Spktyr:
Indeed, I think you're right and have nailed it just as you were correct on the lack of rioting when the Mavericks claimed the NBA crown, which I thought was inevitable.
It's likely a generational difference to a large extent. Younger people, such as yourself, are more agile -- and dare I use this word, in its best sense -- tolerant of we older folks see as bizarre. Our agreements are probably in the range of the 90th+ percentile but I know we veer off into quite different paths when it comes to things like music. And you'd probably be comfortable in a club setting, with its modern music and "adult beverages" whereas I wouldn't as a non-drinker with tastes along the lines of the Happy Goodman Family and the Gaithers. I guess it really boils down to the old saw, "if it's too loud, you're too old..." :-)
Thanks for the response and for a reality check from the younger side. Plus, if you had to deal with a thug, you'd plug 'em in no time, while I'd still be fumbling with the gun and getting my glasses adjusted to even see the miscreant!
Amusingly, I don’t drink as a rule. Too many alcoholics in the family, and if you’re riding a motorcycle in Dallas (as I habitually do) you *really* don’t need to be drinking. Modern music of some kinds, yeah, I’m there listening to that. Also, watching the girls in their club attire. :D
I think that the issue there was just lack of data - you probably haven’t been downtown much since it *was* that bad whereas I’m there on a regular basis. If you don’t have any data indicating that things have changed, then you tend to extrapolate from the data you have. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn’t; and since the last data you had indicated the place was a hellhole I don’t blame you for not wanting to go down to confirm it. :P
In any case, if one is not into the younger scene, there really isn’t all that much to see in Downtown Dallas after dark. Some of the museums (which are quite good) have late night showings/hours and they are worth looking at, but that’s about it.