Yankees moving south (Dallas, Paris, Mason: lawyers, houses, schools)

[Ceij]

Originally Posted by skids929

. . . I recall being in Paris (France) and meeting two folks from Texas, and chuckled when they proceeded to tell French people (and other Europeans) they were from Texas like it actually meant something. . .

Funny you should mention Paris. Wow! E-G-O. Small note; I typed Bostonian, I made no reference to the State of Mass. And I should clarify, people from NYC, not the state of New York. Sometimes it's difficult to see the forest through the trees. I personally don't think being proud of your roots is a negative thing. I just think the idea that Texans have somehow cornered the market is absolutely ridicules. Texans tend to be more direct, which makes their pride more visible, not more significant.

[skids929]

Originally Posted by Ceij

Funny you should mention Paris. Wow! E-G-O. Small note; I typed Bostonian, I made no reference to the State of Mass. And I should clarify, people from NYC, not the state of New York. Sometimes it's difficult to see the forest through the trees. I personally don't think being proud of your roots is a negative thing. I just think the idea that Texans have somehow cornered the market is absolutely ridicules. Texans tend to be more direct, which makes their pride more visible, not more significant.

This is borderline certifiable...Mentioning I went to Paris somehow means I have an ego? Great logic here..Sadly you are way off base. But best of luck to you.

[FiddleDeeD]

All this "Texan" stuff is ridiculous. I have lived in Texas for years and half the people I know are from Texas and I have never heard anyone talk about being "Texan" or any of that junk.

[highcotton]

Look what it did to Florida!

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by skids929

I recall being in Paris (France) and meeting two folks from Texas, and chuckled when they proceeded to tell French people (and other Europeans) they were from Texas like it actually meant something..

It does mean something, but it's also done in a good-natured tongue-in-cheek style.


You must not be from Texas.

[Ceij]

Originally Posted by skids929

This is borderline certifiable...Mentioning I went to Paris somehow means I have an ego? Great logic here..Sadly you are way off base. But best of luck to you.

Well, that wasn't what I was saying. I'm sure other people may be thinking it. You must be thinking your mention of Paris was a little boastful for you to interpret my comment that way, a Freudian slip on your part. I was going to let it slide. What I was saying is Parisians are at least as prideful as Texans. Parisians are so prideful that the French outside of Paris roll their eyes at them.

Parisian pride manifests itself in the form of pretension and overt insincerity, (kind of like your "But best of luck to you" comment) Bostonian pride manifests itself in the way they give themselves permission to be rude. It's not an accident or a genetic malformation that Bostonians tend to be rude. They feel entitled to treat others that way. If they didn't feel entitled they wouldn't do it. Texas pride is more childlike. There isn't an insult implied. They just feel proud of their heritage.

[xS☺B☺s]

Originally Posted by Ceij

Well, that wasn't what I was saying. I'm sure other people may be thinking it. You must be thinking your mention of Paris was a little boastful for you to interpret my comment that way, a Freudian slip on your part. I was going to let it slide. What I was saying is Parisians are at least as prideful as Texans. Parisians are so prideful that the French outside of Paris roll their eyes at them.

Parisian pride manifests itself in the form of pretension and overt insincerity, (kind of like your "But best of luck to you" comment) Bostonian pride manifests itself in the way they give themselves permission to be rude. It's not an accident or a genetic malformation that Bostonians tend to be rude. They feel entitled to treat others that way. If they didn't feel entitled they wouldn't do it. Texas pride is more childlike. There isn't an insult implied. They just feel proud of their heritage.

Bostonians are not rude. They are reserved. They are uptight. The are repressed. But they are not rude. They consider intruding upon someone else's privacy with conversation to be improper, uncouth, and unbecoming. To be rude would be improper. Bostonians would never stoop to that. What's your background with Boston that you know all this?

[skids929]

Originally Posted by xs☺be

bostonians are not rude. They are reserved. They are uptight. The are repressed. But they are not rude. They consider intruding upon someone else's privacy with conversation to be improper, uncouth, and unbecoming. To be rude would be improper. Bostonians would never stoop to that. What's your background with boston that you know all this?

spot on!!!

[skids929]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

It does mean something, but it's also done in a good-natured tongue-in-cheek style.


You must not be from Texas.

Afraid no, not even close. But I guess this one went right straight over my head. My bad..

[Boompa]

Maybe they will start electing grown ups

Gomert 2012, someone has to stop the Terror Babies