Texas ignorance (Houston, Dallas, San Angelo: place to live, store, horse)

[Christina Moore]

I grew up in Pasadena, Texas truly Redneck country. Here in the Ozarks its a mix af hillbilly's and the red necks like me (Hell Yeah!!!!)

[willdufauve]

Thanks. I was thinking of moving back to Texas and the reality check has saved me a lot of money.

[traveler guy]

Do you think there are more South Texas Rancheros or North Texas Cowboys.
Another stereo type they make of Texas is the west Texas desert which isn't even a real desert it's more of a semi desert then a desert. If you ever been to El Paso or west Texas then you'll know what I'm talking about. There is still to much brush and vegetation for it to be a real desert. But for some reason as soon as you hit NW then you get that desert look.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by traveler guy

What do you think is more common the south Texas Ranchero or the north Texas cowboy. Anthor stereo type is the Texas desert which is not even a real desert it's more of a semi desert cause if you ever traveled to El Paso or West

One thing I find comical is the people from California, especially Southern California that come here and think everything is brown and we have no trees. Um, last time I looked most of Southern California was not home to forests or lots of huge trees (other than some palms people have planted). But has plenty of scrub brush and dirt. Talk about "arid" it is WHY they don't have all of the huge trees like oaks, pine and maples. Sure one can go up out of the coast line and find this stuff but it is not prominent in most of the developed areas there.

[Navshirereeve]

Another bad rep for Texas
Some of these scary movies that come out claim that it was set in a small Texas town. I know that the TCM movies were filmed in Austin and Bastrop but all the others (Hitcher, Devil's Rejects, Kill Bill) were actually filmed in freakin CALIFORNIA.

[love roses]

Did you know they are building a big movie studio in Manor called Villa Muse? So look for more movies made in Texas, especially if they are supposed to take place here

[CallMeLaura]

Originally Posted by Navshirereeve

Another bad rep for Texas
Some of these scary movies that come out claim that it was set in a small Texas town. I know that the TCM movies were filmed in Austin and Bastrop but all the others (Hitcher, Devil's Rejects, Kill Bill) were actually filmed in freakin CALIFORNIA.

The guy they based the Texas Chainsaw Massacres on actually lived in Wisconsin. I guess Wisconsin Chainsaw Massacre doesn't have the same ring to it...

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

One thing I find comical is the people from California, especially Southern California that come here and think everything is brown and we have no trees. Um, last time I looked most of Southern California was not home to forests or lots of huge trees (other than some palms people have planted). But has plenty of scrub brush and dirt. Talk about "arid" it is WHY they don't have all of the huge trees like oaks, pine and maples. Sure one can go up out of the coast line and find this stuff but it is not prominent in most of the developed areas there.

I agree Californians are wrong about the trees in Texas, at least in some parts of Texas, but I must say Southern California has some beautiful and large trees. Walnut, Lemon, Orange, Chinese Elm, Sycamore, many different Oaks, Maple, Aspen, Ash, Coniferous of all kinds, and many more. The arid climate of which you speak does not keep California from having beautifully large trees. Tress are very prominent in the developed areas.

Yes, Southern California does have several National Forests. Do a google search. It truly is a pretty place, but I'm not talking about the Mojave Desert or Palm Springs.

Texas can be very brown during the long heat waves and of course, California can be too since it doesn't get the rain Texas gets. Even though we get rain in Texas, it still stays very brown for months because the rain can't compete with the heat.

[HomeGrownTexan]

Yes. Many bad reps. I've lived in Texas all my life and i've been to 39 of the other states. We definitely have some of the prettiest terrain around though the Northwest and some (small) parts of the Northeast US are truly beautiful as well. I am proud to call myself a cowboy. I was raised on good Southern manners, respect for my elders , and momma's good 'ol home cookin'. I have spent the best years of my life huntin and fishin in Deep East Texas close to the Louisiana border. In small, hick towns with names like Nacogdoches (the oldest town in Texas and steeped in history), Black Jack, Chireno, Alazan, Douglass and many other beautiful parts of this great state. Deep East Texas is the westernmost extension of Dixie Land and the people there are some of the friendliest and kindest you'll ever want to meet. You want to talk about REAL country folks? That's where you'll find 'em. There are still people that live way out in the woods there. When I say "way" out in the woods I mean in places where you can drive thirty or forty miles without seeing another soul. Places that still don't have electricity, use wells, and raise/slaughter their own food. I have spent many, many cold, crisp mornings sitting in a deer stand in loblolly piney woods just before dawn when there is nothing but silence and a cricket here and there which gives way to birds chirping, animals stirring, and the last hoots of owls echoing through those woods. My heritage is in this great state. My family has been here since the late 1600's as they arrived with the first Spanish missionaries to settle the state. They established the mission in Nacogdoches and started westward to spread Christianity to the Indians. I truly love Texas and I have now lived in Cedar Park (Northwest Austin) for 17 years though I return to East Texas 8 or 10 times a year to visit family and hunt on our land out there. I served in the Marine Corps where I was stationed in Camp Pendleton, California (between Los Angeles and San Diego) and I can honestly say that there are some beautiful places there, especially to the west in the mountains (Big Bear, etc...). But, all being said and done, it just ain't home! The people think I talk funny, dress funny, and act funny out there! It's also VERY hard to find "good home cookin'" out there because all they seem to eat is healthy stuff like raw fish, and smoothies, and veggie this and that. I'll take the raw fish for my bait, the smoothie mixed with a little hooch, and the veggies with my taters and chicken fried steak drenched in cholesterol laden gravy! AIN'T NO PLACE LIKE HOME!! BTW.... i've been all over the world and I must say that I have never seen a place so many gosh-danged gorgeous women like we have in Texas. Must be somethin' in the water! GIG 'EM AGGIES!!!!!

[JamesAbilene]

You know, the most beautiful women I have seen are in Texas too. When I have lived in other places and flown back to Texas, the contrast between women in the other airports and in the DFW airport was amazing. Texas women are beautiful.