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Originally Posted by Zedd Spectrum
Plenty of people commute from Dallas to Houston. Have you ever been to Texas? If "San Francisco" can throw in San Jose and Oakland, 2 major cities in their own right, as part of their "area", then Houston can throw in San Antonio and Dallas too. Why is the "Bay Area" consistently allowed to do that on city data?
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Why do you suppose the Bay Area is allowed to do it on city data? Why do you suppose that the Bay Area is constantly compared to Greater Chicago, Greater Boston, Greater DC? Yes, I have been to Texas! Houston to Dallas is almost as far away as San Francisco is to Bakersfield. Its an absolutely silly comparison. There is no commuter traffic from Houston to Dallas. There is no unified area from Houston to Dallas. Houston and Dallas are 240 miles apart! Why doesn't LA just claim Las Vegas loool? There is no significant population density from Houston to Dallas. They do not share the same economy. They do not share the same media market. Oakland is right across the OAKLAND-SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE from San Francisco. San Jose is 50 miles South of San Francisco- a 50 mile stretch that is densely populated. You can not tell where the SF and SJ MSA's merge. Its one continuous area. That isn't the case for Houston and Dallas, so your comparison is beyond silly.
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