[qwertyasdf]

Originally Posted by jdmac

You just really can't beat the scenery in SE OK. When I try to describe the place where I grew up to people down here in Houston it's really hard for them to picture it. Most people who have never been there or who have only been to OKC have a misconception about what the state actually looks like and has to offer. Also, I tend to think of I-35 as the dividing line between the trees/hills in eastern OK and the flat land/red dirt in western OK.

I realize that I'm a little biased and TX does have some really good things going for it (education system for sure), but I just think that OK has a better "home" feel to it....You just can't beat it

I moved to Houston from Indiana in the the 70's and at the time it seemed like everybody I met was from some place else besides Houston, so I can see why Houston may not have that "homey" feel to it. Coming from a small town to Houston, Houston is a whole different ballgame. It's culture shock, for sure.

Also, in Texas, I-35 is kind of the dividing line between east and west, and Southwest and South. Between Dallas and San Antonio, it separates the Hill Country from East Texas, the Blackland Praries and Gulf Coast Plains. I have heard it said that some things that grow west of 35 won't grow east of 35, and some things that grow east of 35, won't grow west of 35.

To me, Interstate 35 is like the Main Street of Texas.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by qwertyasdf

I moved to Houston from Indiana in the the 70's and at the time it seemed like everybody I met was from some place else besides Houston, so I can see why Houston may not have that "homey" feel to it. Coming from a small town to Houston, Houston is a whole different ballgame. It's culture shock, for sure.

Also, in Texas, I-35 is kind of the dividing line between east and west, and Southwest and South. Between Dallas and San Antonio, it separates the Hill Country from East Texas, the Blackland Praries and Gulf Coast Plains. I have heard it said that some things that grow west of 35 won't grow east of 35, and some things that grow east of 35, won't grow west of 35.

To me, Interstate 35 is like the Main Street of Texas.

I-35 serves that function in both Texas and Oklahoma. The hill country is the jewel of Texas because it has enough population base that it is a multiple level tourist base. Texas has done a much better job than has Oklahoma at that. Even the Big Bend area has a tourist piece for the arty wine snob.

Unfortunately other than Grand Lake and some things at Texhoma, Oklahoma's beautiful spots only appeal to the hunting and fishing sets. Sadly, a lot of Oklahomans never see the nice parts of Oklahoma because these areas have no appeal for them. They are off to Colorado, or New Mexico or Dallas or Austin.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by eddie gein

I-35 serves that function in both Texas and Oklahoma. The hill country is the jewel of Texas because it has enough population base that it is a multiple level tourist base. Texas has done a much better job than has Oklahoma at that. Even the Big Bend area has a tourist piece for the arty wine snob.

Unfortunately other than Grand Lake and some things at Texhoma, Oklahoma's beautiful spots only appeal to the hunting and fishing sets. Sadly, a lot of Oklahomans never see the nice parts of Oklahoma because these areas have no appeal for them. They are off to Colorado, or New Mexico or Dallas or Austin.

Well said, Eddie G.

[Rickd203]

As a retired veteran, Oklahoma has to be the state with the lowest cost of living and the most to offer. My pension isn't subject to state or federal income tax so it doesn't matter to me that Oklahoma has an income tax and Texas doesn't. I can also apply for a card to get an exemption from Oklahoma sales tax. Oklahoma property taxes are much lower than Texas in most areas and the house prices I have looked at are mostly lower.

I like fishing and with the money I save in other areas I may finally be able to get a small fishing boat. I also like knowing that most of the money I spend is going directly to the people in the businesses I support and not into government bureaucracy.

If all goes well I should be back in Oklahoma in 74 days.

[Westerntraveler]

I live in Texas and I love my state but Oklahoma is a good state too.

[eddie gein]

Originally Posted by Westerntraveler

I live in Texas and I love my state but Oklahoma is a good state too.

Texas certainly has some advantages over Oklahoma, but if you don't want to live in a really big MSA (Houston, DFW, San Antonio, Austin) or if you don't need a beach town, the rest of Texas and Oklahoma are pretty comparable as far as living.

[Rubi3]

Perhaps someone will post threads entitled:

Oklahoma or Iowa
Oklahoma or Kansas
Oklahoma or Arkansas
Oklahoma or Nebraska
Oklahoma or Louisiana
Oklahoma or New Mexico
Oklahoma or Mississippi

That should do for awhile.

[Goodpasture]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

Perhaps someone will post threads entitled:

Oklahoma or Iowa
Oklahoma or Kansas
Oklahoma or Arkansas
Oklahoma or Nebraska
Oklahoma or Louisiana
Oklahoma or New Mexico
Oklahoma or Mississippi

That should do for awhile.

anywhere but Oklahoma, eh?

Biggest problem with Texas is too many Texans live there. We have a few around here......don't know if I could handle any more. Besides, they lose too many football games.

[Johnhw2]

Bad timing on the Texans lose too many football games.the Houston Texans won 9 and lost 7 this year, one less would mean playoffs, Dallas is 12 - 4 and TCu looked pretext good. I am a Texan not a longhorn grad or big fan. Ou and it both laid big eggs the same day this season neither looked very good. I grew up in durant and graduated from Stillwater but worked and lived in Texas 37 of the 45 years since graduation. Ts a fine place to live!

[mjazz]

Me and a friend were hitch hiking through Oklahoma on our way to Wichita Falls in Texas, where my sister and her husband lived, in the early 70s. We slept outside, and this guy gave us a lift in the morning, and mentioned that his dog was barking all night. We said it was on account of us, and he said we should have came to his house and he would have let us sleep there for the night. I thought that was really nice of him, and said that where I came from people would never do that.