Dallas (or L.A.) on $200K+ a year...

[Johnhw2]

Is this a trick question? Easiest Ive seen..... Dallas all the way, you can fly to La when you need a fix of great weather and scenery but life in Dallas

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by ReppingDFW

Depends. Your money would go farther here because it's cheaper and the taxes are much lower, but L.A. has perfect weather, beaches, mountains, more culture, ect.

Define more culture.

Texas has just as much culture as California, its just more "in your face" out there because it is a gateway state from the Pacific & also borders Mexico.

Every ethnic group that is out there is represneted in some form or fashion here too.

Dallas' diversity gets watered down because its all found in the far flung suburbs versus LA where diversity is everywhere you look in the city proper & suburbs.

[mikeh19468]

Originally Posted by ReppingDFW

Depends. Your money would go farther here because it's cheaper and the taxes are much lower, but L.A. has perfect weather, beaches, mountains, more culture, ect.

Perfect weather? Have you lived in LA, or Southern California for that matter? The weather is more moderate than Texas, but perfect? No. I lived in San Diego for almost 30 years, and even that wasn't perfect (and is better than LA weather wise).

I would agree on beaches, mountains, more culture (not all better though).

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Dallas' diversity gets watered down because its all found in the far flung suburbs versus LA where diversity is everywhere you look in the city proper & suburbs.

Well, no actually.

Like Dallas, most of LA's diversity is also in the suburbs.

[mikeh19468]

Originally Posted by justme02

Well, no actually.

Like Dallas, most of LA's diversity is also in the suburbs.

Most might be a bit strong. Their Chinatown and Little Tokyo are in what is considered downtown. I haven't been in downtown Dallas enough to judge whether or not there's much diversity there, but downtown LA definitely has quite a bit. Not that I'd want to live there.....

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by justme02

Well, no actually.

Like Dallas, most of LA's diversity is also in the suburbs.

Dallas doesn't have a Chinatown or Little Tokyo near its downtown.

The only recognized ethnic district Dallas has is a Korea Town several miles west of downtown in a ran down warehouse district & even that is nothing to write home about. The food is decent however. Not an area I would feel totally safe venturing into at night alone.

[mikeh19468]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Dallas doesn't have a Chinatown or Little Tokyo near its downtown.

The only recognized ethnic district Dallas has is a Korea Town several miles west of downtown practically in Irving & even that is nothing to write home about.

The Dallas version of Chinatown is called Houston....

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Dallas doesn't have a Chinatown or Little Tokyo near its downtown.

The only recognized ethnic district Dallas has is a Korea Town several miles west of downtown in a ran down warehouse district & even that is nothing to write home about.

Regardless, there are virtually no Japanese people living in Little Tokyo so its irrelevant. Most of the Chinese are in the San Gabriel Valley and not in the Chinatown in LA. Even in Koreatown in LA, most Koreans live in the burbs.

My point is that most of LA's diversity is in the burbs and it is. Take it from the guy whole lived there for 24 years. I didnt say there was no diversity in LA, but there is more in the burbs and Long Beach per capita. Its the same with Dallas, Atlanta, and Washington DC. Its not totally apples to apples because LA is one of the most multicultural places in the world. No other place besides NYC, Toronto, and the Bay Area comes close in North America.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by mikeh19468

The Dallas version of Chinatown is called Houston....

The Dallas version of Chinatown is called Garland, Richardson, & Plano.