I moved to Dallas for work in March, but I hate living here! What can I do to make the best of it for 1 yr?
I visited a few times before moving for a couple weeks at a time. I really don't fit in here though, the culture shock blows me away and the lack of diversity is such a change from Los Angeles. I have to stay at least until my apartment lease is up next April, unfortunately.
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I moved from Southern California a little over a year ago, and LOVE it in Dallas! ... How can you miss all the crime, the graffiti covering everything, and homeless people at every freeway on-ramp? ... The people in Dallas are friendly, down-to-earth people and don't try to impress everyone they see... The stores don't have "no credito" written all over the windows, and the store signs are actually in English here! ... There's plenty to do here, and you might try taking long-weekend trips to see Houston and Austin (you might like Austin best) ... Look for the good in Dallas and stop comparing it to LA (but Dallas wins, hands down!)
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Become a hardcord Dallas Cowboy fan!
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I understand exactly what you mean. I moved to North Texas from Alaska 26 years ago. * I married a Texan *. I had to learned to accept that this is home. So, I travel out of town frequently, to go camping ,hiking, and fishing. I've been to Kentucky, Utah, Missouri, Oklahoma, and and various other locations to visit family. So I would recommend, find some places that you might enjoy traveling to, and go have a good time. (You might even find a new place that you would like to call home.)
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try joining some clubs like local for hiking or biking try the dallas arts museum and sticking around the downtown area for activities go to kalajandras for diverse food on gurly avenue i lived in lakewood and it was very liberal and diverse for me compared to illinois where i now live
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I'm so sorry that you're unhappy here. What would you like to be able to do that you can't do here? Maybe it's the area you live in. Have you made friends at work? Do you socialize with them on your time off? Have you joined a church? There are so many great places to eat just about any type food you'd like. There are several different major league sports. Lakes galore if you like water sports, hiking, biking. Several very nice museums. Clubs. Six Flags. Shopping. I guess it's a good thing every city is different so there's a place to make everyone happy.
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Im sorry ur unhappy here...u can hang out with me you can email me superman_1216@yahoo.com or IM well or also in oklahoma theres this place called turner falls, you can camp out there for a weekend its nice and it huge its very mountanous also in arlington theres Six Flags over tExas and Also Hurricane Harbor... IN Grand Praire there is a wax museum and ripley beleive it or not museum its cool u could travel down to San Antonio and go to alamo, history um the river walk. Sea World is Also cool! Now in Dallas if you like going to bars/clubs theres alot on greenville ave... its like long st of nothing but that
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I'm so sorry to hear that AJ. I'm originally from TX and my plans are to move back in September. I'm looking to move to the Dallas area, i currently live in LA (5years) but want to be closer to my family. Shoot me an email and we can chat about the pros and cons.. i'm interested in hearing more about your experiences out there seeing that you're from LA too..i'm not totally convinced that i'm making the right move myself... i hope it gets better for ya soon. zkfc488@wellpoint.com
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I am sorry, AJ. Maybe you just have to look in the right places. I moved from Dallas to L.A. and I can tell you that to me there was a much "easier" diversity in Dallas from my point of view. I grew up with Chicano, African-American, Vienamese culture, etc... You might like a little artsier crowd like I did. There is a huge underbelly of "artsy" in Dallas to counter-balance the conservative side of the city that might seem opressive to you. To defend my home town, people are much friendlier there than in L.A. The only strangers who will talk to you here are the homeless-if you say Hi to someone as you walk past in L.A. they look at you like you are crazy. There is ALWAYS PLENTY OF PARKING!! Tex Mex cuisine is MUCH better in Big D, tho I do like the salsa at Lucy's on Pico & La Brea. There are plenty af arthouse movie theaters in Big D, so you can see most of the off-beat, indie, foreign or doc films that you can see in L.A. Have you been to the Angelika Movie Theater yet? Or the Magnolia?You can go on a quick car trip there, out and back in 15 minutes to just about anywhere. (Try that in gridlock L.A.)There is a pretty good Metaphysical/Spiritual crowd there. Try hooking up with the cool people thru publications or classes at the Wholefoods on Lower Greenville. There are tons of great clubs, (that's about all there is to do there-eat out and go clubbing). You'd better check out the authentic Texas Blues scene there, if you don't, you will be missing out. (Try The Hole in the Wall around Harry Hines. They are very laid back and friendly). Also, lots of homegrown great bands and musicians. Just like everyone in L.A. is an actor, everyone in Texas is a musician. Have you tried Meetups.com for meeting people with similar interests? I've gone to a few in L.A. and I know they have them in Dallas. O.K. now please go to The Great Outdoors sub shop on Lemmon & Douglas and eat an avacado sub with chips and lemonade and cherry peppers for me. Oh, and get some pizza at Campisi's on Mockingbird-it's famous all over the world. Oh, and if you need some outside-a hiking scenario like Runyan Canyon or Ferndell, just put on your walking shoes and drive over to White Rock Lake on a Saturday or Sunday. Lot's of friendly people walking their dogs around the lake and cooking out. Get involved with A.C.T. the local animal rights group. They will welcome you with open arms. Pick up a Dallas Observer, and if you can get past all the breast implant ads, (just like the L.A. Weekly!), you'll find a whole cultural, intellectual side of Dallas that is invisible when just looking at the shiny glass buildings. Good luck, dear! P.S. Turn off your computer right now and drive over to Keller's Drive-In restaurant on Northwest Hwy. Best burgers in the world served right in your car (I'm a veg so I got mine without the meat) and rootbeers in frosty mugs! I confess, I was appalled when I came here and sampled In and Out Burgers and Carl Jr.s No comparison to Keller's.
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Check out Fort Worth. You probably need to live in Houston if you like diversity !
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Well my dear, since you can't change the town, you will just have to change your attitude. Find something you like to do and do it. Get involved with a church group. Learn to jet ski or ride a horse. Find a mall or a Barnes and Noble - they all look the same. Get up each day and remind yourself of Psalm 118:24
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