What 3 things do you like best about your city? What are your top 3 dislikes?

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Durban, South Africa

Likes:
- Nice weather throughout the year.
- A coastal city, on the Indian ocean - extremely scenic and beautiful.
- Laid-back lifestyle, multicultural.

Dislikes:
- The crime.
- People can be a bit close-minded and materialistic.
- Few social places to go to, and I dont have many friends here. :(

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utd, i would take a cold winter over a hot summer any day.
I cant say I am thrilled about chicago winters, but they are mostly harmless, you have a handful of days that are a pain but those days you go tobaggoning :)

as far as dallas goes, i have tons of family there and am constantly under pressure to move there, but I dunno, the place just seems like a big suburb, does not have the energy of Chicago.

May 6, 2010 - World T20 - Pakistan v England
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dunno man, i love the fact that I am in a city that has many desis, it has many lame desis and many good desis, so you can met people from a similar background who you click with. with a large community comes restaurants, events.

I think as far as desi community stuff goes there are just 6-7 areas in North America that have something going on

NYC
Chicago
Toronto
VA-MD area around baltimore-dc
LA
Bay Area
and possibly Houston

Its just that ppl make big deal about their desi stores and restaurants and then i go there and its utter crap.

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For me - less desis less problem. I do like educated moderate desis but walk on Green street or Southall broadway & tell me how many of decent educated moderated desis do you see?

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Whaddaya mean possibly? Houston is where its at. None of your Chicago Taxi driver desis here :-P In Tx all the desis are the nice decent kind that you can click with.

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Yea, I'm a bit confused with the anti-desi bit from some of you, are you judgemental of one another or what's the deal?

I'm going to swing by Chicago this summer Fraudia, you'll have to take me to a good desi restaurants.

Durban, South Africa sounds and looks great!

Jab pyaar kiyah tho....[all love threads merged]
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nothing actually.. in fact the only schools of repute in ALL of Texas would be UT at Austin or Rice.. no match for Chicago by any means whatsoever..

Houston, TX

Likes

  1. Weather - I like how it changes in just fifteen minutes.
  2. Relatively cheaper housing
  3. No State Tax - Hooray!

Dislikes

  1. Weather - gets so muggy u can't breathe which helps cuz air pollution is an issue too
  2. Extremely high property taxes in desirable locations
  3. Higher populations of Desis and Hispanics
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London
dislikes
- the weather - summers are nice but thats like 3 months of the year...the other 9 are disgusting...
-expensive - if your broke Londons a *****...
-the people - depressed people i swear...
-pressures - its difficult to be happy in Lodon or avoid the stress of work or life...

like
-multiculturalism -met every nationality of person here...
-restaurants - great food all types...so diverse
-clean insect free - no cockroaches and no rats in my area...
-access to everything - movies, books, high speed internet i can get everything here...

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just let me know when you will be in town and desi food is on me.

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likes:

  • everything is so close by, easy :smooth:
  • great places to visit
  • like NBN said, multiculturalism…so many diff. ppl to meet :slight_smile:

dislikes

  • the amount of racism that goes on in some areas :bummer:
  • the bus fare always going up…i swear its like 2 pounds now…oh well…i use oyster card anyways :phati:
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^
atleast you guys have some reliable public transport.
its pathetic here.

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Things I like (in no particular order)

  1. Excellent weather/climate
  2. Diverse population - no specific dominance by whites, blacks or asians.
  3. Many job opportunities (pretty much all name brand high-tech companies are here)
  4. Lots of out-door activities near by (beaches, skiing, hiking etc)
  5. Many scenic routes near by and picturesque picnic destinations.
  6. Excellent infrastructure, comparatively speaking, of roads etc
  7. Many sports teams and lots of playing opportunities
  8. Excellent and diverse eating outlets
  9. Fantastic shopping
  10. Above all, people. Great diverse community with a highly educated and professional desi and muslim population.

Things that count against it:

  1. Owning a home is extremely expensive (median price is $720k)
  2. Patchy school system (some really good, some not so)
  3. Too far from Pakistan
  4. Patchy public transport *]Traffic can be a nuisance at certain hours.
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And to me I can take any hot day over the cold cold popscicle making chicago winters…they suck bigggg time…I mean I remember my ears almost falling off with the cold…
Worst thing is u have to bundle the kids like with tons of clothes…buckle em up in the car seat…and then when u reach the destination…take the polar bears and then unbuckle em, take off the layers so that they can breathe…
Poor kids and on top of that poor parents too…
And the housing market ,u know Dallas has so much more to offer…and as for the universities…Oh here is the list
SMU..Southern Methodist University…One of the best Universities out there :snooty:
UTD…UNT…UTA…Texas Cristian University,TWU..The list goes on and on…
And did I again mention that the real estate market is sooo good..the brickless..supposedly beautiful Chicago homes r in texas..well mostly bare down minimum here.
DFW is the largest metroplex in USA Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex - Wikipedia

Ok ay now I am done with the pro DFW thing..other then its a perfect place to raise a family…after then I am moving to California:D..where I’ll bring my own home there…:D:D

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^^

You forgot one thing.. 104.9 FM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sorry Amber11, DFW sucks big time. :stuck_out_tongue:

Thank God we didn’t move there. :hayaa: We went to visit and the weather was so muggy, felt like u had stepped into an oven. Can’t imagine living in that weather for the whole summer. Downtown was such a joke.

I don’t really understand peoples’ dislike for living in desi populated areas? I lived in relatively all-white town in Pennsylvania and HATED it. It was way out in the boonies, and there was no life. I felt out of place. Have been living in NY for the last 10 years or so, my current neighborhood is somewhat mixed with well-to-do families. Last neighborhood was fairly populated with desis, but it wasn’t a problem. You socialize with people you click with, I mean how really do desis bother people? I couldn’t imagine a more multicultural setting, each ethnicity feels like it’s their own city.

The only other city I’d consider moving to would be Chicago.

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weather (when it rains and snows)
library
chai shops

traffic
heavy crowd
no trees and greenery

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Calgary

Likes:
peters drive in (THE best banana split)!!!
an hr away from teh rockies
multiculturalism
public transport
peaceful?
the river!!!!!!!

dislikes:
the weather (its snowing rite now! april.. cmonnn its springtime.. UGH!)
expensive
no life after 8, 9 pm
weather
weather
weather

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Oh Yes..hehe:D…We have the 104.9 Radio Salam Namaste…the only 24 hr fm station…Its pretty good actually…

Oh no it doesnt !!!..:snooty: …And for downtown…We have Downtownssss…2 for those who dont get the ssss..
And the thing about desisis..Oh yes I do like to mingle with them, the like minded one…its just I dont like em soo close that they r actually checking who is and wat is going on in everyone’s business…Yes!I have had experiences like thata where these desi aunties r like in everyone’s business trying to teach them their set of rules…so no thanks to that!!..I like it that way…
Socially I like the fact that we arrange something with our like minded friends and have get togethers and u know the usuals.The desi places r dispersed rather then having like this one main Devon street or like in NY Jackson Heights…we got too much land here:)…not to say that where ever u guys r is bad or anything…but for us Dallas worked out better then Chicago. I do miss it, its a beautiful city and the museum, its amazing, but needless to say that we r glad we moved.For visiting Chicago/Ny is great, but for living..well we like this city.Again all that is dependent on what you really want from a city you reside in…the pros and cons as to your own personal preferences and needs.For us, we moved because it was more important for us Family wise…:slight_smile: and pros far out numbered the cons…

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Karachi!

And I hate:

  1. Pan ki peenkhay
  2. Buso ka ganda duhan
  3. Flying plastic bags

And I love:

  1. Its evening breeze
  2. Its Nov-Feb beeches
  3. Malir kay baghat aur uskay phal - umrood, matar, cheeko, gol tamatar!
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KARACHI:
I hate:

  1. the stupid traffic jams (commuting is an azaab now)
  2. load shedding (aarrgghhh)

  3. the piping hot humid weather
    I love:

  4. The social circus (evenings out, dinners, get togethers, thriving night life)

  5. mixed chaat, bhel puri's, gol gappay (yuummmyy)
    *]video piracy :D