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If you want HUGE house with comparatively low prices, good pay, no income tax… then Welcome to Texas. Did I mention get yourself roasted (weather)? :halo:
Muslim community in Dallas is very good, I know a few people who researched different cities (west coast, Chicago and other big cities) and found Dallas more appealing. One of them moved from east coast.
Halal foods are available, but not as much variety as Houston, Chicago, NY. 
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Whats the difference between metro and cosmo city?
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While not a linguist, My views are here for your reference :
Metropolitan means having characteristics of a metropolis (city), constituting a city (business dictrict, commercial and trade center), ameneties that one would expect such as entertainment venues, dining, airports etc, and its suburbs: the metropolitan area. i.e. not a pind or a small town.
Cosmopolitan means a metropolis which has a diverse city with many different cultures, people from different parts of the country/region/world.
There are many metropolitan areas which are not cosmopolitan in nature e.g. wichita, kansas or toledo, OH.
most of the times i is the larger metropolis which are very cosmopolitan, e.g. NYC, Chicago, LA, Miami. Some cities are less cosmopolitan than others even if they are larger e.g. boston is def more cosmopolitan in my view than dallas :)
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Fraudz has succintly outlined the major differences…
Again, without getting into the semantics, here’s my personal viewpoint:
To me, cosmopolitan is synonymous with hyperactive urbanism. These are complex cities which pride themselves upon the theme park oriented city spaces that they’re brimmed with. Furthermore, they typically exhibit quite a fast pace of life.
A metropolitan city on the other hand, is still a nucleus of a large and diverse population, it has the amenities and the infrastructure to make life convenient for its citizens, and yet it gives a feeling of close-knit clusters of communities.
As cases in point, in my opinion, New York and LA are truly cosmopolitan, while DC, Atlanta, and Boston are more or less metropolitan… and then you have the likes of Chicago, San Francisco and Toronto which are somewhere in between (albeit tending more towards cosmopolitan).
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u shud come to my town, its the second best place to live in the United States. we were no.1 last year tho.
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ok i can't believe noone's really pressed chitown besides a casual mention
dude, check out Chicago, it's THE best city in the world.
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Frankly I would check out the South East. DC traffic is just horrific, and having lived there, just getting around is a major endeavor. Very expensive too. The Research Triangle in North Carolina has some outstanding job opportunities, a very good quality of life, great University system, lower than average cost of living, nice weather, low taxes, booming economy and lots of outdoor activities from the coast to golf and the mountains inland. Nice place to raise a family. If you are not looking for a "Cosmopolitan" city per Fraudz definition, this would be a great choice.
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given the stated preferences and criteria, Boston is probably the most appropriate city for Umar bhai. it has just the right balance of requested attributes and qualities.
no bias here either....i am not from Boston nor do i have any allegiance to it.
at the same time, i would also suggest Dallas (as Houston is probably too big and crowded for the purposes of this search). many people have preconceived notions about a Texan city, but Texan metros are nothing like the rest of Texas and the south.
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Chicago is good for you, there are several desi stores & restaurants, and there a couple of cricket leagues here as well to satisfy anybodies cricket addiction.
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abay why are you short selling our city, not several..numerous..
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Umar do check out philadelphia. It is one of my fav cities in US. large nuff to be interesting, small nuff to be convenient, close to beach..close to mountains, great universities..tons of history, character, just a hop and skip away from NYC, DC if yu want to go for any conferences etc