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The people are somewhat a representation of the city too.....
It's just a forum. There are people everywhere like that. I knew a lot of people like that from Atlanta in real life, but I went there and thought it was okay. Didn't like those braggers, but I liked the city.
Of course they suffered; everyone did. But no sane person would ever put the blame for Kennedy's assassination on Dallas...and I really don't what else you could be implying here.
I'm not suggesting or implying anything. I'm simply pointing out history. Plenty of sane people believed it. Hardly a sanity test.
Dallas suffered tremendously after the assassination. Many people believe(d) that the city was a city of hate and that the assassination was somehow the city's fault. That is a fact, whether you choose to believe it or not. Look it up.
And I might add, many of those people from that generation are still alive. So I am indeed suggesting that attitude still exists to this day. To the same extent? Certainly not.
Here's an article that speaks to my point. I'm not defending the mindset in any way. But it is a very real part of Dallas' history and its subsequent reputation.
25 Years After the Death of Kennedy, Dallas Looks at Its Changed Image - NYTimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/21/us/25-years-after-the-death-of-kennedy-dallas-looks-at-its-changed-image.html?pagewanted=1 - broken link)
So you're calling is biased? Just because a company or organization is based in a certain area means that it's biased? I think that's a bit of an assumption.
No, I'm not saying anything is biased...you asked a question and I threw out a guess at the answer. I have no idea - but so far it's the only response.
I have no idea where Men's Fitness is based...again, it was simply a guess. Was it a rhetorical question or something?
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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I also would have never though Houston would get on a "America's fattest cities list". But the facts don't lie.
Um, because Men's Cosmo Magazine is not "the facts." It was a silly list generated using factors such as number of ice cream places, gyms, commute times etc. Not by actually taking a sample of the population and looking at them.
Like I said before your post, better to check CDC stats for obesity rates in cities.
No, I'm not saying anything is biased...you asked a question and I threw out a guess at the answer. I have no idea - but so far it's the only response.
I have no idea where Men's Fitness is based...again, it was simply a guess. Was it a rhetorical question or something?
Fair enough. But I doubt it's because of where they are based. I could be wrong though.
Um, because Men's Cosmo Magazine is not "the facts." It was a silly list generated using factors such as number of ice cream places, gyms, commute times etc. Not by actually taking a sample of the population and looking at them.
Like I said before your post, better to check CDC stats for obesity rates in cities.
It's about as scientific as a "Best Cities for __________" list.
Um, because Men's Cosmo Magazine is not "the facts." It was a silly list generated using factors such as number of ice cream places, gyms, commute times etc. Not by actually taking a sample of the population and looking at them.
Like I said before your post, better to check CDC stats for obesity rates in cities.
Um, because Men's Cosmo Magazine is not "the facts." It was a silly list generated using factors such as number of ice cream places, gyms, commute times etc. Not by actually taking a sample of the population and looking at them. Like I said before your post, better to check CDC stats for obesity rates in cities.
Yeah, where do you get that? I'm interested in seeing it.
Remember though, Austin is perceived as being the least "Texas-like" of cities in Texas. It's seen as a pocket of liberalism surrounded by Bush-loving, gun-waving conservatives.
I think it's time to retire this line of thinking. In 2010, not only is this not true anymore, but Houston and Dallas in many respects have surpassed it. If Austin isn't Texas. Dallas and Houston isn't either.
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