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just for the record - i NEVER said Texas was flat and ugly. i was making a compliation of comments. i agreed with the poster who didn't like the texas culture and the "center of the universe" feeling you get there.
Sorry I meant to address the comment to you and the other Texas haters
If you don't like Texas culture than their are thousands of other cultures here in Texas! Its not just about Bar-b-que and horses! maybe if people would quit going to the big cities and quit expecting all the excitment to come to them and actually go out and have a good time, Texas can be really fun.
btw ILOVENC, what made you move to Texas or is this where you were born? just curious.
Sorry I meant to address the comment to you and the other Texas haters
If you don't like Texas culture than their are thousands of other cultures here in Texas! Its not just about Bar-b-que and horses! maybe if people would quit going to the big cities and quit expecting all the excitment to come to them and actually go out and have a good time, Texas can be really fun.
btw ILOVENC, what made you move to Texas or is this where you were born? just curious.
Unfortunately I was born here, but I do plan to move as soon as I can.
Sorry I meant to address the comment to you and the other Texas haters
If you don't like Texas culture than their are thousands of other cultures here in Texas! Its not just about Bar-b-que and horses! maybe if people would quit going to the big cities and quit expecting all the excitment to come to them and actually go out and have a good time, Texas can be really fun.
hun, i don't hate texas. you're having a hard time reconciling the fact that just because someone doesn't want to LIVE there, they can't appreciate it or have fun when they visit. aren't there places you don't want to live in but like to visit? in fact, i believe you listed a few - shall we give you the 3rd degree like you're giving other posters?
as a matter of fact, one of the best times i ever had was in Billy Bob's of Fort Worth - what a hoot! also, one of the best steak dinners I had was in Dallas, at Delfrisco's Double Eagle (before they went chain). My husband and I spent our first anniversary in San Antonio and had a great time (go Fat Tuesday's!!). I can find fun in Texas, I just don't want to live there, and guess what? THAT'S OK!!! Don't take it as a personal affront.
i'll say it again: no matter how many times you say you don't expect everyone to like Texas or want to live there, your posts scream differently. that attitude is why people think many texas residents have the "country of texas" mentality .
hun, i don't hate texas. you're having a hard time reconciling the fact that just because someone doesn't want to LIVE there, they can't appreciate it or have fun when they visit. aren't there places you don't want to live in but like to visit? in fact, i believe you listed a few - shall we give you the 3rd degree like you're giving other posters?
as a matter of fact, one of the best times i ever had was in Billy Bob's of Fort Worth - what a hoot! also, one of the best steak dinners I had was in Dallas, at Delfrisco's Double Eagle (before they went chain). My husband and I spent our first anniversary in San Antonio and had a great time (go Fat Tuesday's!!). I can find fun in Texas, I just don't want to live there, and guess what? THAT'S OK!!! Don't take it as a personal affront.
i'll say it again: no matter how many times you say you don't expect everyone to like Texas or want to live there, your posts scream differently. that attitude is why people think many texas residents have the "country of texas" mentality .
No I just disagree with the fact that Texas is flat and dry when it obviously isn't. I just get offended when people address Texas as a boring,dry,flat,ugly state.
No I just disagree with the fact that Texas is flat and dry when it obviously isn't. I just get offended when people address Texas as a boring,dry,flat,ugly state.
Many parts are, many parts aren't. I wouldn't take offense to it as you didn't make this place. It wasn't even Texans that won Texas' independence. We owe it to Yankees, people from other southern states, Brits, Germans, Irish, etc. Texans had ever so little to do with it, but that is another story. They are the ones that made people from Texas Texans.
Location: from houstoner to bostoner to new yorker to new jerseyite ;)
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KG, every Texan is from somewhere else! Haven't you realized that by now? That's partly why we got a reputation for being friendly and welcoming. As you can see from this thread, we want to make Texans out of all of you!
I love Texas, but not so much not to realize it's not for everyone. It's damn hot, for one thing. KG and tahiti, don't judge all native Texans by the actions of a few. We're not all so fanatic about Texas, I promise!
The only thing that bothers me is that people continue to stereotype Texas, thinking it's all cowboys and tumbleweeds, when nothing could be further from the truth. Okay, maybe it's not that far from the truth, but half of all Texans live in the major cities, so it's not that close to the truth either.
KewGee it wasn't Yankees but many Tennesseans such as Davy Crockett.
Kentucky I don't think you know much about Texas if you say more Spanish is spoken in Dallas than San Antonio. Sounds like you were in some faceless suburb, not the city of Dallas. If you don't get off the freeways you don't know Dallas.
Yes we Texans think it is something special. Some of us are always fighting on this board over Dallas vs. Houston or Fort Worth, etc.
But we will attack and destroy anyone who dares to dis Texas!
"Republic, I like the sound of that word." John Wayne in "The Alamo".
I love Texas, but not so much not to realize it's not for everyone. It's damn hot, for one thing. KG and tahiti, don't judge all native Texans by the actions of a few. We're not all so fanatic about Texas, I promise!
i do know EVERYONE isn't like this. see, here's the thing, and it's probably something a native texan isn't even aware of. it's not just the people. you see the "texas, it's a whole 'nuther country" mentality - EVERYWHERE. Billboards, businesses, TV! i remember calling my husband from houston or wherever and telling him "OMG - You can't drive 2 miles without something screaming TEXAS! in your face!" - businesses, "Bubba Ford - a big ford dealership for BIG Texas because you know, EVERYTHING is big in TEXAS!". Go a store with souvenirs and you'll see the theme on all over the darn place. You even have the slogan on license plates!!
I have a friend, native Texan, moved to NJ for work. She had a Texas flag hanging outside her house, and told me of an incident where a friend of her son insulted Texas to his face (stupid kid stuff) - he came home, told my friend, and she was LIVID. She explained to her son that he's NEVER to let anyone insult Texas like that, because "We're Texans!" (nevermind her son was born in NJ, lol). She went to the principal over it!! OMG! She's extreme, I know, but I seriously couldn't imagine this scene over ANY other state. BTW, she's back in Texas after 18 or so years and is happy, happy happy!
I have another friend in OH (native Texan) who has a Texas themed bathroom, LOL.
My old boss is a native Texan and I asked him about this after I returned from a business trip, and he completely understood what I was saying and he said the only thing he could think of was this started and propagated throughout time b/c Texas was once its own country. Otherwise, he's clueless, LOL.
I do think it's nice that Texans have pride in their state, I have pride in mine (and feel this state is SEVERLY misunderstood, much like some Texans feel about Texas), but no other place is as "in your face" about it.
i do know EVERYONE isn't like this. see, here's the thing, and it's probably something a native texan isn't even aware of. it's not just the people. you see the "texas, it's a whole 'nuther country" mentality - EVERYWHERE. Billboards, businesses, TV! i remember calling my husband from houston or wherever and telling him "OMG - You can't drive 2 miles without something screaming TEXAS! in your face!" - businesses, "Bubba Ford - a big ford dealership for BIG Texas because you know, EVERYTHING is big in TEXAS!". Go a store with souvenirs and you'll see the theme on all over the darn place. You even have the slogan on license plates!!
I have a friend, native Texan, moved to NJ for work. She had a Texas flag hanging outside her house, and told me of an incident where a friend of her son insulted Texas to his face (stupid kid stuff) - he came home, told my friend, and she was LIVID. She explained to her son that he's NEVER to let anyone insult Texas like that, because "We're Texans!" (nevermind her son was born in NJ, lol). She went to the principal over it!! OMG! She's extreme, I know, but I seriously couldn't imagine this scene over ANY other state. BTW, she's back in Texas after 18 or so years and is happy, happy happy!
I have another friend in OH (native Texan) who has a Texas themed bathroom, LOL.
My old boss is a native Texan and I asked him about this after I returned from a business trip, and he completely understood what I was saying and he said the only thing he could think of was this started and propagated throughout time b/c Texas was once its own country. Otherwise, he's clueless, LOL.
I do think it's nice that Texans have pride in their state, I have pride in mine (and feel this state is SEVERLY misunderstood, much like some Texans feel about Texas), but no other place is as "in your face" about it.
Do you somewhat agree or am I overanalyzing? LOL
It's one thing to have pride in your state, but some Texans are obsessed by the fact you better love it or off with your head.
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