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Since I love having access to the beach, I'd probably pick Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. Being from L.A., I like the Latin influence! It looks like a fun/active place to potentially live (for a while).
I've enjoyed the time I've spent in Atlanta as well, but lack of coastal proximity is an issue for me.
Austin and San Antonio, while great cities that I enjoy visiting, feel a little too "small-town" for my taste, and I'm not a big fan of Houston, Dallas, or Orlando.
DC is great but I don't think of it as "Southern".
Also, someone said the south doesn't have many Asians. They should go to Buford highway in Atlanta, or bellaire boulevard in Houston. Miles and miles of Asian businesses in both.
Yes pleasantly surprised by Atlanta, Houston and Dallas for their up and coming Asian-American presence..not the West Coast, but still has more presence than one from somewhere else (like me coming fr CA) may think
Whether the BLS definition of the "South" region of the USA is sufficient to call a city "Southern" is highly debatable on these forums. Which probably says more about the people here than about geographic terminology.
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Originally Posted by Metro Matt
D/FW is indeed Southern, but not Deep South like New Orleans & Atlanta.
The D/FW Metroplex is at the crossroads of the greater South/Southwest.
I'd actually say it's a three way crossroads, with Midwestern influences as well.
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