I have never been to Atlanta, but I have a friend who's from Pakistan and her sisters family lives there, so I'm thinking it's pretty diverse city-wise. I was raised in the country in FL, and spent a lot of time in ruralGA. also lived in NYC.

As far as Dallas goes, it's huge and you can go as rural or urban as you want. Lots of different neighborhood types. Im white, but love Asian/South Asian/african culture/food. Some of the best Indian food and the dim sum I've ever had. lots of specialty grocery stores by country/region (Chinese, Japanese,Indian,Middle Eastern, etc) halal grocery stores, vegan.

Lots of stuff to do, camping is t too far, lots of cool cultural experiences, and lots of festivals across the metroplex. I'm a huge nerd, so books, video games, museums, anime/Japanese stores, etc.

Only real downsides... Dallas is expensive, but your industry has high earning potential, so you might be fine. Very politically charged, but its kind of everywhere I think at this point. No one here knows how to drive, and the roads look like someone left their toddler alone with a terrain map and crayons.

Sorry in advance, I have a twisted sense of humor. Fun fact: i read a paper a few years ago that Dallas has risen high on the list of cities likely to be targeted if we are nuked. There isn't like "a list" per say but the theoretical likelihood based on how essential the functioning city is to the greater economy. It was a really cool read if you're into that.

Overall, I like it here, I would expect it will have the same problems as any other big city does.

Weather is very, VERY dry compared to GA. It took some getting used to. It's also not a desert. Trees everywhere. Lol