Here in Austin, we have a saying: Keep Austin Weird. And that is so not me. I am pretty boring. I have no tattoos or piercings. I shop at J Crew, Banana Republic, and Ann Taylor Loft.
The fam and I live on "the north side". Cool people live on the east side or south of the river. I rarely travel more than 10 miles away from my house, so I'm hardly ever in the cool areas.
I drink Starbucks coffee and not coffee from some organic, free market, local coffee shop. We already discussed my annoyance of food trailers. Central Market totally stresses me out -- it's crowded and you get could get lost in there for days aimlessly wandering around looking for the hidden cash registers.
I don't own a dog that I take to restaurants and hang out with. I'm allergic. And I don't even like dogs, so even if I wasn't allergic, I still wouldn't have one. And even if I had one, I would leave it at home. I would probably even leave it outside!
Just found your post. So true. I live in the DFW area (actually in the country). Every time I find myself even close to Austin, I instantly feel out of place. No tats, no dreads, no $75 cut offs from some vintage shop off Congress Ave. I'm just a boots and jeans, with a button down shirt and ball cap kinda guy. And yet, that seems pretentious, too "put-together" for the counter culture. Austin has even invaded the BBQ scene in a big way recently. And that, as I BBQ enthusiast, am having difficulty wrapping my mind around.
ReplyDeleteI know in a couple of years, they'll move on to the next thing. Whatever that is. Pet chinchillas or hemp t shirts. Maybe a car that runs on their own farts. I'll pass thanks, and be happily uncool.