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What the hell dude! Whats with the "you dont agree with me, so youre not important" attitude?
Are you more than one person?
No the difference is we all have an opinion; but plenty of people from LA have made the comparison. It's you who keep thinking everyone wants to be like LA; when its just a simple comparison.
No the difference is we all have an opinion; but plenty of people from LA have made the comparison. It's you who keep thinking everyone wants to be like LA; when its just a simple comparison.
And plenty of people from LA have said they dont think Houston and LA are alike.
The bottom line is they have similarities, but they arent copies of each other. Culturally, they are very different. LA is not southern in any way. Houston is alot more conservative than LA. LA has a beautiful landscape, Houston doesnt. Houston does have a significant asian population, but its not close to what LA has. Metro LA is about 12% Asian, Houston is about 6% Asian. Houston has alot more African Americans.
Why is it that everyone who tries to compare LA to Houston on here is from Houston and its never the other way around? I love Houston, but its not LA. LA isnt Houston. They are their own cities that have similarities, but are still very different.
Yeah people have been saying the cities resemble for a WHILE on C-D. We're not just saying this just for no reason. I undestand what you mean: Politically, Geographically, Climatically, Culturally, they are NOTHING alike. I agree, but they also have many similarities. It's not just Texans that say this, maybe on THIS thread it's only Texans, but in past threads this has been discussed for quite awhile, and Texans AND Californians were ALWAYS in accordance with this.(where's califonialove when you need him/her). I'm just shocked at the amount of people who ALL OF A SUDDEN think otherwise. It's kinda like if EVERYONE concluded that TX is 100% in the Southwest, even after ALL THAT time people spent saying it was in the South. Just out of nowhere. I can understand why YOU don't think there alike, but this was common knowledge a while back.
True...and with the exception of palm trees, you could replace Houston with Atlanta in that statement and it would still be true (bungalows, multiple skylines, freeways). That was my point earlier - that all large cities have easily defined similarities and differences. Houston may be very similar to LA, but so are a lot of other cities.
Naw, ATL doesn't have that LARGE Mexican presence. ATL does have it's similarities with the hills though.
Houston is a hybrid of LA and New Orleans. Obviously, LA has distinctive traits and characteristics but the many times I have been to LA it was the buildings, the development of the city (chaotic, organic, etc.), the people (the diversity and integration) and the grit of the city that reminded of Houston. Both cities are very different and unique without many cities to compare to, but Houston and LA (only LA, not the Inland Empire or OC) I feel are similar enough to compare. However, Houston being a baby LA is a little much.
Naw, ATL doesn't have that LARGE Mexican presence. ATL does have it's similarities with the hills though.
Mexican presence wasn't mentioned...I was only talking about the characteristics mentioned in that one post. God, I've had to explain myself 12 times over that one response! Texas, people...calm down please.
Mexican presence wasn't mentioned...I was only talking about the characteristics mentioned in that one post. God, I've had to explain myself 12 times over that one response! Texas, people...calm down please.
It just wouldn't be city data if we didn't have arguments; however I agree with you. I just think in general a better comparison to LA would be Houston more than Atlanta.
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