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Old 03-30-2014, 01:21 PM
 
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Exactly! Anybody who says OKC has a better food scene has automatically lost all credibility. If you live in the Woodlands or any other generic suburb, then most of what you have to choose from are chain restaurants. The Woodlands is not Houston. And did they really just compare our museum district(one of the best in the country) to OKC and Norman? Lol!

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If you don't want fine dining, but want local flavor, I've found that OKC is better. Houston (and yes I work in the city) is choc-a-bock full of chain restaurants. Fine dining, sure, Houston has it beat, but nothing can compare to Irma's Burgers, Big Truck Tacos, Mutts, Red Prime, et cetera.

Norman has a festival of some sort or another every week. It is family friendly and has many things to do, and yes, there are smaller museums in the OKC metro than Houston, but there are more of them, ergo more things to do. The best part is, you don't spend an hour and a half getting there.
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Old 03-30-2014, 01:29 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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If you don't want fine dining, but want local flavor, I've found that OKC is better. Houston (and yes I work in the city) is choc-a-bock full of chain restaurants. Fine dining, sure, Houston has it beat, but nothing can compare to Irma's Burgers, Big Truck Tacos, Mutts, Red Prime, et cetera.
I did just see you say that Oklahoma has better tacos than a city with one of the largest Mexican populations in the US...

Houston covers all bases from fine dining to food trucks. There is absolutely nothing that Oklahoma City does better. There is an endless sea of local restaurants in Houston that you obviously haven't bothered trying out. How often do you actually leave the freeway from your job to your house?

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Norman has a festival of some sort or another every week. It is family friendly and has many things to do, and yes, there are smaller museums in the OKC metro than Houston, but there are more of them, ergo more things to do. The best part is, you don't spend an hour and a half getting there.
You spend and hour and a half trying to get there because you chose to live in a far flung suburb. I can walk to our museums because I live in the city.

Oklahoma City does not have more museums. You're clearly just more familiar with them.
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Old 03-30-2014, 03:08 PM
 
Location: USA
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So much talk about food! Perhaps that's why obesity is such a problem.
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Old 03-30-2014, 03:51 PM
 
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somebody said in this thread that democrats aren't welcome in houston.

or as he put it, "people with nancy pelosi tattoos"

I wonder if he checked City-Data's records and sees that houston is basically 50/50.

Obama slightly edged out Mccain, and Romney slightly edged out Obama.
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Old 03-30-2014, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma
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I did just see you say that Oklahoma has better tacos than a city with one of the largest Mexican populations in the US...

Houston covers all bases from fine dining to food trucks. There is absolutely nothing that Oklahoma City does better.
So you are telling us that everything is bigger and better in Texas

Never heard that before.
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Old 03-30-2014, 08:15 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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somebody said in this thread that democrats aren't welcome in houston.

or as he put it, "people with nancy pelosi tattoos"

I wonder if he checked City-Data's records and sees that houston is basically 50/50.

Obama slightly edged out Mccain, and Romney slightly edged out Obama.
Obama won Harris County in both elections.
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Old 03-30-2014, 08:48 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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So you are telling us that everything is bigger and better in Texas

Never heard that before.
No, but most things are bigger and better in Houston. The metro is like six times larger and it's also one of the most diverse places in North America. It's illogical to suggest that the only edge it would have over OKC is chains and fine dining.
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Old 03-30-2014, 10:40 PM
 
Location: Not where you ever lived
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Moving from one to the other is a culture shock regardless of where you move. OKC is not a bad place to live, but it is not Houston or Texas. I think you'll do just fine because OK is a becautiful state with many places to explore and things to see.
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Old 03-31-2014, 05:42 AM
 
Location: Oklahoma
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No, but most things are bigger and better in Houston. The metro is like six times larger and it's also one of the most diverse places in North America. It's illogical to suggest that the only edge it would have over OKC is chains and fine dining.
Agreed, I think it's also important to point out that of the 50,000 mexican people that live in Oklahoma, not a one of them can slap a taco together like the ones who live in Houston. Nooooosirrrreeeeee.
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Old 03-31-2014, 07:57 AM
 
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People ask daily if their life would be better in Houston, and the answer in most cases is yes.

Now if you lack employable skills, have multiple children out of wedlock, or have a Nancy Pelosi tattoo I don't think it will work for you here.
Seriously, a moderator is trolling like this.
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