Hi Everyone,
I was hoping that I could get some input on the lifestyle in Houston from expats but especially South Africans.
My husband and I are thinking about moving to the USA and Houston is the most likely place as my husband is a commodity trader in the plastics industry.
I have looked through various forums, website and chat rooms and some of the comments about Houston concern me. Please could somebody give me an opinion on the following few things.
1.) Is Houtson really that ugly and polluted? We currently live in Johannesburg which isn't the prettiest or cleanest city in the world but how bad are we talking here?
2.) Is the weather really that hot and humid? I see some people saying that their children can't play outside as the weather is so bad. This is problematic to me. From what I can see, the weather is similar to Durban? Is this correct?
3.) We come from Africa so the idea of bugs is old hat but people seem to complain about the mosquitoes? Thoughts on this?
4.) South Africans are very outside orientated. Would Houston be conducive to this type of lifestyle?
Any thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
Christina