Odd thangs us Texans do............Fun thread! (apartment, to live)

[blueskies49]

hahaha, edubya, that is hilarious! But oh, so, true as I've done the exact same thing!

[lonestar2007]

Originally Posted by edubya

On another note, the OP asked about Texas oddities. I was taught to hold the door for people coming behind, especially ladies. But the custom in Texas sometimes extends into the realm of absurdity as folks will catch your eye halfway across the parking lot and politely hold the door as you make the final 40 steps! I have to laugh as I've done it, too. I guess if you're in the habit of holding the door, you instinctively do so at the sight of another person heading your way. Only a split second later does your brain register that the person is really quite far off. Once you've made eye contact, abandoning your post would be a study in rudeness, so you must wait, haplessly polite!

This is funny and I've been on both sides of the fence here, although the worst is when after a long hard day and you're dragging a** through a parking lot towards the store front and suddenly it dawns on you that a person is holding the door for you. That's when you have to whip it up in high gear and be ready with a perky smile and a thank you when you reach the door when actually all you wanted to do was just slowly shuffle in.

[edubya]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

This is funny and I've been on both sides of the fence here, although the worst is when after a long hard day and you're dragging a** through a parking lot towards the store front and suddenly it dawns on you that a person is holding the door for you. That's when you have to whip it up in high gear and be ready with a perky smile and a thank you when you reach the door when actually all you wanted to do was just slowly shuffle in.

Yes, I've experienced the very same! Maybe someone should study how much energy is wasted from polite Texans holding doors open for people.

[solytaire]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

This is funny and I've been on both sides of the fence here, although the worst is when after a long hard day and you're dragging a** through a parking lot towards the store front and suddenly it dawns on you that a person is holding the door for you. That's when you have to whip it up in high gear and be ready with a perky smile and a thank you when you reach the door when actually all you wanted to do was just slowly shuffle in.

Lol...yeah thats when you have to burst into that Olympic sprint so that their efforts arent wasted...but oh well its all in good spirit.

[harleytexas]

I find it odd that most people don't say you're welcome after you say thank you....they just say uh huh. That always bugs me.

[lonestar2007]

Originally Posted by harleytexas

I find it odd that most people don't say you're welcome after you say thank you....they just say uh huh. That always bugs me.

LOL This brings up another point. I've caught myself saying thank you to a cashier after a transaction if they don't say anything. I think I feel the need to terminate the transaction verbally, otherwise I guess I'm thanking them for allowing me to shop and spend money in their store. I was taught to say you're welcome when someone said thank you to me, yet I realized that a lot of times now I say thank you back to them rather than saying you're welcome. LOL Do you reckon I'm thanking them for thanking me?

[Back2TX]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

LOL This brings up another point. I've caught myself saying thank you to a cashier after a transaction if they don't say anything. I think I feel the need to terminate the transaction verbally, otherwise I guess I'm thanking them for allowing me to shop and spend money in their store. I was taught to say you're welcome when someone said thank you to me, yet I realized that a lot of times now I say thank you back to them rather than saying you're welcome. LOL Do you reckon I'm thanking them for thanking me?

LOL I do the same thing! As I am walking out the door... I think to myself, "that must've seemed stupid to thank them for paying them." I also catch myself for saying sorry when it really should be the other person saying it. Maybe it's the teacher in me, trying to model good behavior for that person??

[NOTAM]

today at work, a coworker had a family member here from Orange/Vidor/Beaumont area-somewhere around there, staying with her cuz of the weather last week. they went into town and saw a little boy wearing cowboy hat and boots and asked my coworker if there was a "costume party" or some kind of "western festival" in town. OMG. kids dress like that everywhere here. it is NORMAL to see a little boy wearing ropers, roughstock boots, wranglers, cowboy hats....
see how different other parts of Texas are?

[blueskies49]

Originally Posted by lonestar2007

LOL This brings up another point. I've caught myself saying thank you to a cashier after a transaction if they don't say anything. I think I feel the need to terminate the transaction verbally, otherwise I guess I'm thanking them for allowing me to shop and spend money in their store. I was taught to say you're welcome when someone said thank you to me, yet I realized that a lot of times now I say thank you back to them rather than saying you're welcome. LOL Do you reckon I'm thanking them for thanking me?

That is funny, lonestar, because I do the same thing! I was taught to say you're welcome but lately I find myself saying thank you after them. Like you, I also say thank you if they don't say anything to me because somehow it seems strange to not say a word when you're interacting with another human being, you know?

[Pipeweld]

Originally Posted by bellestaroftexas

today at work, a coworker had a family member here from Orange/Vidor/Beaumont area-somewhere around there, staying with her cuz of the weather last week. they went into town and saw a little boy wearing cowboy hat and boots and asked my coworker if there was a "costume party" or some kind of "western festival" in town. OMG. kids dress like that everywhere here. it is NORMAL to see a little boy wearing ropers, roughstock boots, wranglers, cowboy hats....
see how different other parts of Texas are?

Belle my youngest daughter used to dress in western style clothes from the time she was probably 4 or 5 until about 18 when she went off to collage. but she's still a jeans girl. And still steals my ball caps!LOL I have only seen her in a dress at a wedding or funeral. Kinda like her dad and ties!
Pipeweld