11-02-2002 07:28									#61
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quote: Originally posted by Kaak Anyone that was bored in austin was either dead or in a coma...

Or a tourist?
Tourists want to see something they can't see at home.

Everything in Austin I can get at home. So why bother touring Austin?

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ok..untill you've been to texas perhaps you also shouldn't say anything. I've been to washington state..that's pretty damn close in itself. ..that AND alaska. I'm not saying that Canada is bad. If you would reread what i've said, i've stated that Texas isn't as boring and as horrible as you've made it out to be. If you're going to get your panties in a twist, please make sure you know what you're doing it about.

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umm...never met a bored tourist in austin. Anyone can find something to do in that town. ANYONE...wow...

really, all i can say is wow...BTW, what kind of tourist only spends a day? in a town?

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quote: Originally posted by devilmunchkin ok..untill you've been to texas perhaps you also shouldn't say anything. I've been to washington state..that's pretty damn close in itself. ..that AND alaska. I'm not saying that Canada is bad. If you would reread what i've said, i've stated that Texas isn't as boring and as horrible as you've made it out to be. If you're going to get your panties in a twist, please make sure you know what you're doing it about.

Maybe you should read the thread yourself.

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak umm...never met a bored tourist in austin. Anyone can find something to do in that town. ANYONE...wow... really, all i can say is wow...BTW, what kind of tourist only spends a day? in a town?

A bored one?

Really, quit avoiding the question: What's in Austin that I can't get in any large city?

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Hmmm...You can? You mean like visiting the largest University in the world? Seeing the Capitol building? Maybe going and seeing a band or two in the Live Music Capital of the world? Lake Travis? Town Lake? Good Mexican food? bah...what is in your precious canada that would warrant a trip to nowhere's ville instead of going to, say, colorado or oregon?

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*sigh* and as far as cities go, Austin is one of the most picturesque with its rolling hills, and greenery everywhere. It isn't all concrete and parking lots like most big cities...

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak Hmmm...You can? You mean like visiting the largest University in the world?

Why is that interesting?

quote: Seeing the Capitol building?

Why would a foreign tourist give a sh*t about the Texas capitol building?

quote: Maybe going and seeing a band or two in the Live Music Capital of the world?

Oh, that's re-assuring, we don't have Live Music in Canada.

quote: Lake Travis? Town Lake?

No Lakes anywhere else either.

quote: Good Mexican food?

Why not go to Mexico?

quote: bah...what is in your precious canada that would warrant a trip to nowhere's ville instead of going to, say, colorado or oregon?

The mountains are bigger.
The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth (Calgary Stampede) is held here yearly.
The weak Canadian dollar is always an incentive for tourists.
The people are nicer.
The air is cleaner.
We're not people who try to get rid of homosexuals because they are a "negative influence" at our universities, to boot...
For the academic types we also have the Royal Tyrrell Museum, the world renown Dinosaur museum.
The Badlands are sweet, HUGE deposit of dinosaur stuff.
World class olympic facilities that are modern and still maintained (if you're into sports).

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Asher, do you have a big-brother America complex? There seems to be some sort of goodhumored rivalry between the US'ers and Canadians.

I remember when I visited Budget car rental at Vancouver airport. I had rent my car in Los Angeles and the woman there told me that when you go to Canada you have to buy insurance - $25.00 - just like when you go to Mexico. As if Canada is as dangerous as Mexico.. Anyways the guy in Vancouver asked me: "Are you American?" when I told him what the American woman had said. I answered no and he said that Americans were stupid.

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quote: Originally posted by Lars-E Asher, do you have a big-brother America complex? There seems to be some sort of goodhumored rivalry between the US'ers and Canadians.

I don't know.
I've lived in both places, but I'm Canadian.

California is beautiful (especially the bay area).
Colorado is, too.
Oregon/Washington are pretty nice.

But Texas I just never really liked. The accents annoy me, the weather is WAY too hot/humid, and the sites to see just didn't interest me at all.

quote: I remember when I visited Budget car rental at Vancouver airport. I had rent my car in Los Angeles and the woman there told me that when you go to Canada you have to buy insurance - $25.00 just like when you go to Mexico. As if Canada is as dangerous as Mexico. Anyways the guy in Vancouver asked me: "Are you American?" when I told him what the American woman had said. I answered no and he said that Americans were stupid.

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By the way, Florida is nice, but unless you go to some of the theme parks and clubs, which are really expensive, it can be kind of boring. Going on about $1500 U.S. probably wouldn't be realistic unless you found a place to stay.

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quote: We're not people who try to get rid of homosexuals because they are a "negative influence" at our universities, to boot...

You should have loved Austin then, and gone to see UT.

quote: Why would a foreign tourist give a sh*t about the Texas capitol building?

umm...same reason I went to go see all the buildings in Europe, history and architecture...

quote: Why not go to Mexico?

Go to mexico...The Banditos would love to get ahold of your ass

TexMex and mexican are Different. Tex-mex is very good (as is mexican food) I'm sorry I mispoke. Come to Texas for Tex-mex.

quote: The mountains are bigger.

Didn't I tell you that I've been to switzerland? Now those are some mountains...

quote: The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth (Calgary Stampede) is held here yearly.

Umm..great a stock show...We don't have those in Texas...

quote: The people are nicer.

haven't you ever heard of southern hospitality? The people here are as nice as one could hope to meet!

quote: The air is cleaner.

I've never had a problem with the air here. besides. great, clean air. can't get that in colorado...

quote: The Badlands are sweet, HUGE deposit of dinosaur stuff.

OOOoOOooo Bones....wow...we don't have those here either...


By your logic, there are very few places anyone would ever want to go =( Glad I don't see the world like you do...

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Florida's pretty cool, I was there a few years ago.

I really enjoyed Busch Gardens and the Kennedy Space Center the most.

	11-02-2002 07:48									#75
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your lakes are cold
we dont' go to mexico because you can't drink the water and we're afraid we couldn't get back
kaak: don't forget San Antonio River Walk!!!
does canada have theme parks? we have a few of those..including Shlitterbahn..five waterparks meshed into one. i always thought that was impressive. can canadians tube down there rivers. I'll give you this asher: we don't get snow (cept in amarillo) and we can't ice fish. but we get tornados!!!!! woohoo!
i guess it would do you no good to come here because thought you have spent most of your life in only two places, you seem to have alread made up your mind.

	11-02-2002 07:50									#76
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come on dm, he did spend two whole days in texas...

And I hadn't even gotten started on the other cities, I was just talking about Austin. He just doesn't know...sad, so sad

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak umm...same reason I went to go see all the buildings in Europe, history and architecture...

Europe's buildings have a bit more history behind them than the Texas one.

quote: Go to mexico...The Banditos would love to get ahold of your ass

I've never had a problem when I've been there.

quote: Didn't I tell you that I've been to switzerland? Now those are some mountains...

Indeed, the Alps are awesome.
But it's FAR more expensive to go there, and they are actually different mountains, after all.

quote: Umm..great a stock show...We don't have those in Texas...

You didn't even bother doing research, I see.
It's not just a "great stock show".

quote: haven't you ever heard of southern hospitality? The people here are as nice as one could hope to meet!

Provided you're CHRISTIAN and provided you're not a MINORITY, sure.

quote: I've never had a problem with the air here. besides. great, clean air. can't get that in colorado...

Sure you can, but you're still using American dollars.

quote: OOOoOOooo Bones....wow...we don't have those here either...

Actually you don't.
Do research about the Alberta Badlands.
It's one of a kind.

You see what you miss when you're a complacent ******* who doesn't want to visit Canada?

quote: By your logic, there are very few places anyone would ever want to go =( Glad I don't see the world like you do...

No, I just don't like to go to places that have nothing special.

Like Texas.

I love travelling, but just to INTERESTING places.

	11-02-2002 07:54									#78
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quote: Originally posted by devilmunchkin your lakes are cold

Which ones have you been in?

The lakes aren't as cold as you'd think. Especially Sylvan Lake, where there's a huge waterpark built around it...

quote: does canada have theme parks?

No, only Texas has theme parks...

quote: can canadians tube down there rivers.

Yup.
Some of the best whitewater rafting is out here, too.

quote: I'll give you this asher: we don't get snow (cept in amarillo) and we can't ice fish. but we get tornados!!!!! woohoo! i guess it would do you no good to come here because thought you have spent most of your life in only two places, you seem to have alread made up your mind.

I've BEEN there, I'm never going back.

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hmm...sorry i didn't do enough research. I just went to www.calgarystampede.com and it sounds a whole lot like several events we have in texas, and not nearly as much fun as, say, the houston rodeo and livestock show.

quote: No, only Texas has theme parks...

Texas does have the MOST themeparks...

quote: Some of the best whitewater rafting is out here, too.

tubing and rafting are two very, very different things!

Overall, I really don't see any reason to go to canada. I would rather go to FUN places than go to see cows and horses (we have plenty of those here) or bones.

quote: Provided you're CHRISTIAN and provided you're not a MINORITY, sure.

You should have spent more time in Austin, it is about the most open minded town on the face of the planet.

And DM is right, you should go to San Antonio to see the River Walk, Alamo, etc, and the other major cities in texas. It has a lot to offer if you would give it a chance.

Anyway, I guess I could come to canada to look at the trees. Oh, NM, we have those here too...

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when you were when..a collicky child as opposed toa collicky adolescent??

quote: Provided you're CHRISTIAN and provided you're not a MINORITY, sure.

hey now..i live here. and the hospitality is great. (edit: apart from the baylor bubble..but i'll be the first to tell you that waco is a kitty litter box.....but that's just a tiny speck in this great state)
actually no..europe just has more CIVILIZED history a opposed to our deeper history that includes the mexican and native americans.
hey asher: there are things interesting in texas ...enough to make your trip worth while....two friends whom i know care a helluva lot about you: david floyd and myself.
and does your stock show have llamas and reba mcintyre??????

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak hmm...sorry i didn't do enough research. I just went to www.calgarystampede.com and it sounds a whole lot like several events we have in texas, and not nearly as much fun as, say, the houston rodeo and livestock show.

You're right, millions (literally) of people attend it because it's nothing special.
Bands like Collective Soul, Nickelback, Tea Party, Finger Eleven, etc. (plus TONs of big name country bands I don't care about) all come and perform for the event because it's nothing special...

quote: Texas does have the MOST themeparks...

Where did you pull that figure?

quote: tubing and rafting are two very, very different things!

That's why I said "too"?

quote: Overall, I really don't see any reason to go to canada. I would rather go to FUN places than go to see cows and horses (we have plenty of those here) or bones.

Well, now that I think about it, I'm glad you decided that.
I don't think you'd be very welcome here.

quote: You should have spent more time in Austin, it is about the most open minded town on the face of the planet.

Try me, I lived in San Francisco.

quote: Anyway, I guess I could come to canada to look at the trees. Oh, NM, we have those here too...

You're such a typical American.
God bless you.

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btw, dm, my feelings are hurt! when did we become mortal enemies? you should come to the computer lab tonight, we can sit next to each other and give each other dirty looks inbetween posts!

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quote: Originally posted by devilmunchkin hey asher: there are things interesting in texas ...enough to make your trip worth while....two friends whom i know care a helluva lot about you: david floyd and myself.

I'm not spending thousands of dollars to go to a place that's hot as hell, humid as hell, filled with overbearing Christians, just to meet two people I don't really know from the internet.

quote: and does your stock show have llamas and reba mcintyre??????

Actually, yes.
Reba plays on the country stage, though.

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btw, 2 years ago, US news and world reports said that Austin had more gays per capita than SF...

and it isn't hot right now! or humid for that matter...

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak btw, 2 years ago, US news and world reports said that Austin had more gays per capita than SF...

Not very surprising at all, San Francisco is actually a very small city.

The area is what I'm referring to.

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asher: austin is a smaller version of san fransisco. we get those bands more than just at a stock show....we have plenty of tours that come along the I35 corridor..major ones like TOol, NIN, MARilyn Manson, Ozzfest, Fuel, etc etc (and the country singers are just a given. lol)
kaak: lol. i'm in my own comp lab in memorial (where i live). enemies: well, i basically stand for everything that you go against...soo....it would stand to reason....the only thing we have in common is a general like of our state (but not our campus )

	11-02-2002 08:14									#87
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quote: Originally posted by devilmunchkin asher: austin is a smaller version of san fransisco. we get those bands more than just at a stock show....we have plenty of tours that come along the I35 corridor..major ones like TOol, NIN, MARilyn Manson, Ozzfest, Fuel, etc etc (and the country singers are just a given. lol)

Yeah? So do we. Got a bunch of friends going to Ozzfest in March, for example.

But these people all come and play at the exact same event.

It's not a stock show, it's a huge Midway, Stock Show, Rodeo, Music festival, etc.

Hell, Walrusskkkruch or whatever his name is came up here just for the Stampede last year.

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quote: Yeah? So do we. Got a bunch of friends going to Ozzfest in March, for example.

so do we

quote: It's not a stock show, it's a huge Midway, Stock Show, Rodeo, Music festival, etc.

so do we

so if canada is so much like texas, what is eating you butt?

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quote: Originally posted by devilmunchkin so if canada is so much like texas, what is eating you butt?

So what's your big outdoor festival called? Where can I look up information?

Because Texas accents suck. I hate those so much.
Because Texas is too religious on average. Tells me something about the average mentality of people there.
Because Texas' landscape is nothing exceptional.
Because almost every Texan I've met pisses me off.

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I hate to interrupt this battle, but I have two pieces of advice for our prospective tourist:

1. You have to see the Grand Canyon. Most beautiful place on earth.

2. Do not go to Nebraska. Not that you would, I just want to make sure you steer clear of this place.

Have fun man!