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Houston USA, will we be ok as a mixed race family

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swirlywhirl · 24/07/2021 07:37

Dh company are looking to send him to Houston. I'm not so sure we'd get on so well there as we do in the U.K.
He is white and I am mixed race (brown) and we have mixed race dc who look like me. Will this pose a big problem to us as a family if we move there?
I'm happy to move abroad from the U.K. but don't want to end up worse off.

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mindutopia · 24/07/2021 08:16

Houston is actually very multicultural compared to the rest of Texas. There are large Black and Asian (mostly Indian) communities there.

BookShop · 24/07/2021 08:49

I came on to say the same. Very diverse.

Swallowridge · 24/07/2021 09:02

There are some great school districts - do your research (schools are funded differently in the US) - which will be very family orientated. You get a lot of property for your money and friends there have a great quality of life that is active and outdoors ( think pool in garden, so many sports clubs and lots of great community facilities like outdoor pools).

Texas is not California or New England though - a much less liberal vibe which talks to some of your concerns. The gun laws are however very free.

swirlywhirl · 24/07/2021 09:39

Thanks, I am mixed race English and Indian, but culturally I only know British culture.
This is quite reassuring actually as I felt it wouldn't work mainly because I'd worry for our dc. Hearing there are good school districts is helpful too.
Not so keen on guns though!

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