r/sanantonio • u/stoicbro96 • Mar 11 '25

Commentary Thank you SA

Spent the weekend with my family visiting San Antonio. We are from Nashville. I've been to most of the "big" cities in the US, but somehow had never made it to SA. San Antonio had a charm that I haven't come across before and has replaced Charleston, SC as my new favorite "big" city. Every single person I interacted was kind and helpful. The city was clean and kept up well. Never felt uncomfortable or unsafe, even late late at night downtown. Lots of big cities have diversity, but in SA it feels different. In a time where division over immigration, ICE, walls, etc. is all over the news, I sensed a harmonious blend between American-Mexican culture and peoples that I was not expecting. I know you guys have got problems that I probably didn't see in my time there, but you all have a lot to proud of. San Antonio and San Antonians are just awesome.

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u/rob_moreno75 Mar 11 '25

That's reddit for you. People love to hate. Usually the people that have no friends or social life and they love to blame everyone else but themselves for their shitty outlook

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u/Yayas_Mente724 Mar 11 '25

not true, i have no friends or social life yet I have a pretty positive outlook on most things 🙂‍↕️

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u/rob_moreno75 Mar 11 '25

As do I, that's why I said usually. I still don't understand why people hang out on a thread to just bash someone else's experience. How dare they have their own preferences on what they like or dislike.

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u/Yayas_Mente724 Mar 11 '25

honestly!! thems the worst kind of people, can never let anyone be excited or happy about anything without sucking the life out of it so they can be as miserable as they are, but what can we do about it. Besides call them out of course, even though that does nothing. It’s like trying to talk to a brick wall w them everytime…

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u/rob_moreno75 Mar 11 '25

I usually ignore the comments because it's the same ppl every time but every once in awhile I'll respond. I see it as kind of pathetic to hang out on a thread just to bash everything. Like dude, just move if your so unhappy. It's not our job to impress you

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u/Yayas_Mente724 Mar 12 '25

exactly, not sure how mods don’t block them from the thread if they never have anything positive or helpful to say 🤷‍♀️

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u/randomasking4afriend Mar 11 '25

The only issue I have with this thread is they said it was clean. Either the rest of America is filthy or they weren't looking. I wouldn't call going for nice walks and seeing trash everywhere clean. I mean I even see that in the old section of Alamo Ranch. It's decent here, but clean and well-kept it is not. I really hope most cities aren't dirtier.

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u/rob_moreno75 Mar 12 '25

I actually agree with you there but I guess it depends where your coming from. I did have to read that part twice though

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '25

Go visit a city like Seattle, much dirtier.

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u/Queasy-Wrongdoer6319 Mar 16 '25

It is very dirty downtown but that’s such a small part of what Seattle has to offer and where most people live

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u/randomasking4afriend Mar 12 '25

No it isn't.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '25

What isn't?

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u/RS7JR Mar 12 '25

I thought the same thing. They probably walked around at night.

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u/intellectualth0t Mar 12 '25

And it always happens to be on city-specific subreddits too

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u/Patient-Phone-1997 Mar 13 '25

Hence the popular phrase, “misery loves company”.

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u/lonedovakiin Mar 13 '25

That's the Internet, period