Irving
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6/7/2007
I work in Irving, so I am here every day. First off, let's mention that the city has grown I believe "7,300 %" since 1970. Don't believe me ? Look it up sometime. David Brooks mentioned that in an article on suburbia a couple years back. The result is a kind of "United Nations" effect, with pretty much every nationality represented here: Indians, Chinese, a big new Islamic center (I see more and more women in head scarves), Finns (Nokia), Germans, etc. etc. The city is thus very new and not very representative of the U.S. The "Los Colinas" area is nice, very upscale, clean, very "corporate". Irving still allows smoking indoors in public, even in the restaurants (Dallas and Arlington and now Plano all have clean indoor air ordanances). Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has its world headquaters here, and I recently saw a police car here that said "DUI Unit". Drink at your own risk in Irving ! Last year the TABC (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission) sent agents into bars and hotel lounges and actually arrested patrons at the bar for public intox. I am not making this up (as Dave Berry would say).
John | Addison, TX