I disagree with Andrew Hanon’s comparison of Edmonton to Pittsburgh.
Austin sounds more like Edmonton:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Texas
“Residents of Austin are known as “Austinites,” and include a mix of university professors, students, politicians, lobbyists, musicians, state employees, high-tech workers, blue-collar workers, and white-collar workers. The city is home to enough large sites of major technology corporations to have earned it the nickname “Silicon Hills.” Austin’s official slogan promotes the city as “The Live Music Capital of the World”, a reference to its status as home to many musicians and music venues.[1] In recent years, many Austinites have also adopted the unofficial slogan “Keep Austin Weird”; this refers partly to the eclectic and progressive lifestyle of many Austin residents, but is also the slogan for a campaign to preserve smaller local businesses and resist excessive commercialization.”
Scroll down to the ‘Sister Cities’ section of the wiki.
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islandgrovepress 07.30.07 at 4:40 pm
Aw c’mon.
Austin would be more like a warm-weather Ottawa.
It’s the seat of the Texas Legislature.
Ivan
knsheppard 07.31.07 at 7:51 am
I’ve heard several Texans make similar comparisons. From what I’ve heard, seems like a good comparison. Cosmopolitan city in a land of conservatives.