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So... you'll bash Dallas and see it as less (or non) important, but you'll put down Houston on your list, another city that people associate with shopping malls, suburbias, and Walmarts...?
I noticed that too. I think that international travelers may have some interest in Dallas from the series and for an interest in cowboys/TX culture but they probably don't know much at all about Houston I would guess except that it's a rich oil city.
I noticed that too. I think that international travelers may have some interest in Dallas from the series and for an interest in cowboys/TX culture but they probably don't know much at all about Houston I would guess except that it's a rich oil city.
About New Orleans: many people know New Orleans because it was the birthplace of Jazz. I went to the Jazz Fest in Montreux and when I said I came from Louisiana they all said they loved Dixieland Jazz and many of the artists had done stints in New Orleans to learn from the best Jazz musicians.
When I said I currently lived in Austin, they didn't even know where it was and then I said Texas and they said "Cowboys?"
I then proceeded to ask about which cities in the US they had visited and most of the responses were "NYC, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and New Orleans".
Not sure why you would think that Asians would be unaware of the global auto industry?
Just curious, how much have you traveled in those regions? I was in India as recently as a month ago and travel to Asia two-three times a year.
In Asia, Japan and Korea are the centers of the auto industry and (unlike America) their knowledge of world geography is excellent. Your average citizen will know Detroit, Dallas, and Houston. However elsewhere in Asia, I'll stand by my opinion.
I noticed that too. I think that international travelers may have some interest in Dallas from the series and for an interest in cowboys/TX culture but they probably don't know much at all about Houston I would guess except that it's a rich oil city.
I work in downtown (Ft. Worth) on Sundays in a deli/restaurant. I've seen several visitors from Australia, England, Ireland, Korea, and a few other places, either touring or here for a convention. And if they come here, I'm positive they also visit Dallas while they're here.
I'm not going to act like Dallas and the characteristics of the city is as well known as NYC or L.A. or those cities. But it's certainly not COMPLETELY unknown and I wouldn't think NO ONE would want to visit.
The way the OP worded it made it sound like Dallas was Omaha or something.
(No offense to people in Nebraska, but even within the United States, Omaha isn't exactly the most desired and well-known place in the world)
Just curious, how much have you traveled in those regions? I was in India as recently as a month ago and travel to Asia two-three times a year.
In Asia, Japan and Korea are the centers of the auto industry and (unlike America) their knowledge of world geography is excellent. Your average citizen will know Detroit, Dallas, and Houston. However elsewhere in Asia, I'll stand by my opinion.
I am almost 100% certain Asians know damn-well about the City of Detroit and the American auto industry. It was a big deal in the 1980's when Asians started to out-manufacture Americans at their own game, and the decline of U.S. auto manufacturing hit rock bottom. They've made movies about it (e.g. "Gung Ho"), but that's not my reference.
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