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[Saddle Bronc 124]

Don't judge it til you know it! NY is cheaper than London....!!!

But London beats NYC hands-down on air-travellability (plus Heathrow is a more "transit-friendly" airport than JFK--which tells you plenty about the NYC-area airports)!

[no name 1]

Don't judge it til you know it! NY is cheaper than London....!!!

But London beats NYC hands-down on air-travellability (plus Heathrow is a more "transit-friendly" airport than JFK--which tells you plenty about the NYC-area airports)!

Oh NYC airports suck. But if you live close to LGA, it's easy to fly domestically!

I wouldn't fly in/out of Heathrow unless it's was very very cheap. Heathrow is hands down the worst airport I've ever been to. Gatwick is MUCH better.

[homesick_american 1]

No thanks; I'd never live up there, I'd rather save my pennies.

Personally, I'd rather live in Dallas; but God won't let me move there (or Atlanta) currently. (While I know that you are atheist, I cannot explain it any other way).

Uh....OK.

I wouldn't ever live in New York. Maybe it's narrow of me to say that since I've never been there, but I've visited other megacities like London and Paris and didn't relish the thought of living in those places either. I just don't like the noise and commotion of giant cities.

I think the cost of living is what scares some people away from New York. I hear it's absolutely obscene.

Don't judge it til you know it! NY is cheaper than London....!!!

Any republican small town in America would be horrible.

Meh; even if it was affordable I doubt I'd live there; I just don't like megacity atmosphere.

I'm from one of the reddest cities in one of the reddest states. I'm a Democrat and I'm going back there voluntarily; I don't let my politics dictate where I live.

[ChristinaM 0]

I have to admit to not being a fan of Texas either, having spent time in Galveston and Houston. It certainly made me appreciate Maine all the more.

If you don't like Texas, by all means don't go back there. I'm sure you'll be missed.

LMAO

Why do you think I'm in Maine? You can't get much further away from Texas and still be in the US....

I have an acquaintance who lives in Houston and thinks it's a hole, and he's from Liverpool. I mean, if it's a hole compared to LIVERPOOL, that's not saying much for it!

Actually, what I most disliked about it was the climate, and the sprawl. I'm a small-town girl, and I just found it to be overwhelming. The people I met down there and the locals who cruised on the ship I worked on were generally very nice, if a little rough around the edges.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Don't judge it til you know it! NY is cheaper than London....!!!

But London beats NYC hands-down on air-travellability (plus Heathrow is a more "transit-friendly" airport than JFK--which tells you plenty about the NYC-area airports)!

Oh NYC airports suck. But if you live close to LGA, it's easy to fly domestically!

FALSE, due to the 2000-statute-mile-max-for-nonstops that's imposed!

I wouldn't fly in/out of Heathrow unless it's was very very cheap... Gatwick is MUCH better.

Having been through both, I agree that Gatwick is nicer than Heathrow--but I still maintain that Heathrow is less bad than JFK or Pearson (Canada's busiest--and worst, not only in my rating but also in that of Globe And Mail Magazine).

[homesick_american 1]

LMAO

Why do you think I'm in Maine? You can't get much further away from Texas and still be in the US....

Equally, why do you think we're going to Texas? It's far from New England. My mom's originally from CT; you could not pay me to live up there.

I have an acquaintance who lives in Houston and thinks it's a hole, and he's from Liverpool. I mean, if it's a hole compared to LIVERPOOL, that's not saying much for it!

Actually, what I most disliked about it was the climate, and the sprawl. I'm a small-town girl, and I just found it to be overwhelming. The people I met down there and the locals who cruised on the ship I worked on were generally very nice, if a little rough around the edges.

Houston's not the nicest of places; it's polluted and the weather sucks. However, Houston is simply one city in a state larger than the United Kingdom. You can't judge the entire state based on one city.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

... one city in a state larger than the United Kingdom.

[homesick_american 1]

... one city in a state larger than the United Kingdom.

Bigger than France too. And France is bigger than the UK.

[KaiserD 12]

I have an acquaintance who lives in Houston and thinks it's a hole, and he's from Liverpool. I mean, if it's a hole compared to LIVERPOOL, that's not saying much for it!

What's so bad about Liverpool?

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

certainly the people of texas are bigger, that is not disputed

[homesick_american 1]

certainly the people of texas are bigger, that is not disputed

A fat joke? Come on, do better than that. A woman of your towering intellect can surely do better than a FAT JOKE. While we're on the subject, the British are getting to be just as fat as we Americans are. The only city in the UK where I am NOT surrounded by fat people is London. Everywhere else is jelly bellies, muffin tops, and beer guts as far as the eye can see.

You crack me up, you know that? I bet you can't wait to move back to England so you can be surrounded by people who hate America just as much as you do. Let's count the days TOGETHER.

[KaiserD 12]

the British are getting to be just as fat as we Americans are

Yup....`tis true

[Candace 2]

I wouldn't fly in/out of Heathrow unless it's was very very cheap... Gatwick is MUCH better.

Having been through both, I agree that Gatwick is nicer than Heathrow...

I really like Heathrow! I used to spend a couple of hours there every week on the way to visit Chris in Germany before we married, so perhaps it has that feeling of 'home' about it!

[homesick_american 1]

the British are getting to be just as fat as we Americans are

Yup....`tis true

York is an especially chubby city, it seems. The BBC listed the slimmest and fattest British cities and York didn't appear on either list, so obviously there are worse places. It just seems sometimes that everybody here is fat.

[ChristinaM 0]

Don't take it so personally, HA - I disliked Texas even before I knew it was your home state.

I didn't like Galveston much either, although I hear Austin's meant to be nice.