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So what? You could say the safe neighborhoods in Detroit (and there are safe neighborhoods there) are just as safe as the safe neighborhoods elsewhere in Michigan. Doesn't change the fact that it's still Detroit.
If you check out the crime rates of the 2 metros you will find very little difference in the overall crime rates. In fact you will see that in many categories DFW has higher rates for certain crimes such as sexual assault, Houston has more robberies and murders but not by much. In Houston the higher murder rate is most likely due to a greater amount of smuggling of drugs and people in this area(that's just my empirical observation) but of course that can shift to any location in Texas or elsewhere at just about any time. So unless you are a drug dealer or a coyote you are just as safe or unsafe in Houston as you would be in DFW in the vast majority of either Metro..
Same here besides maybe parts of Africa since Atlanta and Houston are the African Meccas alone with DC and NYC, Dallas is known a lot more than Houston for example the show Dallas, also did you just say Atlanta is where Nelson Mandela or Ghandi was born? Not saying MlLwasnt great but I think saying MLK was the greatest civil rights person in wrong he is define fly the top 2 in civil rights for black people, but he was inspired by Ghandi wasn't he and unlike MLK Ghandi is known world wide MLK is not, he is the greatest American civil rights leader and arguably the greatest in North America but the world, no. Living Africa when you think of civil rights you think of Nelson Mandela, your local civil rights people if any, Ghandi and the. Maybe MLK and a few others.
A quick note, outside Nigerians, Dallas is a lot larger of a magnent for African immigrants than Houston. Please see the data below. In 2013, here is where the immigrants from Africa came:
International Immigrants from Africa by MSA/CSA (over 2k listed):
I think Dallas is a lot more synonymous with the Texas image/stereotype (cowboy hats, bbq, southern drawl) until you actually visit. Then you realize it's a fairly cosmopolitan city with diverse restaurants, good shopping, and modern architecture (although the downtown skyline and other parts of the metro still look like a scene from the 1980's). The first time I went to Dallas a friend and I were walking around downtown. We were dressed in long sleeved button up shirts and nice jeans, but got refused entry into a restaurant/bar because we had on tennis shoes. I was shocked at how formal the scene was there.
Houston on the other hand doesn't have much of an image (other than maybe oil) so you don't know what to expect. Then, to the first time visitor it seems like a vast, disjointed city with an modern, almost futuristic looking, buildings in a downtown devoid of any life.
Economically you would miss it. Especially if you drive a car or use electricity. Then there's the worlds largest medical center. A lot of people would miss that. One of the busiest ports in the world... Yeah I think you would miss it unless you choose to live off the grid.
As a Canadian I would say it's a draw but only because neither one has a good reputation.
I don't mean to be offensive but it's just a fact.
It is true.
I have heard that.
From people who have never been here.
I have lived and traveled all over the world. Since I was a kid. I can live anywhere I want and I choose the Dallas area. I know many people with the same circumstances. Why? This is a pretty cool place to live.
Thankfully, we're not stuck on what ignorami say.
Thanks for the insight, but very good nonetheless.
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