10 Worst Things About Living in _______________

I came across a pretty funny list: The 10 Worst Things About Living in Las Vegas. I’m not particularly fond of Vegas myself from several visits, but this guy lived there and is extra funny about why it was terrible … It inspired me!

10 Worst Things About Living in Austin

1. It’s hard to make a list about terrible things about living in Austin.
2. The heat, when it’s above 110. Lower than that, you don’t really get to complain, you knew what you were getting in to.
3. When there’s no water in Barton Creek and it’s above 110.
4. That Barton Springs is closed on Thursdays. Who else accidentally goes every Thursday?!
5. Everyone complaining about everyone else moving there from LA/Dallas/Brooklyn/fill in the blank. Guess what, that’s also why we got a google, a facebook, Neiman’s, crazy creative restaurants, and other good stuff. At least you were there first.
6. Traffic during festival weekends. Austin was never prepared to be what it became.
7. Insane amount of badass startsups, companies, and services. How are we supposed to keep up?
8. Whole Foods corporate headquarters. There goes all my money.
9. It might not be a small town, but I run into someone I don’t want to see every. single. time. I go to Whole Foods. Particularly if I’ve just run/crossfitted/yoga-ed and look like a sweaty, red-faced mess.
10. Sometimes you have to stay friends with someone you don’t even really like just because they have a boat.

10 Worst Things About Living in Aspen

1. Trying to get out. Flights are expensive and anything worth visiting is at least four hours away.
2. Rent.
3. Stereotypes. The real people who live in Aspen are nothing like the Aspen people believe in.
4. Mud season. As the snow melts, it’s pretty gross.
5. Snow in May. We’re all over it.
6. Bears.
7. Our Gap has older merchandise than the big cities’ Gaps and it’s still full price. WTH?
8. Our restaurants are fantastic. Unfortunately, we cannot afford to eat at any of them.
9. It’s a small town. Everyone knows everything about everyone, sometimes before you know it about yourself: “Oh, I heard you got that job you wanted! That’s wonderful!” “Errrrrmmmmm, they haven’t called me back yet.” “Oh.”
10. You want socks or underwear? Order it online.

… according to the Las Vegas fella, perhaps he (we all?) need a European casino vacation to get perspective?

Did I miss any terrible things about living in Austin or Aspen that you need to add? Please please post in the comments so we can all laugh!!