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Just about anything that requires Large ethnic minorities.eating out at great ethnic restaurants, cultural festivals (things like the Japanese, Korean, and Thai festivals that occur every year in Dallas and also Addison Oktoberfest), other concerts from both domestic and foreign artists (a major plus of being a larger city), and hub airports that have, I assume, flights to more areas.
If you really think that the MSP has none (or even few) of those things, then you don't know ****.
Just about anything that requires Large ethnic minorities.eating out at great ethnic restaurants, cultural festivals (things like the Japanese, Korean, and Thai festivals that occur every year in Dallas and also Addison Oktoberfest), other concerts from both domestic and foreign artists (a major plus of being a larger city), and hub airports that have, I assume, flights to more areas.
And here I always thought Minneapolis had those things. It must have been my imagination when I went to these things in the Twin Cities. You should give the Twin Cities a closer look as I think you have a misconception of what life is like here.
And here I always thought Minneapolis had those things. It must have been my imagination when I went to these things in the Twin Cities. You should give the Twin Cities a closer look as I think you have a misconception of what life is like here.
Probably depends on the specific ethnicities represented in Atlanta/Dallas vs. the Twin Cities. I know as a Black professional, Atlanta will offer a lot more compared to MSP. But in terms of the general stuff, I think when a metro reaches the 3M threshold, it's pretty much "there" when it comes to offering most of the major amenities.
Just about anything that requires Large ethnic minorities.eating out at great ethnic restaurants, cultural festivals (things like the Japanese, Korean, and Thai festivals that occur every year in Dallas and also Addison Oktoberfest), other concerts from both domestic and foreign artists (a major plus of being a larger city), and hub airports that have, I assume, flights to more areas.
LOL!
Ethnic restaurants:
There is plenty of ethnic diversity within the core of Minneapolis and St. Paul when it comes to restaurants and cultural festivals. The two are home to the largest Somali, Hmong, Oromo, Karen and Anuak populations in the US. There are also sizable Indian, Ethiopian, and Tibetan populations as well. Also, looking at some ethnic numbers, the core of MPLS and STPL has larger German, Irish, Arab, Czech, Ukrainian, Greek, French, Polish, and Russian, populations than both Atlanta and Dallas.
As of the 2015 Census, the foreign born population of each central city:
Atlanta: 32,016 (6.9%)
Dallas: 326,825 (25.1%) - vast majority being Mexican
Minneapolis: 70,769 (17.2%)
St. Paul: 56,514 (18.8%)
Concerts:
I guarantee you either Minneapolis or St. Paul land every major concert (domestic and foreign) that Dallas and Atlanta get. Also, pretty much every band that is getting its start makes a stop in Minneapolis. The Twin Cities are known for supporting live music - locally and national.
Hub Airports:
ATL: nearly 70 international and more than 150 domestic
Dallas: 56 international and 171 domestic
MSP: 29 international and 126 domestic
Atlanta and Dallas are definitely a tier ahead of MSP as both are headquarters for large airlines - Delta and American Airlines. MSP International is a hub for Delta and Sun Country.
There is plenty of ethnic diversity within the core of Minneapolis and St. Paul when it comes to restaurants and cultural festivals. The two are home to the largest Somali, Hmong, Oromo, Karen and Anuak populations in the US. There are also sizable Indian, Ethiopian, and Tibetan populations as well. Also, looking at some ethnic numbers, the core of MPLS and STPL has larger German, Irish, Arab, Czech, Ukrainian, Greek, French, Polish, and Russian, populations than both Atlanta and Dallas.
As of the 2015 Census, the foreign born population of each central city:
Atlanta: 32,016 (6.9%)
Dallas: 326,825 (25.1%) - vast majority being Mexican
Minneapolis: 70,769 (17.2%)
St. Paul: 56,514 (18.8%)
In Atlanta, most of the foreign-born/immigrant communities are found outside of the central city. Gwinnett County in particular is quite diverse.
There is plenty of ethnic diversity within the core of Minneapolis and St. Paul when it comes to restaurants and cultural festivals. The two are home to the largest Somali, Hmong, Oromo, Karen and Anuak populations in the US. There are also sizable Indian, Ethiopian, and Tibetan populations as well. Also, looking at some ethnic numbers, the core of MPLS and STPL has larger German, Irish, Arab, Czech, Ukrainian, Greek, French, Polish, and Russian, populations than both Atlanta and Dallas.
As of the 2015 Census, the foreign born population of each central city:
Atlanta: 32,016 (6.9%)
Dallas: 326,825 (25.1%) - vast majority being Mexican
Minneapolis: 70,769 (17.2%)
St. Paul: 56,514 (18.8%)
Concerts:
I guarantee you either Minneapolis or St. Paul land every major concert (domestic and foreign) that Dallas and Atlanta get. Also, pretty much every band that is getting its start makes a stop in Minneapolis. The Twin Cities are known for supporting live music - locally and national.
Hub Airports:
ATL: nearly 70 international and more than 150 domestic
Dallas: 56 international and 171 domestic
MSP: 29 international and 126 domestic
Atlanta and Dallas are definitely a tier ahead of MSP as both are headquarters for large airlines - Delta and American Airlines. MSP International is a hub for Delta and Sun Country.
The majority of DFW foreign born population excluding Mexicans are in the suburbs.
Dallas. Really? And live with the most BLAND, BASIC people of America who epitomize cookie-cutter, lame stream American living. No thanks. Dallas, Land of Basic Part 1.
Minneapolis. Yeah, let's live in a place that's winter most of the year without any mountains where the closest ocean is an 18 hour drive away. The city where if it's sunny and warm, you HAVE to go outside, in that if you miss out a couple days you will get a vitamin D deficiency for a year. Night time in winter? Don't even bother.
Atlanta. Three words come to my mind...f(8ck that s*it. I don't wanna sit in traffic in a sprawl, generic hell hole that gets shrouded in allergy ridden pollen every spring, surrounded by vivacious rednecks and crappy cornbread Americans who think a trip to Vegas is the end all say all travel destination. Another mainstream, shallow city without much character for BASIC people. Land of Basic People Part 2.
At least St. Louis has SOME character and not shrouded in lamestream American cookie-cutter HGTV style BS.
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