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Because Orlando is such a huge tourist destination, it has amenities that you would normally find in a metro double it's size. Besides Las Vegas, no metro Orlandos size comes close to Orlandos shopping, dinning, and entertainment. That's why I like Orlando, you get big city amenities in a mid sized city environent. Plus its 45 mins away from the coast so you can enjoy the beaches but also have a significantly lower hurricane risk.
^^ Very true. For a city it's size Orlando does have a lot to offer. Dallas is alright, nothing special to me though but that doesn't mean it isn't a good city, just my preference. For one it is very business friendly. I can see it being a good metro to raise a family because it offers many amenities and has a reasonable COL.
Dallas in general didn't do much for me, although University Park was very nice. When most people think of Orlando, they think of the exurb areas around Disney World. I did too until I actually ventured further into Orlando which was surprising really nice. Tons of lakes, lots of trees with Spanish moss, and surprisingly alot of historic homes and cobble stone streets. The downtown area isn't huge but very nice and much more walkable and charming than Dallas. Anyone who google streetviews downtown Orlando, Thornton Park, the neighborhoods surrounding downtown, and especially Winter Park- one of the nicest suburbs in the country imo, will be surprised. I'd also pick Orlando over Tampa and definitely Jacksonville.
Dallas in general didn't do much for me, although University Park was very nice. When most people think of Orlando, they think of the exurb areas around Disney World. I did too until I actually ventured further into Orlando which was surprising really nice. Tons of lakes, lots of trees with Spanish moss, and surprisingly alot of historic homes and cobble stone streets. The downtown area isn't huge but very nice and much more walkable and charming than Dallas. Anyone who google streetviews downtown Orlando, Thornton Park, the neighborhoods surrounding downtown, and especially Winter Park- one of the nicest suburbs in the country imo, will be surprised. I'd also pick Orlando over Tampa and definitely Jacksonville.
This is so true. Almost any time I tell someone I go to school in Orlando, they ask me how many times I have been to Disney. I haven't gone at all since I started school there, though I went when I was younger. Disney technically isn't even in Orlando; it's in Celebration.
Also, who likes Jacksonville? I NEVER hear anything good about it. It's probably biggest letdown in Florida IMO...
Oh really my grandmothers side of the family lives im Tavares FL but anyway I choose Dallas. Orlando is a cool place to visit but not live. Out of all the places I have visited in my 21 years on this earth Orlando was my favorite. They have some great hotels.
I was about to say that was really sad... but then you're only 21. When you travel a bit more I think you'll realize how silly that statement is. Not to mention judging a destination by the hotel you stay in is pretty nonsensical, all major cities have 5 star hotels, it's what's happening outside your hotel that differentiates Orlando from far more interesting cities.
I'd chose 'neither' because I think both places are pretty awful, but, if forced, it'd be Orlando simply because the weather is more interesting, and the beach is closer.
I can't begin to grasp what people find compelling about the interior Texas cities, and Dallas is far and away the worst offender. The land is flat, the weather is hot, the scenery is the epitome of bland -- *shudder.* Sorry. I need to be surrounded by a bit more of anything (mountains, ocean, forests, etc.) than the Big D can offer. I firmly believe that most of the people who live in Dallas -- and central Texas overall -- do so because they're so soulless that exposure to something too stirring might damage them.
I'd chose 'neither' because I think both places are pretty awful, but, if forced, it'd be Orlando simply because the weather is more interesting, and the beach is closer.
I can't begin to grasp what people find compelling about the interior Texas cities, and Dallas is far and away the worst offender. The land is flat, the weather is hot, the scenery is the epitome of bland -- *shudder.* Sorry. I need to be surrounded by a bit more of anything (mountains, ocean, forests, etc.) than the Big D can offer. I firmly believe that most of the people who live in Dallas -- and central Texas overall -- do so because they're so soulless that exposure to something too stirring might damage them.
Ill grant you that Dallas is not surrounded by a very pretty landscape and the prarie and plains are not aesthetically pleasing, but that is a freaking insulting post.
Youre trying to say that the 6.6 million people who live in the Dallas area are all souless? I would be more inclined to say that people who would make a statement like that are clueless. Its one of the most diverse metro areas in the US. Lots of people of all kinds of people live here.
the city itself has a lot going for it thanks to all those tourists seeking out the mouse but on top of that you can drive to the beach a lot quicker than you can in dallas....
I'd chose 'neither' because I think both places are pretty awful, but, if forced, it'd be Orlando simply because the weather is more interesting, and the beach is closer.
I can't begin to grasp what people find compelling about the interior Texas cities, and Dallas is far and away the worst offender. The land is flat, the weather is hot, the scenery is the epitome of bland -- *shudder.* Sorry. I need to be surrounded by a bit more of anything (mountains, ocean, forests, etc.) than the Big D can offer. I firmly believe that most of the people who live in Dallas -- and central Texas overall -- do so because they're so soulless that exposure to something too stirring might damage them.
I find your post really hard to believe, so your saying over 12 million people that live between DFW & San Antonio are soul less. Also Austin and San Antonio are not flat for the most part they have hills & lakes and is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. You should visit central Texas you will be surprise to see how much scenery we really have.
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