Which is better Dallas or Houston??? (Galveston, Bay City: neighborhoods, buy, gated)

[fabulous_nobody]

We moved to Houston from Chicago in Oct 2008 (originally we are from Sydney Australia, so yes, we love our big cosmopolitan world class cities), after 18 month, we couldn't wait to move out of there. My biggest regret was believing that Houston is the 4th largest city in America, therefore, it has to be a cosmopolitan city; also I believed the most common opinion of Houston is more "diverse" than Dallas (I am Chinese Australian, my husband is English). So eager to move away from the cold climate in Chicago, we ignored our American friends' reaction once they heard our move to Houston.

Houston may be close to beaches (we've been to Galveston once, and was totally disappointed, it's no Newport beach or South beach, in fact, I wouldn't even call it a beach), may have lots of restaurants and bars (we lived in Midtown which supposed to be one of the most walkable or vibrant area equivalent to Uptown in Dallas, it is nowhere close!), may have lots of culture activities, i.e. Opera, museums, etc (we take that for granted, we've only lived in cities with more than 3 million populations, they all have that), what Houston doesn't have is Zoning! and it kills the city.

Of course, the cost of living is very cheap in Houston, but personally, it's not worth it for us. After visited Dallas 3 times (cause I don't want to make the same mistake again), we decided, Dallas will have more to offer us.

[Mister Nifty]

Originally Posted by fabulous_nobody

We moved to Houston from Chicago in Oct 2008 (originally we are from Sydney Australia, so yes, we love our big cosmopolitan world class cities), after 18 month, we couldn't wait to move out of there. My biggest regret was believing that Houston is the 4th largest city in America, therefore, it has to be a cosmopolitan city; also I believed the most common opinion of Houston is more "diverse" than Dallas (I am Chinese Australian, my husband is English). So eager to move away from the cold climate in Chicago, we ignored our American friends' reaction once they heard our move to Houston.

Houston may be close to beaches (we've been to Galveston once, and was totally disappointed, it's no Newport beach or South beach, in fact, I wouldn't even call it a beach), may have lots of restaurants and bars (we lived in Midtown which supposed to be one of the most walkable or vibrant area equivalent to Uptown in Dallas, it is nowhere close!), may have lots of culture activities, i.e. Opera, museums, etc (we take that for granted, we've only lived in cities with more than 3 million populations, they all have that), what Houston doesn't have is Zoning! and it kills the city.

Of course, the cost of living is very cheap in Houston, but personally, it's not worth it for us. After visited Dallas 3 times (cause I don't want to make the same mistake again), we decided, Dallas will have more to offer us.

You mean to say you didn't find it quaint listening to roosters crowing in the morning a quarter mile from downtown Houston?
To help clarify some false notions of Houston, here are some pictures of the city:
File:Challenger Ferry Flight Flyover of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a picture of the space shuttle while flying over the Johnson Space Center. A lot of conspiracists say that the shuttle was actually a hoax claiming that the whole time it supposedly flew sitting perched atop a 747. They say if one looks real carefully at the picture above, one will detect the outline of a 747. I say these conspiracy theorists are fools.

File:RitaHoustonEvacuation.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This picture clearly depicts how confused the drivers in Houston have become driving the same direction on both sides of the freeway. I say this is just one of Houston's wonderful HOV lanes. The rest of Houston's freeways are SUV lanes as such vehicles tend to enter on and exit off at any point of the freeway.

File:Allison Flood Houston.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm not really sure what this is a picture of. I think it is the port of Houston because the ship in the upper right hand corner looks a whole lot like one of those old River Boat gambling steam ships.

[Expert Opinion]

Dallas was at one time a leader in the fashion industry but now it is an industry joke.

[Expert Opinion]

After going to Mount Houston, you might try going to the beautiful beaches near Dallas. They are very dry this time of year though so you might not be able to spot the surfers or do much shell collecting. If you choose to walk down Dallas beach with your lover hand in hand, be sure to watch out for the tumbleweeds.

[Expert Opinion]

The roosters crowing 2 blocks south of downtown Dallas are much less sophisticated than the roosters crowing a quarter mile from downtown Houston

[Expert Opinion]

Look how clean the air is in Dallas. Hope breathing isn't something you like to do. http://media.nowpublic.net/images/cf...731610d3f2.jpg

[chica_bella813]

Geez...based on reading the different opinions on Dallas and Houston, I realize you Texans are very passionate about your cities. So far from what I have read I am leaning towards Dallas. I really liked it there, but I must visit Houston soon and decide for myself. I did have a layover at Houston Hobby and based on what I saw while on the plane made me turn my nose. It looked as if Houston was old and didn't have the nice shiny bulidings and upkeep that I saw in the Northern Dallas area. But as I said this was my view from an airplane.

[justme02]

Originally Posted by Expert Opinion

Dallas was at one time a leader in the fashion industry but now it is an industry joke.

Go re-read the article. It wasnt written by a Dallas homer. It was written by a fashion research center.

Give credit where it is due.

[justme02]

Originally Posted by chica_bella813

Geez...based on reading the different opinions on Dallas and Houston, I realize you Texans are very passionate about your cities. So far from what I have read I am leaning towards Dallas. I really liked it there, but I must visit Houston soon and decide for myself. I did have a layover at Houston Hobby and based on what I saw while on the plane made me turn my nose. It looked as if Houston was old and didn't have the nice shiny bulidings and upkeep that I saw in the Northern Dallas area. But as I said this was my view from an airplane.

In fairness, Hobby is in the ghetto. Thats not really the area you would want to look at.

The west side of Houston is the nicest. Sugar Land is my personal favorite suburb, but the Woodland and Katy are nice too.

The bay suburbs are gross.

What you have to understand is that while people bicker about this stuff on CD, in real life people in both Houston and Dallas dont have a hatred for each other. When Houston is mentioned up here, its just looked at as the other big city in Texas. Its the same in Houston with Dallas. In Houston, I have gotten the occasion death stare when I said I live in Dallas, but that is very rare.

[Expert Opinion]

Originally Posted by Mister Nifty

All told, one must consider Dallas - Fort Worth to be a major fashion center.

Only to the many, MANY rednecks with low standards in taste living the DFW metroprairie. NY can't be bothered with Dallas.