Why do Texans talk so funny? (Webster, Howe: school, rating, teachers)

[brattpowered]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

The valedictorian, salutatorian....didn't have accents either.

Probably because they were valedictorian and salutatorian.

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by TexasReb

You didn't come across sounding harsh, or like a jerk at all, Westerner. A thread with a title such as this doesn't deserve a polite response in any case. If someone really wanted to know why Texans (like all other Americans) have accents that might be difficult for some in some other states/regions to understand -- and what the origins are -- then it certainly would have been titled in a less insulting/condecending way. It would be a perfectly legitimate question if not for what I find hard to believe was not deliberately provocative in its initial presentation.

Anyway, it speaks highly of your status as a Texan gentleman that you did so, but again, IMHO, I don't think you owed an apology at all.

Of course it was, Reb.....we're just used to his abrasiveness and lack of manners in the New Mexico forum. He never misses an opportunity to put down Texas, Texans...and damn near everything else.

[LQQKOUT]

Originally Posted by EasilyAmused

And considering we are one of the few states left with money to spend..........ya'll funny talking NewMexicanos better be nice to us you hear?

Well "HOT DAMN" ain't that right!

[ETex2]

Warning for Texans visiting New Mexico:

1) try not to look too stupid when ordering Mexican food when the waiter or waitress says "red or green?"

2) expect the waiter or waitress to look at you like you're stupid when you tell them that you want butter and honey with your sopapilla.

[theloneranger]

Originally Posted by ETex2

Warning for Texans visiting New Mexico:

1) try not to look too stupid when ordering Mexican food when the waiter or waitress says "red or green?"

2) expect the waiter or waitress to look at you like you're stupid when you tell them that you want butter and honey with your sopapilla.

3) Don't give a crap how the waitstaff reacts because our version of Mexican food tastes better.

4) Remember, even if they look at you funny, YOU get to go back to Texas, and they don't!

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by theloneranger

3) Don't give a crap how the waitstaff reacts because our version of Mexican food tastes better....

AMEN to that one, and I miss it like crazy--or at least I would if I didn't cook as much as I do.

Besides that, there are Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants in Texas that also offer either red or green....such as my favorite Midland restaurant. If I ever go back to Midland, that's the first place I'm heading.

I was down to Fort Davis/Alpine a couple of months ago...and the Mexican food was so good that I almost ate the plate, too....!

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by brattpowered

Probably because they were valedictorian and salutatorian.

My great-niece was #6 in the line of honor graduates, so I don't think that has anything to do with it. Their teachers have accents so, well, who knows why. Tonight I'll see how the rural high school kids sound at their graduation. It's rather interesting as to why..really.

[Houston3]

Originally Posted by Vinegaroon

Why do you all (no, not y'all) talk so funny? Just wondering, because so many of you seem to enjoy coming over here to vacation in New Mexico, and it would help if I could understand you all.

we could say youssseeee guys

[ahzzie]

Originally Posted by Vinegaroon

I am not kidding. I am looking for an answer. If the answer is that you have an accent, where did that accent come from? What is its origin?

Where did yours come from?

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by Houston3

we could say youssseeee guys

I believe the poster is referring only to accents, not butchering words.