houston may have nicer people but im not a big fan of the city. up here (dallas) you will find the attribute you mentioned but i find it to be a classier city in general. of all the cities in texas dallas is by far my favorite. plus, the women here are spectacular. anyone that has been up here can attest.

yes, im not going to bash pappas but next time you're in dallas try bob's, chamberlain's, nick & sam's, al biernat's etc. we've got some decent food here.

 

I've heard Austin is nice as well. Is that just from Austin'rs? They just bought themselves a F1 race for 10-12 years so I will probably visit one day soon.

 

it's certainly nice, as you are from the northwest you would probably like it a lot. lots of outdoor activities and good terrain. the F1 race is huge, will def take austin up several notches in my book. but i think people there seem to be trying too hard to appear liberal/cool or whatever you want to call it. the city itself is small and not very interesting besides 6th street and the capital. UT is there so you do have 50k+ students with a fair amount of attractive ladies.

i think the moment i decided i was out on austin was when i was sitting in one of their restaurants with someones dog licking my leg and dog hair floating around (they are allowed in many places) and i just thought to myself how wannabe cali/liberal/granola that place is. dallas may be full of pretentious pricks but at least we know what we are and embrace it.

 

I love Austin, but it really doesn't feel like TEXAS! I personally think Austin is as close to Northern California as you get, without being in Northern Cali!

 

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth. You can't get more Texas than Austin, it's our capital for ch***t sake.

You can say that it's filled with hippie greenos (which there are a lot), but that is a lazy generalization. The Austin I know consists of die hard Texans of every kind. We do have a lot of Cali refuges and they seem to be flooding in by the day. h20, whether its good for the economy or not, its too much at times.

Lived in Dallas for five years and did find the place a little full of itself. Its a city that thinks it's a flashier LA. That being said, it's fun to visit, but I'd rather not live there again. Just my $.02. Like many in this thread, I am generalizing a bit. Maybe its that while I grew up in the heart of Houston, I spent much of my younger life on ranches and at the lake house (then it was not so developed) so maybe I'm more comfortable outside of a major city. For me Austin provides the perfect balance of metropolitan city and outer 'country' atmosphere.

Native Texan Here!!

EDIT: I want to clarify that I'm not knocking Northern California, it's could be the most beautiful part of this country. I'm just a die hard Texan and don't agree with the comparison...just my opinion.

 

^^^ Out of all the cities in Texas, Austin seems less Texas than all of them, and I am not the only person to have made this statement. Being the State Capital does not make it "more Texas"... Is Sacramento a good representation of the State of California? No! I don't want to argue this topic as I have only visited Austin for 3-4 days at a time, but I did grow up in Northern Cali and most people who mention visiting Austin talk about how similar it is to Norcal.

 

that i can understand, i've always lived in a major city so that's my comfort zone. austin does have a good balance between urban/country atmosphere if that's your thing. that being said, its a nice place to visit but i couldn't live there.

 

dallas has a lot of gays and that is good for us straight dudes.

seriously, there are groups of young, hot, blondes everywhere!

for eats, houstons is always a good spot in dallas. get the burger.

 

Are you talking about Guys or Girls? Just looking to clarify.....

 

there really are hot girls everywhere in dallas...it's pretty awesome.