Does anyone care about Texas? (San Antonio, Austin: apartment, store, move to)

[FueledByBlueBell]

I think people are a bit more low key here than other parts of the state, but they are crazy about Austin. Think of it more as Austin Pride vs. Texas Pride.

[Trainwreck20]

As I've spent my adult life around Indians, I sense when they are Hindus.

Statistically, you are probably correct, but depending on the age of the child, I doubt you can 'sense' their religious affiliation from watching them get off a bus, much less their parents religious affiliation.

though being "Christian" in India typically means [...]

But we aren't in India .

Anyway, the fact that you noticed a lot of Indians in a specific apartment complex doesn't mean that the majority of people in Austin aren't from Texas. More likely (and reasonably) it probably means that there is a micro-Indian community that has appeared in that area, and they like living with people that are culturally similar.

[TexasHorseLady]

Originally Posted by catholicdad

My impression from living in Austin for 2 weeks now is that people here don't care too much about the state itself, since the majority of people aren't from Texas.

Suggestion - wait for more than two weeks before trusting your impressions about Austin, about Texas, or about anyplace. Especially don't base all of your impressions of Austin, of Texas, or of anyplace on two weeks spent in one apartment complex and/or office. That's just begging to be wrong.

As is thinking you can "sense" anyone's religious affiliation just by looking at them, assuming they are not wearing attire specific to a particular religion on a daily basis.

I think your "assume" organ is working overtime. You should get that looked at.

[catholicdad]

I have no proof they are Hindu, but it would also be unwise to assume they aren't. I suppose I'll eventually meet native Texans. I will say that I spent 6 years in Alabama and hardly met any Alabamans, for the same reason that my job in scientific research tended to isolate me from locals. At work, people were mostly from foreign countries, with a minority of Americans (from other parts of the country). Apartments near universities have the same demographic.

[Paulmmm]

Originally Posted by catholicdad

My impression from living in Austin for 2 weeks now is that people here don't care too much about the state itself, since the majority of people aren't from Texas.

Interesting. I have the exact opposite reaction. I've been here about 4 1/2 years now, and I am amazed at the level of "Texas Pride" that is exhibited by so many people, places, and things. I've lived in a few states, and spent time in many others, and have never seen people in those states walking around with the states tattooed on their arms, state flags flown in home driveways, bumperstickers and t-shirts that brag about their state, walkway stones and mailboxes shaped like the state, etc. I even just sat behind a guy on the bus who had the state of Texas shaved into his haircut! And my wife and I noticed it when we came here for weeklong trips, too, long before we moved here. I'm not saying it's bad - it's not - I've just never seen this level of "I'm from [this state]. [This state] is the best." in any other place I've been.

So for someone to say that they've looked around after 2 weeks and come to the conclusion that people here don't care about Texas is pretty surprising to me.

[hoffdano]

No one has asked where the OP lives right now?

[catholicdad]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

No one has asked where the OP lives right now?

Near the intersection of Spicewood Springs Rd. and 183.

[centralaustinite]

Originally Posted by catholicdad

Near the intersection of Spicewood Springs Rd. and 183.

= Westwood!!


You to get some Shiner or maybe Tito's, some salsa and HEB's Texas-shaped chips (get a Texas shaped plate to go with it), maybe some Bluebell Ice cream and a stack of Texas Monthly magazines and start reading!

[catholicdad]

Originally Posted by centralaustinite

You to get some Shiner or maybe Tito's, some salsa and HEB's Texas-shaped chips (get a Texas shaped plate to go with it), maybe some Bluebell Ice cream and a stack of Texas Monthly magazines and start reading!

Thank you, I will take the Texas chips home as a gift when I visit. Blue Bell ice cream is available throughout the country, though I've had people in Alabama and Michigan tell me it is unique to their state. It seems to be their marketing strategy to convince everyone they are unique.

[TexasHorseLady]

You really need to take a trip to the Blue Bell factory in Brenham, Texas, where it all began and continues to this day. As for available "throughout the country", not quite.