DFW is so divided. Houston isn't. (Dallas, El Paso: restaurant, vs., garden)

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Scout_972

There are a few more lakes than White Rock. There are 11 lakes within the Metroplex alone. Over 15 more within 1.5 hrs.

DFW probably has the most of extensive system of lakes of any major metro area in the nation.

Ever heard of The Great Lakes?

D/FW may have the most lakes of any metro in Texas, but not the entire US.

Several cities have Dallas beat there.

[First24]

Originally Posted by Trae713

It is the largest fair, with the Houston Rodeo close behind. SXSW is the largest festival/event though.



You're kidding right? Ever heard of Minneapolis? Orlando? Places with natural lakes everywhere unlike Texas.

I should have been more specific. DFW probably has the largest system of man-made lakes in the nation.

What does it matter if they're natural or man-made? The abundance of natural streams and tributaries, along with the rolling to hilly topography in North Texas allows for the creation of numerous lakes.

The Ship Channel and Port in Houston are both man-made. Does that make them any less significant than more natural ports near Norfolk, Baltimore or San Francisco?

Originally Posted by blkgiraffe

Fiesta.

Yes, I'm well aware of that. My point was White Rock is really the only lake in the DFW area that impresses me. Otherwise, those other lakes are nothing special compared to the lakes around Houston. It's a stretch to Houston lakes can't compare with Dallas lakes when we lakes and the coast just 30 to 50 miles south of us.

Just because the other lakes do not impress you, doesn't mean they do not exist. I question how many of the other lakes you've even visted for a comparison.

The shoreline of the Texas Coastal Bend doesn't impress me either. I embrace the area as being different than from where I live and respect that. I wish more Houstonians could do the same when visiting other areas.

[First24]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Ever heard of The Great Lakes?

D/FW may have the most lakes of any metro in Texas, but not the entire US.

Several cities have Dallas beat there.

Name them.

Criteria being system of man-made lakes.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by Scout_972

I should have been more specific. DFW probably has the largest system of man-made lakes in the nation.

What does it matter if they're natural or man-made? The abundance of natural streams and tributaries, along with the rolling to hilly topography in North Texas allows for the creation of numerous lakes.

The Ship Channel and Port in Houston are both man-made. Does that make them any less significant than more natural ports near Norfolk, Baltimore or San Francisco?



Just because the other lakes do not impress you, doesn't mean they do not exist. I question how many of the other lakes you've even visted for a comparison.

The shoreline of the Texas Coastal Bend doesn't impress me either. I embrace the area as being different than from where I live and respect that. I wish more Houstonians could do the same when visiting other areas.

I said natural lakes because that's why there are so many in those cities. I have no idea why you and dallasboi both expanded on that one. I didn't even single out DFW.

[Nairobi]

Shouldn't this just be merged with the Houston vs. Dallas thread? It's the same old arguments over and over again.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Shouldn't this just be merged with the Houston vs. Dallas thread? It's the same old arguments over and over again.

Any thread with the words "Dallas" and "Houston" in it will end up like this. Even if it starts out civil. Its inevitable.

[Locutus of Board]

Originally Posted by Scout_972

There are a few more lakes than White Rock. There are 11 lakes within the Metroplex alone. Over 15 more within 1.5 hrs.

DFW probably has the most of extensive system of lakes of any major metro area in the nation.

Yeah, I don't know about that bro. Detroit (plus its suburbs) straddles 2 big lakes, and has a ton of small lakes in its interior suburbs. It's a very boating/fishing oriented region.

[usc619]

Originally Posted by Trae713

As I sit here getting sidetracked from my studies, i was wondering why were cities and suburbs in DFW able to annex and make themselves bigger, while most smaller towns and suburbs around Houston were swallowed into Houston? Could Dallas have no annexed more of the suburbs around it? Why didnt city leaders in Katy or Cypress (when it was a city) go through annexation processes and become bigger? It seems that only Houston was allowed to annex, while DFW cities and suburbs annexed until they reached the next one. It just seems weird to me how in one state, you have two metro areas that are so different in that way.

^^^This^^^ is the main reason I like DFW over H-Town, DFW doesn't have all of the unincorporated areas like Houston metro. In return DFW have cheaper overall property taxes than Houston metro due to MUD taxes in unincorporated areas.

IMHO that's why DFW looks more cleaner and well put together than Houston, I'm sure places like Frisco, Plano, Allen, etc... are getting better public service than unincorporated Harris co., Ft. Bend co., etc....

Originally Posted by philopower

The lack of annexation is the exact reason why Houston will always be better than DFW. Everyone from suburbs like Sugarland, Katy, Pearland, Cypress have one allegiance to one city, and it's Houston. That's why Houston's inner core is far more developed than anything in Dallas, that's why Houston is the cultural capital of Texas, that's why Houston>Dallas.

Rick Brettell: Why Houston beats out Dallas as cultural capital | Dallas Morning News Opinion and Editorial Columns - Opinion and Commentary for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News



Dallas is trash.

Let me have some of what you're smoking

Originally Posted by dallasboi

You sound kinda bitter.......It almost sound like you are mad because the longer you live here the more you realize the better things about DFW over your beloved Houston...And then you sorta play down the better qualities about DFW as a flaw...hence the title of this thread....Hey it would be alot easier on you if you just admitt to yourself that you like DFW way more than you had planned on liking it......its okay to admit that Dallas is not the sterile hell hole that you wanted to believe it was...

lol I was sitting here thinking the same thing

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Any thread with the words "Dallas" and "Houston" in it will end up like this. Even if it starts out civil. Its inevitable.

Yeah, well, you're usually found somewhere near the scene of the crime when these discussions get out of hand. Be honest with yourself.

[Carlito Brigante]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Yeah, well, you're usually found somewhere near the scene of the crime when these discussions get out of hand. Be honest with yourself.

The pot calling the kettle black.