Are People in Dallas Really More Snotty than People in Houston??

[ihatethemidwest]

I mean that I want to be in a nice quiet respectable suburb of the city....(but outside the city) ...closer proximity?

[PanTerra]

The suburbs ARE outside the city. That is why they are suburbs. Do you mean outside the entire DFW Metroplex area? As in Waxahachie or Denton?

[ga gal in tx now]

When I moved here six years ago, I was told Dallas was "new money" and Houston was "old money". If there are any differences - maybe that accounts for it.

[theloneranger]

Originally Posted by ga gal in tx now

When I moved here six years ago, I was told Dallas was "new money" and Houston was "old money". If there are any differences - maybe that accounts for it.

That is a ridiculous assertion. Dallas was the capital of the oil industry years before Houston was.

Houston and Dallas are both an equal mix of old money, new money, middle class, and no money.

[rkmoses]

Originally Posted by theloneranger

That is a ridiculous assertion. Dallas was the capital of the oil industry years before Houston was.

Houston and Dallas are both an equal mix of old money, new money, middle class, and no money.

In 1900 Houston had about 2,000 more residents than Dallas. Oil was a new and prosperous resource, then. Between the turn of the century and 1930, Dallas grew slightly faster than Houston, however the oil industry was growing stronger in the southern part of Texas. In 1940 Houston had over 100,000 more residents than Dallas. Between 1940 and the present, Dallas has never had a population closer to Houston than that year.

[Lakewooder]

Houston is more oil based and therefore more new money -- oil millionaires have only been extant for 100 years or so, most made their money about 50-60-70-80 years ago.

[theloneranger]

Originally Posted by rkmoses

In 1900 Houston had about 2,000 more residents than Dallas. Oil was a new and prosperous resource, then. Between the turn of the century and 1930, Dallas grew slightly faster than Houston, however the oil industry was growing stronger in the southern part of Texas. In 1940 Houston had over 100,000 more residents than Dallas. Between 1940 and the present, Dallas has never had a population closer to Houston than that year.

I never said Houston wasn't bigger, but that doesn't mean the money isn't newer.

Galveston had all the money in the region until 1901, whereas by that point Dallas was well on its way to becoming the regional banking capital of the Southwest.

[Lakewooder]

A lot of the old money in Dallas came from cotton, banking, real estate, railroads and merchandising. I believe the Dallas banks were the first to loan money for oil exploration.

[nomore07]

Yes

[macymaid]

We were transferred to Dallas from a suburb of Detroit back in the seventies. I was 4 months pregnant and trying to hold on to the baby (had 2 previous miscarriages) We were living in a motel at Love Field until we could find a home. My hubby's boss knew our situation and he did not offer a hand in the 2 months we lived in a motel. His wife was a snot and did not offer to help me find a high risk OB-GYN. I did this from a motel room and the Dallas Phone Book. I also had a 5 year old with me. I did find a wonderful doctor on Sherry Lane and with God's help and a wonderful doctor, I delivered a healthy baby boy at St. Paul's Hopsital. My husband and I and lil one's never saw anyone in Dallas. We researched neighborhood's and schools ourselves and settled in North Dallas near Hillcrest and ValleyView Lane. The neighborhood was such that no one spoke to another one. In 10 months time, I was so lonely that I asked to be transferred out of Dallas...anywhere..anywhere but Dallas. We were immediately transferred to Houston and it was night and day. The people in Houston were very kind and helpful with everything. We had wonderful neighbors and made lots of friends. We have never left Houston and still here after 35 years. Houston is a great place to live and raise children. No snobs here....