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Old 07-21-2011, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Houston (Bellaire)
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Fast (paced): Houston and Dallas
Slow (paced): El Paso
Rich: Dallas
Poor: Dallas
Beautiful: Austin, I guess
Ugly: Houston
Exciting: Houston
Boring: El Paso
Bland: Dallas by a mile
Green: Austin
Barren: El Paso
Smart: Austin and Houston
Dumb: San Antonio and El Paso
Snooty: Dallas
Down to Earth: Houston
Southern: Houston
Western: Ft. Worth
Beach: Houston (Galveston)
Mountain: El Paso
Plains: Dallas
Shopping: Dallas
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Old 07-23-2011, 02:55 PM
 
Location: Odessa, Tx
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West Texas towns just for fun

Fast (paced): El Paso
Slow (paced): San Angelo
Rich: Midland
Poor: Presidio
Beautiful: Fort Davis
Ugly: Pecos
Exciting: Texas Tech
Boring: Andrews, its a dry county
Bland: Big Spring
Green: Abilene
Barren: Van Horn
Smart: All
Dumb: None
Snooty: Lubbock/Midland
Down to Earth: Odessa
Southern: No idea on this one
Western: Amarillo
Beach: Lake Nasworthy
Mountain: Fort Davis
Plains: Seminole
Shopping: Lubbock
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Old 07-23-2011, 03:02 PM
 
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Fast (paced): Houston
Slow (paced): El Paso
Rich: Dallas-Plano
Poor: Brownsville
Beautiful: El Paso
Ugly:
Exciting: Dallas
Boring:
Unique: San Antonio
Bland:
Green: Austin
Barren: Panhandle - but only in places
Smart: Austin
Dumb: Brownsville
Snooty: Dallas
Down to Earth: Fort Worth
Southern: Houston
Western: Lubbock
Beach: Galveston
Mountain: El Paso
Plains: Abilene
Shopping: Dallas
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Old 07-24-2011, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Odessa, TX
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Fast (paced): Dallas
Slow (paced):Alpine
Rich:Kerrville
Poor:El Paso
Beautiful:Fredricksburg
Ugly:Garden City
Exciting: Dallas
Boring:Crane
Unique:Bastrop
Bland:Goldsmith
Green:Mount Pleasant
Barren:Van Horn
Smart:Round Rock
Dumb:Sonora
Snooty:Austin
Down to Earth:Midland
Southern:Beaumont
Western:El Paso
Beach:Galveston
Mountain:Ft. Davis
Plains:Amarillo
Shopping: Dallas

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Old 08-23-2011, 02:10 AM
 
Location: West Texas
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Fast (paced): Dallas/Houston
Slow (paced): All rural towns
Rich: Highland Park, Westlake(Austin)
Poor: South Dallas, small west TX towns
Beautiful: Boerne
Ugly: Abilene
Exciting: Austin
Boring: Abilene
Unique: Austin
Bland:Arlington
Green:Austin
Barren:Monohans
Smart:Austin
Dumb:Abilene
Snooty:Lakeway (outside Austin)
Down to Earth:Austin
Southern:Tyler
Western:Abilene
Beach:Galveston
Mountain:Boerne
Plains: Plainview
Shopping: San Marcos, DFW
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Old 08-23-2011, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Clear Lake, Houston TX
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Fast (paced): Dallas
Slow (paced): Fredericksburg
Rich: River Oaks, Houston
Poor: Port Arthur
Beautiful: Devils Backbone, San Marcos
Ugly: Baytown
Exciting: Dallas
Boring: Katy
Unique: Galveston
Bland: North Dallas suburbs
Green: none
Barren: Ft Stockton
Smart:College Station
Dumb: Port Arthur
Snooty: Dallas
Down to Earth: Fort Worth
Southern: Beaumont
Western: El Paso
Beach:Galveston & Corpus
Mountain: Anthony
Plains: Denton
Shopping: Houston
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Old 08-23-2011, 02:40 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Fast (paced): Houston
Slow (paced): Fort Worth (for a big city)
Rich: Preston Hollow/HP/UP/Dallas
Poor: The Grove/Balch Springs/Dallas
Beautiful: Marfa/Alpine/Marathon
Ugly: Iraan/Crane
Exciting: Dallas
Boring: Mineral Wells
Unique: Galveston
Bland: Frisco
Green: Austin
Barren: Odessa
Smart: Austin
Dumb: San Antonio
Snooty: Uptown/Dallas
Down to Earth: The Mid-Cities
Southern: Tyler/Longview
Western: El Paso/Fort Worth
Beach:Galveston
Mountain: Alpine
Plains: Abilene
Shopping: Dallas
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:13 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Fast (paced): Dallas
Slow (paced): Dalhart
Rich: Dallas
Poor: Brownsville
Beautiful: San Antonio (Downtown)
Ugly: Waco
Exciting: Austin
Boring: Amarillo
Unique: Fredericksburg
Bland: Waco
Green: Tyler
Barren: Lubbock
Smart: Austin
Dumb: ...
Snooty: Dallas
Down to Earth: Boerne
Southern: Beaumont
Western: Alpine
Beach: Port Aransas
Mountain: mountains near El Paso
Plains: Amarillo
Shopping: Houston
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Old 08-23-2011, 11:43 PM
 
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Fast (paced): Houston / Dallas
Slow (paced): Luckenbach
Rich: Strait Lane Dallas
Poor: Eagle Pass
Beautiful: McKittrick Canyon / Santa Elena Canyon / Hill Country
Ugly: McMansion suburbs
Exciting: San Antonio
Boring: Dull TX
Unique: Dubina
Bland: Hartley / Texline
Green: Tyler / Jacksonville / Rusk
Barren: Monahans
Smart: ALL
Dumb: any town who thinks it is the smartest
Snooty: Austin
Down to Earth: Lubbock
Southern: Jefferson
Western: Pecos
Beach: South Padre Island
Mountain: Alpine / El Paso
Plains: Plainview
Shopping: Dallas

Last edited by elan; 08-24-2011 at 12:02 AM..
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Old 08-25-2011, 10:02 AM
 
Location: DFW Texas
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Fast (paced): Dallas or Houston
Slow (paced): Mentone
Rich: Highland Park
Poor: any town with less than 2,500 population
Beautiful: Austin
Ugly: Beaumont
Exciting: Dallas
Boring: Waco
Unique: Fort Worth
Bland: Frisco
Green: Longview
Barren: Lubbock
Smart: Dallas
Dumb: Brownsville
Snooty: Highland Park
Down to Earth: Fort Worth
Southern: Houston
Western: El Paso
Beach: Galveston
Mountain: El Paso
Plains: Amarillo
Shopping: Dallas
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