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psicodude · 03-06-2010, 12:21 AM

I've been to Texas several times, and absolutely love it. Like others have already posted, there is a ton of stuff to do.

I think the biggest difference you will notice is how small Calgary really is, especially if you head into Dallas or Houston. Both of those cities have a metro population well over 5 million and the physical size of them is astonishing. You will also learn how poorly designed our road system is here as well. I found getting around in Texas to be very simple.

I've been on the A&M campus once and I really remember 2 things standing out:

1) The football stadium was huge. Easily 3 or 4 times the size of McMahon.
2) There is a ROTC (I think) training thing there, so there were a lot of students in uniform walking around. I have never seen anything like that in Canada. Just seemed odd to me.

As others have already pointed out, Texas is a really inexpensive place to live. My buddy lives in a 3200 sq ft house on a huge lot with a pool in Flower Mound (Dallas suburb), and it is worth under $300,000. Crazy.

03-06-2010, 12:21 AM	#40
psicodude First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	I've been to Texas several times, and absolutely love it. Like others have already posted, there is a ton of stuff to do. I think the biggest difference you will notice is how small Calgary really is, especially if you head into Dallas or Houston. Both of those cities have a metro population well over 5 million and the physical size of them is astonishing. You will also learn how poorly designed our road system is here as well. I found getting around in Texas to be very simple. I've been on the A&M campus once and I really remember 2 things standing out: 1) The football stadium was huge. Easily 3 or 4 times the size of McMahon. 2) There is a ROTC (I think) training thing there, so there were a lot of students in uniform walking around. I have never seen anything like that in Canada. Just seemed odd to me. As others have already pointed out, Texas is a really inexpensive place to live. My buddy lives in a 3200 sq ft house on a huge lot with a pool in Flower Mound (Dallas suburb), and it is worth under $300,000. Crazy.