Texas Monthly describes the big five cities relationship

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by peterlemonjello

One thing in the article that is absolutely accurate. The Houston vs. Dallas is a MUCH bigger thing in Houston than it was in Dallas:

"Living in the Dallas area for 35 years, I never heard anyone say anything negative about Houston, nor did I ever hear anyone compare Dallas to Houston. Dallas views Houston as its untidy big-brother that it does not wish to emulate. Houston vs. Dallas exists as a rivalry only on sites like this one; in the real world, Dallas doesn’t see Houston as a rival, it sees Atlanta and Chicago as rivals. Houston may or may not feel the same."

I've lived in both Dallas and Houston(lived in Houston the longest) and i'm originally from East Texas and I can tell you that is the farthest from the truth. Since I've lived in Houston I rarely hear people on average bring up Dallas unless people are talking about the Cowboys. Of course I've heard a few negative remarks from both Dallasites and Houstonians over the years but from my time living in both, both cities are way too busy to even care. As far as Dallas seeing Atlanta and Chicago as rivals that's very laughable. I'm pretty sure most residents from those cities would even notice their in a rivalry with Dallas. Funny thing though, when I went to the All Star Game in Dallas years back when it was snowing and it was a big mess when it came to the events, I remember running into a group of Atlanta people who had nothing but negative things to say about Dallas. Saying how dead nightlife is for a city it's size and even suggesting that even though DFW is a bigger city it feels like a baby Atlanta.

Also I find it funny that me being from East Texas, I always noticed that East Texans who moved to DFW would pick up some nasty habits. In my experiences I notice East Texans/DFW transplants will say more negative things about Houston then East Texan/Houston transplants. I just always thought that was funny.

[sxrckr]

Originally Posted by curbur

Ah yes, no one in Dallas cares about comparing themselves to Houston..

Now that article is just plain bad and poorly written. Also cherry-picked and riddled with inaccuracies.

Really, complaining about hurricanes (which are rare) as making the weather "worse" for Houston while forgetting all of the other natural disasters Dallas is prone to? What a joke, considering Dallas ranks at the top for worst weather/disasters by several sources. And remember their disaster of a Super Bowl in comparison due to the weather? http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...FQQDkgodzFYETQ

Skyline is subjective... but many think Houston's is nicer. Same for architecture.

Arts/culture, by most accounts, Houston is a bit ahead.
Same for the food scene in general.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

Funny thing though, when I went to the All Star Game in Dallas years back when it was snowing and it was a big mess when it came to the events, I remember running into a group of Atlanta people who had nothing but negative things to say about Dallas. Saying how dead nightlife is for a city it's size and even suggesting that even though DFW is a bigger city it feels like a baby Atlanta.

Well, I've lived in Atlanta and can say that is about the furthest thing from the truth. Dallas is the larger and more bustling city if the two, without question.