come on down!has more restaurants per capita than NYC. You could eat at a different place every night and never get to every one...bloody hot from about mid-May to October. If you like swimming pools....get a house with one! You will spend a lot of $ air conditioning your house or apt...but I think it s worth it...winters usually mild, though very occasionally we will get in teens or even single digits. For young person, I would say live in the city (West Village, Oak Lawn, Lakewood etc.); some nice hip neighborhoods with a lot going on. We are in the process of developing a big arts complex downtown. By the Dallas Museum of Art Nasher Sculpture Garden, we now have the brand new Winspear Opera House and whatever the funky theater is there. All is under construction!and yes, surrounded by suburbs, each has its own character--or lack thereof--I live in Carrollton, pretty nice, has all I need. Garland/Mesquite...hmm....sorry, not my cup of tea. Richardson is full of enginerds, but has big Chinese Indian populations (you can get your curry fix). Irving is a bit of a melting pot, some upscale (Las Colinas) and some very downscale neighborhoods!You will absolutely need a car. There is some public transportation, but it mostly goes to/from downtown Dallas, so unless you live in the burbs and commute downtown, it s pretty useless. I think big D has a great quality of life for the reasonable $ to live here. People are friendly, spring and fall can have great weather (today 75 or so, we have the air conditioning on....unfortunately not going to last, gonna storm tomorrow night and then we ll have a cold front to drop us down into the 50s)oh and hey....if you get homesick...there are some British pubs here too!
Coming from the UK, unless you have spent much time in the US it will be shock. I live in Houston but work in Dallas, but been in Texas most of my life.1) Dallas and the surrounding area usually referred to as part of Dallas is a very large area, do you have a auto?2) You might want to get an apartment close to your job to have time to learn more about the city and surrounding areas before you decide where to live in Dallas3) There is a lot that goes on in Dallas from arts to theater to sporting events to shopping, but unlike european cities in Dallas it is spread out4) cost of living will be in your favor5) the brits I know love having access to great steaks and beef6) the beer is colder here but the temperature is hotter too and cold beer goes good with hot weather7) Texas is a friendly state, Dallas is a little more ego and money status driven than the other cities in Texas8) The suburbs of Dallas are conservative in political views and the city is liberal, like all major cities in Texas9) Dallas like to think of itself closer to NYC in style than Texas10) They love their football team.
Dallas has some great areas but I would still live in a suburb that has a lower crime rate. Garland, Richardson, and Plano are great suburbs to live in. If you are going to work in Dalla I would live in Garland. The city is large but has a lower crime rate than Dallas. Even though people like Rockwall and Rowlett stay away from those cities because there streets are conjected due to bad city planning.
no theirs alot of traffic but their malls are awesome