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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:04 AM
 
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Yeah...except most houstonians wouldn't agree with Houston feeling Texan. Houstonians want to be refered to as a "BIG NEW ORLEANS".......
Houston has always been in Texas, is Port Arthur less Texan because its filled with a cajun atmosphere? Being from Louisiana, Houston feels Texan through and though. Since I've been here I've gotten accustomed to the accents, the fact that people love to just say the word "Texas", the high Latino influence, and Tex-Mex cuisine. All of SE Texas has its own culture more in tune with its eastern neighbor, and it is Texan in its own right.
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:04 AM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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Did you even go to North Dallas? NorthPark? Uptown? The Galleria? Something other than Downtown!

You only visited Dallas. So how do you know anything about the diversity? That's like me say Houston isn't diverse at all and I've only been there for 24 hrs.
wow, you have to leave the city for diversity? that is odd.
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:04 AM
 
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Did you even go to North Dallas? NorthPark? Uptown? The Galleria? Something other than Downtown!
I went to Northpark Mall. I had time to visit one mall, and did an internet search and that came up as being a favorite in Dallas. Also, H&M (lucky bastards) is opening up there Aug. 18th. Didn't realize it till I was in the Mall. Anyways, Houston's Galleria mall, the favorite mall of most Houstonian's, is much larger, maybe twice or more as large. I did go to Highland Park, ate at Patrizios... man I think the parking lot there had a value of $100mn or something....
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:13 AM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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I went to Northpark Mall. I had time to visit one mall, and did an internet search and that came up as being a favorite in Dallas. Also, H&M (lucky bastards) is opening up there Aug. 18th. Didn't realize it till I was in the Mall. Anyways, Houston's Galleria mall, the favorite mall of most Houstonian's, is much larger, maybe twice or more as large. I did go to Highland Park, ate at Patrizios... man I think the parking lot there had a value of $100mn or something....
It's only 400,000 sq ft bigger. Yea, I can't wait til H&M opens.
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:14 AM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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wow, you have to leave the city for diversity? that is odd.
That's all in the City of Dallas. I'm sure you know that.
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:21 AM
 
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Houston certainly feels and looks more diverse. I'm Indian American and we have 2 full time Indian radio stations Mon-Sun, and 5 half day-full day radio stations Sat and Sundays in Houston. There wasn't one I could pick up in Dallas scanning the radio stations. Walking around the malls, out in public, and speaking with relatives who live in Plano makes me feel this way also. I didn't see the sheer number of blacks, asians, hispanics, etc. that I see in Houston.

I called up two Indian restaurants in town and found out that they weren't even "real Indian" that they had some american indian fusion thing going on. Apparently I need to drive to Las Colinas or the 'burbs for decent Indian. The ones I called were Kalmanchandjis the other was Cosmic Cafe, both were some american-indian fusion thing. Its easy to find authentic Indian restaurants in about every part of Houston (not to mention Vietnamese, Chinese or Thai).
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:31 AM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Houston certainly feels and looks more diverse. I'm Indian American and we have 2 full time Indian radio stations Mon-Sun, and 5 half day-full day radio stations Sat and Sundays in Houston. There wasn't one I could pick up in Dallas scanning the radio stations. Walking around the malls, out in public, and speaking with relatives who live in Plano makes me feel this way also. I didn't see the sheer number of blacks, asians, hispanics, etc. that I see in Houston

I called up two Indian restaurants in town and found out that they weren't even "real
Indian" that they had some american indian fusion thing going on. Apparently I need to drive to Las Colinas or the 'burbs for decent Indian. The ones I called were Kalmanchandjis the other was Cosmic Cafe, both were some american-indian fusion thing. Its easy to find authentic Indian restaurants in about every part of Houston (not to mention Vietnamese, Chinese or Thai).
The majority of the blacks are located in Southern Dallas County. If you go to the City of Grapevine there's ALOT of Indians. I seen soooooo many Indians at Grapevine Mills Mall. I was so surprised to see so many Indians. When I saw them I stared in amazement because I have never seen Indian people in North Texas before. The mall had alot of them. I saw Asians, Whites, Blacks, Indians, and Hispanics in that mall. That has to be the most diverse mall in DFW.
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:48 AM
 
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The majority of the blacks are located in Southern Dallas County. If you go to the City of Grapevine there's ALOT of Indians. I seen soooooo many Indians at Grapevine Mills Mall. I was so surprised to see so many Indians. When I saw them I stared in amazement because I have never seen Indian people in North Texas before. The mall had alot of them. I saw Asians, Whites, Blacks, Indians, and Hispanics in that mall. That has to be the most diverse mall in DFW.

I'm sure there are parts like that. I don't think your average Houstonian stares at Indians. Thats the point. I could be wrong, but I also feel the Indians in the Dallas area are the H1B visa worker types. The types that could and probably do get shifted around city to city. I feel that the South asian community in Houston has laid its roots down deeper. For example, there is a Pakistani Houston City council member (MJ Khan). There are 2 Sugar Land city council members that are of Indian ancestery (Thomas Abraham, Harish Jajoo). The president of the Fort Bend Independent School district is Sonal Bhuchar (it is the 7th largest school isd in Texas, and 3rd in the Houston MTA). Several years ago, one large Hindu organization settled on Houston to build its first authentic style temple. I think they did so because of the strong base here (Dallas still doesn't have it, even though Atlanta, Toronto and Chicago do. Here is a photo of the $14mn temple http://www.themahanandi.org/images/h...yanmandir3.jpg. Here is another authentic styled temple in Pearland (outside Houston): http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JHwucZTThsE/TN...U/HPIM0304.JPG. Houston also has I believe the largest Vietnamese and Nigerian populations in the U.S., 2nd largest Pakistani.
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:52 AM
 
Location: Rose Capital of The World
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The majority of the blacks are located in Southern Dallas County. If you go to the City of Grapevine there's ALOT of Indians. I seen soooooo many Indians at Grapevine Mills Mall. I was so surprised to see so many Indians. When I saw them I stared in amazement because I have never seen Indian people in North Texas before. The mall had alot of them. I saw Asians, Whites, Blacks, Indians, and Hispanics in that mall. That has to be the most diverse mall in DFW.
Grapevine is 88% White.

Is that what you call diverse?

Most of those Indians & Hispanics you saw at Grapevine Mills probably live in Irving.
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Unread 08-08-2011, 01:56 AM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Grapevine is 88% White.

Is that what you call diverse?

Most of those Indians & Hispanics you saw at Grapevine Mills probably live in Irving.
Ahhhhhhhhh Matt! Who cares!?

Please stay in Tyler. That hick town.
You bring out the worst in me.
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