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Old 10-17-2012, 08:08 PM
 
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Everyone likes pictures.
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Old 10-18-2012, 03:17 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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This is California




This is Texas





Any questions?


California, not Texas was the birthplace of freeways, McMansions, & cookie cutter neighborhoods.

Lets lay our facts out on the table.

How about you post a picture with all of SF's homeless people or LA's bowl of smog next time?

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Old 10-18-2012, 06:32 PM
 
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Been there, done that. Lived in SoCal for four years. Great times, tough times...but I am certainly glad to be back in Houston. No "obession" for me. Nope.
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Old 10-18-2012, 10:36 PM
 
Location: League City
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Actually looks more like California is obsessed with Texas:

America as Texas vs. California: Who
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Old 10-18-2012, 11:30 PM
 
Location: Central Bay Area, CA as of Jan 2010...but still a proud Texan from Houston!
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Actually looks more like California is obsessed with Texas:

America as Texas vs. California: Who
Believe me they are on CD. Just head over to the CA forum and post this Don't forget to grab your favorite snack and drink afterwards!

The CA cheerleaders have so much hate and ignorance about TX....but it is quite entertaining to say the least.
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Old 10-20-2012, 01:09 PM
 
Location: C.R. K-T
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I think this is what Houstonians mean when they aspire to be a "world-class city". Los Angeles is the model for the suburban lifestyle. This is where the "California Dream", an elaboration on the "American Dream", was created. It's the one where one drives on the freeways to get to work and come home to a house-and-lot with a two car garage with another car already inside. The one where Saturday afternoons are spent grilling in the backyard in sunny weather with perfect temperatures.

The place where sprawl is a paradox of density and distance (a.k.a. "dense sprawl").

Hopefully as Houston grows, there will be enough money flowing in to upgrade the museums further, the remaining 2 affiliate TV stations are acquired by the networks and a downtown that rivals Chicago in architecture and density but with suburbs that rival Los Angeles. Hopefully that will attract headquarters that not only outnumber DFW's numbers but maybe NYC's and IAH is the busiest (hub) airport, not only in the country, but on the continent!

That picture is so beautiful. No wonder I love California--it's the only populated place West of the Rockies! (You'll understand if you took a road trip from here to there. New Mexico and Arizona are so empty but surprisingly the Panhandle too!) Houston is too green on satellite photos--can't tell if there is anything under the trees.
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Old 10-20-2012, 01:37 PM
 
Location: plano
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I think its always a good idea to keep an eye on California. Watch what their gov does then see how it works out so you dont end up like CA texans....otherwise ... cost of living so high eating at out In n out burger is touted as one of the top things to do it seems to me...how can a burger place be subject to such "worship'? Its a good inexpensive burger nothing more...is there nothing better to do?

On the other hand Trader Joe's is great!

Also being a world class city is over rated...major commonality is high cost of living so limited option for most to have a nice lifestyle.

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Old 10-20-2012, 02:12 PM
 
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I think this is what Houstonians mean when they aspire to be a "world-class city". Los Angeles is the model for the suburban lifestyle. This is where the "California Dream", an elaboration on the "American Dream", was created. It's the one where one drives on the freeways to get to work and come home to a house-and-lot with a two car garage with another car already inside. The one where Saturday afternoons are spent grilling in the backyard in sunny weather with perfect temperatures.

The place where sprawl is a paradox of density and distance (a.k.a. "dense sprawl").

Hopefully as Houston grows, there will be enough money flowing in to upgrade the museums further, the remaining 2 affiliate TV stations are acquired by the networks and a downtown that rivals Chicago in architecture and density but with suburbs that rival Los Angeles. Hopefully that will attract headquarters that not only outnumber DFW's numbers but maybe NYC's and IAH is the busiest (hub) airport, not only in the country, but on the continent!

That picture is so beautiful. No wonder I love California--it's the only populated place West of the Rockies! (You'll understand if you took a road trip from here to there. New Mexico and Arizona are so empty but surprisingly the Panhandle too!) Houston is too green on satellite photos--can't tell if there is anything under the trees.












Sorry, I'll take Houston over LA any day.
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Old 10-20-2012, 02:32 PM
 
Location: Katy,TX.
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All of a sudden the Houston forum got a bunch of "California" threads.

Why are people in Houston obsessed with California?For one thing, city-data already has a California forum where people can go and talk about California.

I'm happy in Houston, I love Houston, I have relatives in the San Francisco bay area and I really don't care about what/why California is the way it is.
It's called penis envy.
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Old 10-20-2012, 07:08 PM
 
Location: Mo City, TX
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Well I really don't know which place is "Better" but "Taco Tuesdays" at the Mi Ranchito restaurant in Newport Beach, CA was simply awesome. I have never seen so many beautiful blondes in my life. If you are ever in the OC on a Tuesday check it out.
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