Is there a lot of black in dallas?
is there a lot of ghetto blacks in dallas, which area should i avoid. im from Detroit and as you know there are a lots of crime over here, there are blacks everywhere, oh and btw im BLACK, so im not racist. Im thinking bout moving here, and i wanna know how many blacks reside in dallas and where. oh and is south dallas, oak cliff, mostly black or hispanic or mixed, because i hate the crime and im fed up with it
Are Dallas and Houston overrated? Are there good reasons to live in either city?
I’m a native Houstonian.I think Houston is probably underrated in terms of national reputation, but probably overrated by its citizens. People in Houston put up with a lot of crap they really wouldn’t have to if officials and business interests really cared about getting things moving efficiently.I’ve never lived anywhere else, but I’ve visited a lot of cities. Houston has its faults, and many of those are based on my superficial preferences. There’s usually always something that’s improving here, but it’s very slow because it’s such a large city, or just… area.One drawback to the low cost of living is lower pay. Unless you get a position elsewhere, it can be very hard to leave comfortably because of this. There’s also a preference among a lot of people for low taxes. Together with lower income, this often means some areas are not well-maintained. Other areas are still developing. Where 20 years ago there were only cows and pipelines, there are now neighborhoods and stores… and this is inside Beltway 8.If you don’t like driving, don’t bother, unless you work at night or odd hours, or if you can get a place next to a lightrail line or park-and-ride station. If you won’t actually be working in Houston, but in a suburb or more outlying area (ship channel, etc.), your commute will probably be better.Houston’s landscape is non-existent. It’s just flat. The upside to that is there are roads pretty much everywhere (unlike Portland, or some cities in California). The thunderstorms can be violent, and luckily summer is the more rainy season, so there are often quite a few overcast days, which helps with heat. I grew up going to Galveston a lot, but its beaches are not comparable to Atlantic or Pacific beaches by any means.One of the good things about Houston is its diversity. People come here from pretty much everywhere to live, not just go to school. Pretty much every major religion is represented. If you live to the far southwest in Sugarland or Stafford, you can find Buddist temples there, for example.
Why are inner-city blacks so angry?
I don't understand the anger they have. many other blacks I have talked to say it's their environment that forced them to be that way, these residents have to be tougher and stronger in order to survive. HUH? That would just help my observation that they are angry people. that would mean they created this environment that is so violent and destructive that they have to create this hard shell. I have never seen this problem in the low-income white/asian neighborhood. those areas seem more somber yet they don't have this "attitude" and anger in the black neighborhood. I have 5 years experience working in both the low-income white/asian areas combined. now I have been working in the low-income black areas for about 6 months now and I just cannot believe this. after the first year of work in the low-income black neighborhood I will be transfered to the hispanic community. I will see how that goes. my co-workers have warned me about the black area but I suspected they were bias.
Should white people be involved in the "Black Lives Matter" movement?
No they should not. Nobody should be a part of it.The BLM movement has a noble goal of reaching a state of racial equality. But sadly, it's turned into a race-baiting, hateful, and detrimental movement.As we saw in Dallas (me especially since I live right outside Dallas) tonight, a peaceful protest turned into a premeditated terrorist attack on innocent officers. Even before that, it was a disaster. Officers weren't even outside of their cars yet when the disrespectful acts started. They were being treated like murderers by people of all races who were part of the BLM movement. Despite the "F*ck The Police" chants and name calling, officers showed support for the intended goal of the protest.I've heard that the black cop is the same person in both pictures but others say it's not. I don't know.The BLM movement escalated to this point over years of glorifying police disrespect. Everyday on Twitter, there's at least one video of a guy being pulled over and surprisingly getting away with horrible insults. "The fuck you looking at, bitch. Give me fucking ticket." It just hurts my heart because you never know the police officer's life. Earlier this year, my mom was pulled over by a police officer and I gave him attitude. Later in the year, he was killed in a shootout. I learned that he would pull money from his personal bank account to help people pay their tickets when they couldn't afford to.The prejudice against police officers is growing more and more each day and BLM isn't helping out. Instead of teaching that the best way to fight injustice is through court, they promote pushing officers' buttons. With the introduction of body cams, this has been made way easier to do. It helps your case to show that you were respectful and complied while you were treated wrongly.In closing, there are noble people in the BLM movement. But they are overshadowed by race-baiters and disrespectful people who claim to work for the betterment of the black community. These people have ruined the BLM movement. We need to unite under the fact that we are all humans.Just want to add in that I'm not white. I'm Mexican.
Why do American cities generally look so crappy compared to European ones?
I have to say as a European I'm shocked at some of the very offensive,,diverse and strongly held opinions from people who have obviously never visited any European country. I would never be so rude about your country, and yes I have visited, a total of 9 states to date.. Firstly, most European cities are a millennia old, I'm from Dublin Ireland, which was founded in 988. After 1000 years of building we keep the best, and knock down the bad. there are also strong planning laws, for example no building in Dublin can be built taller than the spire of one of our earliest cathedrals. (but some how Bono managed to get around this). We do have crime, but guns are not legal, we do have deprived areas, but our welfare system do not allow these to turn into slums, assistance to the most vulnerable in society assists us all in the end. We also pay higher rates of tax to maintain our social needs, which includes childcare, healthcare, education, city development and maintenance etc. Its a completely different culture. Simple as that. We do have longer holidays, and higher wages, but we also have higher taxes. As i said earlier, I've been to a number of large US cities, and some of them have their own beauty, obviously as a tourist I didn't see the slum areas, but its not a matter of dishing one country over another continent, we all have a lot to be proud off. but the insults we dish out are nothing more than a reflection on our own insecurities. I agree with you about the social life, its all about culture, some cultures embrace the social scene more than others, but Barcelona is a fabulous city, Spain is great all over. LOL