5 Reasons Austin Actually Hates SXSW

Austin, Texas. Home of the breakfast taco, Barton Springs, Lone Star beers, and more variations on queso that any of us ever thought possible. Also ground-zero for the seemingly endless (now two week) parade of absurdity, drunkenness, and hipsterdom that is SXSW. Austinites are divided: some of us try to ride the wave, chasing the elusive SXSW dragon (“I saw Kanye and Bomba Estereo do a shared set at a secret show in a closet inside this one boot store!”).

But a lot of us hate/love it (order intentional), and most just hate it outright. Because let’s be honest: who really wants to weave in and out of people on three-day benders and side-step puddles of puke while you’re trying to get to work in the morning?

So, we give you the top five reasons Austin actually hates South By. You’re welcome.