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Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Originally Posted by txguy2009
People here are totally uninformed
You are right on that part -- most outsiders really don't know much about Houston.
But claiming it's more diverse than this or that isn't really going to help. It's diverse and international, yes... it ranks 3rd in nation in foreign consulates, so that's obvious.
Houston is a good choice for someone (like myself) who loves big cities and world-class arts/culture/restaurants, yet wants a lower cost of living than places like NYC, Chicago, SF etc. Obviously it's not on the same level as those places, but it's not far behind. Houston's job market is great too. It's certainly not the boring suburb or industrial wasteland some people think; it's extremely underrated and most outsiders are rather ignorant about it (though it's not entirely their fault).
I'll leave it at that. I think all these kinds of threads just turn into bash-fests on this forum lately and it gets old after a while.
You are right on that part -- most outsiders really don't know much about Houston.
But claiming it's more diverse than this or that isn't really going to help. It's diverse and international, yes... it ranks 3rd in nation in foreign consulates, so that's obvious.
Houston is a good choice for someone (like myself) who loves big cities and world-class arts/culture/restaurants, yet wants a lower cost of living than places like NYC, Chicago, SF etc. Obviously it's not on the same level as those places, but it's not far behind. Houston's job market is great too. It's certainly not the boring suburb or industrial wasteland some people think; it's extremely underrated and most outsiders are rather ignorant about it (though it's not entirely their fault).
I'll leave it at that. I think all these kinds of threads just turn into bash-fests on this forum lately and it gets old after a while.
No, it IS on the same level. Houston is just as diverse as Chicago or SF.
No, it IS on the same level. Houston is just as diverse as Chicago or SF.
Don't take offense too it, Houston is only behind because it lacks history and public transportation compared to those cities (excluding LA, which is only on a higher level because of the media)
Chicago has the second highest number of blacks, second highest number of Puerto Ricans, and like the third highest Mexican population. People from Houston have never seen a Puerto Rican before in their lives, so you can take that "Houston is more diverse" stuff out my face.
Don't take offense too it, Houston is only behind because it lacks history and public transportation compared to those cities (excluding LA, which is only on a higher level because of the media)
what do you mean, which is on higher level because of the media? The media is what gives L.A. it's bad rep!
Location: Los Angeles-213.323.310.818/San Diego-619.858.760
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According to City-Data.com:
Races in Los Angeles:
Hispanic (46.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (29.7%)
Other race (25.7%)
Black (11.2%)
Two or more races (5.2%)
Filipino (2.7%)
Korean (2.5%)
Chinese (1.7%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Japanese (1.0%)
Other Asian (0.9%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)
Vietnamese (0.5%)
Races in Chicago:
Black (36.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (31.3%)
Hispanic (26.0%)
Other race (13.6%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Chinese (1.1%)
Filipino (1.0%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Other Asian (0.5%)
Races in Houston:
Hispanic (37.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (30.8%)
Black (25.3%)
Other race (16.5%)
Two or more races (3.1%)
Vietnamese (1.7%)
Chinese (1.2%)
Asian Indian (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Other Asian (0.6%)
Races in San Francisco:
White Non-Hispanic (43.6%)
Chinese (19.6%)
Hispanic (14.1%)
Black (7.8%)
Other race (6.5%)
Filipino (5.2%)
Two or more races (4.3%)
Other Asian (1.5%)
Japanese (1.5%)
Vietnamese (1.4%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Korean (1.0%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)
I like how people always fluff up their population estimates.
I'm actuallly surprised how LA, Chicago and Houston all seem to be almost equal in their levels of diversity of races, with Chicago and Houston having a bit of an edge on the spread of their populations.
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