Comments on: Why I Don’t Plan On Leaving San Antonio

By: The Man Dont Give A Fvck

The Man Dont Give A Fvck — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:09:34 +0000

Articles like this, from someone not even from here, belong in Austin.

By: The Man Dont Give A Fvck

The Man Dont Give A Fvck — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:08:03 +0000

Bla bla bla, you gonna cry about this all day or what?

By: JMattHicks

JMattHicks — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:45:58 +0000

@pinojo Ha ha gotta represent! Lord willin’ I can be back in SA soon…I need my Taco Cabana, Whataburger, Lupita’s, Rosario’s, and Mi Tierra fixes!

By: pinojo

pinojo — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:16:10 +0000

@MarleyDiehl Thanks for your comment! I am familiar with the origin of “Keep San Antonio Lame” stickers and the intent behind it (I’ve been a patron of the Benavides Framing (where Fl!ght is located) since I came to SA). However, it has been a long time since that piece was made, and many of the people who have come across the stickers in present time (in my opinion) have a different intent/outlook than that of the original creators. Just my $0.02.

By: MarleyDiehl

MarleyDiehl — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:27:43 +0000

Great piece in response to the Rivard Report’s article. I am a 5th generation San Antonian. I left for 12 years for college, grad school, and to see the rest of the country. Yes, San Antonio is a little behind in some areas, but I’ve lived in New Orleans and Atlanta, two places in the south where people are supposedly warm and friendly…and I have found just the opposite. There is nowhere else but San Antonio (as the old tag line went) in terms of the kindness and friendliness of the people and the long history and culture. If you stay in the ‘burbs you could be living anywhere USA. To understand this city one must stay inside Loop 410 in my opinion… Finally, I think you are misinformed on the concept behind the “Keep San Antonio Lame” campaign. Here’s how it came about from Aaron Forland, local artist: http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/keep_san_antonio_lame/ It’s about celebrating San Antonio “as it was always meant to be a jab at austin’s “keep austin weird” as well as an ironically loving tribute to san antonio.”

By: Jess16

Jess16 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:33:32 +0000

It’s interesting because I have friends who come from California and the kids are so far behind in school.

By: pinojo

pinojo — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:12:30 +0000

@JMattHicks Thanks for the comment man (and for also checking to see that I installed Livefyre – I was having issues then upgraded my WP to the latest version today and it worked fine – I love your plugin). I totally understand leaving for opportunity, just not necessarily those who leave because “there is nothing to do…” Glad to hear you are reppin’ the Spurs out in the Bay!

By: JMattHicks

JMattHicks — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:09:19 +0000

I’m born and raised in San Antonio and currently living and working in the SF Bay Area. I haven’t read Enlow’s article, but I read yours, and I appreciate you “repping” for San Antonio like that.

Personally, I initially left San Antonio because I had to. I came back to SA after college in Tennessee, got hired into the AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service) Management Training Program at Ft. Sam Houston, and after I completed 3 months of training I was permanently relocated to Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, LA. After less than a year there, I moved to the Bay Area. Why? The opportunities.

And to be perfectly honest, it’s not just San Antonio, it’s the South in general. If you want to be a PR pro, get into the tech field, social media, etc., the South just isn’t the best place for it. Can you do it? Sure, but it’s tough. VERY tough. I learned that first hand out of college.

The Bay Area has it all (and you pay for it in cost of living): jobs of all types, beaches, urban cores, easy to meet people, shopping, skiing, hiking, etc. I leave Shreveport for SF instead of SA because I simply couldn’t find the same opportunities there to do something huge, like help get a start-up off of the ground (maybe even start my own). It’s not impossible to do that in San Antonio, or Nashville, or Atlanta, but the resources and opportunities out here just make it so much easier and accessible.

I will say this though: I miss San Antonio like nobody’s business. There’s no place like it and I can’t wait to get back when the time is right.

By: ImisSA

ImisSA — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:23:39 +0000

As a native of SA who now lives away I sadly agree with everything written in Enlow’s article. I spent my late teens/early twenties in South Town during the mid-nineties and even then we were “always on the cusp of something great” or change was always “just around the corner” if we work hard and hold on. I finally had to take off because it wasn’t happening fast enough. Now when I come home to visit, some things have definitely changed but so much is still just the same. (most unlivable thing about SA: Horrid public transportation– and yes, I took it regularly when I lived there and never owned a car. Sure you may be able to drive reasonably easily around town but this argument misses the point: urban dwellers typically don’t want to drive AT ALL). Fifteen years later, while so many other national-class cities have truly grown up and are verging on world-class poor San Antonio is still only state-class at best with a couple of forward-oriented pockets. It makes me really really sad because I would love to move back… But I’m certain I never will. The plethora and variety opportunities just about anywhere else are far too appealing. Maybe when I retire…

By: Val

Val — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:11:52 +0000

I am going to post a link to this article. It is well written, and speaks to a lot of what I love about San Antonio! Especially the hole in the wall restaurants!

Also – I love the green belt – all the parks and beautiful nature areas that San Antonio is developing.