It's humidty is on par with any city on the gulf... Miami, Tampa, Panama City. The restaurants are above excellent, any meal you can dream of we have it here. I would also disagree about the people being unfriendly, people are more than willing to strike up a conversation with you... You know that saying about having something nice to say? That's probably where you go wrong.

Not sure how long it's been since you've been here, but lot's of work has been done on our major thoroughfares. If you take the time to understand how they work, it's not confusing at all. My wife, a walking disaster when it comes to direction, can figure this out... anyone can. Feeders are exactly what they imply, we are not the only state that uses them nor are we the only country.

As a transplant married to a Texan, I swore I'd never move here, my first experience sucked (basic training and techschool) I was miserable, I thought the people sucked and I vowed never to return. I returned to my motherland (the Dakotas) and found that nothing ever changed, the people were the same, the food was blah, my kids were going to experience the same things I experienced and that was no good. We made it here to Texas and this year will be 12 years, making it the longest I've stayed in one place. My kids have gone through elementary up to high school with their friends (being a military brat, I missed out on) So IMHO this place has been paradise, I chose to look at it differently than you did.