Raleigh, NC vs. Houston, TX

[lepoisson]

Originally Posted by Big Aristotle

When you live in a city like NYC you realize how small Houston and Dallas are, it's all relative. Just curious, what things can you do easily in DFW that you can't do in Raleigh? I get the pro sports or higher scale shopping angle but the Triangle as a whole is quite the area.

Most things are very similar, but in a larger city, you have more options. For example, when I lived in Raleigh, I had to drive across town to get to the Asian market. As far as I know, it was one of the only options at that time (without having to drive outside of Raleigh).

In the city where I live in the DFW metro, there are three Asian markets within a 15 minute drive from work or home.

My commute from work to home is about 4 miles. In those 4 miles, I see a Lebanese, Greek, Italian, Jamaican, Vietnamese, and several Mexican restaurants. I also pass a middle eastern and French bakery. In smaller cities like Raleigh (small being compared to DFW and Houston), your options may be limited to one or two places.

This makes it super easy to drop by these places on the way home, instead of having to wait til Saturday to drive 45min to get to the Indian market. So basically, the larger the city, the more diverse the area, and the more options you have.

DFW is a weird feeling area. The city doesn't have a large city feel to it because it's so sprawled out. However, when you look at the offerings, you realize that the offerings are pretty great.

[Big Aristotle]

Originally Posted by lepoisson

Most things are very similar, but in a larger city, you have more options. For example, when I lived in Raleigh, I had to drive across town to get to the Asian market. As far as I know, it was one of the only options at that time (without having to drive outside of Raleigh).

In the city where I live in the DFW metro, there are three Asian markets within a 15 minute drive from work or home.

My commute from work to home is about 4 miles. In those 4 miles, I see a Lebanese, Greek, Italian, Jamaican, Vietnamese, and several Mexican restaurants. I also pass a middle eastern and French bakery. In smaller cities like Raleigh (small being compared to DFW and Houston), your options may be limited to one or two places.

This makes it super easy to drop by these places on the way home, instead of having to wait til Saturday to drive 45min to get to the Indian market. So basically, the larger the city, the more diverse the area, and the more options you have.

DFW is a weird feeling area. The city doesn't have a large city feel to it because it's so sprawled out. However, when you look at the offerings, you realize that the offerings are pretty great.

That's what I thought, nothing that would compel me or enough incentive to move there. From my current temp location in RDU, I can get to most of that stuff in 10-15 minutes....seems these days RDU is getting all those things and the big city traffic to boot.

[metro.m]

Originally Posted by Big Aristotle

That's what I thought, nothing that would compel me or enough incentive to move there. From my current temp location in RDU, I can get to most of that stuff in 10-15 minutes....seems these days RDU is getting all those things and the big city traffic to boot.

Raleigh growing so darn fast, it literally changes every 5 years or so. All of those options are around 15 mins from me as well.