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View Poll Results: Which State?
Texas 142 52.99%
New York State 126 47.01%
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Old 06-05-2009, 03:27 PM
 
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LOL. You will find each and every one of these in Texas. EVERY ONE. And to say Houston isn't diverse shows me the ignorance people have about that city. But continue to think that it's some Southern backwater town. The people that say that only makes themself look foolish. The three New Yorkers on this thread are amazing. BTW, lamexican, you will find thousands of Jamaicans in Houston. As well as Haitians, Belizans, Panamanians, Nigerians (ESPECIALLY), Ghananians, Sengalese, and more.
Yeah Houston does have Haitians. I am Haitian myself, and knew PLENTY of Haitians that moved to Houston from Florida and New York. Heck, knew 6 Haitian families that lived in my neighborhood in Round Rock(a suburb of Austin). I knew some of them previously from back in Florida.

 
Old 06-05-2009, 03:51 PM
 
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Yeah Houston does have Haitians. I am Haitian myself, and knew PLENTY of Haitians that moved to Houston from Florida and New York. Heck, knew 6 Haitian families that lived in my neighborhood in Round Rock(a suburb of Austin). I knew some of them previously from back in Florida.
Haitians in Texas? That surprised me, somewhat.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 04:03 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Haitians in Texas? That surprised me, somewhat.
We have them here too, ck. Many are moving here from the NYC area and South Florida.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 04:06 PM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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Haitians in Texas? That surprised me, somewhat.
Why would that surprise you??? Are all northeners as misinformed as most of you ny posters?? Not trying to be mean, but you guys seem to underestimate TX.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 04:14 PM
 
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Pretty impressive. That is true, I forgot about the universities up there. Univesities give a city great diversity.
Yeah, people don't think of Upstate cities with that type of diversity. granted some groups are bigger than others, but they are there.

Here are some festivals in the area too: Guinness Syracuse Irish Festival / September 11-12, 2009 / Syracuse, NY

Jewish Musical & Cultural Festival

Syracuse Juneteenth

Greek Fest 2009

La Festa Italiana's - 'A Taste of Italy'

Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc.

Westcott Street Cultural Fair

Taste of Syracuse - June 6 - 7, 2008

St Elias Orthodox Church Syracuse NY (http://www.sainteliasny.com/Festival.php - broken link)

GERMANAMERICANSCNY.NET

There are also Native American, Latino, Caribbean and Ukrainian festivals too. I might have forgotten a festival or two too.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 04:16 PM
 
Location: Bronx, NY
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Yeah, people don't think of Upstate cities with that type of diversity. granted some groups are bigger than others, but they are there.

Here are some festivals in the area too: Guinness Syracuse Irish Festival / September 11-12, 2009 / Syracuse, NY

Jewish Musical & Cultural Festival

Syracuse Juneteenth

Greek Fest 2009

La Festa Italiana's - 'A Taste of Italy'

Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc.

Westcott Street Cultural Fair

Taste of Syracuse - June 6 - 7, 2008

St Elias Orthodox Church Syracuse NY (http://www.sainteliasny.com/Festival.php - broken link)

GERMANAMERICANSCNY.NET

There are also Native American, Latino, Caribbean and Ukrainian festivals too. I might have forgotten a festival or two too.
Yeah that is true. This concludes that NY has it all.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 04:17 PM
 
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Why would that surprise you??? Are all northeners as misinformed as most of you ny posters?? Not trying to be mean, but you guys seem to underestimate TX.
It's not that, but I wouldn't think many would move that far from NY, Florida or Massachusetts, where it seems that most Haitians live. I can see the ATL though....
 
Old 06-05-2009, 04:21 PM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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It's not that, but I wouldn't think many would move that far from NY, Florida or Massachusetts, where it seems that most Haitians live. I can see the ATL though....
There isn't a big population of them, but they are here.

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Old 06-05-2009, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Houston
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These Texans think they're on the same level with everything, you notice that? I get reps from lurkers who say the same thing. Whenever someone claims to have lived in Texas, their comeback is "Well you haven't traveled the whole state." How do you know where they've gone? There's always SOME excuse as to why we know nothing. Gotta love it. It's fair to compare a county to a state--it's still a part of NYS so it isn't off-topic.
Same with you New Yorkers except you take it one step further; you think you're BETTER than everyone else. It's the attitude we don't like, not your lack of knowledge of our state.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:05 PM
 
Location: THE THRONE aka-New York City
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Same with you New Yorkers except you take it one step further; you think you're BETTER than everyone else. It's the attitude we don't like, not your lack of knowledge of our state.
hold up, we arent? says who
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