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re: The DFW metroplex is fascinating to me

Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:03 pm to
Posted by NFLU
New Orleans, LA
Member since Aug 2014
5780 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:03 pm to
Dallas blows
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
123718 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:13 pm to
I do agree with this. I went to the Roanoke area awhile back and loved it. Just driving north of Dallas to get there was an eye opener coming from North LA.
Posted by PGAOLDBawNeVaBroke
Member since Dec 2023
807 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:17 pm to
Nobody is trying to move there bud, they may have to for work but that’s about it. The original home of the $30k millionaire.
Posted by PGAOLDBawNeVaBroke
Member since Dec 2023
807 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:18 pm to
Go on…
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
13566 posts
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:39 pm to
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We are also full.
Apparently the area along 45 south of i-20 is about to be the next boon for industrial developers. Warehousing flocking in there like crazy.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
6547 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:05 am to
quote:

along 45 south of i-20 is about to be the next boon for industrial developers


Yeah, have you driven through that shite lately?
Posted by FLTech
the A
Member since Sep 2017
12748 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:10 am to
I lived in both Dallas and Atlanta - the two "Metros" are so similar to me as far as Entertainment, Sports, Restaurants, Nightlife, etc etc etc

Dallas was great but I still give the edge to Atlanta. But, if I had to move from Atlanta and could pick any place to live outside of Florida, it would be Dallas.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
6547 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:12 am to
quote:

Same here. Houston feels more gritty but more real. Having grown up in BR, it definitely feels more like home.


I had the impression you'd been in TX for a while based on username, at least.

While I dislike Aggy, you find a far higher proportion in IAH than you do in DFW. UT grads tend to head to DFW, not IAH. IAH is much more blue collar in feel than DFW is. One of our "cousins" (used loosely, she was latina, so I don't know if they were actually related, or if my ex-MIL cooked her a pupusa 20 years ago,) after moving from Katy to Frisco mentioned how much more "cultured" DFW was, because people have more degrees.
Posted by nola tiger lsu
Member since Nov 2007
5332 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:17 am to
quote:

who make really good money


Who doesnt make enough for a quality lifestyle in at least some part of the metroplex?
Posted by CharlesLSU
Member since Jan 2007
31929 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:33 am to
The Jones quotient in DFW is remarkable.

Not hating on it, but it does feel way more “plastic” than the rest of TX.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27325 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:40 am to
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Houston is a bayou city w/o coonasses
There are plenty of coonasses. They just also have plenty of everything else, too.
Posted by Tiger Roux
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
4939 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:44 am to
Traffic sucks, just another rat race big city.
With DFW right in the middle it makes travel quite the experience. If you lived near downtown and did not have to travel much it may be nice.
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
73045 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:58 am to
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and it just feels like I’m in some version of the Truman show on a massive scale


That’s because you are.
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
5396 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:59 am to
Not a fan of the miles of tree-cleared lots with cookie cutter homes and gable roofs for as far as the eye can see. The job opportunities and good schools in North DFW can't be beat but it seems depressing.
Posted by RoscoeSanCarlos
Member since Oct 2017
1344 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:10 am to
DFW airport and American Airlines

Interestingly, Preston Road was a cattle trail into/out of Oklahoma

I’m old enough to remember when Allen was just a sign on the side of 75 with nothing but farm land.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 7:18 am
Posted by LSU1SLU
Member since Mar 2013
7143 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:11 am to
Dallas itself doesnt have much scenery or mountains.

Most of you live in Louisiana trying to talk bad about the views lmao. Have some self awareness.


That being said, there are a ton of places to hike that are actually hills and parks that have high elevations. Within 30 to 45 minutes.
Posted by Toss_Dive
Member since Jul 2022
179 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:17 am to
quote:

I lived in both Dallas and Atlanta - the two "Metros" are so similar to me as far as Entertainment, Sports, Restaurants, Nightlife, etc etc etc Dallas was great but I still give the edge to Atlanta. But, if I had to move from Atlanta and could pick any place to live outside of Florida, it would be Dallas.


Idk I’m not the biggest fan of Atlanta but it doesn’t feel nearly as bland and boring as Dallas. Plus it’s pretty close to the mountains which is nice.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48809 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:25 am to
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Traffic sucks, just another rat race big city.

I don't care for the big mega metros. They are fine to visit, but I wouldn't want to live in one at this point in my life.
Posted by Hook Em Horns
350000 posts
Member since Sep 2010
15128 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:28 am to
Ok beachdude022. Please explain to me how to get out of Alabama, who's stuck at a dead end job who barely scrapes by. How am I just supposed to uproot my family and move to a state 10 hours from me with no job help etc? Please by all means explain it to me.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40233 posts
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:58 am to
Viridian MPC is full baw dont come here.

I love DFW. Moving to Texas was the best decision of my life after 20 years on the Westbank.


Edit: People are forgetting about Arlington a lot, but they wont be in the next 20 years. Trying to steal some of that Collin County bougie.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 7:59 am
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