Dallas, TX is a vibrant and bustling city that offers its residents and visitors an incredible array of activities to enjoy. From the infamous Highland Park and Uptown neighborhoods to the renowned Dallas Arts District, there is no shortage of things to do in this culturally diverse city. Along with the shopping, dining, and nightlife options available in Dallas, it has also become well known for its numerous cultural attractions. Some of these include The Dallas Museum of Art, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and The Nasher Sculpture Center. All of which offer visitors a unique look into the history and culture of Dallas. Additionally, many outdoor activities like biking on the Katy Trail or kayaking at White Rock Lake can be found around the city. With all these great attractions present in Dallas, it's no wonder why so many people have positive reviews about living in or visiting this amazing city!
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DFW in general is the epitome of "Any City, USA" - 8/28/2018
DFW is an economic powerhouse, but at the end of the day it's really nothing special. Tons of boxy, lookalike tract houses and amenities that can be found anywhere. Zero scenery. Crappy weather for about half the year. Ridiculous sprawl. Nauseating Texas Pride. The only reason to subject yourself to living here is the affordability factor. If you're just chasing a big house and a bunch of throwaway crap then you'll love
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Relocating to dallas - 8/28/2018
Hi All,
Planning to relocate with my daughter via my job in the near future. What are the best schools districts to look into that offer great after school care as well? If things go as planned, goal is to have her start middle school/ jr high there if possible. The offices to my job would be located in downtown Dallas so recommendations on surrounding cities would be appreciated. Please note I'm from Los Angeles so traffic does not scare me nor do i think anyone else other than NYC or Seattle could beat us. :) I may be wrong...nonetheless, looking forward to positive feedback.
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Dallas Exudes Southern Hospitality & Charm - 8/19/2018
Yes, everything -IS- bigger in Texas including its Southern hospitality and charm; its extensive highways; its road rage; and its hot & humid weather.
Its cowboys, country folk, and rodeo clowns in D/FW are slow-talkers, straight-shooters, yet slightly materialistic.
There is a genuine sense of bonding, camaraderie, unity, and purpose in the Dallas LGBTQ community. The local gay men are a friendly and engaging "band of brothers," not a group to exploit or objectify.
Must-See: Cathedral of Hope, Connemara Conservancy, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Theater Center, Ft. Worth Water Gardens, Trinity River Trails, University of Texas at Arlington, & The Village
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DFW is my kind of place but probably not for all - 7/30/2018
Every time I've visited Dallas/Ft. Worth (mainly for work) I've been impressed. People are pretty straightforward and direct and there's not a lot of BS in the workplace which I like. People here work hard so it seems.
Dallas itself is HUGE. Did some biking using Lime app and it's surprisingly bike friendly with bike lanes and trails. Neighborhoods are diverse - went out with a buddy and we lyfted to different bars and it felt like I was in video game. Ft. Worth is like a whole separate city but the downtown area was pretty nice too.
Food here is great as well. You can have your country grit eating breakfast followed by Japanese BBQ for dinner. Really impressive restaurant and bar scene here. Breweries are cropping up everywhere.
Cons would include some very bad gridlock traffic. Not like Los Angeles but just massive slowdowns during rush hour. I haven't witnessed snobbery here too much but if there is a place for it that would be Uptown. It's
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Much better locations in USA - 7/9/2018
Funny listening to these good ole Texas boys defend the dang city that they and their families hale from. Dallas is a SEGREGATED city of haves and have nots. Not a community oriented place.
DFW is NOT a pleasant place to live.
Cons:
*Weather
*Boring ass conservative politics - granted the women are beautiful there but don’t expect to get any reciprocal love without first shelling out some cash$$$$
*Lack of social programs
*TRAFFIC
*Pretentious jerks
*TRAFFIC
*Lots of proselytizing and in your face religious fanaticism
*Overrated economy
*Underestimated cost of living (food, car maintenance - in some cities drive 5 miles and you’ve traversed the city, DFW you’re still in uptown/highland park, lack of free public activities)
*TRAFFIC with car-obsessed elitist philistine jerks (“30k millionaire”)
*Hard to make friends - you have to drive an hour just to see them
*No accommodating public
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Not Top 10 but good enough and close - 6/6/2018
I'm a native Texas boy, home grown and have family all across the state.
Hell, I went to school in Dallas... the "well known" one...take a guess where?
And while I cherish my time in Dallas and education, there are better cities in the country.
I do however miss Uptown Dallas and Knox-Henderson... Especially as those are both so close to each other and urban/walkable lol. But compared to other cities in the country, it's not anything "special" lol.
I miss the suburbs and have many, many, MANY very very CLOSE ties in the North Dallas suburbs.
People who complain about Dallas don't realize that it's a city that is "big enough" to where you will have all the big city amenities that you want. But it's not like "first/top tier" in the country. But it's 'good enough'.
Listen, it could be worse... and I would know lol. I've lived in much worse lol
But that shouldn't discourage one from coming to
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Not Perfect, could be worse - 6/4/2018
Listen, I'm a "hometown boy" so ill always defend Dallas and the other major 3 Texas cities
Dallas is NOT a "top tier" city, it is a SECOND tier city
Here are some BETTER cities:
New York, Los Angelos, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston, Washington DC/NOVA, Atlanta
But it is a VERY good "alternative"
If you wanna live in a "better" (subjective) city, go to one of those... but ALSO realize you have to deal with MUCH HIGHER Cost of Living and/or worse weather (Minneapolis lol)
Dallas has it's faults but it could be MUCH MUCH worse. It has all the big city amenities, diversity in entertainment and populace that you could want in a city. Obviously, outside of Uptown/West End/Deep Ellum, it isn't a very "walkable" city... but damn it could be MUCH WORSE lol
It's a very COMPETITVE city too for being second tier. That said... Houston and Austin are great nearby options.
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Could be Worse, alwayPushes yos "home" - 6/4/2018
Dallas is NOT a perfect city... it's a SECOND TIER city in the country
Let me be objective and give you the NEGATIVES first:
- HORRIBLE summers lol, you'll be sweating your ass off from June to September
- not very "GREEN" it's a lot of concrete outside of the suburbs and North Dallas and heading towards Fort Worth
- VERY, VERY pretentious... well certain parts can be... and being a part of the elite/upper classs it does get annoying with a lot of your "30k millionaires' running around
POSITIVES:
- it could be much worse
- very progressive YET conservative at the same time
- Uptown is becoming much, much more "urban" than it was just ~10-15 years ago
- very lively social scene due to the variety of neighborhoods
-very much a WORK HARD, PLAY HARD environment... you will get "eaten alive" if you're not keeping up
- an environment that FORCES YOU to "push yourself" whch brings out the best in you
- the
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Dallas never felt like home - 5/25/2018
I moved to Dallas because of the variety of work and higher salaries than I experienced in Denver. Dallas gave me many firsts:
After an interview with a recruiter, she asked me to pile on make-up, because that's how it's done in Texas. (Whereas in CO, I was told I wore too much make-up. smh)
Had my car totaled from a brutal hail storm.
Feared for my life getting on/traveling all freeways. Worse drivers than Los Angeles. Horrible traffic.
Materialistic populace.
Had a doctor tell me I should pray for answers.
First date started quoting scripture from his favorite Sunday minister, although he told me he wasn't religious. Then told me I was going to hell for not believing in the bible.
Strip clubs let you bring your own alcohol, but you must pay for your own ice buckets. Uh, ok.
Company I worked for went out of business and then when I went to collect unemployment, they claimed
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Dallas would be a great case study... - 5/15/2018
Dallas would be a great case study for anthropologists. A Rule book on how not to create a great society.
Innate tribalism is very apparent in D. Very self absorbed. All about me, me, me and my tribe. If you are not part of tribe you are looked at with suspicion.
Materialistic, innate desire of breeding and doing what you’re told are also common traits. A city of followers. Park Cities is possibly the epicenter of this. It is both comical and disturbing at the same time. They seem very suspicious of people that are not part of their tribe. They seem to even feed on it.
Others have commented how racist it is. I would add that this is from all sides. Whites are certainly not the only ones guilty of this. All sides seem to feed off of each other's racism.
It is also a very sexist city. Again both sides seem equally culpable of this. Overlying both of these is a strong xenophobic mentality. Have heard said many times that
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