Quote: (06-29-2013 09:32 AM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Quote: (06-29-2013 04:12 AM)speeddemon Wrote:
Guys, a very good friend of mine has job offers in both cities. Both jobs have similar pay and salary progression.
Houston - 85k and DC - 110k
He has not visited either place, but he told me that he is slightly leaning towards DC because
1) Houston is always on the list for the fattest cities in the US, and he hates fat/thick girls
2) He has some family in MD and Richmond, VA
I know DC is pretty terrible, but I don't know if Houston is much better. There seems to be very little written about Houston on this board.
Should I try to change his mind on the basis of his first point?
this is the 2nd time I've responded in this post, but 7 months of being back at home, only cements my opinion.
Richmond is far as fuck, They might as well be in Alaska. VA is surprisingly a big state.
1) The white girls in DC are older and fatter (and more feminist) than the white girls in Houston.
Houston is one of the 2 main breeding grounds for the plentiful co-ed/soror/cheerleader love fest that used to be Austin Texas. You'll find more skinny blondes with more feminine attitudes here than you will in DC. And if you're politically conservative, it's way easier to find you a typical sweet Oil and Gas chick who voted for Romney. If you're politically liberal, there are tons of skinny white girls that go to Museum of Modern Art type parties and food truck parks. And if pawg is more your style, that's all over Houston.
2) If he's into Sistas, same mix of ratchet/hood vs professional. It'll be a cakewalk either way. Not as good as Atlanta, but black women are such an underserved market that you can get you a track runner, gymnast, or ass model with a job fairly easily. If he's colorstruck, there are more creoles in Houston than DC, but far more Ethiopians in DC than Houston.
3) If he wants Latinas, Houston is overflowing with good looking Mexicanas and other Latinas while DC has a smattering chicks from everywhere. If you're shooting for high class, i work at the embassy type chicks - DC is an easier nut to crack.
4) Asians? That date non-Asians? Not as good as California, but Houston wins hands down. Simply not enough Asian women in DC.
5) Middle Eastern Chicks - Houston is no LA, but I"ve dated more than a few Persians here in Houston. They have at least one neighborhood to themselves here.
6) Indians - we got em, I don't recall seeing too many in DC.
7) overall quality of life
- Houston is cheaper, even when you factor in having a car - baller spot in a good hood + decent car = 1800 in the H, baller spot in a good hood+ metro pass in DC = 2k.
- a domestic beer at regular place in Houston, not on special is 3 bucks. DC would be at least 5. (NYC was 6-7)
- both scenes are good 2nd tier food cities (la, chicago, and nyc are 1st tier for America).
- sports teams - football - DC. futbol - who the fuck watches soccer in america. baseball - let's forget we mentioned it. basketball - Houston. I'd say sports wise, it's pretty much a wash.
-Houston is hot as balls and subject to Hurricanes. DC is hot in the summer, gets hurricane remnants and will be snowed in cause it's not a truly northern city with resources to clear the streets.
- things to do - there's always stuff to do in DC, and it's all fairly concentrated. Houston is spread the fuck out. If you live "in the loop", chances are you'll stay in your neighborhood, so it's much more important to pick a good hood than DC, where most things are accessible my metro.
- customer service and govt bureaucracy - Red tape in both places, but lets say you want to buy a pack of gum @ your local drug store. Texas people tend to be friendly, although I wouldn't say they were quick to get shit done. DC service workers are mad as fuck and surly and don't really give a fuck to help you at all. You'll notice this general indifference throughout the city. From CVS clerks to waitstaff @ high end restaurants.
- outdoorsy - you can hike, fish, hunt, camp in both places. The scene is better in Houston for fishing/hunting. I'd say DC might get a hike/camp nod.
- making friends out of strangers - I"d say both cities are socially closed off, but in Houston it's more so that people have established friends over years, where as in DC it's much more work/success oriented cliques. There's a lot of "what do you do, who do you work for" in DC. Advantage, Houston.
Having done dirt in both, you could not pay me enough to live in DC ever again. (especially not suburban ass Virginia or Maryland).
I was making mid 6's in DC, lived in between Logan Circle and Dupont Circle, WALKING access to all of the 4 out of 5 club areas, had my own spot, my own car - and I hated nearly every second of it. I got my Russian, Bulgarian, and Brazilian flags while I was there, but naw never again.
DC is so broken that a million a year could not have significantly improved my lifestyle. A bigger flat with a better view? A nicer car that you'll only drive to pick up groceries with? Going to Capital grill twice a week instead of once? Keep hoping that the thievery corporation club on 18th street is gonna bring in some new talent. Same tired bitches @ Brazilian night....Stupid plastic frame glass looking chicks @ the Black Cat...
VIP @ Josephine's or the Park wasn't any better than mixing with the riff raff on the other side of the velvet rope. Trawling U-Street? Going to god damned Clarendon? Taking a cab to H-Street NE? fuck all of that.
And for folks saying DC and NYC is close, you won't be hopping in your car or taking the train to go party on a regular basis. Especially if you've got to figure out logistics for a one night stand in those towns. Houston people are as likely to go to Austin or Dallas, which means unlikely unless it's a big music festival, or they've got friends and family.
Long term financial potential - If either city is a stepping stone, killing it in DC will get you to NYC. Killing it in Houston? Means you might get in deeper with some Oil and Gas companies?
That being said, regular people here in Houston can make a really good living. DC, you need a professional/advanced degree.
In no uncertain terms, Houston.
WIA
Wow. that's impressive assessment of DC. Good job man. you are pretty much on the money.
i have to keep it real. If the OP speaks a few languages and doesn't mind taking a 2 week vacation to a nice foreign place away from DC then DC won't be bad for you. That's my view.
There is nothing wrong with moving here for money reasons. I can understand that. don't feel ashamed. But just understand DC does have a good international element here but what they say about the quality & quantity of the women is TRUE. they're are hot ladies here but it's a small percentage of attractive ladies and because men fight over them - they're bitchy and have HUGE egos. You better bet ready to spend $$$ on them just to get a hug.
My older brother once was dealing with a beautiful mixed black-asian girl who was a lawyer. She seemed nice and he was talking to her on the phone and he was like "hey yeah...let's meet somewhere downtown...."
he was thinking like a pub, chipolte or the park...and she said immediately "...are you gonna make reservations?......because i need to clear my schedule for that" this took him off course because already she was throwing it out there that she expected him to spend $$$ on her at an expensive resturant. but hey can you blame this woman? this is how men compete of her in DC/MD/VA - they spend $$$ on her fine ass.
see what i'm saying?
and of-course that's if you're an attractive dude, with money, car, tight crib, and has some decent game. i have even heard some male model guys that live here complain that their pretty women make them work way too hard.
the rest of the women are average/ugly looking, but they too have egos. this clip here is an accurate depiction of DC girls. see the talent: fat girl, tall skinny girl, american-indian chick -
Any place where there is a pick-up artist scene / boot-camps is apretty good gauge of how the environment is female wise.
see this:
but also - focus on being all you can be. If you're a socially inept nerd complaining then the blame is on you. i always say this: build yourself up physically, money-wise, fashion-wise, career-wise and have the goal of learning atleast 3 different languages and use the internet to pipe-line overseas and look foward to your 2 week vacation every year. You're the game not them - put yourself in a situation where your worth will be appreciated more.
and take advantage of the international market of honies here.
me personally - i'm studying a few languages, i'm starting my new job next year and i'm already mapping out my 2 week vacation plan. i actually use DC to my advantage. When i'm pipelinng overseas girls are often impressed when i say i live in the capital of the USA. my particular niche is russian girls. i'm thinking of learning to teach english too. so very many pretty russian girls want to improve their english so bad.
So yes DC sucks. but if you're smart you can work around the sucky part.
