Do you regard California and Texas as similar?

[Ghengis]

Texas yes
California no

[Ernie.e]

Originally Posted by bgrn198

There's tons of areas around Austin to go Mountain biking same with El Paso.

AustinBike.com - Your home for Central Texas Mountain Biking


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WvxOLAS1LE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmSmQIRZP14


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13id8KQnf9M

That's what I was about to say LOL
I think the he didn't know much about the culture in Texas but many Texans in Austin and other parts of the city are very active outdoors and Austin is surrounding by gorgeous natural settings that are perfect for a great outdoor recreation and sports.

[ragnarkar]

I lived in Davis, CA and while Davis doesn't feel much like Texas, the surrounding cities in the Central Valley (aside from Sacramento) do feel quite similar to where I'm currently living.

I think the rural parts of both states are very similar but the urban areas of California are quite different from rural CA as well as both urban and rural TX.

[Gaylord_Focker]

I'm sure Texans love the comparison, but no, I don't see it. Also, I don't think Texas has a huge Asian influence.

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by spicymeatball

Actually LA County has only about 45 percent of SoCal's population - 10 million out of 22 million. I don't consider 49% and 69% Democratic votes an enormous difference anyhow. I mean it's significant but people talk about California and Texas like they are political opposites. The difference is not as great as you'd think especially when you consider the Democrats are more of a centrist than leftist party.

I would agree country music is not as popular in California as in some states, but I'd also argue that genres like hip hop and alternative rock are very popular in both California and Texas.

Huge difference.