We Ranked Typical Houston Things We Love or Hate
Welcome to our dangerous game of approval and disapproval: Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am. Every issue, we’ll be ranking stuff we love or hate about any topic, and for our inaugural feature, we’re talking (bitching? bragging?) about all things Houston.
Yes Ma’am
Free art. In museums and galleries, on city walls, everywhere around us.
No Ma’am
610. Our endless loop of doom.
Yes Ma’am
The rodeo. Where all—all—of Houston meets.
No Ma’am
Swamp ass. Just lean into it. We’re all sticky.
Yes Ma’am
Contagious city pride. It’s Houston vs. all y’all.
No Ma’am
Strip malls. Can’t live with ’em...
Yes Ma’am
Strip malls. ...can’t live without ’em.
No Ma’am
Disappearing sidewalks. We’re (not) walking here.
Yes Ma’am
José Altuve’s batting arm. We! Want! Hous-ton!
No Ma’am
Lifted homes. Flood control: just build it higher.
Yes Ma’am
T-shirt winter. Sure, it gets hot. But 70-degree Decembers rule.
No Ma’am
Flying roaches. In your face.
Yes Ma’am
Our parks. Whoever said Houston is ugly ain’t lookin’.
No Ma’am
Stopped trains in the East End. Blame it on the feds.
Yes Ma’am
Good eatin’. Tacos and bánh mí and queso and brisket and kolaches and phở and, and…!
No Ma’am
Missing turn signals. Why would one need to know where you’re going at 90 mph?
