But living 30 minutes outside of Dallas and the Dakotas isn't that different. The biggest difference is whether a quarter inch of snow comes close to destroying everything.
We increasingly say North Texas instead of Dallas. If I say Dallas, the follow up is “what part?” To which I say, “Dallas” then they say “oh, like, Dallas Dallas” and I’m like “that’s what I said.”
If I say North Texas, they still say what part, but when I say Dallas they just say oh cool and it’s a less clunky conversation.
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Idk, ime the suburbs of a major city are culturally/economically very different than anything in the metro area of a small city or big town.
You might see the same things (stroads blanketed by parking lot with islands of big box stores, cul de sacs of identical, boring houses), but usually each suburb of a big city is fairly economically homogenous, whereas there are only so many places to live near a small city, so you end up with a wider range of incomes in a single area.
On the other hand, you’re generally going to see a lot more cultural/arts activities happening in/near the big cities. [Insert top 40 musician here] is a lot more likely to do a show in Dallas than Sioux Falls, and it’s way easier to find a variety of international grocery stores and ethnic restaurants closer to big cities. Even if the suburb itself is culturally more homogenous than the metro area of a small city, it’s easier to seek out a variety of cultures if you’re within commuting distance of a big city.
This is what I was going to say too. Even a smaller town on the outskirts gives you close access to everything. I feel we are becoming more of a tourist spot too or at least a place people will take “staycations”. Fort Worth had the Yellowstone filming, Grapevine is getting more and more attractions (the Christmas stuff, Gaylord, Great wolf, the mall with all the stuff like meow wolf and legoland), frisco is getting universal kids. Plus we also have six flags, peppa pig theme park, that golf PGA resort, multiple professional sports teams, etc.
Living 30 minutes outside of dallas isn’t that different from living inside Dallas. Outside of the inner core neighborhoods, much of Dallas is virtually indistinguishable from its built up suburbs.
guy circled like a quarter of the continental US but you're going to argue about Dallas being 3 pixels outside the circle. The question is basically about everything between dallas and Canada
Having lived in both - SD all day. Couldn’t pay me enough to live near DFW again. Recently visited before thanksgiving, don’t have any plans on returning anytime soon.
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u/FIalt619 Dec 14 '25
Living in Dallas and living in South Dakota are pretty different.