ethiopian cooking.
You focused on two cultural foods but in just about any category, healthiness is not possible because there is zero locally grown foods.
I think it may never happen that El Paso improves to the level of other cities especially because I doubt food will ever be grown here. Growing food takes a commitment to hard work and also better climate for plants. Its so dry here. Over five years I still cannot find people wanting to exercise because laziness abounds. I offer hiking, tennis, trail-running, basketball, soccer, and more options and nobody wants to exercise. The air quality and local pollution due to no emissions testing of vehicle contributes to this. People want to drink and breweries are one of the latest trends that is a good investment. What is interesting on topic of exercise is that I see hundreds of gyms everywhere. Perhaps thats the only way people want to exercise here. I would say so.
I make Ethiopian food but still not injera. I make some Asian foods like Indian, Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Filipino. I would like to make it as its lovely and thought of opening a restaurant with it but if money is in short supply no one can introduce a novel restaurant without big pockets and 5 years to give it for slow going. All new restaurants will fail unless they have big money to invest and/or more time and consistency to build a name. People here have never tried any ethnic foods, thinking they have tried Chinese or Italian when they have not ever had the real stuff. They have tried Americanized Chinese. Notice the Korean places would close down unless they also made "Chinese food" for El Pasoans.
I am afraid we will continue seeing wings, burgers, fries, and burritos and none of these will be in a healthy category.
Thank you 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I'm thinking about moving back to El Paso from Tucson,Az. because it gets up over 100 degrees almost every day. I was born here, but was raised in El Paso. I know it snows in El Paso but I can handle that. I'm really looking forward to being there again.
Customer service currently is lacking at restaurants because of a shortage of workers too. With that being said you must pack patience and understand that things move slower here. If you have a strong sense of entitlement and expect a sense of urgency from staff you WILL have problems. If service is really sub-par then it has to be within reason and that is when I recommend you speak to the manager. Be strategic if you are in a hurry or have some leisure time. Don't expect quick service at a sit-down restaurant if you are in a time crunch, for example, you are on your lunch break during work. If it's the weekend and you have two or three hours to spare with family then go to a sit-down restaurant and just enjoy yourselves.
Also research any company/individual that you want to hire for landscaping or home improvement. What I see is that a lot of people want a stellar job for minimal cost. As the old adage goes 'you get what you pay for' and this is very true here. Watch out for contractors/individuals who ask for the entire amount up front. You never want to pay the full quote before work commences. If they insist then do not use their services and instead go with someone else. The local Better Business Bureau is a good resource for researching.
I've found multiple businesses with one price on the sign out front or the item on the shelf and a higher price when you buy it. This may happen anywhere but only in El Paso I've had to argue to get the advertised price. And they still won't bother to change the sign. They act like they are doing you a favor not to cheat you. I don't know if they are just stupid or crooks.
And speaking of "entitlement" the bums who demand your attention to get "change" even when you are at a restaurant table are too much. I guess the people handing money to obvious druggies feel better about themselves.
There is a strong sense of identification with the lowest here. I've had someone tell me " You never know when you will be in that position" to justify handing money to a drunkard. This same " giver" is behind on his rent and can't manage money. No, I do know I would not be in that position.
Well said!!
Them dust storms are absolute hell..remember one way back in 95 still!..thought we were in f*n mars.
I remember that one! It was horrible! I've never seen one that bad since, thank God!
I really enjoy your channel…lots of great information! We are building a home there on the west side and will relocate from the Seattle area next summer…can’t wait to call El Paso home!
Just don’t bring your bullshit Oregon politics please!
Ur leaving beautiful Seattle for this crap city!!?? Don’t do it.
Beautiful Seattle? You obviously haven’t been there lately….drugs, graffiti, homeless tents everywhere and all the garbage that comes along with it…a true tribute to socialism…can’t wait to get out🙄
@@craigcarter1677 😂 and u think this city is any better? I’m only trying to give u a heads up but ok ur freedom to make bad choices. And yes Seattle is beautiful and one of the best cities in America. I was there a year ago and plan to move over there when I’m done suing this crap hole city and hospitals. This place is a black hole and once ur in u have to fight to get out. Good luck
we are in tacoma and will be moving there in 3 years ourselves!
Its gone to 109 couple years ago. Ive always hated summer, never liked it one bit...i really hate the heat..that is my number one concern about el paso.
At least John, road construction means your gas tax money goes to where it’s supposed to be used. Not like California , crappie roads.
😂 Thts funny 😂
I left Seattle in 2005, I don't know if climate change has affected Seattle when I was there it rained all the time! I mean all the time! I love the sunshine, Seattle had a lot of overcast when I was there. If you can handle constant rain and have great employment then its great, very green it was beautiful. I loved the beauty eventually the constant rain got to me @@flpcapothastoopdsessonz8763
@@plantlover1344 i love the rain.. I know one could get tired of it but to me it’s calming. The sun can b too much.
I love the sunshine, I hate the snow. Were going to give it a shot!
The best things far outweigh the “worst”things. How to get good service- networking, get references, word of mouth, and be a regular patron - El Paso is old school culture and that makes it unique!
I live in Los Angeles talk about Attitude with customer service. There is a difference when you have 5 or 6 million people living in the city where it is really crowded. The drive thru fast-food restaurants are always crowded, and you have to wait in line all the time. There are always people with attitude whether your rich or poor hear in Los Angeles. The weather is great though, and the beaches are nice for the Summertime, I have been to El Paso, I have a couple of Aunts that live there. The last time I went to go visit them was on a Thanksgiving weekend and it was really cold, but the Franklin Mountains were beautiful.
As someone who’s worked in the retail and customer service industry for 15+ years I can guarantee, if someone is rude to you it’s because you were probably rude first and didn’t realize it. Or were actually being a demanding brat lol
That’s why I moved to Dallas but El Paso is my hometown and I love it
Boy has times changed in the last 2 yrs with the temperature. LOL it is 2024 and they are still working on Montana AVE with no end in sight. They actually finished Transmountain. Created new construction on I10 going west on the westside.
Lived in El Paso for about 9 months. Loved it there😍
I-10 on the westside gets congested heavily every day as people leave work, around 3pm ~ 5pm timeframe. I've seen traffic backed up for miles before on I-10 eastbound.
Another thing people seem to not to understand.......DO NOT PERFORM CUT THROUGHS!
I've seen so many accidents due to someone who dave a couples seconds instead of making a u-turn.
That part of the i10 needs at least another 2 lanes, both ways
I moved here last November from California, and I have to say that the congestion is bearable, but I did have to get used to slowing down. I have noticed that I am much happier and content when I take a breath and enjoy the drive.
People money isn’t anything El Paso is the best place to live if u live in Dallas their is reck neck lots of crime trafficking lots of it the cops are not doing anything. Here u better a reason to call them they will take u in. The crime here is low that’s why I like it the illegal people are respectful and hard working people, well if u with god anything will not happen to u he will protect u all the way. It’s cheaper here to live then anywhere’s else.
Excellent presentation. 100% accurate. No Nonsense. Very helpful.
I spent two days in El Paso on business and I liked it. I don't know why.
That’s nice to hear!
Very good information. We are in the process of buying 1 acre of land in the Clint area.
Oh the Sun provides Vitamin D.
Kansas City? We are currently near Lawrence, and I lived in Chicago for 2-years.
~ Kevin
Nice.
The street lights AREN'T SYNCHRONIZED!!! TERRIBLE ROADS!!!
Another great & helpful video John, thanks! Though I have lived here only a few months, I agree with your assessment. Compared to northern climates, where they say there are only 2 seasons (winter & road construction), I think the traffic & road construction here is not bad. Try driving on black ice with high winds sometime, if you think it’s bad here! Another silver lining…I don’t need vitamin D supplements to stay happy!
hi john, my wife is a Navy Veteran, and did a little research that she/we may not have to pay or not pay as much in property taxes in the el paso region. wa. state does nothing for the vets.
I believe there is a general homestead exemption and also another one for military/veterans. Some businesses in El Paso also give military discounts.
I was just there buying a home. I have severe asthma and while I was okay indoors I went outside during a dust storm to go to the store and I ended up needing my inhaler as well as prednisone for the next 5 days. It was terrible for my breathing.
Im in Auburn,WA and i was planning on moving to el paso affter i finished my Degree to look for work. About the Service thing heres how ive always done it. If i like to eat at a place (1-3 times a month) i ALWAYS make sure to leave a decent tip because i can already see just by observing everything that these restaurants are understaffed which creates pressure on the employees thats been having to pick up the slack. Im not saying tip a crazy amount just enough a decent amount (usually $10 i tip) and i noticed anytime i ever went back i was always treated very well and had very fast service, im not saying that was the only reason because im sure poeple just down right disrespectful to some of these waiters/workers. Thats just my 2 cents sorry that was kinda long lol.
Beautiful city, depending on your perspective of what you want, I’ve been to many but El Paso I may considering relocating to one day
I’m planning on moving to El Paso after my lease is up in February is it hard to find a decent job out there ?
Look on Indeed and other job sites first. If you have a skill that consists of a trade or degree then your prospects are a lot higher than someone with no skills or education.
I'll take 100 with low humidity than 80 with high humidity any day of the week. Marylander here.
I’m from California and be looking at Arizona and Texas for places to move too I’m a truck driver so I pass by El Paso a lot looks like a good town to live in
Stay in a hotel first for a while before you commit.
Choose Arizona. I'm from El Paso, and I am so happy I got out of there. I live in a Phoenix suburb now, and it's amazing out here. I'd even take Tucson over El Paso any day as well.
Horizon? Duh dude you were in the desert. I used to go hunting there back in 70's - 80's.
It's dry heat compared to so much humidity in east Texas. Road construction... that's infrastructure repairing our roads. We don't get Hurricanes, massive Tornados or extreme Earthquakes. We do get occasional flooding in some parts of EL PASO but not everywhere. It's a safer place to live in regards to catastrophic storms. We're on an upgraded power grid not like east Texas ( ERCOT).
We also have the largest Inland Desalination water system in the World!
If you don't like El Paso, just leave and find your paradise somewhere else.
Yo we get flooded out on 3 inches of rain.. damn Hondo Pass and Trans Mntn Rd becomes a muddy river lol
It used to be a good place to live, but learned there's no help for elders when can't get around town.
As a bartender in Kansas City. People are demanding and impatient.
Everything you talked-about is pretty much normal anywhere. I lived in el paso all my life the only thing that I hate is there really nothing to do here so every summer we go out of town to have fun. I really would not recommend you to move here unless you are retired and you don't mind just staying home. El Paso is boring and you are right about property taxes to high and keep going up every year I always wonder what they do with all that money
At this writing, most of the libraries and all the computers rooms in them have been closed for over a year and a half. Yet we still pay taxes for them. Sun Metro has cut out Sunday bus service totally yet still collects federal grant money. The mayor should be ashamed. This is not how a first rate city operates.
@@kellygreen5556 that's unacceptable.
I get seasonal depression from summer because I’m in phx lol
Property taxes are paid yearly?
I have been considering moving to the area I did notice that new mexico tax is a lot cheaper but noticed that there is many homes available. Why?
New Mexico is less desirable because the infrastructure and services are very minimal, hence the low property taxes.
El Paso doesn't have a experienced farmers. They keep or refuse not to frame corners in showers. Since I got here to El Paso TX. every bathroom doesn't have a solid frame in the corners for showers. This will cause cracks, leaks and in the future it will create "MOLD" in the walls. 4 1/2 years ago I said it till I was blue in the face. The construction worker's in El Paso TX. refuse to listen to guy that knows or it may be because I can't speak Spanish,, El Paso TX. Will have a tremendous amount of mold in it's future...
Mold only forms if you have a tendency to steam the whole bathroom before you actually take a shower.
I don't and mold has never been a problem in my home in El Paso.
I think u meant to say experienced framers. But I would have to agree with what u said also, no experienced farmers either!!
gas prices are nuts
Try California it went up to more than $5.00 over there & rent is way more expensive!
First all this year 2021 how many days did we get over 100 degrees?? I work outside so u can’t lie lol
I’m not getting any feedback to observations and questions but I’ll try again. I KNOW you are extremely busy making a living. But, when buyers are expected to pay 20 to 30 thousand dollars above asking price for home, are the appraisals then raised to the sale price? Has anyone ever seen their property taxes lowered? Paying a premium above what a home is valued at in this market shows poor judgement and impatience. The last boom we had caused many homeowners to be underwater and lose them. That might not be the case with this market but it could take years to get back into the black with that home value. People should just wait this out. When the market corrects there will be plenty available at the right prices.
Potentially coming from the SF Bay area my main concern would be cultural amenities. Is there enough diversity and arts to keep me going? I know comparing to SF Bay is a tough comparison, but the good points of quality of life of EP might produce a better sum total, if that makes sense.
There is little or no cultural diversity in El Paso and cultural amenities and arts are all about the hispanic experience. This should come as no surprise given the overwhelming hispanic demographic here and, in fairness, it is probably unreasonable to expect it to be otherwise. If you are hispanic and attached to your culture, you'll love it. If not and, like myself, you have no interest in immersing yourself in the culture you will struggle. I'm not a fan of hot weather which means I find the summers to be extremely long and oppressive. The novelty of the desert landscape will wear off quite quickly. I'd rather be almost anywhere else, but it is not possible for family reasons for at least the next four years. Sixteen years of desert penance served, four more to go. If you don't need to commute to Fort Bliss every day for work and can afford to do so, live on the West side in the Upper Valley area.
Why would you do that?
@@eyespy0070 it's none of your concern whether I would or would not. Move along.
@@darkkstar5647 Dark Star? Hmmmm
You're probably not wanted anywhere.
Especially with your slimy sleepy negative derogatory attitude.
@@CloudiVist I wouldn’t say the Hispanic experience in general, but Mexican, to be more specific. There is a Mexican influence that is pervasive throughout the whole city. That influence is also there in California, much of Texas and the Southwest, but in differing degrees.
Absolutely for sure is the $$$ wages!!
El Paso has some of the worst drivers I've ever experienced, and I used to live in Chicago! that's how I know it's bad here, no wonder there are so many accidents here. Overall though I love El Paso!
Absolutely!
My experience has been opposite. EP drivers are pretty slow and safe. Chicago drivers are a mess.
@@pumpkin03 I agree, I lived in downtown Chicago for 3 years and now live in El Paso and the drivers here are much less insane.
The drivers from J-town and Mexico in general SUCK! Especially when it comes to Four-way stop signs. I don't think they have drivers ed in Mexico. They just don't know the basic rules of the road and driver courtesy. They think blowing their horn makes traffic move smoother. And, the big one that really bugs me, is most of them don't have insurance. They would rather take their chances with fleeing the scene. Have you noticed how many hit and runs are in this town? A lot, I can assure you...
I have to disagree with you. I have driven in Mexico City, Mumbay India, Manila Philippines, and many others and also have driven in Chicago and I can confidently say El Paso drivers ARE NOT the worst for there are many paces in US and Overseas that are much much worse. And with more humans in all cities buying and driving more cars it is naturally going to become worse everywhere. That is why I play jazz or other relaxing music to help me chill out while on road.
How are you survive in such hot summer?
I’m not John, but I’d like to offer my desert knowledge a bit here. Lived in Arizona for a long time, we were taught to follow the native outside hours, which were do outside activities/work earlier in the day. Go indoors in the middle or the hottest hours, then do outdoor activities again in the evening when it starts to cool down a bit 🌞
The humidity is so low, and the breeze is so constant, that it doesn't feel really hot until it hits 105 which is about as hot as it gets. I was there for the 114 peak in '94, and that was indeed sweltering, with a hot wind. You will be surprised how pleasant it is even in summer, especially at night. After you get used to living in low humidity and then travel to any place that's even a little bit humid, the heavy air will hit you hard! Fear not!
Traffic is just like Phoenix AZ not too bad
There is no excuse for being a jerk. When people tell you not to put something in their food, putting it in their food is a big F. U. to the customer that can put them in the hospital
@kanthanitnok1117 so they would rather be proud than avoid harming someone? Then they shouldn't be allowed to serve food or go into nursing/medicine. Ignorance is NOT bliss. Besides, limes are not unheard of in any Spanish speaking culture.
The locals seem to not mind standing in line. They stand in line at the bank, at Walgreens, everywhere!
In the process of selling my house. Remember the first time I drove through El Paso. Some reason it caught my attention. Now I considering very much relocating to here for many reasons. I born and raised in California. Personally, property tax compared to 10 % income tax, and tax and tax and tax after tax. I'll smile while paying a little higher property tax and forgetting about the other 20 from California. I actually can't stand California in so many ways. I'm super excited about moving to El paso. I'm also from a city like Midland but in California so, most these things are like nothing...by far nothing can compare to the bad service of California. God, I would love to see what a slow life feels like. I been running for the past decade in circles. Traffic is horrible in all of Southern California and the construction has been going on since the.....forever. the roads are horrible.
Yeah, I will take El Paso traffic over California traffic any day! Let us know if you end up relocating here, we would love to help you out 🙂
It's very dificult to find good repair person in El Paso.
My mother still lives in El Paso. When I return to El Paso I go to Taco Cabana and the State Line (right outside of El Paso). I think Bella Napoli is still open, but Jaxon's is not. I visited every few years and noticed the strippers were getting scarier every year - and that is enough to comment on the night life since there isn't much else to do once you've seen all the movies - the theaters are nice. Hueco Tanks is no longer free range romp, but that might be for the best. The highway aggression is pretty bad, but most large cities are still worse. The testing center I went to for a certification three years or so ago was staffed by a pro, so that's a plus. The pay for software engineers was at least $40/hr less that other places in the country for the same experience. Fireworks on July 4th at Wet and Wild is awesome - even if you're parked on the side of the Interstate off ramps. Cops could have been better ... or worse. Still in the belt buckle of the Bible Belt - take that for what it is. It doesn't have a Waffle House. Weather is good for motorcycles, but the traffic isn't. I admire the people who stay there and try to make it a better place.
Taco Cabana 🤣 if you visit any place your supposed to visit Chicos 🤡
@@luckyleo24 Taco Cabana has real food and margaritas - I'm not even sure what Chicos has. Chicos food seems to be all made from the same stuff that is only dyed differently to meet color palette expectations. It's like someone found the Mexican version of the hotdog and based an entire restaurant off of it. The puzzling thing is that it isn't marketed as a drunk food either - people go there of their own free will and pack the place in the middle of the day. It's very strange. I've had plenty of TexMex and plenty of real Mexican food, but Chicos isn't either of those - it's like MexWrigleyField.
@@luckyleo24 Just in case - I'm mostly kidding. I've only been once a few decades back with a group of people and realize the significance of Chicos transcends food somehow. I'd probably give it another try if I found myself in that area of town again. Taco Cabana is still my favorite poor man's real meal though.
Bella Napoli close down and demolished years ago. Ever since the owner Maria passed away and her children took over caused money issues within the family.
Vitamin D comes from the sun.
You forgot...horrible tailgating problems, rude driver, along with rude people with no manners and in general a lack of education.
That's why I left, El Paso has some of the rudest and most hateful people I've ever come across. Worst drivers in the country too.
That's alright, you didn't like El Paso,TX. So we didn't like you right back. Good riddance!
There are more than 750k people there. El Paso is not a small city. Yes, workers can be slow and service not that great, but I now live in N California and it is no different here. There are good contractors, you just have to talk to your neighbors for recommendations. El Paso is still a great place to live.
As a life long resident service is terrible and has never improved. The parks are ugly and depressing and big name entertainment does not exist
The uninsured drivers and the services for repairs. Other than that, it's a nice city.
I know this is a personal opinon, but several former residents of El Paso said " Ya gotta go to Chico's Tacos"! Sorry, I don't mean to be disrespectful but IT WAS HORRIBLE! I'm looking to leave Glendale, AZ for that exact reason, too damn hot. It'll be easy to adjust to the "Sun City".
Hopefully we'll see you soon!
Welcome to the Sun City!! Go to Chicos only if you're feeling constipated.....lol 😅
@@creativecookingmarcolupita9514 My wife and found a couple of good Mexican Food resturants already. Any good suggestions? We're decerning Mexican food lovers, my wife is from Chihuahua, MX and I grew up eating some of the finest New Mexican food in Northern New Mexico. Hope the job search continues on it's current path. We'd like to be there before Christmas.
@@elosogonzalez8739 everybody has their own opinion of good Mexican food. I’d suggest you just start hitting different place until you find what you like. Keep trying them to see if they are consistent.
There’s some places that have good tasting food but lacks in atmosphere. What you might consider “good”, someone else might not.
Good luck
@@geedubb2005 I will take good food over "glitz" any day. We found L & J's on our last visit. Good food and excellent service. Always looking for suggestions. Thanks!
@@elosogonzalez8739 You can try Good Luck Cafe on Alameda. In my opinion that's as close to home-made Mexican food as you can get. There's also Kiki's on Piedra's and El Toro Bronco on North Loop. Have fun!
12:28 My advice to OWNERS: stay on top of your business. And your employees. Most employees here in El Paso do not give a shit. They are working for you to earn money and that's it. They will not care if your business goes under. Quality of service is sooo low. Relaxed is so right! So laid-back they don't care if your food is awful or if they damage your property while working on your house,,,etc.
As far as property tax... I came from a county with higher property taxes on lower valued homes.... so perspective matters.
I love your channel
But please add more images to the place that you describe
Home!
Sir, why did you come to El Paso?
"Hispanic culture" are you including yourself in this culture?
Awesome I'm really.
ELP is not a service type of city like Las Vegas or New Orleans, so not too surprising. You have to get word of mouth references for any contractors.
Yes pileup was probably people from other places, be careful what your saying cause its going to affect all
Pena I like you!
One last thought on poor service in El Paso. I’m fairly certain it’s about more than one thing that supported this attitude but, I think if you paid say 30 dollars for a meal and received lousy service and decided since your experience wasn’t worth 30 dollars and decided to pay only 20 dollars that laid back attitude would get far more tense. Blaming Americans for wanting to get good service at a service establishment just enabling more of the same.
El Pasoans are American Jan
You need 3 things to be part of the "in crowd"
1 welfare card
2 vip parking tag (handicap)(undeserved)
3 Beto for Senate sticker 2 years after he lost.
Ha! You nailed it right on the head Also you can add, The rude people from J-town that come over and if you wont or cant speak Spanish, they cop an attitude with you, turn their nose up and say your a racist cause you cant speak Spanish. I've lived here most of my life, so I know what I'm talking about on this one. Oh yeah, I do espeaky spani...
@@henryshockem9242 I just moved to DFW after 45 years in El Paso. It's always been corrupt but never like it is now.
I hope you don't shoot any places up while you're here, clown
@@luckyleo24 I'm sure you have sll three things I listed.
@@jeffomspaugh6691 Yup. Right on the Money...
It sounds like you changed your mind on number 2 as you were talking about it. You should change your title to 4 worst things. Have a blessed day.
There are high property taxes all over Texas, not just El Paso
El Paso stands out for its lack luster job market and low wages.
I love your channel, John. I envision a light rail train along I-10. We can do it! I love El Paso, Cd. Juarez and Las Cruces🌻🌎🕊😎💕
TRains are from the DEVIL ... U would not like them if u lived next to them !!!!!
Dont justify the taxes by saying there is no state tax. Dallas/Fort Worth taxes are half of what we pay.
I have friends who live in DFW and they complain about property taxes over there too. Texas in general has high property taxes. Maybe you should move to Antarctica since there's probably no taxes there, but good luck trying to find EMS, police, fire or roads available...necessities/amenities that happen to be paid for with taxes...just saying. Think about that for a minute instead of one-dimensionally.
Think it’s vitamin D
I came to El Paso in Spring 2020, was excited to call it home for the long-term, but moved out this Fall 2021. Lack of good-paying jobs, overpriced housing (especially for renters), lack of quality housing, and annoying monsoonal thunderstorms & floods just about everyday during the past summer were the main reasons I left. I found housing and a good-paying job out-of-state in one week's time, something that couldn't be accomplished in the 15 months I was in El Paso. There is some institutional racism/discrimination against blacks and some non-Hispanic people there too, but not enough to be as concerning as the other reasons I listed.
Another issue is that some people lack respect and consideration for other people's space, property, and peace. This is how some conflicts occur, people leaning or sitting on your vehicle, putting dents on your vehicle from parking too close, and blaring loud music or revving custom truck mufflers that sound like a thousand bullfrogs with chronic bronchitis, etc. The crime that does occur here revolve mostly around shootings, assaults, domestic violence, and vehicle thefts.
As far as the worst things list, my take: 1. Dust -- it is the desert after all, but the dust storms are manageable. Just pull over and turn off your lights if caught in one on the interstate. 2. Heat -- it too is manageable. Mostly, it's a dry heat, but limit time outdoors between noon and sunset. It doesn't get much hotter than 105°F many days when it exceeds 100°F in the summer. Your biggest issue is the year-round high winds and seasonal floods anytime it rains, not the heat (the winds can get strong enough to cause property damage). 3. Traffic -- it is getting worse by the year city-wide, particularly in the fast-growing East El Paso area toward and past Loop 375. I-10 is consistently congested all over town, as is West El Paso (limited by geography, Franklin Mountains, compressed road network infrastructure). El Paso, the farther east of Airway Blvd you go, the more congested the roads get and the more road construction you will encounter. It won't end anytime soon, given the unsatisfactory pre-existing condition of the pavement, etc. It's not only El Paso residents that congest the roads, it is also citizens from Cuidad Juarez (a city of 1 million+ population) who regularly commute in El Paso, so there are some long, slow commutes (not as bad as Los Angeles, et. al.). 4. Service -- Video is spot on here, although I have witnessed or been subjected to some bad customer service, that is believed to be isolated perceived work ethic issues and lack of common sense on the behalf of the employee. Most, particularly teen-aged employees, have demonstrated the best customer service I've seen. 5. Property taxes -- highest in the whole state, and it goes up every year. This affects renters as well, because the increases get passed on to them. These taxes are one of the main reasons that even El Paso-born or long time residents split from the city for places like San Antonio, Texas.
As usual, nice job with the videos and content.
Your comments are very spot on, and thanks for revealing the reasons behind some of the issues that plague El Paso. I'ld like to add something or at least throw it out there... I had lived in the central Florida area for 20 years... Until a physical problem completely derailed my life and I was forced to move back home. All of Central Florida is very multicultural. And.. Moving back I thought I would be coming back into a comfortable life.. Where everyone looked like me, spoke and acted like me.. (people from Mexico aside) instead.. (politics) El Paso is growing in ways in which does force El Pasoans to feel trapped. My blood like has been traced back 5 generations.. To this northern Mexico and New Mexican regions. There is a culture here... And.. Honestly.. It feels like it's being eroded... If taken the time to speak to elderly people... That might be the number one complaint... (I don't like the people anymore..)
Anyway, thanks, my two cents. Peace.
@@danielrios8693 How do you feel the culture is being eroded?
Excellent comment. Extremely informative
Service: they are racist. I am from there and tried to move back in 2013. Out of almost 80 applications not one interview. My application did not make it past the front desk.
Or perhaps it could be your attitude, educational background or something else? Also employers now look at social media so if you post a bunch of dumb sh*t you are probably not going to get hired. You should look at yourself first before blaming everybody else.
L L, first of all you have know knowledge of me. Therefore your assumption of me are totally wrong. I don’t have to explain myself to you or anyone else. But I did not have any social media accounts up until about 1 year ago. So that’s out!!! Second of all that is my home town an before I moved away I had applied for a job, I was considered bilingual. There was only one white person working there. She personally called me and said I am trying hard to get you on. Well low and behold they hired someone who was not bilingual and did not pass any of the testing as I did!!! But since she came across the border they could hire here for cheaper than what they would pay me. So yeah I’m pulling the racist card big time. Same thing happened in 2013! Do before you go placing judgment on anyone, get your facts straight. Go look in the mirror and judge that what you see looking back at you! I’m done with you! .
What race are you?
Serious question.
Who are they discriminating against?
Damn so if i buy a $200,000 house i have to pay 6k a year in taxes? Damn lmfao 🤣
I’m good a rather rent and pocket them 6k in my savings since I’ll live there for bout 20 years but not going to be the place i will retire. Then those 6k a year for 20 years meaning 120k could easily give you a good down payment elsewhere and live well… Other than that El Paso is the perfect place to live 👌🏼
And service can’t be as bad as Florida lol🤣😭😂
Any retired veterans there in El Paso that can confirm if there’s any VA facilities for treatment out there?
We do have Beaumont which is the VA hospital in town.
Property taxes.
Vitamin A?
And I live in el paso
Vitamin D....