Tyler, Texas - Would you live here? (Houston, Dallas: neighborhood, living)

[buzzpost]

Originally Posted by Not Made for the South

Tyler is more isolated and has a slightly hotter climate than I am now. I would sooner change my username to "LivinInMississippi4ever".

I think Tyler is probably about the same as Jackson MS. I did a search on the temps there for July of 18 last year and Tyler was 4 degrees cooler. Just a random sample, which isn't all that accurate, but I "think" the two are pretty close temp-wise.

[j33]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

True, Tyler is not for everybody & is on the conservative side. Glen Beck spoke here last month & Sarah Palin is coming down in the next few weeks.

If you're the type of person who values family first ... .

I resent the notion that one has to be conservative to value family first. I'm pretty dang liberal, and my family is extremely important to me. That being said, I've been through Tyler before and it isn't bad, it is too small and the climate too warm for my urban leanings (I tend toward cold and big, which is why I'm still in Chicago ; )). If you are the sort who likes a smaller Texas town, you could do worse.

[Bydand]

I think there should be another choice for no. I have been there and found that the city is quite nice and I really liked it, but I wouldn't live there. Not because it is a retirement community, I didn't get that impression at all when I was down there. I wouldn't live there for the simple reason it is too hot for me most of the year. I lived in the Dallas area for a couple of years and it was miserable for me. I don't handle heat very well at all, so while I thought the city was nice, it wouldn't be a good match.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by j33

I resent the notion that one has to be conservative to value family first. I'm pretty dang liberal, and my family is extremely important to me. That being said, I've been through Tyler before and it isn't bad, it is too small and the climate too warm for my urban leanings (I tend toward cold and big, which is why I'm still in Chicago ; )). If you are the sort who likes a smaller Texas town, you could do worse.

Without getting into a lot of political jargon, it is common notion to conclude that Conservatives tend to value family more so than their Liberal counter parts. Most conservatives are Christians & believe in God, which IMO helps strengthen the bond of families, esp. with young children.

Not all Liberals are anti-religion...JFK was a Liberal Catholic. Imagine that.

Obama claims to be a Christian, but the "church" he attended while senator in Illinois makes one wonder if they even believed in a God at all. I've never heard a preacher or priest use the Lords name in vain before I witnessed Reverend Wright's provocative outbursts. There is some speculation to rather Obama is even a Christian at all since his family background is mostly Muslim.

[tmac9wr]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Without getting into a lot of political jargon, it is common notion to conclude that Conservatives tend to value family more so than their Liberal counter parts. Most conservatives are Christians & believe in God, which IMO helps strengthen the bond of families, esp. with young children.

Not all Liberals are anti-religion...JFK was a Liberal Catholic. Imagine that.

Obama claims to be a Christian, but the "church" he attended while senator in Illinois makes one wonder if they even believed in a God at all. I've never heard a preacher or priest use the Lords name in vain before I witnessed Reverend Wright's provocative outbursts. There is some speculation to rather Obama is even a Christian at all since his family background is mostly Muslim.

*rolls eyes* nice...this post makes me happy I will never be anywhere near Tyler, Texas. I just shifted my opinion of you as you turned from a reasonable poster to the classic right wing, "GOD DANG IT OBAMER'S A SLEEPER CELL MUSLIM". Awesome. Who gives a crap if he was a Muslim anyway? If he's the best man for the job, then I want him in office...I could care less about the religion of a person if they have America's best interests in mind.

[j33]

Oh man, I thought this thread was actually serious. If that is the prevailing attitude in Texas, then you guys can have it. I have plenty of friends and relatives who voted either Republican or Libertarian in the last election, and none of them approached that level of silliness, they just simply didn't agree with his politics. Whatever happened to having simple disagreements without demonizing the other side or making up wild conspiracy theories that would make the writers of the X-Files proud. I've debated politics with my more conservative relatives in New England and the Northern Midwest for ages without it descending into such nonsense. Perhaps that is harbinger of some of the direction the regional differences in the US are taking. I hope not.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by j33

Oh man, I thought this thread was actually serious. If that is the prevailing attitude in Texas, then you guys can have it. I have plenty of friends and relatives who voted either Republican or Libertarian in the last election, and none of them approached that level of silliness, they just simply didn't agree with his politics. Whatever happened to having simple disagreements without demonizing the other side or making up wild conspiracy theories that would make the writers of the X-Files proud. I've debated politics with my more conservative relatives in New England and the Northern Midwest for ages without it descending into such nonsense. Perhaps that is harbinger of some of the direction the regional differences in the US are taking. I hope not.

If you believe one person represents Texas than we don't need that type of ignorance here.

[Metro Matt]

J33

You asked for it, so I let you have it. Obviously you were terribly offended & scarred for life by my take on what Tyler represents as a city & how it portrays itself in the rest of Texas & the whole United States. Tyler is a family friendly town to retire & raise your kids. It also happens to be conservative. Nothing wrong with that!

Carry on...

*On a side note*

What I think is neat about Tyler is, over the past 20 years as it has grown from a small East Texas town of 75K to a small metro & regional hub of over 200K, it has opened up to embrace different ideologies a lot more than what it used to when I was a kid growing up. This is reflected in day to day contact with people of all different races, religions, & cultures who get along just fine here & make this community the great place that it is to live.

[a75206]

No way, just not my pace. Too small. And it's in East Texas, away from other large cities (million+). And I'm pretty sure it's not exactly a hotbed of liberal thought/views.

[$mk8795]

Does Jamie Foxx from Tyler, Texas and f so does he still live there????