Only Positive Comparison Between TULSA And WICHITA KANSAS (Howe, Corn: houses, university)

[Howest2008]

This thread is only for positive feedback and comparisons about the
cities of TULSA and WICHITA , so if you feel the need to bash one of
these two (2) cities please don't particapate........

[1stANGLICO]

I can't participate.

[Goodpasture]

Wichita is in Kansas

Tulsa isn't.

[Howest2008]

Man you guys are slaining me killing me...i'm FOMC...(falling out my chair) , Wichita KS is a Up And Coming city much like Tulsa OK and probably resemble TULSA more than any other city in America. There's
Wichita State University right in Mid-Town Wichita (Like) Tulsa University
Right (In Mid-Town) Tulsa , there's Riverside Park in Wichita KS and
Riverside Park in Tulsa..(with) the Arkansas River Running Thur It.Wichita
it building a great new Arena just like Tulsa did in 2005 to 2008 , and have
you checked out OLDTOWN Wichita...LOL.....

[BigOkie]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

Man you guys are slaining me killing me...i'm FOMC...(falling out my chair) , Wichita KS is a Up And Coming city much like Tulsa OK and probably resemble TULSA more than any other city in America. There's
Wichita State University right in Mid-Town Wichita (Like) Tulsa University
Right (In Mid-Town) Tulsa , there's Riverside Park in Wichita KS and
Riverside Park in Tulsa..(with) the Arkansas River Running Thur It.Wichita
it building a great new Arena just like Tulsa did in 2005 to 2008 , and have
you checked out OLDTOWN Wichita...LOL.....

How often have you visited there? I used to go about five times a year. I considered that about five times too many. Until they clean up the open sewer that bisects I-135 in the south of town and that horrible stink every time you cross the Arkansas River there, it won't amount to a hill of beans.

But that's my opinion.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by BigOkie

How often have you visited there? I used to go about five times a year. I considered that about five times too many. Until they clean up the open sewer that bisects I-135 in the south of town and that horrible stink every time you cross the Arkansas River there, it won't amount to a hill of beans.

But that's my opinion.

I haven't visited Wichita in quite a while it's pretty much the same as
with Little Rock Arkansas " all in the 1970's , and i never notice the smell
factor , does it have anything to do with oil refinery 'Tulsa used to have
a smell about it " due to the refineries across the river in West Tulsa.

[Les Pharis]

I've lived in both and while they have similarities, they're really quite different. The most obvious is that Tulsa is in the south and people here tend to have a blended mid-western and southern accent.
Linguistically Wichita is mid-western so people having a southern accent are kidded about it. People
from Oklahoma tend to be warmer (not that people from Wichita are not friendly). Not too many folks there eat okra, milk gravy, grits, cornbread, etc. I've never found a bierock yet in Tulsa though. Tulsa has better barbeque. WSU is a public university, closer in size and scope to OSU whereas TU is a private university even though both are in an urban setting. Wichita has McConnell Air Force Base, Boeing, Cesna, more emphasis on aerospace. Tulsa has more energy sector business. A hill in Tulsa would be a mountain in Wichita. Wichita is a windy place. Tulsa is a lot hotter and more humid. Wichita has much harsher winters. Tulsa is undoubtedly much prettier in general given the topography, trees, etc. While both are very conservative areas of the country, I find Wichita more progressive. Not that they are disinterested but there tends to be a lot less fanaticism toward sports and football in particular than you find in Tulsa. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Just trying to be helpful.

[Jammie]

OMG, people in Tulsa eat grits??? Cornbread, too??? Those are two of my least favorite foods. They're right at the bottom of my list with rhubarb.

[Synopsis]

Grits and cornbread are two of my FAVORITE foods! Ironically, I never had grits until I left Oklahoma for basic training in Fort Benning, GA.

[BigOkie]

Originally Posted by Les Pharis

I've lived in both and while they have similarities, they're really quite different. The most obvious is that Tulsa is in the south and people here tend to have a blended mid-western and southern accent.
Linguistically Wichita is mid-western so people having a southern accent are kidded about it. People
from Oklahoma tend to be warmer (not that people from Wichita are not friendly). Not too many folks there eat okra, milk gravy, grits, cornbread, etc. I've never found a bierock yet in Tulsa though. Tulsa has better barbeque. WSU is a public university, closer in size and scope to OSU whereas TU is a private university even though both are in an urban setting. Wichita has McConnell Air Force Base, Boeing, Cesna, more emphasis on aerospace. Tulsa has more energy sector business. A hill in Tulsa would be a mountain in Wichita. Wichita is a windy place. Tulsa is a lot hotter and more humid. Wichita has much harsher winters. Tulsa is undoubtedly much prettier in general given the topography, trees, etc. While both are very conservative areas of the country, I find Wichita more progressive. Not that they are disinterested but there tends to be a lot less fanaticism toward sports and football in particular than you find in Tulsa. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Just trying to be helpful.

While Wichita with Raytheon and Cessna is very aerospace oriented, you left out the fact that Tulsa's largest private employer is most definitely aerospace. American Airlines houses their largest maintenance base at TUL, which employs around 8,000. Before 9/11 and the economy tanking, it was closer to 12,000.