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Old 06-05-2009, 05:08 PM
 
Location: Houston
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hold up, we arent? says who

Well except for you kony...you ARE better than us!!! LOL

 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:16 PM
 
Location: THE THRONE aka-New York City
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Well except for you kony...you ARE better than us!!! LOL
even though i was joking, u could say texans have the same attitude aswell, dare i say moreso than new yorkers?
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:17 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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Yeah, people don't think of Upstate cities with that type of diversity. granted some groups are bigger than others, but they are there.

Here are some festivals in the area too: Guinness Syracuse Irish Festival / September 11-12, 2009 / Syracuse, NY

Jewish Musical & Cultural Festival

Syracuse Juneteenth

Greek Fest 2009

La Festa Italiana's - 'A Taste of Italy'

Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc.

Westcott Street Cultural Fair

Taste of Syracuse - June 6 - 7, 2008

St Elias Orthodox Church Syracuse NY (http://www.sainteliasny.com/Festival.php - broken link)

GERMANAMERICANSCNY.NET

There are also Native American, Latino, Caribbean and Ukrainian festivals too. I might have forgotten a festival or two too.
Syracuse Juneteenth? THat came directly from a holiday originating in Texas. And I didn't know New York blacks even knew what Juneteenth was.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Houston
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even though i was joking, u could say texans have the same attitude aswell, dare i say moreso than new yorkers?
Only when you guys give us sh**!
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:24 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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Haitians in Texas? That surprised me, somewhat.
My step mother is Haitian. Jesus Christ! Do you northerners get any information about Texas outside of some cowboy movies that were actually filmed in Southern California anyway?
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:29 PM
 
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Syracuse Juneteenth? THat came directly from a holiday originating in Texas. And I didn't know New York blacks even knew what Juneteenth was.
Yup...It's actually one of, if not the biggest festival in Central NY State. They have other Juneteenth festivals in NY State too. Juneteenth of Buffalo 2007 - Welcome!

I believe that Ithaca, Binghamton, Rochester, Albany, Schenectady, NYC and communities on Long Island celebrate it. Welcome to the
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:31 PM
 
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My step mother is Haitian. Jesus Christ! Do you northerners get any information about Texas outside of some cowboy movies that were actually filmed in Southern California anyway?
Man, it's not that serious. I get it. Texas has Haitians........Yes, many NY'ers know about Texas and it has to offer.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:34 PM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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even though i was joking, u could say texans have the same attitude aswell, dare i say moreso than new yorkers?
Well we don't think were better ,we know we are.
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:36 PM
 
Location: THE THRONE aka-New York City
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Well we don't think were better ,we know we are.
And what exctly would make texans better than people from new york city
 
Old 06-05-2009, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Bronx, NY
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Well we don't think were better ,we know we are.
Yeah ok, you wish you were like NY, Nice try.

There are a lot of texans people here in VA Beach. Also there are a lot of NYers here as well. They think they (Texans) are all that but they aren't. No city can be compared to NYC.
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