Any Texans on here (now living in Kentucky) (Lexington, Louisville: crime rate, new home) - City-Data Forum

stuckinkentucky · 03-26-2007, 10:53 PM

Hey Texans, I would like to move to your state. I love Texas--its culture, cuisine, scenery, diversity, geography, cities and small towns alike. But, most importantly, it is like 1000x friendlier and welcoming than Kentucky could ever hope to be.

Which do you like better, TX or KY? Would you move back to Texas? Why?

desiree253 · 04-16-2007, 12:56 PM

Well.... Let me start off by saying I have lived in both Texas AND Kentucky, and I must say I like Kentucky ten thousand times better than Texas.

You must take into consideration where I lived in both places though. That makes a huge difference. I don't understand why your experience with KY is that Texas is friendlier? I moved to KY in 1991 from California and was very pleased with the friendliness of neighbors, co-workers, and even other drivers on the road in Kentucky! It's such a slower pace of life, and seems that KY people still remember how precious life is, and that life is NOT a race to the finish line, 7 days a week! The crime rate if very low, the cost of living is really cheap (except in the largest cities like Lexington or Louisville), and it's a common sight to see someone wave at you from their front porch as you drive by, even though they don't know you from Adam. I love Kentucky!

I lived in San Antonio and San Angelo, Texas, and hated both places. I must admit to bias/stereotyping though it's shameful to say, but my pet peeve is people living in America and not speaking English. This is rampant in Texas and it drove me insane. Texas also has a very high number of illegal immegrants (I realize this is stereotyping), but I'm just relating MY experience there. You however, may not care about these issues. It's all opinion only!!! I hated the dirty cities, the rude people, the crime rates are horrendous and it's UGLY to boot!

I hate desert, flat, cactus ridden, brown dust-bowl Texas, but other parts I'm sure are much prettier in that state. I have lived in California, Utah, Idaho, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia so far, and I will say, without a doubt I will never leave Kentucky again. I will finish raising my children there, retire there, and be buried for eternity there. Kentucky is a wonderful place to live *(as long as you stay away from the larger cities). I'll bless each day I'm there and pray for the poor souls in the Rat-Race of other states in America.

Miss Blue · 04-16-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by desiree253

Well.... Let me start off by saying I have lived in both Texas AND Kentucky, and I must say I like Kentucky ten thousand times better than Texas.

You must take into consideration where I lived in both places though. That makes a huge difference. I don't understand why your experience with KY is that Texas is friendlier? I moved to KY in 1991 from California and was very pleased with the friendliness of neighbors, co-workers, and even other drivers on the road in Kentucky! It's such a slower pace of life, and seems that KY people still remember how precious life is, and that life is NOT a race to the finish line, 7 days a week! The crime rate if very low, the cost of living is really cheap (except in the largest cities like Lexington or Louisville), and it's a common sight to see someone wave at you from their front porch as you drive by, even though they don't know you from Adam. I love Kentucky!

I lived in San Antonio and San Angelo, Texas, and hated both places. I must admit to bias/stereotyping though it's shameful to say, but my pet peeve is people living in America and not speaking English. This is rampant in Texas and it drove me insane. Texas also has a very high number of illegal immegrants (I realize this is stereotyping), but I'm just relating MY experience there. You however, may not care about these issues. It's all opinion only!!! I hated the dirty cities, the rude people, the crime rates are horrendous and it's UGLY to boot!

I hate desert, flat, cactus ridden, brown dust-bowl Texas, but other parts I'm sure are much prettier in that state. I have lived in California, Utah, Idaho, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia so far, and I will say, without a doubt I will never leave Kentucky again. I will finish raising my children there, retire there, and be buried for eternity there. Kentucky is a wonderful place to live *(as long as you stay away from the larger cities). I'll bless each day I'm there and pray for the poor souls in the Rat-Race of other states in America.

So glad to read such great and wonderful things about Ky. I quit reading this forum because of the terrible things that a few people were posting about Eastern Kentucky and all my posts had to be in defense of us. I was in Texas during my military service. I didn't like it either. I wasn't born in Kentucky, but it has been home for almost thirty years and I will never live anywhere else either. Thank you for such a positive post!!!

gimme it · 04-16-2007, 01:32 PM

I heard that TX is oppressively hot in the summer, FWIW.

Redrover · 04-16-2007, 02:08 PM

You heard right! It is oppressively hot in the summer and the summer lingers for almost half the year. Addressingy the "dust bowl" issue raised by desiree, it most assuredly depends on what part of Texas you're in. I live in Houston and have for more than 30 years. Althought there are parts of living here that I hate (traffic, crime, traffic, lack of 4 seasons, traffic...), the greeness is one thing I really do love. Even in the "winter" when lawns may be brown and certain trees may be bare, there is still enough green in the evergreen tree population. I also take exception to the characterization of Texans as rude people. I have found the majority of the population to be extremely friendly.

I will concede though that I do indeed resent having "to continue in English press 1." Living so close to a wide-open border has certainly created a situation I would rather not have to face and deal with on a daily basis. I'm all for the legal process of immigration (few of us would be here otherwise) but I do want to know who exactly is coming into the country and just where they are. Off my soapbox...

Obviously I am not 100% thrilled with my current living conditions or I would not be trolling these boards looking for a new home when we retire. After the 2005 hurricane season I have had enough anxiety caused by watching the Gulf every year.

Peter1948 · 04-16-2007, 07:59 PM

I have a fried who moved to Shelbyville from Dallas and loves it.

highliner · 05-19-2007, 10:58 PM

Never been to Lonestar, but my various relatives scattered around the Dallas-Fort Worth area love it. Of course, they're all nuts, and I'm the only one sane enough to appreciate the beauty of Indiana and Michigan, and to hate being stuck in Ky right now.

Diamond Dee · 05-23-2007, 07:04 PM

I lived in west texas for most of my life and I like KY it depends I miss tex-mex food and wide open spaces and wide streets but I Like the Bluegrass for its scenic drives,lakes and places ive never seen.I think you'll like texas it has its share of problems and it has its charm.

Xena Dancer · 07-17-2007, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by stuckinkentucky

Hey Texans, I would like to move to your state. I love Texas--its culture, cuisine, scenery, diversity, geography, cities and small towns alike. But, most importantly, it is like 1000x friendlier and welcoming than Kentucky could ever hope to be.

Which do you like better, TX or KY? Would you move back to Texas? Why?

Oh my gosh, stuckinkentucky!

I cannot truly express my feelings in the differences between the two states without causing a thread-based, online civil war! It seems that those persons who love this state (I call it Kentucky-itis) would go to war defending the irrational behaviors of many of their residents. (Please note I did NOT state ALL OF THEIR RESIDENTS.) While every state has its positives and negatives, the positives I can name about Kentucky have to do with its geographical aspects and climate. I cannot DESCRIBE the interpersonal dynamics of the native RURAL Kentuckians. I do not expect to ever understand it. All I can say is that MOST of them would not spit on you if you are on fire unless they know you. You can also win ANY contest regardless of your qualifications IF you are related or "kin" to the right folks.

Texas had plenty of deficits when I lived there as well, but the positives outweighed them by far. The only state in which I've lived that I like less than Kentucky is Florida.

rbryant · 07-17-2007, 11:58 AM

I spent time in Texas back in 2000, I was stationed temporarily at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. To be honest, I never really liked it. The landscape is mostly brown and barren, the summer is LONG and hot and once you go south of SA, there is absolutely nothing. Personally I just could never find anything to do except hang out at the Riverwalk...and that gets very expensive. On the positive side I did like the Hill country and New Brounfels. Overall, the only part of Texas that was appealing was east Texas between DFW and Texarkana.