California is alot like Texas like many ways. (San Diego, Long Beach: relocating, military)

[Lovehound]

Originally Posted by missionhome

I have heard of it varying so I do agree it depends on how someone wants to say it. None the less, Houston is the major city of Texas and is still culturally Southern like Georgia or Lousiana. The Bay Area is also not culturally Southwestern.

True, and Los Angeles doesn't have the huge humidity that Houston has.

[adysmom]

Originally Posted by terryclinker

California and Texas are alot alike in many ways.

1. They're both Southwestern states
2. They're both warm all year round
3. They both have a city thats polluted, but otherwise awesome, extremely populated, and are on a coast (LA for CA) (Houston for Texas)
4. Both have some of the fastest growing economies in the world.
5. They're both giant in size.
6. They both have alot of Mexican culture
7. They both make good Mexican food
8. Both states were part of Mexico.
9. Both have a state they make fun of right outside of them that start with the letter O (Oregon for California, Oklahoma for Texas)

Its true.... California and Texas are practically brothers.

WOW what a insult on Texas, Comparing it to California

[wclac]

Originally Posted by terryclinker

California and Texas are alot alike in many ways.

1. They're both Southwestern states
2. They're both warm all year round
3. They both have a city thats polluted, but otherwise awesome, extremely populated, and are on a coast (LA for CA) (Houston for Texas)
4. Both have some of the fastest growing economies in the world.
5. They're both giant in size.
6. They both have alot of Mexican culture
7. They both make good Mexican food
8. Both states were part of Mexico.
9. Both have a state they make fun of right outside of them that start with the letter O (Oregon for California, Oklahoma for Texas)

Its true.... California and Texas are practically brothers.

Well somewhat. California is more diverse and liberal than Texas. Los Angeles is more urbanized. I could be wrong. Also, California and Texas are both minority-majority states.

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by adysmom

WOW what a insult on Texas, Comparing it to California

Look up "insult" sometime.

[CamaroGuy]

Where TX and CA are quite different is in the people department. Texans are much more friendly and down to earth than Californians.

[nunusguy]

Dallas-Ft.Worth and Houston are very much the same, except that DFW is
"less humid". Actually that's ususally the reason people in N.Texas end up using in making their case that they are superior to Houston, which may or not be a valid argument ?
On the other hand, anybody who has spent anytime in SF-Bay-area and SoCal/the-LA-area who readily admit that those 2 areas are very different in many ways.
Re. the argument about CA and TX being southwestern is basically invalid, althought I think it's fair to say that the El Paso area is part of the American southwest. Beyond that, no.

[Soccersupporter]

Originally Posted by terryclinker

California and Texas are alot alike in many ways.

1. They're both Southwestern states
2. They're both warm all year round
3. They both have a city thats polluted, but otherwise awesome, extremely populated, and are on a coast (LA for CA) (Houston for Texas)
4. Both have some of the fastest growing economies in the world.
5. They're both giant in size.
6. They both have alot of Mexican culture
7. They both make good Mexican food
8. Both states were part of Mexico.
9. Both have a state they make fun of right outside of them that start with the letter O (Oregon for California, Oklahoma for Texas)

Its true.... California and Texas are practically brothers.

Here is one very big reason they are not alike.

Calif. home prices down 27.3%, nation’s worst - Lansner on Real Estate - OCRegister.com

[truckzter]

But Texas doesn't have DISNEYLAND!!!!!!!

[Rose Red]

Great Picture!

[GregKittleson]

i live in San Diego half of the year and in Houston half the year and i love both cities, they are very different and very similar in many ways

Originally Posted by CamaroGuy

Where TX and CA are quite different is in the people department. Texans are much more friendly and down to earth than Californians.

i can see how that might be a little true, but i know many friendly and down to earth Californians as well!!

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