Dallas VS Philadelphia (people)

[JHG722]

Originally Posted by adavi215

What are you getting so hyped up about? The person merely said what their perception was. Based on what they've seen in pics and prior to that statement said that it was unfair for them to accurately comment on Phily cuz they've never been. Relax.

I'm not hyped up about anything.

Originally Posted by ladarron

The sprawl is in the subrubs not really in Dallas.

Dallas has some very pretty neighborhoods, Wynnewood in Oak Cliff is a very pretty area of Dallas.

My point was that the suburbs of Dallas are sprawled out beyond belief, especially in comparison to the Philadelphia suburbs.

[Wonderful Jellal]

DALLAS, because he's the best

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by JHG722

I'm not hyped up about anything.



My point was that the suburbs of Dallas are sprawled out beyond belief, especially in comparison to the Philadelphia suburbs.

I know Dallas suburbs are different from Philly suburbs. Philly has older and more established suburbs, Dallas has booming suburbs that is growing soo fast.

[clean_polo]

lmaooo@ the Chuck Norris picture. "Chuck Norris doesn't know how to cry."

[UTHORNS96]

Originally Posted by Overcooked_Oatmeal

Dallas is too "new" and too auto oriented and too obsessed with emulating what real cities do in order to truly be considered on Philadelphia's level. Dallas works because it's cheap and simple. It appeals to simple people who don't want the complications of a "real" city, but want the amenities of one. It poses as a "big city," but it operates as a mega suburb in personality and practice. It imports art and other things to make themselves look more cultured, and it creates faux urban areas such as Mockingbird Station or Legacy Town Center to appear more urbane looking. Uptown is a step in the right direction, but since it's dominated by West Village, it still has that "faux" feeling to it. Bishop Arts, Lakewood, and maybe Knox-Henderson are the only signs of truly organic neighborhoods that could fit in a "real" city.

Dallas is not a city for creative-minded or the worldly and well-read or the unconventional. If you prefer the life of a backoffice, corporate drone who does as they're told, or have the fortitude for entrepreneurship, Dallas is the place for you. You can live very well there for very little. It probably contributes to why the locals have such an inflated sense of self. Many of them couldn't cut it in a real city, as they would be humbled quickly.

Otherwise, go to a "real" city. I know I did.

However, I dislike Philadelphia for a number of reasons. Rude people, appalling crime in many areas, segregated, antiquated mentalities, and I don't like the weather. The history and culture of the area is great, but I found a lot of the inner areas to be dirty and nasty, and the suburban areas don't appeal to me. Given how much I disliked Dallas (and Texas in general), it says a lot that I'd rather live in Dallas than Philadelphia.

You're espescially cheerful today. What city you live in does NOT determine the type of person you are or whether you can "cut it" as you would say. That type of thinking is quite illogical. The fact that someone is from New York doesn't mean they are any more well-read or worldly than a person from any other city that doesn't qualify as a "real city" by your criteria. I've met my fair share of morons from all corners of this country (and the world).

BTW, I have been to New York plenty of times and I don't see what is so complex about it to be honest. It's a fun place to go, but I don't understand what you mean by "complications of a real city".

BTW, I do have to give you some props. I've never seen somebody simultaneously insult two cities in a single post as smoothly as you do. That deserves props on a forum like City-Data where insults are a way of life.

[justme02]

Originally Posted by UTHORNS96

You're espescially cheerful today. What city you live in does NOT determine the type of person you are or whether you can "cut it" as you would say. That type of thinking is quite illogical. The fact that someone is from New York doesn't mean they are any more well-read or worldly than a person from any other city that doesn't qualify as a "real city" by your criteria. I've met my fair share of morons from all corners of this country (and the world).

Good post.

The two most well traveled people Ive ever known live in Waco, Texas. They live there because its so cheap, they have the opprotunity to travel more. Is it better to live in a more worldly city but be broke and unable to travel at all?

Most people in Texas live here for the space, the people, the economy, and the cheap cost of living. You could take almost any of them, put them in NYC and they would be fine (albeit probably broke and unhappy). The majority of the people here happen to like the lifestyle. Im sure the same is true about Philly, NYC, Boston, or anywhere else for that matter.

[fashionguy]

I agree. The word "real city" is so confusing. What city is not real as long as it has real people in it? People who use the word "real city" so frequently are either 12 years old or having problems.

Originally Posted by UTHORNS96

You're espescially cheerful today. What city you live in does NOT determine the type of person you are or whether you can "cut it" as you would say. That type of thinking is quite illogical. The fact that someone is from New York doesn't mean they are any more well-read or worldly than a person from any other city that doesn't qualify as a "real city" by your criteria. I've met my fair share of morons from all corners of this country (and the world).

BTW, I have been to New York plenty of times and I don't see what is so complex about it to be honest. It's a fun place to go, but I don't understand what you mean by "complications of a real city".

BTW, I do have to give you some props. I've never seen somebody simultaneously insult two cities in a single post as smoothly as you do. That deserves props on a forum like City-Data where insults are a way of life.

[R1070]

Dallas is a real city, its just a different kind of city than the ones that were built hundreds of years ago.

[UTHORNS96]

Originally Posted by fashionguy

I agree. The word "real city" is so confusing. What city is not real as long as it has real people in it? People who use the word "real city" so frequently are either 12 years old or having problems.

I honestly think it's a psychological thing. It makes people feel better about themselves as a person by saying "well i'm from a real city". As if that really determines the quality of a human being.

[Overcooked_Oatmeal]

Originally Posted by UTHORNS96

You're espescially cheerful today. What city you live in does NOT determine the type of person you are or whether you can "cut it" as you would say. That type of thinking is quite illogical. The fact that someone is from New York doesn't mean they are any more well-read or worldly than a person from any other city that doesn't qualify as a "real city" by your criteria. I've met my fair share of morons from all corners of this country (and the world).

BTW, I have been to New York plenty of times and I don't see what is so complex about it to be honest. It's a fun place to go, but I don't understand what you mean by "complications of a real city".

BTW, I do have to give you some props. I've never seen somebody simultaneously insult two cities in a single post as smoothly as you do. That deserves props on a forum like City-Data where insults are a way of life.

1) It's a gift, darling So glad to see all I do is not in vain.

2) Note that I didn't say that those types DON'T live in Dallas, but admit that Dallas doesn't cater to that type of person. There are different types of cities that cater to different types of people, that was my only point all along. Dallas just happens to be a city that caters to the corporate oligarchies and. A creative type that prefers somewhere like Portland or SF would more than likely be miserable somewhere like Dallas. Just as someone who prefers sunbelt, newer "cities" such as Dallas usually would hate to live (as opposed to visiting) in places like NYC, SF, or even Boston for that matter. That's what makes this nation so beautiful and great, that we have different places for those who have different preferences. I don't see the problem in that.

2) Yes, dumb people live everywhere, I never denied that. I never even mentioned "morons" in my post, but people are constantly misreading what I say on here and only choose to hear what they want to hear. I'm used to it. People don't know how to deal with a diva such as myself

3) And there are plenty of provincial people in the Northeast too. I know of many who pride themselves on rarely, if ever leaving the 5 boroughs or even going north of 14th Street in Manhattan as if that is something to brag about. I don't understand those types of mentalities, never have, never will.


As always, we'll have to agree to disagree. Enjoy your day lovemuffins!