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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Dallas vibe is just too try hard and superficial for me.

I like Houston much better.[/quote]

I agree with the Dallas vibe.  Living there, I found it to be very pretentious.  My sister lives in Houston and I'm not sure it's much different there.  I think the focus on superficial is just part of southern culture. [/quote]

Pray tell, where do you reside with a focus on the non-superficial?[/quote]

I currently live in upstate NY. I'm the one who said Dallas focused on the superficial. My current area is the least superficial area I've ever lived.  All of the high school girls wear baggy sweats and no make up.  Nobody cares what sort of car you drive or where you work.  There isn't a competitive culture here.  The schools hold no contests for who can read the most or not miss any days.  Kids don't talk about their grades or SAT scores.

I found the DC area to be very competitive with their kids.  Instead of trying to have a nicer car than your neighbor, adults were making sure their kid was better at sports, music, school, or anything than the kid down the street.  The focus on college prestige and ranking is insane in the DC area.

Different areas of the country have different cultures and values.  In one are of the country the varsity football players and cheerleaders rule the school while in other areas nobody cares who is on the football team.  In some areas the first question you get when meeting someone new is what church do you attend.  In the south your kids might be expected to take classes on manners and attend cotillion.  If you live in Texas your child may attend their friend's quincinera while a child in New York would attend a friend's bat mitzvah.

The differences may seem small but if you have kids they have at least a minor impact in your life.  My sister in Houston talks about mums, cheerleading practice, monogrammed items, the hot brands for her daughter, and the school pick up line because there isn't a school bus.  [/quote]

Op here

— upstate ny is gorgeous. All the little lake towns in the adirondacks 💯

Ithaca is one of the best towns in the country

I guess my point wasn’t so much that Dallas is the best ever but more that I was surprised (from my low expectations)

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