The real scoop on Dallas (El Paso, Fort Worth: hotels, good schools, quality of life)

[lh_newbie]

Originally Posted by jabbit

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[jabbit]

Originally Posted by lh_newbie

Troll v2.0

thats how its played. hell yeh. good. im gonna make lowriders out of all of you

[lh_newbie]

Does anyone have any idea what this kid is saying?

[khfar]

I do. I think he's saying his bowl is almost empty, and he needs to load another one. Fast.

[Lakewooder]

khfar I see you learned some things in Lake Highlands!

[khfar]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

khfar I see you learned some things in Lake Highlands!

Unfortunately, I think I learned those things at Woodrow! LOL! Not that I ever participated, mind you....

[Stars77]

After spending my entire youth in Dallas, I have spent the last three years of my life in exile in Washington, DC. Since our nation's capital has been offered as a city of contrast in this discussion, I'd like to briefly address the validity of the comparison.

Washington is a city of tremendous historical character. It has wonderful attractions aplenty -- enough to keep all but the pickiest of visitors happily occupied. It is, in short, a wonderful place to visit.

It is not, however, a wonderful place to live. Along with Washington's historical character is the colorful character of its populace, who can be generally distinguished by their apathy, their pretension, or the length of their criminal record. People in general are often rude, dismissive, and unabashedly self-absorbed. Daytime inhabitants of Federal Washington usually carry themselves with whatever confidence and sense of importance they feel their federal ID badge affords them, and by night have either retreated to one of the city's overpriced nightlife centers or to a neighboring suburb.

Meanwhile, residents of local Washington -- except those who populate the city's super-rich enclaves -- seem to live in a daze of disenchanment, often angry at the world and the many failings of the DC government. Property and rental prices in the safe areas of the city are simply astronomical, and almost universally cost-prohibitive for anyone with a family or who would rather not share a mediocre-at-best studio apartment in a building built in the 1940s.

Reasonable, though certainly not cheap, prices can be had when exchanged for safety -- which is seldom a choice that a family willingly makes.

Yet DC is a still a world destination -- a place overflowing with more things to do than just about anybody has time to do. Museums, restaurants, historical sites -- Washington has plenty of these things and for them it deserves a claim of certain greatness to which many other cities only aspire. I'll concede in a heartbeat that in this category, Washington beats Dallas beyond the shadow of a doubt.

But do any of these things, at the end of my day and probably at the end of yours, really matter? To most Americans, I suspect the answer is -- not really.

No number of places to visit or nightclubs to frequent can replace the ease with which I can simply spend time with family and friends. See a movie, talk a walk at sunset in safety, spend time with friends, have the opportunity to own a wonderful home no matter your economic class -- these are the things that a great city is made of. For everything else, there's travel and postcards.

I don't need a city full of "things to do" -- I need a city to call home. And for that, Dallas is in a category all its own.

[khfar]

Originally Posted by Stars77

After spending my entire youth in Dallas, I have spent the last three years of my life in exile in Washington, DC. Since our nation's capital has been offered as a city of contrast in this discussion, I'd like to briefly address the validity of the comparison.

Washington is a city of tremendous historical character. It has wonderful attractions aplenty -- enough to keep all but the pickiest of visitors happily occupied. It is, in short, a wonderful place to visit.

It is not, however, a wonderful place to live. Along with Washington's historical character is the colorful character of its populace, who can be generally distinguished by their apathy, their pretension, or the length of their criminal record. People in general are often rude, dismissive, and unabashedly self-absorbed. Daytime inhabitants of Federal Washington usually carry themselves with whatever confidence and sense of importance they feel their federal ID badge affords them, and by night have either retreated to one of the city's overpriced nightlife centers or to a neighboring suburb.

Meanwhile, residents of local Washington -- except those who populate the city's super-rich enclaves -- seem to live in a daze of disenchanment, often angry at the world and the many failings of the DC government. Property and rental prices in the safe areas of the city are simply astronomical, and almost universally cost-prohibitive for anyone with a family or who would rather not share a mediocre-at-best studio apartment in a building built in the 1940s.

Reasonable, though certainly not cheap, prices can be had when exchanged for safety -- which is seldom a choice that a family willingly makes.

Yet DC is a still a world destination -- a place overflowing with more things to do than just about anybody has time to do. Museums, restaurants, historical sites -- Washington has plenty of these things and for them it deserves a claim of certain greatness to which many other cities only aspire. I'll concede in a heartbeat that in this category, Washington beats Dallas beyond the shadow of a doubt.

But do any of these things, at the end of my day and probably at the end of yours, really matter? To most Americans, I suspect the answer is -- not really.

No number of places to visit or nightclubs to frequent can replace the ease with which I can simply spend time with family and friends. See a movie, talk a walk at sunset in safety, spend time with friends, have the opportunity to own a wonderful home no matter your economic class -- these are the things that a great city is made of. For everything else, there's travel and postcards.

I don't need a city full of "things to do" -- I need a city to call home. And for that, Dallas is in a category all its own.

VERY well put. Nice post.

[jabbit]

Originally Posted by khfar

I do. I think he's saying his bowl is almost empty, and he needs to load another one. Fast.

spoken like a true aristotelian who has eaten too much scone pastries in his day. rep pts for that one.

haha

[jabbit]

Originally Posted by lh_newbie

Does anyone have any idea what this kid is saying?

rep pts for you too buddy. thnx.