The most relevant links we could find, placed here free
Berkeley Parents Network
- Some posts from "normal" people regarding moving to San Antonio TX. What it's like, things to do, what they thought of the place when they were growing up and more. parents.berkeley.edu
Virtual Tourist
- San Antonio travel guide. Information on hotels, things to do, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, transportation and more!. www.virtualtourist.com
Way back in 2004 someone posted on Berkeley Parents Network the following text asking about San Antonio
"My husband and I are considering moving to San Antonio TX. We visited the city and didn't see any real show-stoppers,
but we have reservations. We're agnostic - it was odd to see cruxifixes prominently displayed in every home we entered
(realtor tours).
We're not republican. We, but some fluke it seems, have many lesbian friends and didn't see much of a gay community in
SA. Most homes are in gated communities which rubs us wrong, we don't want to live in an enclave that is, or pretends,
snootiness.
On the plus-side if we decided moving to San Antonio TX most of the gated communities we saw had a central park and pool
which would encourage neighborly play, we like that as kids are in our future. Air quality and crime seem slightly worse
than here but not significantly. A 3-day visit didn't allow deep assessment of these impressions to see if any warrant
greater concern.
Would you suggest us moving to San Antonio TX? Any ex-texans or san antonioians who can give a SF Bay Area impression of
living in SA? Would you return? What do you or would you miss? roots might be pulled."
One of the replies to the above post
"To the people considering moving to San Antonio TX: I grew up in San Antonio from sixth grade through high school. My
family was totally non-religious and Democratic, too. Now I live in Berkeley with husband, two kids, and many friends who
are gay/lesbian +/- liberal Democrats.
Here is my impression of San Antonio: It is a very nice community to live in. Great place to raise a family--affordable
housing, good weather, great Mexican food, easy commutes, etc. Politically, it is still Texas.
Besides being conservative and Republican, you will notice a certain macho-ness that is very Texan. Texans are not
sympathetic to "weakness" so there is less tolerence for "otherness" there than here. There is a "clubbiness" to the
community, too.
It's very small-town in that there are a limited number of powerful, rich "founding families" who intermarry, throw
expensive balls, and run the yearly city-wide celebration called Fiesta.
Still, there is some funkiness and diversity to be found if you decided moving to San Antonio TX, and a lot of my friends
from childhood who still live there love it a lot."
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