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That is true, but Honolulu tends to be....hostile to tourist who venture much outside the boundary of the "tourist areas", more so than Denver and Austin. It might be different for others. I just know that some people on Oahu tend to assume I'm local, while the friends that I bring to visit family are not because they are hispanic, black, white, etc...
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<p>I don't know about that. Trust me, there are plenty of people who live just outside of Austin that have PRACTICALLY NEVER seen, say, an actual Asian person in real life. Denver - same. </p>
<p>Besides, this has nothing to do with the topic anyway. We are not talking about what is a FRIENDLIER place. We are talking about what is a SCENIC place. And I think it's extremely hard to dispute that Manoa, or Honolulu in general, is highly scenic. Frankly, I think even most Austin residents would concede that Honolulu is more scenic. The people in Austin are nice, 6th Street is obviously a lot of fun, and the culture is cool, but let's be perfectly honest here, there isn't exactly a whole lot in Austin that one could say is actually SCENIC. </p>
<p>Again, don't get me wrong, I like Austin a lot. I think it's one of the coolest cities in the country. But I would be hard-pressed to describe it as SCENIC. People travel to Austin for the cool music and youth culture, maybe tour the state capitol, etc. - but I doubt that a lot of people actually come because it is SCENIC.</p>