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re: The DFW metroplex is fascinating to me
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:20 pm to jlovel7
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:20 pm to jlovel7
There are so many pathetic misconceptions/claims about Dallas & Houston in this thread.
In no particular order:
- It's all chain restaurants, no culture: if you truly believe this then you have 0 actual understanding of DFW or Houston. In the Dallas Metroplex alone you could visit a different NON-CHAIN restaurant every day for breakfast, lunch, & dinner & not repeat the same name once. (For the LA educated that's 1,095 different restaurants). If you can't find them = you are just a moron.
- It's too much traffic: 8M people inside of 60 mile radius = NO shite, Sherlock. Learn how to read a map, plan your living + working accordingly & you'll be far better off than any area in LA.
- The geography is stale/bland/other BS: yeah it's so much worse than overly polluted everywhere in LA in addition to the insect infested muddy waters & hunting areas that you can't even access be/c it's all private land. DFW affords you the Katy Trail (a far better experience than anywhere that LA can offer) + the proximity to the Hill Country, Northeast TX, & Big Bend, etc. In LA you're best bet is just a 4-6 hours drive to Far East Louisiana aka Destin, FL.
- The schools aren't better than in LA: posters making these claims need a mandatory 60-day ban. LA is 49th/50th in education year over year for the last 4+ decades. Teacher certifications, teacher salaries, test scores, graduation rates, college acceptance rates, college graduation rates (of the accepted), etc. do not belong in the same conversation as the crap that LA produces.
In no particular order:
- It's all chain restaurants, no culture: if you truly believe this then you have 0 actual understanding of DFW or Houston. In the Dallas Metroplex alone you could visit a different NON-CHAIN restaurant every day for breakfast, lunch, & dinner & not repeat the same name once. (For the LA educated that's 1,095 different restaurants). If you can't find them = you are just a moron.
- It's too much traffic: 8M people inside of 60 mile radius = NO shite, Sherlock. Learn how to read a map, plan your living + working accordingly & you'll be far better off than any area in LA.
- The geography is stale/bland/other BS: yeah it's so much worse than overly polluted everywhere in LA in addition to the insect infested muddy waters & hunting areas that you can't even access be/c it's all private land. DFW affords you the Katy Trail (a far better experience than anywhere that LA can offer) + the proximity to the Hill Country, Northeast TX, & Big Bend, etc. In LA you're best bet is just a 4-6 hours drive to Far East Louisiana aka Destin, FL.
- The schools aren't better than in LA: posters making these claims need a mandatory 60-day ban. LA is 49th/50th in education year over year for the last 4+ decades. Teacher certifications, teacher salaries, test scores, graduation rates, college acceptance rates, college graduation rates (of the accepted), etc. do not belong in the same conversation as the crap that LA produces.
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:38 pm to Tigear
Proximity to Big Bend? Really? 
I agree Dallas/Houston are better than anything in LA, though. I think the point on traffic is not that it is bad (it is terrible), but that you need a car to get anywhere. This is a little better in pockets of Houston, but both cities basically get an F in walkability
I agree Dallas/Houston are better than anything in LA, though. I think the point on traffic is not that it is bad (it is terrible), but that you need a car to get anywhere. This is a little better in pockets of Houston, but both cities basically get an F in walkability
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:58 pm to Tigear
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) + the proximity to the Hill Country, Northeast TX, & Big Bend,
Hill Country is great but hard pass on the other two. DFW does have some great isolated areas near bodies of water (Rockwall in particular comes to mind) but lol. No one in DFW is driving to Big Bend on the regular to visit.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:22 pm to Tigear
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LA is 49th/50th in education
Now do just the white schools in Louisiana. They are better than half of the states in the country. Houston and Dallas are not any better than these schools.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:30 pm to Tigear
quote:
There are so many pathetic misconceptions/claims about Dallas & Houston in this thread.
In no particular order:
- It's all chain restaurants, no culture: if you truly believe this then you have 0 actual understanding of DFW or Houston. In the Dallas Metroplex alone you could visit a different NON-CHAIN restaurant every day for breakfast, lunch, & dinner & not repeat the same name once. (For the LA educated that's 1,095 different restaurants). If you can't find them = you are just a moron.
- It's too much traffic: 8M people inside of 60 mile radius = NO shite, Sherlock. Learn how to read a map, plan your living + working accordingly & you'll be far better off than any area in LA.
- The geography is stale/bland/other BS: yeah it's so much worse than overly polluted everywhere in LA in addition to the insect infested muddy waters & hunting areas that you can't even access be/c it's all private land. DFW affords you the Katy Trail (a far better experience than anywhere that LA can offer) + the proximity to the Hill Country, Northeast TX, & Big Bend, etc. In LA you're best bet is just a 4-6 hours drive to Far East Louisiana aka Destin, FL.
- The schools aren't better than in LA: posters making these claims need a mandatory 60-day ban. LA is 49th/50th in education year over year for the last 4+ decades. Teacher certifications, teacher salaries, test scores, graduation rates, college acceptance rates, college graduation rates (of the accepted), etc. do not belong in the same conversation as the crap that LA produces.
Proximity to Big Bend?
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:35 pm to Tigear
quote:
- The geography is stale/bland/other BS: yeah it's so much worse than overly polluted everywhere in LA in addition to the insect infested muddy waters & hunting areas that you can't even access be/c it's all private land. DFW affords you the Katy Trail (a far better experience than anywhere that LA can offer) + the proximity to the Hill Country, Northeast TX, & Big Bend, etc. In LA your best bet is just a 4-6 hours drive to Far East Louisiana aka Destin, FL.
That’s a very unimpressive list. Just accept the fact that Dallas has very boring topography.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:28 pm to Tigear
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- It's all chain restaurants, no culture: if you truly believe this then you have 0 actual understanding of DFW or Houston. In the Dallas Metroplex alone you could visit a different NON-CHAIN restaurant every day for breakfast, lunch, & dinner & not repeat the same name once
I’m sure it’s possible, but most DFW residents choose to stay with the safe bets of Logan’s roadhouse, BWW, and Bonefish grill for those special occasions .
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- The geography is stale/bland/other BS: yeah it's so much worse than overly polluted everywhere in LA in addition to the insect infested muddy waters & hunting areas that you can't even access be/c it's all private land. DFW affords you the Katy Trail (a far better experience than anywhere that LA can offer) + the proximity to the Hill Country, Northeast TX, & Big Bend, etc. In LA you're best bet is just a 4-6 hours drive to Far East Louisiana aka Destin, FL.
East Texas is one giant industrial corridor. I’m pretty sure Tyler Texas is sititng on a massive vat of benzene. But you’re right, Dallas is an outdoorsman paradise. If you want a breath of fresh air while in downtown Dallas, one can run alongside the dried up sewage ditch, I mean, the Trinity River to get inspiration. Big bend is only a 10 hour drive away, so we might as well include the Rocky Mountains while we’re at it. Just tack on a few more hours, who is counting . And while us suckers in La have to settle for Destin, our friends in DFW have numerous artificial lakes where one can go camping at along with dozens of your best friends from south of the border who regale you with their native music until 3 am at full volume while you try to sleep.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 9:24 pm
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