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Why do Houston and Dallas hate each other so much?

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  1. jae713

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    What I hate the most is people from Houston that root for the Cowboys even though they don't know **** about football or watch the games.
     
    #41 jae713, Apr 23, 2013
  2. Garner

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    Blue collar vs. white collar

    Go oil!
     
    #42 Garner, Apr 23, 2013
  3. Win

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    That too is the only reason I don't like Dallas. For all I really know, Dallas is almost acceptable as a Texas city, but for Cowboy fans in Houston. I will say this, Fort Worth is pretty cool and should not be penalized for it's unfortunate geographical position.
     
    #43 Win, Apr 23, 2013
  4. redefined

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    Houston is actually considered the blue collar city of the two.
     
    #44 redefined, Apr 23, 2013
  5. GanjaRocket

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    doesnt it seem that there is more international influence in Houston, though?

    it probably has something to do with the port.
     
    #45 GanjaRocket, Apr 23, 2013
  6. bigtexxx

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    yeah that's probably true. Much more due to the oil industry than the port, though. Lots of French, Norwegians, Brits, Aussies, etc here due to companies like Schlumberger, Total, Statoil, Kvaerner, BHP, BP, etc
     
    #46 bigtexxx, Apr 23, 2013
  7. Caltex2

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    LOL at the bias in this thread (naturally, this is a Houston based board). You're exactly right. Slightly different weather, slightly different topography and the biggest difference is that Dallas is not the center of gravity for its area (Arlington, next to Fort Worth, is).

    Otherwise, to outsiders from more genuinely distinct cities such as San Francisco, Manhattan, or even San Antonio and Galveston wouldn't be able to tell much difference. It' just a sibling rivalry but in the end both are blood brothers that closely resemble each other. They're even nearly the same size for crying out loud.
     
    #47 Caltex2, Apr 23, 2013
  8. jsonic6

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    Muck the Favs...
     
    #48 jsonic6, Apr 23, 2013
  9. Mr. Clutch

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    They get more plastic surgery up there.

    Ex: jerry jones
     
    #49 Mr. Clutch, Apr 23, 2013
  10. Uprising

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    I second the FW comment. It does suck how close it is to Dallas / Arlington.
     
    #50 Uprising, Apr 23, 2013
  11. Invisible Fan

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    the are a few heavily concentrated asian enclaves in houston. I didn't see an equivalent, but I mostly lived around north dallas/plano for 8 months... Pretentious rich looking people with no real place to go. Agree witb your other points. Parts of houston look real dumpy in areas that shouldn't be.

    I can't tolerate the humidity in Houston. Can barely take it in Austin
     
    #51 Invisible Fan, Apr 24, 2013
  12. sammy

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    Cowboys fans. We suck but we're America's team and we're always on TV. Yay look at us.
     
    #52 sammy, Apr 24, 2013
  13. CCorn

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    I hear they marry their cousins up there.
     
    #53 CCorn, Apr 24, 2013
  14. Haymitch

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    From my Texas history book:

     
    #54 Haymitch, Apr 24, 2013
  15. BamBam

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    And their cheerleaders are hideous...:eek:

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    #55 BamBam, Apr 24, 2013
  16. davidio840

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    WHAT? :confused: Are you comparing DFW to Houston? DFW is not one city. Houston is vastly larger than Dallas. If you want to compare the DFW to Houston scenario, here you go:

    Houston-Sugarland-Woodlands - Over 6 million people
    Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington - Under 3 million people

    As far as land size. Houston almost twice the size of Dallas.

    Houston - 656.3 square miles
    Dallas - 385.8 square miles

    This is also why Houston is better: According to Forbes Magazine in 2012 "Houston is ranked No.1 for paycheck worth"
     
    #56 davidio840, Apr 24, 2013
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  17. bigtexxx

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    Bro check your data. DFW is around 6.5M people, Houston metro around 6
     
    #57 bigtexxx, Apr 24, 2013
  18. s land balla

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    In before Baqui says SF is better than both.
     
    #58 s land balla, Apr 24, 2013
  19. davidio840

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    I just took it from here. Didn't feel like doing to much research on it.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas
     
    #59 davidio840, Apr 24, 2013
  20. bigtexxx

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    #60 bigtexxx, Apr 24, 2013
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