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Old 09-01-2015, 05:42 AM
 
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Texas's Cities: One Big, Dysfunctional Family - Texas Monthly

 
Old 09-01-2015, 05:59 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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What a desperate attempt by Texas Monthly for click bait to their lousy website from city-data. Poorly written as usual, I wouldn't be at all surprised if D Magazine or the Houston Press have higher online readership. Texas Monthly is a rag, it's sad when the advertising in a magazine is more interesting than the content.
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Old 09-01-2015, 06:41 AM
 
Location: Cedar Park, Texas
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What a stupid article by a magazine that has gone to crap over the past few years. It's goal is to stir up trouble in Texas, instead of writing interesting stories that promote the state as it used to do. It's about time to let my 20-year subscription expire.
 
Old 09-01-2015, 07:07 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Originally Posted by RonnieinDallas View Post
What a desperate attempt by Texas Monthly for click bait to their lousy website from city-data. Poorly written as usual, I wouldn't be at all surprised if D Magazine or the Houston Press have higher online readership. Texas Monthly is a rag, it's sad when the advertising in a magazine is more interesting than the content.
Aww. Didn't like what they had to say about Dallas did you?

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Old 09-01-2015, 07:22 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Aww. Didn't like what they had to say about Dallas did you?
There wasn't anything bad written about Dallas. The "article" just wasn't good at all

It was full of cliches and outdated stereotypes. Very lazy, and reeked of desperation.
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Old 09-01-2015, 08:14 AM
 
Location: Central Texas
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I've noticed that of late when I pick up a copy of Texas Monthly, it seems like it's written by people who "aren't from here" and may have spent a weekend, if that much, in the state. That makes me less inclined to read their articles.

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Old 09-01-2015, 08:31 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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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."

 
Old 09-01-2015, 08:48 AM
 
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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."

When I lived in Dallas, saying I was from Houston would garner sneers, comments like "Houston stinks", "Houston sucks", "Aren't you glad you live in Dallas now" etc.

I think this article is lazy in general but the one nugget of truth is the "feigned obliviousness" of many Dallas residents. Houstonians are at least honest about the rivalry. Dallas residents act like they don't think about Houston and then make slick comments that prove that's not the case.

A lot of the vitriol that some Houstonians have towards Dallas is primarily sports related (football), but I think outside of sports there are residents of both cities that dislike the other for various reasons.
 
Old 09-01-2015, 08:50 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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When I lived in Dallas, saying I was from Houston would garner sneers, comments like "Houston stinks", "Houston sucks", "Aren't you glad you live in Dallas now" etc.

I think this article is lazy in general but the one nugget of truth is the "feigned obliviousness" of many Dallas residents. Houstonians are at least honest about the rivalry. Dallas residents act like they don't think about Houston and then make slick comments that prove that's not the case.

A lot of the vitriol that some Houstonians have towards Dallas is primarily sports related (football), but I think outside of sports there are residents of both cities that dislike the other for various reasons.
You get snide comments sure, but it doesnt turn into the full blown "Litany of reasons why Houston is better" conversation that I get here.

The only exception is that most gays here concede that the scene is bigger in Dallas. Other than that, Houston people love to talk about how inferior Dallas is and then in the same breath wonder why more people dont think its as great as Chicago.
 
Old 09-01-2015, 08:55 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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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."

Not sure how one can insist that such a thing is accurate without any quantifiable proof.

I remember when the Conan show came to Dallas. He knew exactly what he was doing by trashing Houston for the benefit of his audience. They ate it right up.

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