At the risk of stirring the hornet’s nest, we decided it was time someone finally said it: Austin ain’t better than San Antone.
Sure, Austin has SXSW and Austin City Limits, but that just sounds like traffic and more traffic to us.
And it’s laughable that there’s even a debate about which city has the better tacos. We’re Tex-Mex City, USA, baby!
Truthfully, we have nothing against our neighbor city, and this slideshow is all in good fun. But we’re tired of hearing that Austin is better than San Antonio, when there are plenty of reasons to prefer the true “Bat City” (i.e., San Antonio) to Austin.
Scroll through the reasons that support our controversial thesis and let us know what you think.
And in case you’re wondering what major league Austin team we mean, it’s the Austin Fútbol Club. We rest our case. Credit: Reginald Thomas II / San Antonio Spurs
And don’t get us started about where the breakfast taco was actually invented. Credit: San Antonio Current Staff
Crossing our fingers it stays that way. Credit: Shitterstock / University of College
Thankfully, unlike Austin, we’ve gone to great lengths to retain our Chicanx culture. Credit: Ismael Rodriguez
San Antonio’s Bracken Cave has the largest bat colony in the world, in fact. Credit: Shutterstock / Jeff Reeves
Again, did we mention the tacos? For $1.50 each they’ll change your life. Credit: Allysse Shank-Rivas
For now. Credit: Photo via Instagram / missionadventuretours
Meanwhile, Austin is a city full of trust fund kids who try to look blue collar by wearing mechanic shirts with names over their pockets. Credit: Jaime Monzon
It’s not great, but at least rush hour doesn’t turn every square inch of the city into a parking lot. Credit: Shutterstock / Mark Stephens Photography
Sure, we have our share of Edgars but at least they’re not scene-splaining that cassette tapes are the superior medium. Credit: Shutterstock / Kichigin
