Are People in Dallas Really More Snotty than People in Houston?? (Arlington: apartment complex, rent)

[Dallas native]

Originally Posted by raymondm

look up the pop of the CITY OF DALLAS not the metroplex which includes fort worth and the surrounding cities; compare that to the pop. of CITY OF HOUSTON and you will be humble and realize yall are in the rearview mirror behind another city. yeah phx is bigger than dallas too so get a grip and who says im from houston?

From your previous posts it's easy to tell that you're not the sharpest tool in the shed, so I'm not surprised that you overlooked the following important fact. The city of Houston contains over 600 square miles. The city of Dallas contains 385 square miles. The population density (that means number of people per square mile as opposed to a measure of their intelligence) of each city is very similar, with Houston having a very slight edge. The reason that Houston's population is so much larger than that of Dallas is because, over the years, Houston annexed so much more land than Dallas. If you erased the municipal boundaries between Dallas and it's first ring suburbs, you would have about the same amount of people living in the same approximate space. Much of what is contained in the city of Houston is very suburban in character, so it's not as if Houston is Texas' answer to Manhattan. To put Houston in the same league as NYC or Chicago is laughable. I'm not saying Dallas belongs there either. But Phoenix???

[TVC15]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

at one time it did, but that was b4 katrina.
signed
a former houston resident

Houston was horrid after Katrina and I never thought I would see the day that Houston would came back from that hell. I moved out of Houston right after Katrina at the height of the heinous crimes. Not only did Houston get hit with that unfortunate event Dallas suffered as well. I recently moved back to Houston and to my very pleasant surprise Houston is booming and building and looking more beautiful then I ever thought I would see it. The citizens and officers began to take arms against the thugs, rapist, thieves and murders that came with the Katrina refugees and guess what Houston is almost free from what came to destroy Houston. I am very am thankful and happy to see that Houston recovered from that horrible event for the most part. If you have not been back within the past 4 months you will be surprised at what you see especially the new developments underway or the ones that have just been completed.

Back to the subject I now live in Dallas and I really have not experienced snotty but then again I don't look for it either. However there are snotty attitudes in both cities, you have extremely kind people in both cities, and you have high class and low class in both cities, rich and poor in both cities.

[BigDGeek]

To me snooty is not taking vacations in Europe, wearing Gucci or Prada, or shopping at Whole Foods. Half of North Dallas and most of the Park Cities does that! Snooty is thinking you are better than other people because you are able to do those things. That is just my opinion.

There are a lot of people in Dallas who think they are better than other people due to their financial success but not everyone is like that. I do not think rich people in Dallas are any better or worse than rich people elsewhere.

[theloneranger]

Originally Posted by BigDGeek

To me snooty is not taking vacations in Europe, wearing Gucci or Prada, or shopping at Whole Foods. Half of North Dallas and most of the Park Cities does that! Snooty is thinking you are better than other people because you are able to do those things. That is just my opinion.

There are a lot of people in Dallas who think they are better than other people due to their financial success but not everyone is like that. I do not think rich people in Dallas are any better or worse than rich people elsewhere.

Excellent point. I completely agree with this. Houston has the same feel in many of its upscale neighborhoods. I will say that Dallas proper has many, many more upscale neighborhoods than Houston proper, so it may seem like Dallas is more cosmpolitan/upscale/snooty because of that. I will say that Dallas is a little more stuck up than Houston, but I think we have good reason!

[TVC15]

Originally Posted by theloneranger

Excellent point. I completely agree with this. Houston has the same feel in many of its upscale neighborhoods. I will say that Dallas proper has many, many more upscale neighborhoods than Houston proper, so it may seem like Dallas is more cosmpolitan/upscale/snooty because of that. I will say that Dallas is a little more stuck up than Houston, but I think we have good reason!

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by raymondm

what you post says doesnt make sense, please look up the meaning of what your trying to argue.

Hmm, looked like perfect English to me. Then again one probably needs to understand the English language to make sense of it.

Originally Posted by Dallas native

From your previous posts it's easy to tell that you're not the sharpest tool in the shed, so I'm not surprised that you overlooked the following important fact. But Phoenix???

You reckon

Phoenix larger than Dallas........... I needed a good laugh this morning. LOL!!!! That was a good one.

Originally Posted by dldupuy

Houston was horrid after Katrina and I never thought I would see the day that Houston would came back from that hell. I moved out of Houston right after Katrina at the height of the heinous crimes.

The citizens and officers began to take arms against the thugs, rapist, thieves and murders that came with the Katrina refugees and guess what Houston is almost free from what came to destroy Houston. I am very am thankful and happy to see that Houston recovered from that horrible event for the most part.

According to our Houston buddy here, Raymond, that would be racial profiling.

Back to the subject I now live in Dallas and I really have not experienced snotty but then again I don't look for it either. However there are snotty attitudes in both cities, you have extremely kind people in both cities, and you have high class and low class in both cities, rich and poor in both cities.

[theloneranger]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

Phoenix larger than Dallas........... I needed a good laugh this morning. LOL!!!! That was a good one.

Well according to his logic it is, because Phoenix's popuation is centered in the city itself and not in the suburbs.

But then again, apparently suburbs don't matter. I guess we don't have a baseball or football team in Dallas then.

[south-to-west]

To tell you the truth I've never been to Houston, but I have a lot of friends from there. Both Dallas and Houston have large affluent areas and it seems to me that a lot of the Houston boosters are comparing one part of their city to the entire Metroplex. The thing is is that if you compared each metro as a whole, you will find more similarities than differences.

As far as the more trivial differences, IMHO Dallas seems to have a little bit more old money than Houston. However you can find areas of both cities that complement each other--i.e. Plano vs Sugar Land, Garland vs Clear Lake, Park Cities vs West Memorial, East Dallas vs Montrose, Houston Heights vs North Oak Cliff, Arlington vs Katy, McKinney vs Spring/Humble, Addison/North Dallas vs Uptown Houston, etc. You really gotta dig (other than the obvious differences in humidity, foliage, and geography) if you're trying to find very significant differences between the two cities.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by south-to-west

To tell you the truth I've never been to Houston, but I have a lot of friends from there. Both Dallas and Houston have large affluent areas and it seems to me that a lot of the Houston boosters are comparing one part of their city to the entire Metroplex. The thing is is that if you compared each metro as a whole, you will find more similarities than differences.

As far as the more trivial differences, IMHO Dallas seems to have a little bit more old money than Houston. However you can find areas of both cities that complement each other--i.e. Plano vs Sugar Land, Garland vs Clear Lake, Park Cities vs West Memorial, East Dallas vs Montrose, Houston Heights vs North Oak Cliff, Arlington vs Katy, McKinney vs Spring/Humble, Addison/North Dallas vs Uptown Houston, etc. You really gotta dig (other than the obvious differences in humidity, foliage, and geography) if you're trying to find very significant differences between the two cities.

Arlington vs. Katy? East Dallas vs. Montrose?

Sorry, I'm just not seeing it...Arlington is easily 5 times the size of Katy & Montrose is predominately a gay/lesbian area.

Here is my little analysis for what its worth after having lived in/spent a great amount of time in both places.

Sugar Land is to Plano
New Territory is to The Colony
Pearland is to Frisco
The Woodlands is to McKinney
Spring is to Allen
Conroe/Huntsville/Madisonville is to Denton/Gainesville
Clear Lake is to Grapevine
Missouri City is to Duncanville, Desoto, Cedar Hill
Montrose is to Oaklawn
Katy is to Grand Prairie
Pasadena is to Arlington
Tomball is to Forney
Cypress is to Murphy

[theloneranger]

I would have compared The Woodlands to West Plano. It's bigger than Allen is, has more schools, started growing about the same time as Plano did, and has the same kind of culture.

And of course, let's not forget the Memorial is to Highland Park reference. We can't leave out the insanely rich people!

Tomball isn't as far away or as country as Forney is, either. And Cypress is far larger than Murphy and a lot more working class in areas.