I spent my highschool and college years in Texas, and I couldn&#x27;t agree more. Austin is a beautiful city with a beautiful culture, and even more &quot;boring&quot; places such as Dallas and Houston are filled with super friendly and down to earth people.<p>I now live in Silicon Valley, and I find that there is much more social tension around here. I&#x27;ve been hated on as a young techie, as a Chinese immigrant, as someone who moved in from another state and doesn&#x27;t &quot;understand&quot; Bay Area culture. People here are also the opposite of &quot;down to earth&quot;.<p>I&#x27;ve never experienced any of the above when I lived in Texas, yet the first time I went to a NBA game here a few years ago someone shouted at me &quot;Go home China boy, Yao Ming isn&#x27;t playing today&quot;.<p>Weather in Texas is atrocious though.