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Old 09-26-2007, 02:43 PM
 
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Just curious on how long it took you to finally feel at home.

It's been here for a few weeks and I'm still struggling to get adjusted and feeling that the house and city are *home*.

Traffic has been a big surprise. It's worse than I expected!
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Old 09-26-2007, 02:46 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Just curious on how long it took you to finally feel at home.

It's been here for a few weeks and I'm still struggling to get adjusted and feeling that the house and city are *home*.

Traffic has been a big surprise. It's worse than I expected!
Where are you commuting to and from? How long is it taking?
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Old 09-26-2007, 02:56 PM
 
Location: DFW
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Honestly, it took me a couple of years to feel at home. I spent a long time being shocked by all the differences in culture/roads/supermarkets/etc, and then one day I noticed that I couldn't remember what a lot of the "shocking differences" were.
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Old 09-26-2007, 03:02 PM
 
Location: la hacienda
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We are just now getting into a routine like we had before and I am starting to feel at home. Still trying to figure out what grocery store I like ... looks like Tom Thumb or Kroger and CostCo for stocking up. I miss the Publix back in FL and my dogs groomer, lol. It's much more $$ to get her groomed here.
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Old 09-26-2007, 03:11 PM
 
Location: Lewisville
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I've lived in DFW for almost 5 years, and still don't really feel at home.
I think its easier to adjust the more involved you are with things in the area- church, going to community events, etc.
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Old 09-26-2007, 03:57 PM
 
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Where are you commuting to and from? How long is it taking?
My commute is from McKinney to Plano and it takes about 30 minutes. There's just a lot of stop & go traffic... The lights on 121 can take awhile.

I made a mistake driving on 75 from Richardson to McKinney on a Friday afternoon and it took me about an hour. Should've known better!
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Old 09-26-2007, 04:23 PM
 
Location: la hacienda
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McKinney is probably the furthest suburb I would think?
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Old 09-26-2007, 04:48 PM
 
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I have been here for 7 years. At right about 5 years I started to feel what you may call "at home". Unfortuately, at that time I also realized that I could never call Dallas "home". I am leaving Dallas permanently next month. There are FAR better places than Dallas to call "home", in my opinion.

The customs and way of life here are so significantly different than life on the East Coast where I am from and moving back to. It strikes me as far too "transient" for my tastes. The fact that most things here are newer construction makes Dallas and the nearby burbs all look like too sterile and cookie cutter for my liking. It lacks that "old world" charm that the more established areas of the Country like the East coast have.
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Old 09-26-2007, 04:55 PM
 
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My part of town is not transient and it does have some old world charm. I know people who have had the same phone number since the 1950s.
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Old 09-26-2007, 05:15 PM
 
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McKinney is probably the furthest suburb I would think?
Yes, I think so

But since I have the luxury of working from home a few days a week, it's not so bad.
I'm just been used to driving on highways without the stop lights.
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