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re: The DFW metroplex is fascinating to me
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:09 am to turnpiketiger
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:09 am to turnpiketiger
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Houston is a more urbanized area while Dallas is more of a suburbanized area. There’s way more Dallas suburbs than there are Houston suburbs. The city of Houston just kept taking over areas that would have otherwise been their own city. Dallas doesn’t do that.
Houston is also much more of an international city. Especially within 610. Way more international influence in Houston than there is in Dallas. At least in my experience
Houston doesn't have many suburbs that are actually incorporated cities because of the massive growth in the early 80s when oil boomed and people fled the industrial north. Cities couldn't afford to provide services like water and sewer for all those new developments so the builders created MUDS (Municipal Utility Districts) to issue bonds to build infrastructure. So many of us in Harris Co don't live in a city at all. In Cypress, somewhere around 200k population, we are in "unincorporated area" of Harris Co.
Houston is supposedly the most diverse city in the US. I've seen lots of stuff that says we passed NYC. It certainly makes it more interesting than DFW. We have real Chinatown, Asian markets, huge Mediterranean/Middle Eastern markets, and more. I've lived in both and Dallas seemed very generic to me. Houston is definitely grittier...even the suburbs have more diversity, in a good way.
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Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:00 pm to LaLadyinTx
Houston and Dallas just seem soulless to me
Like one gigantic parking lot
I would much rather live in Atlanta actually
Like one gigantic parking lot
I would much rather live in Atlanta actually
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:07 pm to turnpiketiger
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Sure man. God forbid people have different things they’re interested in than you. Excuse me for not bowing down to the all mighty DMV metro. I’m sure it’s so cool there and everyone is jealous that you get to live there.
You seem unhappy. Maybe you should consider moving.
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.
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 1:11 pm to North Dallas Tiger
I'm in my bag today.
Day 3 of this thread. All y'all wanna talk about D-Town but aren't from here and don't even live here. We living good baby !!!
Day 3 of this thread. All y'all wanna talk about D-Town but aren't from here and don't even live here. We living good baby !!!
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 1:34 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 1:42 pm to lynxcat
DFW is a blight upon the land. I hate it.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:46 pm to Longhorn Actual
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Dallas is anything but bland/boring, especially close to downtown. Downtown, the Arts District, Hardwood/Klyde Warren, Deep Ellum, Lower Greenville, Knox-Henderson, Uptown/Turtle Creek, Park Cities/SMU, Trinity Groves, Lakewood/White Rock … all have immense and distinct character.
Unless things have drastically changed in the past few years I’m gonna have to disagree with this.
I’ve been to downtown Dallas many times for work and it’s always struck me as a desolate place with little appeal. This seems to be a common trend of big metro Downtown areas lately from my travels.
I see nothing special with the other areas mentioned either.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:48 pm to Warmouth
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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.
Data can be manipulated to corroborate any agenda, even make Louisiana #1 in the nation.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:22 pm to Ostrich
You’re the only person I’ve seen that’s waving that dmv flag. Everyone I’ve talked to from there or living there hated it
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:37 pm to ronk
We were in Keller; DFW schools are shite.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 3:36 pm to jlovel7
Yeah….a fascinating cluster f$ck. I’m there weekly for work. You might have everything you could ever want , but it’s not a pretty place, traffic is horrific & the nonstop construction is insane. Hard pass for me. I’ll gladly drive 3 hours if I need to get there.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:09 pm to turnpiketiger
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You’re the only person I’ve seen that’s waving that dmv flag. Everyone I’ve talked to from there or living there hated it
You're literally the one that brought the DMV up, not me. You seem really defensive. If you like Houston, I'm happy for you.
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
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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 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 5:52 pm to OldmanBeasley
quote:What Dallas lacks in topography, it makes up for in copious amounts of IRL dime piece chicks with their own money.
Just accept the fact that Dallas has very boring topography.
300 pages
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:00 pm to Warmouth
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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.
This dude acts like Louisiana has no white trash that cause problems. Dude get a grip. Quit blaming everything on black people. Whites are just as bad in Louisiana
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:09 pm to OldmanBeasley
quote:it genuinely is. it's one of the ugliest regions in north america. why can't you accept that due to all of the other good things about living there?
yeah it's so much worse than overly polluted everywhere in LA
dfw is superior to louisiana in just about every way, so why do you people have to do these mental gymnastics to counter every single criticism?
quote:just lol
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.
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