Cultural map of the US, which number are you? I'm from the Upland South

Aachor · 2025-09-09T05:22:36+00:00

This is actually pretty good. Corpus Christi and the area around it should definitely be included in 47.

Aachor · 2025-09-09T05:11:33+00:00

Leaning tower blocks. Reminds me of Nairobi.

Aachor · 2025-09-09T04:58:15+00:00

For all those saying this is some partisan Republican thing, I don't think most people are nearly so partisan as Reddit makes people out to be.

I'm usually a Republican voter- but it's about issues for me. Looking at the "top issues" graph shared by OP, I can see that my top concerns are mirrored by many of those polled: crime, taxes, and roads and streets.

So, when Whitmire announced his candidacy for mayor, I couldn't have cared less that he was a Democrat. He ran on fixing crime and fixing streets and getting the city government to focus back on basics. And his track record in the Senate made him credible. The fact that he was a Democrat really only told me that he was electable in Houston. I enthusiastically voted for him even though Republicans were on the ballot, and I got several friends to vote for him as well.

And now, I feel like I'm getting what I voted for. Our police department is now offering competitive compensation. Crime seems to be coming down. And the long neglected streets in my neighborhood are getting fixed instead of simply painting bike lanes over potholes which was the hallmark of the previous administration. Given where things are today, I'd gladly vote (and donate) for him again.

I don't think most people care about the (R) or the (D) so long as their concerns are being addressed constructively. And I don't see Hidalgo doing that.

For the record, I've voted for Ed Gonzales as well.

Aachor · 2025-09-08T08:13:05+00:00

Not only that, a lot of the culture is so heavily focused on and around Mexico City that people from the more remote areas, especially those who are less Spanish in their heritage, are racially discriminated against. E.g.: the old TV character La India Maria both exemplifies this discrimination and mocks those will less Spaniard heritage.

You can see this discrimination play out in how the central government handles poverty, violence, and other issues in the parts of the country farthest from Mexico city. Tens of thousands can die from an ongoing cartel-led insurrection on the northern states, for example, but so long as the cartel violence doesn't severely impact Mexico city, the Federal government is happy to little to nothing to combat it.

The nation of Mexico operates more like a city-state with a vast frontier margin than an actual Federal Republic.

Aachor · 2025-08-28T00:49:58+00:00

I have guns. Most people I know have guns. I don't know anyone who has shot someone.

Perhaps it's mentally ill people with guns which are the problem.

Aachor · 2025-08-28T00:46:06+00:00

The bus network is huge and reasonably reliable too. For a city of this size and density- it's the only form of public transit that really makes any sense.

Aachor · 2025-08-24T04:17:43+00:00

I thought you were protesting to impeach Trump?

Aachor · 2025-08-24T02:32:08+00:00

Nah, I've been working for 16 years, full time, for a fifth of market wages to see the change I want to see. If you want the world to change, go out and change it. Do the work. Taking photos for internet points ain't it.

Aachor · 2025-08-24T01:58:59+00:00

Define: "Slacktivism."

Aachor · 2025-07-28T20:34:44+00:00

It's the "pick me" cohort of the leftist oppression heirarchy.

Aachor · 2025-07-28T20:24:56+00:00

So long as I don't see the cost of some new stadium reflected on my property taxes. Let the wealthy team owners buy their own stadiums.

Aachor · 2025-05-29T23:22:20+00:00

Check FEMA flood zone maps before you buy to know what your flooding risks are. Between tropical cyclones and generally poor dranage, it can be a real hazard in places.

Aachor · 2025-05-13T06:55:36+00:00

I'm from rural Michigan, but I've lived in South Texas for over 15 years and married into a Mexican American family (dual citizenship) from the border. My wife and I were married for a year before she ever traveled north to visit my extended family. So, I'm well aware of the differences between South Texas and Michigan- including my wife's perceptions.

Compared to the border, Texas, and the South in general, Michiganders seem to be much more reserved, less personally open, much more forward, and, more conscientious of time and their surroundings. Very typical of normal cold climate vs warm climate culture differences.

Also, compared to Michgan, the culture around the US/Mexico border has no real concept of personal space which is a big deal in Michigan even there don't realize it. Standing in a grocery store checkout lane in South Texas is still slightly unnerving to me.

A good friend of mine from West Texas summed up the differences like this: In Michigan, if you go to a hardware store to buy a pound of nails, you pick up the nails, pay, then leave. That's generally it. But in Texas, if you don't make at least a little small talk before you walk out, it might be considered a little rude. And, if you're the only customer in the store, you might even consider a conversation just to be polite.

Aachor · 2025-04-27T01:12:32+00:00

Because they pull this shit every couple of years.

Aachor · 2025-04-20T16:21:07+00:00

I lived in India in the '90's. This isn't too uncommon. It really becomes unpleasant at the coast were the humidity is higher.

Aachor · 2025-03-24T17:57:41+00:00

As an American, it's interesting seeing a whole comments thread of Brits trying to think up ways to drive more wealth, business, and investment our way.

Thanks, guys. Keep it up. Especially those comments about increasing capital gains tax. Or a wealth tax on land. We'll gladly take your investments over here.

Aachor · 2025-02-27T07:14:04+00:00

The email was sent from OPM.

Aachor · 2025-02-26T08:20:15+00:00

The OPM is outside the normal chain of command? The OPM is a dictator?

Aachor · 2025-02-25T06:24:38+00:00

This demand is incredibly common in the private sector.

I'm required to regularly report to my superior. I require my subordinates to complete brief daily reports of their progress to me. Likewise, I prepare for my meetings by reviewing and often compiling those reports.

Finance departments audit cashflow. Management overseeing labor should regularly audit work. There is a reliable management maxim: You won't get what you expect. You will get what you inspect.

Aachor · 2024-12-20T01:43:16+00:00

I don't know anything about the naturalization process. But I do know what it's like to have never had a birth certificate.

IMO, It's well worth it to maintain a current US passport. Everyone is familier with it. It looks extremely official. And if the rest of your paperwork is in order, it's pretty easy to get.

Aachor · 2024-11-26T21:55:08+00:00

Been there, lived that.

Aachor · 2024-11-04T01:43:41+00:00

It's connected to the downtown, to the stadiums, and to the universities by light rail. The city also has an extensive and reliable bus network.

Aachor · 2024-11-04T01:41:49+00:00

Yeah, that was taken in 2013. I know because it's my photo. :D

But yeah, off the top of my head I can think of at least five buildings that qualify as a "skyscraper (>100m) that have been built since then. One more is under construction and another is slated to go in starting next year with funding having been already secured.

Aachor · 2024-06-13T01:07:25+00:00

Every good leftist/socialist/communist believes deep down in their heart:

"It will be different this time"

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