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Lol Miami is dense but it's just as car cultured as the rest of the South. Miami is not nearly as urban as DC. Also, another poster on another board from Miami kindly squashes the notion on how Miami isn't as southern as you think. I'm sure you've read it. If I asked my family and friends in Dade what region they are from. They will say South.
Exactly. And I've said this before, but it needs to be repeated.
If the Everglades were not in the way and were not protected, SE Florida & SW Florida would be totally connected and paved over, developed and strip-malled out. The pushback against the growth boundary by developers in Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties has always been ceaseless, and always will be.
Bob continues to provide very inaccurate and 'extreme homer' points of view regarding Miami, across this and other forums. He also wishes to erase and rewrite the history of South Florida.
lol miami is dense but it's just as car cultured as the rest of the south. Miami is not nearly as urban as dc. Also, another poster on another board from miami kindly squashes the notion on how miami isn't as southern as you think. I'm sure you've read it. If i asked my family and friends in dade what region they are from. They will say south.
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Originally Posted by jmatl
exactly. And i've said this before, but it needs to be repeated.
If the everglades were not in the way and were not protected, se florida & sw florida would be totally connected and paved over, developed and strip-malled out. The pushback against the growth boundary by developers in dade, broward & palm beach counties has always been ceaseless, and always will be.
Bob continues to provide very inaccurate and 'extreme homer' points of view regarding miami, across this and other forums. He also wishes to erase and rewrite the history of south florida.
The common consensus seems to be that Houston is more southern than Dallas. Having lived in both, I agree with that 100%.
What is the arguement that Dallas is more Southern than Houston?
1. DFW receives more transplants from the South. In fact, I'm sure it has the most ties to the South overall. Living in Atlanta, Dallas was almost always the city that came up in conversation or was compared to their own town. Houston is almost exclusively tied to the Gulf Coast corridor and seems to be the Texas city on the radar of most Floridians.
2. DFW is more Baptist.
3. DFW is more segregated.
4. DFW has more Waffle Houses.
As for the common consensus, I think that's largely based on the fact that Houston has more blacks, pine trees, and wetter weather but not much else.
1. DFW receives more transplants from the South. In fact, I'm sure it has the most ties to the South overall. Living in Atlanta, Dallas was almost always the city that came up in conversation or was compared to their own town. Houston is almost exclusively tied to the Gulf Coast corridor and seems to be the Texas city on the radar of most Floridians.
2. DFW is more Baptist.
3. DFW is more segregated.
4. DFW has more Waffle Houses.
1) DFW also recieves more transplants from the Northeast, West Coast, and Midwest and everywhere else in the US.
2) DFW is a whopping 1.4% more Southern Baptist than Houston
3) When did segregation become a Southern thing? The most segregated region in the US is the Midwest followed by the Northeast
4) Im sorry, but that last one is dumb. DFW has more of every type of chain than Houston.
1) DFW also recieves more transplants from the Northeast, West Coast, and Midwest and everywhere else in the US.
2) DFW is a whopping 1.4% more Southern Baptist than Houston
3) When did segregation become a Southern thing? The most segregated region in the US is the Midwest followed by the Northeast
4) Im sorry, but that last one is dumb. DFW has more of every type of chain than Houston.
You asked the question and I answered accordingly.
My belief is that the prevalence of Waffle Houses can be credited to the culture of the area they are found in. South Florida has a slew of chains as well, but there are few WH to be found. Regardless, I find the regional cuisine of North Texas to be more typically southern. You'll find more fried chicken, grits, black eyed peas, etc. Houston, once again, is more Gulf specific.
Segregation is not an exclusively southern trait, but the racial friction that comes along with it is more commonly attributed to the South, and I think Dallas has historically had more of a problem with this. Even today, in both Dallas and Atlanta, you will witness more of a social divide between whites and blacks than you will see in Houston. This is mostly anecdotal, btw.
So what is your argument for Houston being more southern?
1. DFW receives more transplants from the South. In fact, I'm sure it has the most ties to the South overall. Living in Atlanta, Dallas was almost always the city that came up in conversation or was compared to their own town. Houston is almost exclusively tied to the Gulf Coast corridor and seems to be the Texas city on the radar of most Floridians.
I'm thinking this is probably because both serve similar functions as transportation hubs, have similarly diverse economies, are huge inland cities, and have extensive rail systems (LRT for Dallas, HRT for Atlanta). So characteristically, Atlanta seems to have a bit more in common with Dallas.
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