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Is Houston known for being a Southern strong hold that it's appropriate you'd call Dallas Yankeeland? Houston is a Texas city. Texans aren't stuck on that Civil War stuff. They should be stuck on the Alamo. Leave all the Yankee this and Yankee that stuff to Louisiana, they have more of an ante-bellum gripe than Texas does. Houston is filled with transplants also anyway. Texan 1st, Southerner at a distant 2nd.
Well that's fine for polo, but you don't speak for everyone else. I've heard countless Texas talk about Yankee this and that.
Well that's fine for polo, but you don't speak for everyone else. I've heard countless Texas talk about Yankee this and that.
In my experience; its always been split. Southerners don't claim us as part of the south and many texans don't consider themselves southerners. When it comes to Texas; there really is no correct answer.
I remember in Houston in a black barbershop; they were debating about Houston being southern or southwestern. Some brought up the comparions to Dallas and Atlanta. I remember once dude saying "I been living in Houston my whole life thinking I lived in the south; than I went to Atlanta and discovered what the real south was. Houston is southwest and Dallas midwest". smh
In my experience; its always been split. Southerners don't claim us as part of the south and many texans don't consider themselves southerners. When it comes to Texas; there really is no correct answer.
I remember in Houston in a black barbershop; they were debating about Houston being southern or southwestern. Some brought up the comparions to Dallas and Atlanta. I remember once dude saying "I been living in Houston my whole life thinking I lived in the south; than I went to Atlanta and discovered what the real south was. Houston is southwest and Dallas midwest". smh
All in all; we're Texans first.
Well, just like I told polo....
Everyone will have their own observations. But I stand by what I've known for all of my life, and that's that there's nothing keeping Texas from being the south. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but as an original native of the Savannah River Valley now living in Texas, I know what I know. And no one will be able to tell me any different.
And one thing I know is that you can't simply group the state as one. "Texas is Texas" isn't an acceptable answer because large parts of the state have very little in common with each other.
Everyone will have their own observations. But I stand by what I've known for all of my life, and that's that there's nothing keeping Texas from being the south. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but as an original native of the Savannah River Valley now living in Texas, I know what I know. And no one will be able to tell me any different.
And one thing I know is that you can't simply group the state as one. "Texas is Texas" isn't an acceptable answer because large parts of the state have very little in common with each other.
Considering Texas is geographically large and situated amongst multiple cultural regions; I see why not. Sure, the vast majority of the state is southern influenced, but by simply stated 'Texas is the south" is ignoring another signifcant portion of the state that is not.
I don't consider Texas a southern state. I'll settle for western south or south central. However, south just doesn't fit the overall Texas image, culture and history.
And I'm sorry but "Houston" and "southwest" do not even belong in the same sentence. One would probably have to have never seen the actual southwest to call any part of eastern Texas that. Visit Phoenix and then visit Atlanta, then tell me which city Houston is more like.
And who talks about stuff like that in the barbershop? lol
Uh...yeah, sure go to LA or NYC & ask somebody on the subway what Big D means or is. You'll get plenty of blanks stares.
Actually I disagree; most people even if they do not reference Dallas as the Big D would pretty much immeadiately know what you are talking about and that it would be Dallas; the Big D has always been Dallas
Considering Texas is geographically large and situated amongst multiple cultural regions; I see why not. Sure, the vast majority of the state is southern influenced, but by simply stated 'Texas is the south" is ignoring another signifcant portion of the state that is not.
I can't think of any large area of Texas where there's NO trace of any southernness whatsoever. Hell, going west, you're still in the bible belt all the way until New Mexico, and going south, it doesn't start to dissipate until you're headed near the RGV.
TexasReb must have explained this a thousand times; in depth, mind you, but it seems like people still don't get it.
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