Desoto, what is live really like there?? Is South Dallas really that bad? (Duncanville: estimated, suburbs)

[kingly0577]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

I didnt mean to come across like I was arguing with you. I dont disagree with what you are saying here whatsoever.

Oh I know. I wasn't arguing with you. I was just making a strong point. We are good.

[Acntx]

Hi kingly0577,

Its always great to hear from other posters living in the southern suburbs. Welcome!

[kingly0577]

Originally Posted by Acntx

Hi kingly0577,

Its always great to hear from other posters living in the southern suburbs. Welcome!

Same here. I just got on here and I see that we have an uphill just to change stereotypes.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Originally Posted by kingly0577

Same here. I just got on here and I see that we have an uphill just to change stereotypes.

It might not be as bad as you think. Most of the people I meet up here haven't had anything bad to say about the Southern burbs.

[Sandstorm214]

I don't think it's as bad as it's made out to be either. I've been through Desoto, Duncanville,and Cedar Hill and seen all kinds of really nice neighborhoods. The only drawback I've noticed is the lack of more upscale amenities that seem to be more plentiful in the north, but it looks like the area around 67 in Cedar Hill is changing that and that's fantastic. Sometimes I think some of my co-workers who live in the southern suburbs almost have an inferiority complex about living there and are very defensive about it, going out of their way to make sarcastic and insulting comments about northern suburbs.

[rosscountry]

Maybe some positive posts and titles can help with the reputation.

Maybe if people stop replying to this thread like I am right now and start a new one that states, "are the southern dallas suburbs that fabulous?" a new energy can be created.

I swear I have been reading this forum for a while now (at least a year) and the majority of what you see regarding southern dallas posts from the start is negative even if the intent of the post is not to diminish the reputation of SO-D-burbs(get it like soBE- south beach). Let's give the new visitors a better starting place. Start fresh stop giving these negative posts which started in 2008 or so new life.


JMT

please excuse any bad grammar or typos

[Grainraiser]

Most people include the southern burbs when speaking of south Dallas. They really are not the same. South Dallas has some nice neighborhoods. They will be older homes and the nicer areas will be made up mostly of retirees. There is plenty of very bad neighborhoods in South Dallas also. They outnumber the good neighborhoods by a large margin. The southern burbs are a whole new ball game. Most of them are solid middle class with some areas being very affluent. Both south Dallas and the southern burbs seem to get thrown under the same umbrella. This a huge part of the perception problem of the southern sector.

[kingly0577]

Originally Posted by Grainraiser

Most people include the southern burbs when speaking of south Dallas. They really are not the same. South Dallas has some nice neighborhoods. They will be older homes and the nicer areas will be made up mostly of retirees. There is plenty of very bad neighborhoods in South Dallas also. They outnumber the good neighborhoods by a large margin. The southern burbs are a whole new ball game. Most of them are solid middle class with some areas being very affluent. Both south Dallas and the southern burbs seem to get thrown under the same umbrella. This a huge part of the perception problem of the southern sector.

I remember when we moved here and I accidentally said I was in South Dallas to refer to driving by the Zang Curb on 35. My real estate agent who was great in teaching us about the area corrected me and told me that South Dallas was actually near Fair Park. That is a different area. Correct me if I am wrong but DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster, etc. are a part of what is known as the Greater Southwestern Area. I guess you can throw in Grand Prairie as well. So it's not South Dallas. Not to diss on South Dallas at all, its just not the same area. Two different places. Also, I saw that someone stated that folks in the area I live in have an inferiority complex. I wouldn't say that. But when your area is unfairly stereotyped again and again by folks that don't even live there after awhile you get defensive. That's human nature. Bottom line is that this "entire" area has some great communities.

[Acntx]

Originally Posted by kingly0577

Correct me if I am wrong but DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster, etc. are a part of what is known as the Greater Southwestern Area.

The four largest southern suburbs of DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and Lancaster are part of a region called the "Best Southwest." The term was first coined by the local business community in the late 1980s as a way to foster cooperation between the cities. It is still widely used today, particularly when area projects/events are targeted at the region as a whole and not just a single city. The four cities had a combined population of 131,714 in 2000 and an estimated 171,750 residents today.

Originally Posted by kingly0577

Also, I saw that someone stated that folks in the area I live in have an inferiority complex. I wouldn't say that. But when your area is unfairly stereotyped again and again by folks that don't even live there after awhile you get defensive. That's human nature. Bottom line is that this "entire" area has some great communities.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. I can't count the amount of times that I have had to deal with stereotypes and blanket generalizations about this area over the past three years. I do speak up when those types of comments are posted, even though I hate to argue or be confrontational with other posters.

[kingly0577]

Originally Posted by LAnative10

It might not be as bad as you think. Most of the people I meet up here haven't had anything bad to say about the Southern burbs.

Well let me know where you work so I can put in an application. Thanks!