Honest opinion of Plano

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by TexanBush

hey brea75

I live in downtown dallas so I will be able to give you a different point of view. I've been living here for 5 years after growing up in the northeast and westcoast. Let me just say that dallas is the worst place I've ever been. This is the most generic and non-diverse place ever. But thats good for those people who enjoy living in a "small town" mentalitiy with all the conviences of a larger meteropolitan area. The only reason I have stuck it out here is because of my job, but soon I will be departing this wonderland.

Over the time here I've found that there is a prevalent paranoia to the people here. Not sure why or about what. I assume you are a caucasian republican, so you'll fit right in to the scene. Image is everything here as well.

Quick tips to look like you're apart of the scene:
1. keep bible in car
2. join a church
3. buy bmw, mercedes, Hummer, or porche at minimum
4. Pretend to drive drunk
5. Practice the "distainful" look towards mexicans
6. Learn how to be superficially cordial
7. Be sure to wear a parka with shorts because thats about as well as you can dress for the weather.

I hope these things are helpful to your transition to the good life that is texas. Whoever said that Disneyland is the happiest place on ear was totally wrong, it is definately Dallas, Texas USA. You will know why they broadcast warnings "Don't mess with Tex." I think the majority of people out there mistake it for bravado or machismo, but in reality the nice people here are trying to be helpful literally. Ah the wise people here are the best in the world.

Tex

Touche' you might add that you never put up a yard sign for a
Democrat unless you want to be a pariah in 'CoCo' (derisive Dallas name for Collin County).

[GoPadge]

You forgot Ellis, Johnson, Parker, Rockwall and Wise counties. Percentage wise they voted Republican as much or more than Collin County in the 2004 election.

Here's an image that more accurately represents how the country voted.


I did my own little analysis of the map and here's the breakdown by county in the Metroplex on a Republican to Democrat ratio (R-D)

Collin.......72.4-27.6
Dallas.......50.0-50.0
Denton.......70.5-29.5
Ellis........75.0-25.0
Hunt.........72.4-27.6
Johnson......74.2-25.8
Kaufman......70.5-29.5
Parker.......78.3-21.7
Rockwall.....80.2-19.8
Tarrant......63.1-36.9
Wise.........76.0-24.0

Even at the worst in Rockwall county 1 in 5 voters were Democrats.

Oh, and in the eight months I've lived / been working in Collin County and the two years I was in Ellis County, I've never heard any use a derogatory term for Dallas. Insensitivity must be a Dallas thing....

[socketz]

Wow, Dallas is 50-50.

I need to tell my mother in law. She thinks that 95% of th people here vote Republican, with the exception of Austin of course, she thinks Austin is ok.