Where does the West begin? (dryer, title, businesses)

[Vanderbiltgrad]

Where does the West begin that begs the question is Texas the West, Southwest or the South, the never ending question lol?

[bluescreen73]

Originally Posted by Vanderbiltgrad

Where does the West begin that begs the question is Texas the West, Southwest or the South, the never ending question lol?

This much I know for sure - nothing in Texas along and east of I-35 is even remotely western.

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by Vanderbiltgrad

Where does the West begin that begs the question is Texas the West, Southwest or the South, the never ending question lol?

last I heard was that Texas is part of Mexico


--- Antonio López de Santa Anna

[Chicago60614]

Originally Posted by Vanderbiltgrad

Where does the West begin that begs the question is Texas the West, Southwest or the South, the never ending question lol?

Dallas down to Austin and points east (Houston) are firmly southern.

San Antonio you could make a case for being the starting point of the "southwest" or its just southern.

The southwest starts for the most part west of those lines of cities.

[NDak15]

Originally Posted by tommyp1

Well I can tell you coming from Minnesota the same goes on. They also mention their "state name" much. I believe the operative word is 'provincial' as exists in many states (lived in about 12). Or some kind of utopia-like existence. Minnesotans like to travel (as demonstrated by their large airport in MSP) but "home is where their heart is" even in view of all the cop-shootings and crime now there. Garrison Keillor in a PBS documentary on MN years ago is famed to say: "If you come to Minnesota the first time you'll find that it is just to good." LOL...not any more.

I have met quite a few Minnesotans at my current location. I haven't heard the name mentioned as much. North Dakota doesn't seem so bad in that regard but Iowa is the worst example I've heard of with that.

Originally Posted by fezzador

The hypocrisy in this post is so thick, it can be cut with a knife.

Truth be told, the ignorance can go both ways. Many Nebraskans have little idea of what Iowa is like outside of Council Bluffs (a blue-collar suburb of Omaha), and assume the rest of the state is just like it.

I don't think hypocrisy is the the word you're looking for here. Having not lived in Nebraska and having no family around there I had no idea.

[CookieSkoon]

Originally Posted by Ghengis

last I heard was that Texas is part of Mexico


--- Antonio López de Santa Anna

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate this masterpiece. Because It's absolutely beautiful.

[CosmicAries]

In Texas people will say "The West" starts at The Pecos River. In Austin, it starts at I-35 going westward towards The Texas Hill Country.

In general Texas can't be labeled as one region as it has multiple.

[tommyp1]

Originally Posted by Vanderbiltgrad

Where does the West begin that begs the question is Texas the West, Southwest or the South, the never ending question lol?

The key to "W's" "other country" is it's size. That said, Rand McNally (maps) considers Texas one of the 4 Southwestern states along with OK, NM, and AZ.

[ragnarkar]

Roughly Interstate 35 in the South and I-29 in the North

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by ragnarkar

Roughly Interstate 35 in the South and I-29 in the North

US 83 is a better divider.

In Texas, that goes through Childress, Abilene, Junction, Uvalde and Laredo