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01-18-2011, 09:53 PM | #1 |
and molliluv too! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irving TX, USA
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| Texas?!? So my BF of many years has been offered a great promotion at his job but it requires relocation- to Texas. I was born in the Bay Area of California and have lived here all my life. I oviously want to go down their and see it for myself but I was hoping maybe some of you from there or that had been to both Cali and Tx would give me a heads up on what to expect, maybe soem pros and cons. We would be going to Dallas or close by. I know it's not like the bay area but I'm really not much of a 'city' person, I hardly ever go down to San Fran and besides that I'm not sure what CA has to offer that's so much better or even diffrent. But of course I haven't been to Texas yet. I will be visiting Dallas in March to check it out so any tips on what or where I should go would help too. Thanks!! |
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01-18-2011, 10:08 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Bump! From what I read on YT, there are a few that have lived in both Cali and Texas. They rave that the people in Texas are amazing and warm hearted. Can you take a little trip down there see it for yourself.
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01-18-2011, 10:12 PM | #3 |
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| Hi, I'm from the Bay Area too!! Marin...I know what you mean, I'm not much of a city person either. I can't stand San Francisco. I have been to Texas and I LOVED it! The people are so nice. It's not as "city-like" as San Fran is. There are "quieter" areas like there are here. I would love to live in Texas. You could go and stay for 6mos and see how you like it Also, you could buy a huge house for what you'd pay for a condo here. Let me know what you think of it when you visit.
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01-19-2011, 06:30 AM | #4 |
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| Well, being that Dallas is only 3 hours from me, I've been MANY times. I would say the only thing CA and TX have in common is the weather; it's hot! Dallas is great though, there's a lot to do (major league games, malls, clubs, amusement parks, restaurants, history, etc.) and most of the surrounding cities are upper-middle class. Of course there are bad parts but every city has those. If you go to the beach a lot, you'll be in for a huge change. The only place to get wet in Dallas is Hurricane Harbor. If you can live w/o the ocean, democrats & palm trees, Dallas will be just fine for you.
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01-19-2011, 06:31 AM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mustang, Oklahoma
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| Oh and it's MUUUUUUUCH cheaper to live down here than in California!!
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01-19-2011, 06:43 AM | #6 |
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| Once you are out in the Texas Country side, especially SE of Dallas, there are millions of large, mean, wild hogs just there for the shooting! I love TX. |
01-19-2011, 06:54 AM | #7 |
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| I live south of Dallas in Ellis County...it's a nice community and not a big city but still close to everything. 30 minutes at the most for almost anything! The metroplex has lots to offer except the beach unless you want to drive to 8 hours to go LOL...the summers are HOT, not much winter except every once in awhile but the hospitality is GREAT! Donna |
01-19-2011, 06:55 AM | #8 |
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| I started traveling to TX from NJ in 2001 and fell in love with it, especially the people and moved here in 2004. I live in the Houston area which is quite different temperature wise from Dallas. There are quite a few people on YT who live in the Dallas area....I am sure they will post about it!
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01-19-2011, 06:55 AM | #9 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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But, after living there for 16 years and really after the first year....I grew to love it and am looking forward to moving back. It is a different lifestyle, but the people in Texas are well worth it. That is the biggest difference; they say everything in Texas is bigger, but what is really bigger is the people's hearts. Yes, it is a very conservative state and I loved that; God, family and the US in that order. If you want to raise a family that's a great state to do so. If you prefer country, well you've got it there...however, everything is very accessible....you don't have the traffic congestion that you have here. Big Malls; The Galleria being a huge one....plenty of night life (if you desire). But, be prepared if the first question you're asked is "what church to you belong to". You're addressed by the younger set as Mr., Mrs. Or Miss.... On the minus side...you don't have the ocean, lots of man made lakes....scenery is a bit on the atrophy side. Oh! no mountains.....you know how we navigate here, using the moutains and ocean as our guide. Well there you use water towers......each city has one and the city name is printed in huge letters....
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01-19-2011, 08:45 AM | #10 |
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| I have lived in TX all my life. I live in a "smaller town" between Austin and Houston. I don't like Houston very much but have friends and a little bit of family in Austin so I go there pretty frequently. My sister lives in the Dallas area and likes it. I'm not much of a city person. The town I work in (an hour commute from home) is a college town and a little bigger than where I live and I like that size but big cities I can do without. There are so many "bedroom communities" around Dallas though that you don't even have to deal with the city stuff much if you live in an area that has all that you need (Mansfield for one is growing leaps and bounds but still is not too "big"). I've never lived in or been to California so I can't compare for you. Good luck with your decision though!
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01-19-2011, 08:53 AM | #11 |
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| and the Hogs, Hog, Hogs. Reminds me, I need to schedule a trip to get down to Corsicana. |
01-19-2011, 08:54 AM | #12 | |
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01-19-2011, 09:33 AM | #13 |
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| Years ago, I lived in Abilene. There was nothing about it that I didn't love. Since then I have traveled the world over and been to many different countries that I have loved. BUT, Abilene is the only place other than Kentucky, my birthplace, that I miss . I have missed it since the day I left . |
01-19-2011, 09:35 AM | #14 |
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| I think you would have to learn to speak "Texan" - every word has at least three syllables
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01-19-2011, 10:10 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dallas
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| I live just north of Dallas in Allen, previously lived in Plano and my husband grew up in Dallas. We love it. My thoughts: Weather: Good. Too hot in July/Aug/Sept but your body does acclimate a bit over time. Can get icy here and there in the winter, but today for example is sunny with a high of mid 50's. Not as warm as CA winters, I don't think. Shopping: Fantastic--try to visit Northpark Mall or Galleria, area at Legacy and Dallas Tollroad for a walk-around-outside shopping and dining area. Scenery: None. Flat, not enough trees. BUT, people do make their homes look beautiful (I've always thought that was due to so little scenery in nature). Nearby lake areas can be beautiful, as well as the Hill Country down by Austin. Makes for wonderful weekend trips. Cost: COL is low, allows for bigger homes and more travel--both nice! Food: Great mexican food and southern cooking, but too many chain restaurants in the suburbs Religion and politics: Not the most diverse area in the country, for sure, but groups of all types to be found if you look. People: Wonderful! Neighbors and friends really take care of each other, things run a little more slowly, but certainly not backward in any way at all (well, other than the frequent whole non-diversity thing, and...well, enough said about that). I highly recommend it as a great place to raise a family--it's clean, lots of opportunities for teams, dance, etc, lots of other families, good schools is areas. Feel free to PM me if you want any info on certain areas of Dallas, or schools, or any other input. Good luck!
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