Daily writing prompt

What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?

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Everything I’ve heard about Dallas, TX, makes me think I never want to visit.

First of all, it’s in Texas, where everything is purportedly bigger. I assume the egos are bigger there, too. I can’t think of too many places in Texas I would want to visit — well, I’ve been to San Antonio, and that’s nice. As a hippie born too late, I wouldn’t mind going to Austin. But Texas doesn’t appeal to me.

Dallas is full of oil money. I’m not a big one for money, and oil tycoons don’t appeal to me. I tend to associate that sort of money with excess and bad taste.

Dallas has a hot climate. I hate hot climates.

From what I’ve read on Reddit, Dallas is lacking in character. In its buildings, in the food scene, Dallas is lacking.

All in all, there are plenty of places I can go that are not Dallas.

Daily writing prompt

What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?

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The place in the world I never want to visit is Dallas, TX. From everything I’ve heard, it’s big, excessive, and ugly. And rich. With cowboy culture, which does nothing for me.

The entire state is offputting to me — “Everything’s bigger in Texas? Never mind.” I don’t like rugged individualism, bravado, or bluster. San Antonio was nice, however; I especially liked the Riverwalk. I’ve been to Houston, which seemed generic with a lot of medical facilities.

I enjoy visiting places with lots of coffeehouses, eclectic people, great ethnic restaurants, an arts scene, a lot of diversity, a chill attitude. Dallas at least has the arts scene, and Tex-Mex restaurants (I’m not motivated by Tex-Mex). But it’s not enough.

Finally, there’s the politics. Texas is as deep red, Trump-loving as a state could get. I can’t deal with that these days, with Trump tearing down the country out of his usual sense of spite.

I don’t see myself visiting Dallas anytime soon.