Dallas Review (Houston, Austin, Plano: 2015, how much, neighborhood)

[NomadicOne]

Uptown is changing and attracting a rougher crowd lately. A lot of the demographic you mentioned has been quietly moving over to the Henderson Ave and Lower Greenville section.

That makes sense. A lot of it seemed extremely blue collar.

Uh...OK. This is NOT a 9-5 city, dude.

You might be right. Maybe everything was abandoned during the day due to the rain.

You do realize that a significant percentage of women in their 20s in Dallas aren't actually from here, right?

That doesn't matter. People follow behavioral cues and conform to culture very quickly. The same women would develop different behaviors if they lived in Seattle, for example.

2. Do you genuinely believe that BMW and Lexus are the preferred brands of the lower-middle class? Or, perhaps more accurately in line with your statement, do you really believe that BMW and Lexus vehicles are primarily purchased by members of the lower-middle class?

Those are brands that white trash people buy when they get money. Other cars in this class include Pontiac, Dodge, Ford, and Chevrolet. (Trucks are an exception, I'm not sure why.) The upper-middle class tends to buy Toyotas, Nissans, Hondas on the low end, and Mercedes, Audi, and Maseratis on the high end. It's not really a matter of money, it's a matter of intelligence and tastes. I think maybe poor people buy these brands out of a misplaced sense of patriotism.

[gocubs418]

Wow... Just wow... You should stop. Your statements make you look completely incompetent.

@BigDGeek He didn't respond to the most laughable comment he made. I have a feeling people were "turning their heads" for other reasons... He makes it fairly apparent.

I wasn't going to reply but I am embarrassed for this guy.

[LookingInRichardson]

So I guess that M5 or M6 I'm planning to buy later in my career when I have the discretionary income will identify me as white trash and stupid to everyone who has "intelligence and taste". Something I'm going to guess the lucky lady you had an encounter with in your 72 hours here must have also lacked.

[Brookside]

Originally Posted by NomadicOne

That makes sense. A lot of it seemed extremely blue collar.


You might be right. Maybe everything was abandoned during the day due to the rain.


That doesn't matter. People follow behavioral cues and conform to culture very quickly. The same women would develop different behaviors if they lived in Seattle, for example.


Those are brands that white trash people buy when they get money. Other cars in this class include Pontiac, Dodge, Ford, and Chevrolet. (Trucks are an exception, I'm not sure why.) The upper-middle class tends to buy Toyotas, Nissans, Hondas on the low end, and Mercedes, Audi, and Maseratis on the high end. It's not really a matter of money, it's a matter of intelligence and tastes. I think maybe poor people buy these brands out of a misplaced sense of patriotism.

Please go back to your momma's basement.

[BigDGeek]

Originally Posted by NomadicOne

That makes sense. A lot of it seemed extremely blue collar.


You might be right. Maybe everything was abandoned during the day due to the rain.


That doesn't matter. People follow behavioral cues and conform to culture very quickly. The same women would develop different behaviors if they lived in Seattle, for example.


Those are brands that white trash people buy when they get money. Other cars in this class include Pontiac, Dodge, Ford, and Chevrolet. (Trucks are an exception, I'm not sure why.) The upper-middle class tends to buy Toyotas, Nissans, Hondas on the low end, and Mercedes, Audi, and Maseratis on the high end. It's not really a matter of money, it's a matter of intelligence and tastes. I think maybe poor people buy these brands out of a misplaced sense of patriotism.

Please don't move here.

[stephwin]

Originally Posted by NomadicOne

Those are brands that white trash people buy when they get money. Other cars in this class include Pontiac, Dodge, Ford, and Chevrolet. (Trucks are an exception, I'm not sure why.) The upper-middle class tends to buy Toyotas, Nissans, Hondas on the low end, and Mercedes, Audi, and Maseratis on the high end. It's not really a matter of money, it's a matter of intelligence and tastes. I think maybe poor people buy these brands out of a misplaced sense of patriotism.

So if I drive a Lexus (thanks for lumping me into the white-trash crowd, by the way) and my husband drives an Audi, what does that say about us exactly? Clearly he married down. FYI, my car cost more than his and has better features.

Also, I'm curious to know if you realize you just insulted about half of the population of Plano, Frisco, Flower Mound, Allen, McKinney, and probably a dozen or so other cities considering I see hundreds of BMWs or Lexus cars each day. I'd hardly consider any of those cities listed to be white trash or lower class. Did you even visit any of those cities?

[NomadicOne]

It might mean he has good tastes and knows more about cars!

Also, I'm curious to know if you realize you just insulted about half of the population of Plano, Frisco, Flower Mound, Allen, McKinney, and probably a dozen or so other cities considering I see hundreds of BMWs or Lexus cars each day.

Like I said, the Texas idea of "rich" is just lower-middle class California. Dallas is more like Orange, California than it is like Newport Beach.

[TheOverdog]

There's a BMW dealership in Newport Beach. It's good to know they allow the poors into their awesome community! Also a fancy sports car dealership that shares a parking lot with a McDonalds or a Taco Bell, I can't remember which. It's one of the fanciest places in the world I'm sure.

[lifofifo]

Funny how stuck up OP is coming off in a thread where he's talking about stuck ups.

[LookingInRichardson]

Originally Posted by NomadicOne

It might mean he has good tastes and knows more about cars!


Like I said, the Texas idea of "rich" is just lower-middle class California. Dallas is more like Orange, California than it is like Newport Beach.

I know that we should all stop responding at this point, but that's a silly comparison. Orange has a population of less than 150K. You basically went through about 5 miles of Dallas within 72 hours during bad weather and have made sweeping generalizations about an area about the size of Connecticut. You didn't go anywhere that would be considered wealthy by Dallas standards, and you know nothing about cars if you approve of Toyota but think Lexus is for "White trash".

Since you apparently need an Orange County equivalent for everything, I'll help you out. Dallas can be your combination of Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton, and Yorba Linda with maybe some of LA, Santa Monica, Brentwood, and Pacific Palisades thrown in (to help you out, those are up the 405 if you keep going past Westminster and Long Beach). Highland Park is like Newport Beach. Plano is like Irvine. Southlake is like Laguna Niguel/Beach. Since I'm a native Californian myself, please let me know if you need any more comparisons as I've been in Dallas for more than 3 days.

BTW, I stand by my comment about your local "lady friend" a few posts back.