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Old 11-20-2012, 10:59 AM
 
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I agree with you Jek. I don't feel under privileged to live where my family has a better lifestyle for the same $. I can travel to Ca for vacation and have 20 times or so but never lived there. I interviewed for a job with an oil company in California coming out of college but found it wasn't my cup of tea so accepted a job in Houston. The weather is great often there and the scenery is nice as well...but I dont have a need or desire to live there. I like Tx just fine...its the down to earth people and being near family that is what matters to me...not scenery or weather or being some place hip.

I'm glad many like Ca and want to live there...or Tx would be more crowded than it is.
Now that defines character in a person. I agree & notice the differences in people right away when coming back to California from Texas too. It is quite nice and brings back that level of respect you got in the early 80s.
In my travels, people from Texas are more friendly than Californians. However, that does not hold true on the highway. Why do you Texans have to drive so fast on the highway and these non-rush hour times?
Is gas that cheap you can just waste it by going 85 to 90 in a 65 zone while I am doing 70 to 75? Yes, 2.99 is nice but gas supply is not infinite.
We, tree-hugging Californians, despise the CO2 emissions waste.(sarcasm)
I think some would agree that the freeway merging and exiting into oncoming traffic (that is required to yield) is ridiculous in Dallas. Who came up with that system?
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Old 11-20-2012, 11:12 AM
 
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Now that defines character in a person. I agree & notice the differences in people right away when coming back to California from Texas too. It is quite nice and brings back that level of respect you got in the early 80s.
In my travels, people from Texas are more friendly than Californians. However, that does not hold true on the highway. Why do you Texans have to drive so fast on the highway and these non-rush hour times?
Agreed. The general rule of thumb is the bigger the pick-up truck, the more likely the driver is a colossal jerk. The giant pick-up truck drivers love to try and intimidate people in cars by tailgating. They don't much like when you won't get out of their way, or even worse, slow down when they are riding you close.

By the way, I love Texas, but there is nothing dumber than the tools in the cities here who have dualies as commuter vehicles.
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Old 11-20-2012, 12:22 PM
 
Location: 77441
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I'm sure a large percentage of California transplants actually have Texas roots. During California's boom years, alot of Texans fled west. This is especially true for African Americans who fled racist, Jim Crow Texas for more opportunities in California. I welcome the influx of Californians. Perhaps it will help balance the pull of all of the right-wing nutjobs that call Texas home so that the state can evolve into a more tolerant, open-minded place.


L0L...

houston is one of the most diverse and tolerant cities in the world, we'd appreciate if prejudice people like you would stay away...
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Old 11-20-2012, 04:58 PM
 
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I did forget the truck part too. It seems for every 2 people in a household 1 out of those 2 vehicles owned will be a truck (normally American made).
Are they expecting a flood, disaster or is there a lot of off-roading, hunting, fishing by lakes and what-not. (Great, I got my chance to use that cool southern word.)
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Old 11-25-2012, 06:50 PM
 
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2 things nobody mentioned

1) most Californians moving to TX are either low or middle class
2) California gets rid of all dirty industries and keep high tech whereas TX gets all dirty industries including energy

In the end nothing can compete with high tech. It is good that California gets more expensive and only the rich and educated stays there.
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Old 11-25-2012, 06:59 PM
 
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2 things nobody mentioned

1) most Californians moving to TX are either low or middle class
2) California gets rid of all dirty industries and keep high tech whereas TX gets all dirty industries including energy

In the end nothing can compete with high tech. It is good that California gets more expensive and only the rich and educated stays there.
Yes, this has been mentioned and no, it's not true. Austin has completely pillaged Silicon Valley in the Tech arena. Even AAPL and GOOG have moved some offices over. I think for the first time ever there might be more tech firms in TX then CA. And the breakdown by class is evenly distributed. Upper class jobs in oil and medicine are bringing in the rich and educated. The shipping port and the housing boom are bringing in the middle to lower. Outside of entertainment, not really sure how CA is holding on to any high end jobs. The biggest employer in CA is actually the state of CA and the Federal government.
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Old 11-25-2012, 07:35 PM
 
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2 things nobody mentioned

1) most Californians moving to TX are either low or middle class
2) California gets rid of all dirty industries and keep high tech whereas TX gets all dirty industries including energy

In the end nothing can compete with high tech. It is good that California gets more expensive and only the rich and educated stays there.

Here is some proof for you.

Migration: Texas, here we come | The Economist

This article makes note that it's "high income earners" who are leaving CA for TX in particular from Silicon valley. Sorry bud, I just like to back up what I say on here.
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:38 PM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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2 things nobody mentioned

1) most Californians moving to TX are either low or middle class
2) California gets rid of all dirty industries and keep high tech whereas TX gets all dirty industries including energy

In the end nothing can compete with high tech. It is good that California gets more expensive and only the rich and educated stays there.
The dumbest post ever.
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Old 11-25-2012, 08:48 PM
 
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I understand Californians continue to come to Austin, but it really seems as though it has slowed down in Houston.

Lately, I see more Illinois.
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Old 11-26-2012, 05:11 AM
 
Location: 77441
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The dumbest post ever.


i suspect he has hundreds more
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